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When I talk to my friends about coming to Bonnaroo I try to present not only the upside (great music, cool people, roolicious vibe) but the downside (heat, rain, mud, lack of sleep). I always seem to lose them when the talk comes around to 4 days of port-a-potty usage.
Have any of you experienced this?
I can't afford VIP or an RV so that's not an option.
I utilized the old bait and switch. I came with promises of an RV and flaked, they are all still coming. Actually the guy who was going to actually get the RV flaked, I just made promises that he would get it.
"Ok.. so you can either man/woman up, deal with the fact that you are going to have a friggin AWESOME unbelieveable time and hear an amazing amount of great music, and in exchange for this once in a while you'll have to use a portopot. Sooo.. you can either do that.. or.. you can stay here.. in Rockville..."
That usually gets them by the time I say rockville
besides - the port-a-potties were not that horrible - at least not last year - yes they stink and get hot in the daytime - but where we were camped - they were cleaned every morning around 7:30 a.m. - great time to be there - clean, sanitized and not too hot yet
uh, yeah, btw guys.. if you have the opportunity, bring a small stick with you or something to make sure some jackass didn't put that clear-wrap over the seat.. flashlight works too though
No, this didn't happen to me.. but I'm assuming thats what happened when I heard a girl screaming all sorts of obscenities from a porto at my last fest
compared to every other fest i've been to the port-o's at roo have been immaculate, they all seem to get cleaned several times a day. where at other fests, while they may have had the best of intentions, once all the people arrive and clog up the access roads, the rains come, etc it seems like the cleaning trucks disappear and i've seem many frightening sights where each port-a-pottie is somehow worse than the last. so i guess it all relative but the port-o's at the roo are as good as they come.
yeah, im going to agree. ie seen far worse shitters at country fairs and in parkinglots for single night concerts.
the roo-potties are reasonably clean. the most frightening thing is the mud that accumulates in front of them...due to the water used when cleaning them out. i would suggest not walking in that mud!
Y'all are right the port-a-potties are not that bad. They do a very good job cleaning them. They were a little scary Sunday morning in '04. That was because of all the mud on the floors. I remember standing there hoping it was just mud.
Anyway, talking about the downside helps weed out the wimps that would be a downer.
The woman that is going with me is a trooper. She's going mostly just to keep me company. Not so much into the music. Now her friends, who have never been, are telling her horror stories about the conditions at Bonnaroo. I guess the world abounds with haters.
Post by stallion pt. 2 on May 15, 2007 12:24:27 GMT -5
wooz said:
Well, I usually present an argument like this:
"Ok.. so you can either man/woman up, deal with the fact that you are going to have a friggin AWESOME unbelieveable time and hear an amazing amount of great music, and in exchange for this once in a while you'll have to use a portopot. Sooo.. you can either do that.. or.. you can stay here.. in Rockville..."
That usually gets them by the time I say rockville
"Don't go back to Rockville, and waste another year"
John: We don't even understand our own music Spider: It doesn't, does it matter whether we understand it? At least it'll give us . . . strength John: I know but maybe we could get into it more if we understood it
Post by christinapeacock on May 15, 2007 12:35:45 GMT -5
Thanks for this thread ... the potties were one thing I was a bit concerned about. I'm no princess, but the idea of standing ankle-deep in poo doesn't appeal to me for some reason.
...glad that was just a vicious rumor... ahhh, relief!
Post by unplugdacusticaz on May 15, 2007 12:50:12 GMT -5
I had no problem with the biffys' last year. I just used em when I had to go and didn't think twice about it. Crapping wasn't horrible either because we took a piece of newspaper and cut a hole in the middle, then just sat on that. Worked great!
I will say thank God I'm in VIP this year though. Because even though the porto's didn't bother me, I wouldn't like to use em again.
I'd have to agree with the consensus that the PortaRoos are about as good condition as they get. They were pretty bad at Gratefulfest last year, and a frickin cleaning truck clipped one of my canopy poles and bent it all to hell. And he just kept going. It was amazingly ridiculous.
The only major advice for newcomers is watch out for the Portas if you're not mentally ready for them. Try to take of any biz before things start getting intense. There's nothing worse than going into one of those things when you are seein some crazy shit and trying to rationalize your existence in the can.
Post by mindexpansi0n on May 15, 2007 14:43:10 GMT -5
I've seen public bathrooms alot worse then port-a-potty's... if they can't handle them they really aren't interested in going to Bonnaroo in the first place... in my opinion. Great music, great camping, great people, 4 days of fun, a huge party... but port-a-pottys are the deciding factor?
mojoworks said:
When I talk to my friends about coming to Bonnaroo I try to present not only the upside (great music, cool people, roolicious vibe) but the downside (heat, rain, mud, lack of sleep). I always seem to lose them when the talk comes around to 4 days of port-a-potty usage.
Have any of you experienced this?
I can't afford VIP or an RV so that's not an option.
I've seen public bathrooms alot worse then port-a-potty's... if they can't handle them they really aren't interested in going to Bonnaroo in the first place... in my opinion. Great music, great camping, great people, 4 days of fun, a huge party... but port-a-pottys are the deciding factor?
mojoworks said:
When I talk to my friends about coming to Bonnaroo I try to present not only the upside (great music, cool people, roolicious vibe) but the downside (heat, rain, mud, lack of sleep). I always seem to lose them when the talk comes around to 4 days of port-a-potty usage.
Have any of you experienced this?
I can't afford VIP or an RV so that's not an option.
Post by stuckinutero on May 15, 2007 15:03:01 GMT -5
Just throwing this out there. Don't know if its been posted previously or not.
Make sure to hit the potties early in the AM before the heat and masses get to them. Under those circumstances they're not that bad. Being realistic, it doesn't matter at all. If you gotta go bad enough you're not going to care about the situation.
I was born in the back seat of a Yellow Cab in a hospital loading zone and with the meter still running. I emerged needing a shave and shouted 'Time Square, and step on it!
John: We don't even understand our own music Spider: It doesn't, does it matter whether we understand it? At least it'll give us . . . strength John: I know but maybe we could get into it more if we understood it
another good bit of advice if you are really worried is to cut a hole in a shopping bag to put over the seat, or carry a few clorox disinfecting wipes in a zilpock in your bag, so you can wipe down the seat.
Post by trippindaisy on May 15, 2007 18:34:16 GMT -5
I am ultra picky about going anywhere but my own bathroom, and I can honestly say that I was pleasantly surprised at how clean most of them were - the ones in the Shakedown and Centeroo areas were the worst. A company came in multiple times and a day and cleaned them out. The ones out by our campsite were spotless. Just always have wipes and lots of toilet paper on you at all times
Last Edit: May 15, 2007 18:36:05 GMT -5 by trippindaisy - Back to Top
You just have to get you mind right. That being said, after playing fecal jenga the first 4 roos I bought myself a camp toilet and a privacy/ shower tent.
Post by bamadancer on May 15, 2007 23:30:03 GMT -5
They're not that bad. We were actually camped close to Shakedown so we always went to the ones on Shakedown...those didn't even bother me. But then again, I'm not picky!
when i have to poo in the johns, i like to take a moment and praise jah while im in there. by the time im done, the johns dont even bother me. and the person whos next in line will thank you.
