Glasto Hacks

[Bike_Like_A_Mum]

Can you tell I'm wanting to change the subject and change the tone in here 🤣

I'm starting to get excited! Thinking about keeping life as easy as possible while we're there, especially having the kids in tow this year. Couldn't find a thread for 'hacks' so I started one. 

Here's one of mine...maybe an obvious one but was on the long drop last year and thinking, 'they could really just do with some hooks in here so my stuff doesn't end up on the pissy floor' and then it occurred to me...use the latch to keep things up... ta-daaaa! 

Must be some more handy tips!

[Neil]

turn off wifi to extend phone battery life.

[BenG92]

9 minutes ago, Bike_Like_A_Mum said:

Can you tell I'm wanting to change the subject and change the tone in here 🤣

Well, you tried, but your excitement thread was ruined within a whopping one hour 

[BambooShanks]

If you're a drinker always, and I mean, always have vodka and Kahlua on your person at all times.  Walk past a milk stand? it's white russian time.  Somewhere sells cold coffee? boy you just got yourself an espresso martini. It's a genuine lifesaver.

 

[coma girl]

For hanging things up in the toilets I take an S-hook. But the door latch trick works well too!

If it's a wet year then take some latex gloves, makes it much easier to unlace muddy boots when you're going into the tent.

[coma girl]

2 minutes ago, BambooShanks said:

If you're a drinker always, and I mean, always have vodka and Kahlua on your person at all times.  Walk past a milk stand? it's white russian time.  Somewhere sells cold coffee? boy you just got yourself an espresso martini. It's a genuine lifesaver.

 

We often take a pre-mixed bottle of Kahlua and vodka for the same reason! Being able to get ice in the Coop the last couple of years made the breakfast white Russians even better.

[Bike_Like_A_Mum]

My go-to was tinned espresso martinis last year. Suits me as anything fizzy ruins me! Any other 'still' drink hacks welcome!

[The Nal]

2 minutes ago, Bike_Like_A_Mum said:

My go-to was tinned espresso martinis last year. Suits me as anything fizzy ruins me! Any other 'still' drink hacks welcome!

Yes, moth cocktail espresso martinis ftw.

[coma girl]

4 minutes ago, Bike_Like_A_Mum said:

My go-to was tinned espresso martinis last year. Suits me as anything fizzy ruins me! Any other 'still' drink hacks welcome!

If you're a wine drinker then some of the supermarkets had wine in plastic bottles, it was quite drinkable! Then I refilled it with boxed wine. The bottle is sort of flat and paddle shaped so fitted quite well in a bag or even a back pocket!

I find a lot of tinned espresso martinis too sweet but tried the Moth ones last year, they're a bit more expensive but taste nice and are higher in alcohol than most others so work out quite good value.

Edited March 2, 2023 by coma girl

[BenG92]

16 minutes ago, BambooShanks said:

If you're a drinker always, and I mean, always have vodka and Kahlua on your person at all times.  Walk past a milk stand? it's white russian time.  Somewhere sells cold coffee? boy you just got yourself an espresso martini. It's a genuine lifesaver.

 

This is neat, I might do this. Trying to avoid too much beer this summer. 

[Bike_Like_A_Mum]

Yeh I do like my wine and the bags that come in the boxes are really handed to carry around and squidgy in your bag. But...wine every day I'd get a bit sick of. Had a delicious frozen cocktail from one of the bars last year! That gets an upvote from me! Can't remember where I got it from though, somewhere in the park? 

[Mich1268]

25 minutes ago, BambooShanks said:

If you're a drinker always, and I mean, always have vodka and Kahlua on your person at all times.  Walk past a milk stand? it's white russian time.  Somewhere sells cold coffee? boy you just got yourself an espresso martini. It's a genuine lifesaver.

 

I actually made several litres of expresso martinis and took them around in my plastic bottle bag thingies. It was a great pick me up change from rum or wine

[WhatADin]

Bin bags. Always take many bin bags. They can help with dirty clothes, offer somewhere to plonk your arse when it's wet and raining, can be fashioned into a makeshift poncho. That and gaffa tape. 

[gfa]

vodka and that 30x strength squeezy squash so you don't need to go to the toilet mid headliner

[BambooShanks]

10 minutes ago, BenG92 said:

This is neat, I might do this. Trying to avoid too much beer this summer. 

It's a game changer.

 

6 minutes ago, Bike_Like_A_Mum said:

Had a delicious frozen cocktail from one of the bars last year! That gets an upvote from me! Can't remember where I got it from though, somewhere in the park? 

There was also a place that did frozen margaritas near the bandstand that pretty much saved mine and mrs shanks' life, such is the power of frozen cocktails.

1 minute ago, Mich1268 said:

I actually made several litres of expresso martinis and took them around in my plastic bottle bag thingies. It was a great pick me up change from rum or wine

I respect your commitment and planning to the cause. excellent work! 

[stuie]

30 minutes ago, BambooShanks said:

If you're a drinker always, and I mean, always have vodka and Kahlua on your person at all times.  Walk past a milk stand? it's white russian time.  Somewhere sells cold coffee? boy you just got yourself an espresso martini. It's a genuine lifesaver.

 

Love this!

[gigpusher]

Buy caprisuns and freeze them before the festival. Use them instead of ice blocks. When they melt you have a drink. No space wasted. 

[Justcalledtosay]

I got this tip from someone else on here...apologies for thiefing the tip!

Before you go to bed, buy a coffee and then decant it into a thermos before you go to bed. When you wake up, hot coffee good to go.

[The Clearest Blue]

I find a small bottle of actual hand soap better than using hand sanitiser, which just builds up on your hands.

Obviously the lenor bottle is well known and sports tablets like SIS, taken just before bed help prevent/reduce hangovers.

[Leyrulion]

10 minutes ago, Justcalledtosay said:

I got this tip from someone else on here...apologies for thiefing the tip!

Before you go to bed, buy a coffee and then decant it into a thermos before you go to bed. When you wake up, hot coffee good to go.

Love this tip! 

I did it with ice and milk last year. Nipped to the co-op before bed. But the milk in the cool bag with ice. Cold milk the morning after, and ice for mid day drinks.

Edited March 2, 2023 by Leyrulion

[Leyrulion]

Never queue for a toilet. 

Campsites fill generally from the edge inwards, so once you get there you'll probably find space further in.

[Bike_Like_A_Mum]

27 minutes ago, Justcalledtosay said:

I got this tip from someone else on here...apologies for thiefing the tip!

Before you go to bed, buy a coffee and then decant it into a thermos before you go to bed. When you wake up, hot coffee good to go.

This is a good one! No queues in the morning

[Justcalledtosay]

1 hour ago, Leyrulion said:

Never queue for a toilet. 

Campsites fill generally from the edge inwards, so once you get there you'll probably find space further in.

Oooooof that’s easier said than done 😬

[philipsteak]

2 hours ago, coma girl said:

 

If it's a wet year then take some latex gloves, makes it much easier to unlace muddy boots when you're going into the tent.

I have a box of these in my van and never thought of this, thanks. Not just for Glastonbury but after muddy hikes too. 

[Mich1268]

OK, so this is a bit of a weird one. Can't deny it. When in campervan fields, I am totally paranoid about losing my ticket, maybe lose my bag or leave it in a jacket that I toss away with glee after too many expresso martinis! I bought this which attaches to an undergarment and I always stagger home with my ticket in tact.