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Well, it's kind of gotten to be a roo institution, but here it is anyways, the (un)Official Bonnaroo Survival Guide! www.poorvin.com/roo/ As always, if you have any good ideas to add, send me a msg, hopefully I'll get to updating it. Leo
P.S. Below is Lucid's quick and light backpacking list, worth a read. *****************************************************
LUCID'S BACKPACK GUIDE:
Well like i often times do i'll be hitting up a few summer festivals on foot this year. I thought i'd share with everyone my list of what im packing this year and some idea's i've come up with over time to save on weight and space. Even if you arent coming in on foot it always helps to save space in the car and to not overpack and have to mine through piles of stuff to get what you need.
Gear: This is my camping gear you dont need any real fancy backpacking equipment for festivals obviously, but i happen to have it and its super light and packable.
Pack (Gregory Z Pack) Sleeping Bag (Montbell Superstretch) Tent (One Man Eureka) Bedroll (Thermarest 3/4) Stove (MSR Simmerlite) Cookware (Snow Peak Titanium) RainGear (North Face Hyvent Shell) CamelBack (Really Simple Basic Design) Nalgene (We all have one of these) Small Flashlight or Headlamp (Enter Portapotty with care)
Food: The main idea with food is to stick with just add water options as much as possible. You can bring dried milk for things that call for it and small containers of oil and seasoning as well. How much you pack is up to you, i tend to overpack food more often than not and theres always food around the festivals so this year im going with one meal a day(while in the festival) along with extra cash for food and plenty of energy snacks. Heres some stuff i usually grab when i pack.
WATER - I buy fresh to drink and wash with station water. Litpon Dinners - 99c Each many are just add water. Ramen - The most obvious choice. Freeze Dried Meals - Check your local backpacking stores Dried Soup - Some imported soup packs are delicious Beef Jerky - Protein Cliff Bars - Yummy energy bars made with organic soybean Instant Rice - Rice a Roni Type Stuff Candy - Chocolate is great for an energy boost TrailMix - See below.
I really get into the trailmix thing when i go. I go to the local healthfood store and find the bulk section with all the dried nuts and fruits and granola(bring on the nut/fruit/granola jokes) and just start grabbing stuff. Dont overdo it, this stuff is heavy. But it digests slowly and will keep you full and will provide you energy for longer.
Clothing: I bring plenty of underwear and try to pack sparingly with everything else. Heres what im gunna bring.
Smartwool - These socks dry out even the soggiest feet when you get back to the campground. Underwear - Bring ALOT of these. Shirts - If your gunna buy shirts dont pack any. Pants - One pair incase of chilly night Shorts - A spare pair or two. (Find a laundrymat if ya can) Tevas - Sandals with heel straps so they stay on. Hat - If you're light sensitive, im not. Warm Jacket - Lighter fleece is nice for warm weather.
Toiletries/First Aid: The one thing i have gotten more thanks for than anything else at festivals is my blister kit. You can put one together yourself(look up how on a backpacking/camping website) or you can buy a nice storebought one with scissors, bandages, ointment and all kinds of stuff including instructions on blister care for around $9. Check your local camping/outdoor stores. Blisters dont have to suck so bad.
Also remember when packing this stuff that liquids are heavy and you want SMALL containers of everything you bring.
Baby Wipes - Instant shower very refreshing T.P - Small amount in ziplock Hand Sanitizer - Your hands are the dirtiest thing on you Gold Bond - I hate it when my nuts stick to my leg Small Comb - Gotta be pretty for Centeroo Dr Bronners - There is NOTHING you cant do with this soap Deoderant - Some people object to this I think Eyecare/Prescriptions - Gotta bring what ya need Sunscreen - SUPER important for Bonnaroo Blister Kit - See above Toothbrush/Paste - Find small light versions Tissue/Q-Tip - For whatever Bug Dope - CHIGGERS! FIRST AID - All the usuals. Bandages, tape, gauze, painkillers, ointment etc...
Misc/Other:
Lightsticks - Fun and... light. Small Tarp - Always comes in handy Charged Cellphone - Keep it off Camera - Im bringing a few disposables Journal/Pens - Paper for exchanging info or writing Lighters - Various uses Nylon Rope - Extra rope to go with the tarp I-Pod/Electronics - Tunes on the go if thats how you roll. Toys - Whatever else you want.
Its a pretty liberating feeling to hoist on your loaded pack and know that you could go anywhere and you've got your home with you. I look forward to stepping out of my door this June without a care in the world for two weeks to come, see you all out there...
Lucid
Last Edit: Feb 25, 2007 23:41:57 GMT -5 by Leo - Back to Top
Woodstock '94 - Bonnaroo '12
18 years and counting
Yet it is in this loneliness that the deepest activities begin. It is here that you discover act without motion, labor that is profound repose, vision in obscurity, and, beyond all desire, a fulfillment whose limits extend to infinity.
~ Thomas Merton ~
Post by suspendedzen on Dec 13, 2005 0:51:53 GMT -5
Yeah. It was comically pathetic...a remarkably obese Trooper drove up to me with lights, siren, bullhorn, the whole works. He slobbered and shouted at me that there was "plenty uh room in county if you dont git a ride boy!"
Fortunately I found a ride with a car full of NY drunk fellows.
My ride out was a nice couple with a dog and a van. It was a real Jack Kerouac weekend.
Last year, my best investment was a pair of those knee high mud boots from walmart. Though, it would be WISE to get knee high socks if you're wearing them. Hopefully it wont rain this year (yeah, right). Also, light snacks are a lifesaver between shows. Bring those lovely baby wipes too, cause the port o pots make you feel super icky after being in them!!
Post by melikecheese on Feb 2, 2006 18:44:15 GMT -5
This year I plan to solve the food problem. The probelm being I bring to much and never make it cause for certain reason I don't feel like preparing food. Newbies you will want to do this.
I am only bringing sandwiches. All pre-made, individually wrapped. I will make 4 subs a day, probably bring 16 subs. This should be more then enough and I can just throw one in my bag or stop back and grabbed one. No work, they are super good and wil stay good without being kept really cold all weekend. No need to grill or make something, just grab and go.
Post by ziggyandthemonkeys on Feb 2, 2006 19:03:04 GMT -5
My problem is that i never get around to getting dry ice, and i dont know if i would trust subs to stay good for 3-4 days. I say if we do the ohio caravan idea someone who is into camping, and a little more motivated than i, can grab some for the lot of us, because for me its a real pain to get, but would be very nice to have.
There is a place down the street from me (It's called the Cinci deli) that sells. Dry ice. I might have to try that this year. I don't know how much they have or how much it is but I'll find out.
Post by skillfull87 on Feb 3, 2006 10:40:51 GMT -5
and i don't know about yalls Krogers, or if you even have them, but the kroger where i am from in sells dry ice. it is somewhat pricey ( its either 8dollars/pound or hp i think its a pound) but it will last virtually the whole weekend if you keep it sealed.
Also if you are still in college or working at a biochem research lab you can get dry ice pretty much for free. When I was doing research all the antibodies and fluorescent lables came in big coolers filled with dry ice. They never need it and you can usually just take it if you ask. Just keep it sealed in the fridge until the last minute before you leave.
If you have room to bring one.. a little red (or any other color for that matter) radio flyer wagon to transport ice, food, supplies to and from your campsite is a lifesaver.
A small, two wheel luggage cart (with a bungee to attach the ice) works well too, and is considerably smaller than the wagon. Some years, I have been close too ice and this has been irrelevent, but when you are far from ice, its huge.
Post by misterjerkface on Mar 4, 2006 16:03:53 GMT -5
So I'd just like to say that this will be my first journey to Bonnaroo and back. Mapquest says it'll be an 11 hour trip, but google maps suggests otherwise. I must admit that I hadn't even heard of Bonnaroo until a friend of mine caught a snip of "Bright Eyes...Bonnaroo" on the radio. So I came home and googled it and BAM Bonnaroo Music Festival.
A few weeks after Bonnaroo, I'll be moving all the way out to Alaska, where great shows and festivals such as this are a rarity, and I doubt making yearly trips to come back out here is possible due to the fact that I'll be in college and have literally no money. This will be an amazing way to end it all, don't you think?
After having read Leo's "Here's What I Suggest..." I'd have to say I'm at least a bagillion times more excited than I was before I read it...
The Purell Economy Size Instant Hand Sanitizer I got from SAMs was a big hit last year at the campsite... we went through most of the bottle (it's huge!)
There is a place down the street from me (It's called the Cinci deli) that sells. Dry ice. I might have to try that this year. I don't know how much they have or how much it is but I'll find out.
I remember back when the Cinci Deli used to sell alcohol.
Anyway, Dry Ice is a smart investment. Put it in the bottom of the cooler with reg. ice on top and it should keep all weekend, if you have a Coleman Extreme cooler. This is key b/c you don't have to ever buy ice. Don't forget your tarps.
The CO2 coming off of our dry ice last year made our fruit taste like it was carbonated. It was kinda cool once we figured out what caused it. The Coleman 5-day cooler with dry ice was great. Ice lasted the whole time.
My advice--bring more tarps and bungee cords than you think you'll need.
