Festival suburbia
We went a couple of times in the van.
Memories:
The Hill of Death - if you haven't heard about it yet, by the time you return you will have your own stories.
Realising that the slope you've been directed to park on would require several railway sleepers, not little plastic yellow wedges, to level up. The second time I took
big blocks, and had to use them.
Eejits running their motors all night because their plug-in beer coolers have flattened the
battery.
Then theres the ones who can't see why lighting their bbq right alongside your LPG tank isn't really the cleverest thing to do.
Not finding your van at night - in a field of white vans it can be tricky - at least some tents have some individuality in terms of colour and shape and you can recognise your neighbours.
Going to empty the thetford and having to wade through a sea of excrement because the tank is full to the brim and people keep pouring it in. Ah - you say - we'll use the portaloos - wrong somebody else had that idea and not being regular thetford users, or a little bit confused in the morning - had emptied theirs first but without releasing the air valve. Nice ....
And then noticing that, probably the same person, is washing down their cassette,
and the inside, using the drinking water hose attached to the standpipe for people to fill their clean water containers.
Getting stuck in the quagmire caused by people moving 6 feet at a time when it's time to go home.
Make sure you take an awning - it gets you a bit more space, and importantly, somewhere to hang all your wet stuff over night - this
is Glasters we're talking about!!
Take
everything you need for the day - getting to your van and back again will take at least an hour - more if you're up in Pyramid or Dance and the crowds are against you. If you use the lock-ups it's not too much of a hardship to make sure you have waterproofs and personal essentials that bit closer.
On a good note - unless things have changed for this year - your on and off site route takes you past the bakery - fresh bread and doughnuts every day!
I've known people who take a tent and van, pitching a little tent somewhere handy on site to have an base closer to the action.
And because you'll be walking in each day, probably not carrying too much stuff, you're a prime target for the search squads, who equate not-too scruffy types without big packs as potential dealers.
Your Mileage Might Vary ...
Mild Red
