Wine

[punkincowcat]

Coming down from Edinburgh on the coach. I thought taking a box of wine would be a really good idea but then my partner pointed out that with all the luggage getting crammed into the bottom of the bus, there may be a possibility of the wine bag inside the box bursting so would I be better off transferring a few bottles into plastic bottles??

[talullah]

I took the plastic bit out of the box and carried them separately in a bag...they are quite durable

[punkincowcat]

That makes sense! I think we are only allowed one bag per person onto the coach but im assuming we can have one bag to keep with us while we are travelling. you think i could just stick it in a rucksack?

[StoneCircle]

Coming down from Edinburgh on the coach. I thought taking a box of wine would be a really good idea but then my partner pointed out that with all the luggage getting crammed into the bottom of the bus, there may be a possibility of the wine bag inside the box bursting so would I be better off transferring a few bottles into plastic bottles??

[ukslim]

The boxes are pretty damn tough. I would trust them more than a plastic bottle.

[r0cky]

so would I be better off transferring a few bottles into plastic bottles??

[cejx]

The cardboard box is quite strong, I'm sure it would be fairly resistant to being squashed. If there's that much squashing, bottles could break as well.

It may be easier to pack or not, if you transferred the wine into 500ml water bottles, you'd have six to pack for example.

[punkincowcat]

Morrisons do wine in cartons which may also be worth considering.

[Monkey for festivals]

take the bag out, and pack it with your stuff in hold, maybe wrap it in clothes or something, long as nothing sharp punctures it in your bag and cant see the bag breaking as they very strong.

[r0cky]

nah... take the box... you can carry the inner around in a kind of bladder pack.

[STEVEYBOY]

We took a box of Fairtrade wine last year and it never seemed to end.

We also mixed vodka, lemonade and orange juice with it to make a sangria. Lovely stuff.

Will do same again this year

Edited May 7, 2009 by STEVEYBOY

[glasto_freak]

Last year i decided to freeze the wine. You need to let some out if you think it might burst the bag (I didn't need to) and put it in the freezer about a week before because the alcohol takes a while to freeze. That way you get cool wine AND can't burst the bag on the coach!

[Monkey for festivals]

Last year i decided to freeze the wine. You need to let some out if you think it might burst the bag (I didn't need to) and put it in the freezer about a week before because the alcohol takes a while to freeze. That way you get cool wine AND can't burst the bag on the coach!

[glasto_freak]

it dangerous to drink it like that mind..... the alcohol wont freeze only the water content, if you drink it when i still frozen you could end up drinking the neat alcohol, which aint good.

[Monkey for festivals]

I expect you're right about only the water content freezing, when we did it before there was a little that wouldn't freeze, but i think alot of the alcohol was trapped within the ice. Either way, as long as you let it thaw before you drink it, it's a good way of stopping the bag popping

[glasto_freak]

Actually, I don't know if it would leave pure alcohol, because otherwise this would be a much easier way of making spirits than distillation (I'm a bit of a chemistry geek) so I think that you prob could drink it as it thawed.

[beergut100]

Actually, I don't know if it would leave pure alcohol, because otherwise this would be a much easier way of making spirits than distillation (I'm a bit of a chemistry geek) so I think that you prob could drink it as it thawed.

[glasto_freak]

Fair enough. Might find a use for it sometime

[tarff26]

i was discussing this very issue with my girlfriend last night

we're driving down so obviously there's no baggage limit but we have to consider how to lug the rucksack/tent/everything else from car to field

i think the boxes (or cartons) of wine are a better bet. Like others have said if the stress is enough to break a carton/bag then it'll be enough to burst a bottle. plus the boxes are easier to pack than 6 single bottles, and the inner bag can be chucked into a rucksack/handbag for easy access around the festival site

[Monkey for festivals]

Actually, I don't know if it would leave pure alcohol, because otherwise this would be a much easier way of making spirits than distillation (I'm a bit of a chemistry geek) so I think that you prob could drink it as it thawed.

[grumpyhack]

We take wine boxes. At Glasto the plastic bag gets removed from the box and transferred into a light small rucksack to carry round for the day along with a few paper cups. Then we have drink on tap all day long.

[pezzypops]

you can get wine in placcy bottles now too:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-47...ine-bottle.html

but i'd stick with the box of wine, they're very strong.

[Funkfarley]

me too i got a degree combined degree in it and did it at A- level

Ethanol freezes at -117 C, your freezer gets as cold as -18C

http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/1997-...02766.Ph.r.html

Dont think your freezer goes that cold....do you?? lol

It wouldnt be pure alcohol no, but not far off..... They distill it off in franctions coz it will be pure then....this going from memory, but i think it 76C it boils off at.....also any solid impurities wouldnt come off so you get it more refined......I could go on....but you get idea....

[minkitzka]

The boxes are pretty tough, I'd agree. Plus, when you've drunk all the wine, you can make the inner bag into a lovely silver pillow to rest your weary head on...bonus!

[daisylane]

the wine that comes in boxes is very durable.. i went by coach to both glasto and leeds last year and had no problem. i reckon the cartons might be less durable due to the fact the cardboard isn't as tough as the boxes you get wine in...