ermm...should i tackle going on my own

[katlee90]

never been to v before, yeah total newbies

its me and me two mates and one of them is insistent on not going until the saturday (yeah we're camping, she just refuses to sleep on the floor, but shes compromising for 2 days and shes happy with missing some of the earlier bands and stuff.picky so and so) but lets be honest it'll be better to get there the friday.shes said she'll sell her ticket if she has to get the train to stafford on her own no sense of adventure at all lol

sooooooooooo should i go on my own to set up and stuff?i've put up a tent and than on me own before so i'm not too fussed about that

is it worth it or will i look like a total loner on my own??

is there anyone else just going on their own??

helpppppppppppp xo

[richietal]

Nah, you won't look like a loner at all. And you'll probably make friends with the tent next to you pretty sharpish anyway, especially if you are on your own. The problem with going on the Saturday is that most people will have set up camp already, so you'll end up miles away from the arena just trying to find a place to put up your tent. If I were you I'd go on the Friday for definite. And your mates will owe you big time for going ahead of them by a day and getting a decent spot.

Edited March 8, 2009 by richietal

[Eulaca]

You'll be fine on your own. I know a bunch of efesters camp together so you could hang with them or your neighbours.

I was going on my own this year, until my neighbour asked to tag along.

[katlee90]

Nah, you won't look like a loner at all. And you'll probably make friends with the tent next to you pretty sharpish anyway, especially if you are on your own. The problem with going on the Saturday is that most people will have set up camp already, so you'll end up miles away from the arena just trying to find a place to put up your tent. If I were you I'd go on the Friday for definite. And your mates will owe you big time for going ahead of them by a day and getting a decent spot.

[xxtinkerbellxx]

Come camp with us in the efest camp, every1 wil help u put ur tent up!

[katlee90]

Come camp with us in the efest camp, every1 wil help u put ur tent up!

[xxtinkerbellxx]

nothings officially organised yet but it will definatley be in orange camp. had amazing time last year, alot of people come on there own so your all in the same boat! The camp really made V for me last year, so many amazing people!!

[katlee90]

heard there was stuff going on in the orange camp

just lemme know what happens...i'll just head on down there anyway

oooh i;m getting excited xxo

[staffsknot]

Katlee90 I arrived at V around 13:00 on the Friday last year as I had to wait for friends on a petrol station and then we got stuck in traffic. By the time we were in most of the good pitches had gone. Granted I had to find space for a dozen people but even so if you turn up on the Saturday with a tent you normally end up way out of the way or having to camp down next to a generator.

Also people are more inclined to help on a Friday when they are sorting themselves out, than Saturday when they are recovering from the Indie disco and unable to count past 10 before the music starts.

Your mate sounds like they aren't into the whole festival idea anyway! Camp up with the efestival people and if your mate turns up she can have the hassle of finding you in a sea of people and you can have met up with the efestival camp and be clued up on all the essentials / generally be looked after.

Trust me I've been doing V for years, you'll be fine on your own or with the efestival guys.

[bekimo]

Oh dear me Katie. Sounds like ur mate is a proper dullard!! Ok she's your friend, but lets be honest, if she's going to have that sort of attitude just about travel and camping arrangements, you wait till you have a band clash and she starts saying she's going to cry if you don't go and see the band she wants to see. Who was that little bratty girl in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory who tried to steal one of Willy Wonka's squirrels? She reminds me of her!!

Nah mate, if I was you, I'd tell her to sell her ticket. To be totally honest with you honey it sounds to me like she doesn't really want to go. I took a right set of tools with me last year and all they did was complain. It proper annoyed me. They told us off for laughing and making noise at 2am, they drank my brother's beer, smoked my mate's weed and and then had the audacity to tell us that we were all too drunk and should "sleep it off". We saw them at Newton Faulkner, we were all dancing about like idiots and they stood there staring at us like we were aliens!! Idiots. Anyway, we're not taking them this year.

Efests camp sounds like it's going to be HUGE this year. Shoptildrop will be starting to organise things in July so keep ur eyes peeled. But we're all friendly, happy, party peeps. You'll have lots of fun, and because there are so many people there, you will always have someone going to see the same act you want to go see!!

Fear not. Adopt a Loner is in force!!

B x

[Squall Moogle]

Come join us in the Efest camp!

I was alone last year. I was going with a friend but he couldn't make it and cancelled. I went up alone, just after I got off the shuttle bus the wheel on my trolley broke . I dragged it pretty far until one of the guys from the camp tracked me down and helped me lug my stuff along.

Anyway, the whole camp made the weekend amazing, it didn't matter in the slightest that I was alone.

I've said about my ex in many threads on here last year. I went to V in 06 with her, basically she was totally the wrong kind of person to bring to a festival and she was a real nightmare. So, yeah if you are even slightly worried about your friend bringing your weekend down, come join us in the camp.

[bekimo]

Oooh, oooh, and on a more positive and constructive note. If your mate did decide to come and meet you on the Saturday, we'd be quite easy to locate. Tell her to head to Orange camp (indicated byu huge orange flags and signs that say "orange" ) and head to the huge group taking up the whole top end of the field surrounded by crime scene tape and flower garlands!!!!! I'm pretty sure she'll find us, after a brief search!!!!!

B x

[katlee90]

thanks for all the help guys muchos appriciated

the girl in particular...the other two of us are working on her so she'll come to her senses and get a festival mindset (she is totally new to this kinda thing as you've probably gathered. but shes still up for it-ish!) soooooo we may just end up dragging her regardless. we've got til august to work our magic anyway

but we'll still probably end up heading towards the efest camp, only cos we wont have a clue what to do!!

haha xo

[Lunion]

You'll be fine! V is so laid back, i'm pretty sure someone will speak to you and stuff, let you in their camp...

I wouldn't mind going on my own to V because there is always someone who is going to want to speak/party with you!

[staffsknot]

Out of all the festivals V is the most gentle introduction, no masses of stages to negotiate, less morons, its like a folk festival but with a more party atmosphere. Really chilled out.

The problem you may experience if your friend turns up is one I have experienced a lot, as soon as it rains and people get a sad on they are unbelievably hard work. One girl (friend of a mate) refused to go to anything 'outdoors' because she had sandles - at a festival - but no wellies and just wanted to sit in the acoustic tent. She couldn't be left on her own as she would have a strop so I missed an act to babysit her while someone went and got her some wellies off a stall - we then got a night of how crap the festival was until her two mates gave her the 'say that one more time and we'll re-enact the Wickerman' conversation. Some people are not cut out for festivals - I still find some of my highlights of V involve standing in light drizzle looking up at the stage, dancing in mud in my goretex boots while Dave Grohl or someone pumps out the tunes. Not that I enjoy getting soaked, it just doesn't matter as the music is the important bit.

Anyway at V Festival your never alone! There's about 40,000 of us

[xxtinkerbellxx]

I absolutley love V but every year i have one of those strops because im cold,wet,caked in mud and i 'just wanna go home'. It only lasts for around 5 minutes but it always happens

You just want to cross your fingers your friend isnt going to be like that all weekend otherwise she is going to ruin it for you!!

[kirsty_pen21]

honestly if your friends gonna be like that all weekend your gonna ahve to do your own thing anyway or she will ruin it for you! dont worry about bein on your own cos you will be fine and as ahs been said before you can always join the efest camp! x

[indie-rocknroll]

Everyone is really friend and "different" in a good way at efest camp and there are other groups on here who camp near, so many people come on their own but don't leave on their own

[shayy]

i'm not camping this year.

SOSOSOSO CRAP.

If she decides to have a strop tell her to sell her ticket to me ;]

i'll camp with you!!

I dont throw strops when it rains, i like the rain

I hate staying in one tent/stage.

I'm not fussy ;D

I'm the perfect tent mate.

I am kind of hopeless at putting up tents though.

Edited March 13, 2009 by shayy

[jordanuk90]

set up in green mate come find us near big tree you can drink with us

[Cassius It's Over]

You'll meet loads of new people and make new friends in no time, so i wouldn't worry about going down on your own, go for it and enjoy yourself!

[jordanuk90]

I think your mates hilarious theyve gotta put us somewhere we've paid for tickets you do know this is richard bransons festival he couldnt give a crap hes already got your money i think Efest camp is best idea