Festivals MSE stylee! :D

littlestar1981

Here's the cheapest way of going to a festival! - http://www.oxfam.org.uk/get_involved/stewarding/index.html

Ames

I'm going to Download and Leeds festival, I'm disabled so I get a free ticket (or as I prefer to think of it, two half priced tickets), and I get to drive up to where I'm camping, so can take as much beer as I can fit in the car. I'll be taking a camping stove (I'm keeping an eye on ebay and freecycle to get one cheaper) and some tins of food, breadbuns, etc. Don't take chocolate, it becomes a gooey mess.

Does anyone have a recipe for flapjacks? I'd like some for the energy but I know they're a lot cheaper to make then they are to buy ready made, and I can pack them with my favourite dried fruits.

The last couple of years Leeds have had a beer amnesty, but they've split with Carling so I don't know if they're doing it now. It meant you could buy cheapo value lager and swap it for cold cups of carling. I think different festivals have different rules on taking in opened bottles, I know Leeds don't allow it but having read the Download forums they do.

Chris25

There are some tips on here from last year http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=5996258&highlight=festival+tips#post5996258

and on here but they don't start until post #18 http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=473330&highlight=festival+tips

and more on here http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=403985&highlight=festival+tips

I came across a great link the other day, took a note for DD but now can't find it, if I do, I post it on here.

conradmum

Ames wrote: »

I'm going to Download and Leeds festival, I'm disabled so I get a free ticket (or as I prefer to think of it, two half priced tickets), and I get to drive up to where I'm camping, so can take as much beer as I can fit in the car. I'll be taking a camping stove (I'm keeping an eye on ebay and freecycle to get one cheaper) and some tins of food, breadbuns, etc. Don't take chocolate, it becomes a gooey mess.

Does anyone have a recipe for flapjacks? I'd like some for the energy but I know they're a lot cheaper to make then they are to buy ready made, and I can pack them with my favourite dried fruits.

The last couple of years Leeds have had a beer amnesty, but they've split with Carling so I don't know if they're doing it now. It meant you could buy cheapo value lager and swap it for cold cups of carling. I think different festivals have different rules on taking in opened bottles, I know Leeds don't allow it but having read the Download forums they do.

Try posting/searching on the Old Style forum. You'll get 20 recipes to choose from.

Just booked tickets to WOMAD 25th - 27th July.

The lat festival I went to was the Cambridge Folk Festival, about 20 years ago. So I'll be reading this thread avidly.

Chris25

it's annoying I just can't find my printout with a festival link. But I do remember the first tip - whatever the weather wear combats.........you get so much in the pockets and they help to keep your valuables safe.

Poundland at the moment have loads of camping equipment - little battery operated lanterns, travel wallets, billy cans, fold-up saucepans etc.

M4RKM

umm.. Leeds Festival..

please don't dump is in the same category as reading... we're

A) Northern
Bigger

thats enough... point A should seal it!

DKLS

Little_Pickle wrote: »

oh, I've always wanted to do Burning Man!
I think Mr P and I are arranging to go next year. And Tomotina too.

Glasto for this year though!

I'll post up offers for the supermarkets for all the festivals, so make sure you keep coming back to check!

LP
xox

My friend did the burning man last year, she has got great photos, of her cycling around the festival butt naked, off her head on shrooms and covered in mud,, she had a fab time, and I so cant wait to organise a trip in the next few years.

Little_Pickle

Chris25 wrote: »

Poundland at the moment have loads of camping equipment - little battery operated lanterns, travel wallets, billy cans, fold-up saucepans etc.

that's brilliant Chris! Thanks!!!!

Chris25

thought of another tip that I read elsewhere - wear a bandana and spray it each morning with scent. When you need to go the loos, put it over your nose :silenced:

BillScarab

You may have missed one or two festivals from your list http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_music_festivals_in_the_United_Kingdom

In my youth when I used to go to Festivals I used to save cash by taking my own food, but as I couldn't be bothered to cook I just lived on cold things for the weekend. We used to take lots of beer to keep in the tent and just get tanked up before going into the arena so we didn't spend much in the beer tents. Any other 'intoxicants' we used to take with us too rather than buying onsite.