I'm going to be camping @ Glastonbury festival & need list of essential items I'll need to take, can you help?

Question

It'll be my first time camping at a festival, and I don't wanna pack too heavy, though I want to have the best experience I can... any help from those who've been there and done it would be really appreciated... thanks!:)

Answer 1

Speaking as a 4 times Glastonbury veteran :)

You will need black bin bags, lots of them, use them as a door mat to your tent, as shoes and tie one around your waist so you can sit on the (muddy) ground. They are also useful for chucking rubbish / dirty clothes in.

You want to bring a big water container, the taps are always busy, so you will have some water by your tent. Bring a small water bottle for when you are out and about.

Food! You want to bring dry food that has lots of sugar in it for energy. Mints usually do the job for me.

Stay away from the burger vans, not only is there food hideously over-priced, but you want to spend as little time as possible in the loos!

There is a stall round by the other stage i think, they sell 'Welsh Oggies' it was 2 for a fiver in 2005 and they are massive.

Money. Like i said food is expensive, beer was £3 last time and then there are all the stalls. I would take about £100 - £200 to the festival, and hide it well. Under your tent is works well, put it in a plastic bag (water tight). If you don't feel comfortable with that amount of cash, then there are cash machines on site, you want to go either early in the morning (6 - 8am) or during the headliners, then there won't be such a queue.

If you smoke then bring A LOT of cigarettes, 100 minimum, you'll be surprised how quickly they will disappear.

Drugs :) apparently the best way to get around the sniffer dogs is to pack your drugs in a water tight bag, put it in a flask and pour coffee over it, but i guess you'll be alright if you just stuff them in a sock and put it in the bottom of your sleeping bag. It is usually quite busy at the gate and i've never been searched.

Alcohol :) Your best bet is to buy some spirits and mixers from Tesco, then drink about 1/3 of the mixer bottle and fill with spirits. (Depends how strong you want it). Remember beer will make you piss like a donkey ;)

Then you really just have the usual,

Tent,
Sleeping bag
Ground mat
Toothbush
Toothpaste
Wet wipes for general hygiene.
Deodorant etc...

You will need a small torch and a lighter for night times.

Although you can never be sure of the weather metcheck have a preliminary forecast over here http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/event_forecast.asp?eventID=107
But it is changing all the time, and in 2005 they predicated 'light showers' so i wouldn't put too much faith in them. :)

Remember your wellies :)

And don't forget to watch

The Fratellis ~7/8pm Pyramid Stage Friday
The Killers ~10pm Pyramid State Saturday
The New Pornographers ~3/4pm John Peel Stage Friday

Full line up is here
http://music.guardian.co.uk/glastonbury2007/lineup/page/0,,2092349,00.html

Also remember there is more the glasters than just the bands, take an afternoon off and stumble around the green fields. :)

And finally don't worry if you forget something, your neighbours will usually be friendly and let you borrow whatever you need (-: usually a hammer :-)

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Also they are saying don't bring loo roll this year, because they are giving away free recycled ones

Answer 2

take wellies, black bags tent and sleeping bag. don't take anything that you dont want to lose... dont forget toilet roll!!

parking is a few miles walk so only take what you can carry.

seasoned glastonbury local.

ps, have a great time,its gonna be the best one for years!!

Answer 3

Here is what the Glastonbury website suggests:

The Festival provides many, many fields for camping throughout the site - which adds much to the uniqueness of the event. Your ticket price includes access to the camping fields.

Tents! - Alison ('02)

You can camp next to the areas of the Festival that most interest you. There are camping areas right in the heart of markets, next to many stages such as Dance, Other Stage, Pyramid Stage, or near performance areas in the Green Fields, Theatre or Lost Vagueness (in the vibrant Dragon Field)...and Pennard Hill Ground has a culture of its own, with people returning year on year. See on the Site Plan where the campiing areas are.

However if you do not want to haul your bags and rucksacks too far from the coach station there is the quieter Limekilns and Hitchin Hill Ground where you have more chance of sleeping!!!

Recent improvements to the quieter family camping area in Cockmill Meadow have proved very popular, what with a secure fenced off area, 24 hour Campsite Stewards, improved lighting - and its near the Kidz field.

When you come to the Pedestrian Gates, you will be advised which camping fields are full and be directed to fields with space. Please follow this advice. Campsite Wardens will close a field and stop any further camping if they feel the camping density in that field could become a safety or fire risk. Directions to quieter or less dense places to camp are held and updated by Campsite Stewards.

There is plenty of camping space around the site - but if you want to make sure you can camp in the field of your choice, best come early. Some perennially popular fields, like Row Mead are full on Thursday morning!

Please tidy up after yourself and bag all your rubbish before you leave the site - it makes life so much easier for the teams of workers who turn the site back into a dairy farm. The sooner they finish, the sooner the cattle can get back out. You can all help. Plastic waste bags (green for recycable items and black for other rubbish) are available from property lockups.
New Camping in The Park

Brand new for 2007 is the fabulous Park area with stages, bars, markets and wonderful campsites. Why not head down and help make its first year a memorable one. It's placed high up on the newly enlarged Festival site to the south, away from the Stone Circle, beyond the farthest edge of the Other Stage field, and looking gracefully down over the old railway line and The Glade. It also promises a slent disco and a fully operational Ark. Worth checking out!
Your Chance to Taste Tipi Life at Glastonbury

A tipi - Ray MilhuisenTipis have always played a part at the Festival. With the extraordinary power and beauty of these majestic structures, they soon established themselves as part of the annual landscape at Worthy Farm. Until recently only the "elite" few who actually owned one could enjoy all that tipi living involves. However, now it is possible for the rest of us to step into this world for the duration of the Festival, and experience living in an authentically made tipi.



This year Michael Eavis has organised an exciting new village of 300 tipis which will be sited in field adjacent to the fence, near Lost Vagueness, and can be rented by some lucky festival goers. Each tipi can house 6 adults comfortably, and will be available for use from the morning of Wednesday 20thJune, with the field being closed at 7.00pm on Monday 25th June.



These tipis will be rented on a first come, first served basis when tickets go on sale on the 1st of April. The cost is £1,620 per tipi. This includes up to six Festival tickets, which works out at £270 per person. Each person over the age of 15 in your party will need to be registered with the Festival. Should you choose to come with less than five other people, or with a mix of adults and children, the price remains £1,620. Tipis come with a groundsheet, but you need your own bedding.



So, when it comes to ticket purchase day, one member of your party will need to have the registration numbers and contact details of all of the party, plus the means to pay the £1,620 to secure tickets and the tipi for the duration of the Festival.



The 2007 Festival will be amazing, unmistakable experience for a lucky few families or groups of friends.
Camp Kerala

Camp Kerela TentAlternatively, Camp Kerala is a totally private tented village consisting of 75 tents, a few minutes walking distance from the festival site situated on a privately owned farm.



For more information on Camp Kerala click here.
Cockmill Hideawy Campsite

Cockmill Hideaway Campsite is a privately owned 5 acre field providing 12 Tipi’s with or without Festival tickets, easy access and parking, bordering the Festival site.



You can enjoy the full exuberance of Glastonbury and then retreat along a country lane to your own luxury Tipi set in a haven of tranquillity and space. They are providing a dozen Tipi’s spaced around an idyllic field, all with their own private loo and shared showers, plus guaranteed tickets for those who require them.



For more info click here.
Camp Welfare

Here is a list, suggested by Festival Welfare, to bring with you to have a great festival:



MuddyBoots2-JasonBryantSo don't forget....

Tent (check pegs/lines/poles/groundsheet)

Sleeping mat/sleeping bag/duvet/pillow
Spectacles/contacts (cleaning stuff?)
Ear plugs/cotton wool
Towel/soap
Toiletries (toothbrush/paste, tampons, shaving items, wet wipes, Etc.)
Sun cream/oil

Contraceptives
Radio (WorthyFM 87.7 Fm)
Torch/batteries/bulbs (spares)
Mobile phone

Camera (disposable?)/films

Mark valuables with house no & postcode

Medications (prescriptions/inhalers/chemist sundries)

Medical info (allergies etc)
Next of kin notification
Personal I.D./travel ticket(s)
Festival Ticket!
Driving licence/ car documents (AA?)
Money/cards

Shorts/jeans/skirt/dress
Socks/tights/underwear
Boots/sturdy shoes/wellingtons
Waterproof coat/overtrousers
Sweater
Hat/gloves
Clean clothes to go home in
Bags (for dirty clothing and footwear)


You can check out our links to some ethical camping equipment suppliers, including solar chargers for mobile phones and wind up radios, by clicking here.

You can find more about what they say here:
http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/information.aspx?id=547