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well thanks for letting me know that i should always keep my guard up! i think we could all use a reminder! <3
It is the equivalent of walking around a medium sized city at night. Probably a little less dangerous in fact. So be careful, but don't worry to much about it. Another bonus of camp inforoo is that there will at least be some people around if you do need anything.
Keep your wits about you just as you would anywhere else, and you should be fine. Bonnaroo is a pretty safe and friendly place, but yes, people with bad intentions are everywhere, 'Roo included. However, as Wolfman said, it's roughly on a par with walking around a medium sized city at night, or perhaps even somewhat safer. Get to know your neighbors as well, and if you trust one of the females camped near you, maybe you can work out a buddy system for walking back to your tent at night (this last part is 10x more crucial if you're planning to drink or indulge in party favors). Honestly though, you shouldn't have any problems, but it's still better to act on the safe side when you can.
well thanks for letting me know that i should always keep my guard up! i think we could all use a reminder! <3
It is the equivalent of walking around a medium sized city at night. Probably a little less dangerous in fact. So be careful, but don't worry to much about it. Another bonus of camp inforoo is that there will at least be some people around if you do need anything.
I truly feel safer at Roo than in any city I have lived in. I wander around on my own all day long, and sometimes go back to my tent alone, but there are always people around. I really feel like there is a very small percentage of people at Roo with bad intentions.
Obviously we need to be careful and keep your wits about you, that is a given, but you certainly don't need to be paranoid.
i just thought it would be best if i was going alone to camp near my car...so that I wouldn't have to carry all that junk by myself. and i could just keep my things in it while i'm away from camp. I have never been before so I don't know if its a good idea or not...i DEPEND on your guy's advice and i take it quit seriously
I went by myself my first time, had I known about it I would have been at camp inforoo. There are taxis that will make it easier to get there if you are in BFE.
No I don't think we have met. I was at the brunch last year, which is where I met druid for the first time, but I don't think I met you there. If I go to Roo this year, for sure!
i just thought it would be best if i was going alone to camp near my car...so that I wouldn't have to carry all that junk by myself. and i could just keep my things in it while i'm away from camp. I have never been before so I don't know if its a good idea or not...i DEPEND on your guy's advice and i take it quit seriously
Most people camp by their cars. That's how the camping is organized. You get directed to a parking spot smack dab in the middle of tens of thousands of other festival goers, and you pitch camp either immediately in front or behind your car. You will have other campers in fairly tight quarters all around you. Don't expect much privacy or quiet. Where you get directed to park and pitch camp is pretty much the luck of the draw.
Some people pitch main camp by their car, and have a smaller satellite camp in tent-only (where Camp Inforoo sets up). Tent-only is usually much closer to Centeroo, where the stages and music are.
I was thinking of going by myself this year too. I went with a big group last year and kind of felt obligated to hang with them. The only thing that will suck is the drive
I have been laughing to myself all day about what would happen if someone attacked Druid.
Glad I could be your source of entertainment today. True, It would not be pretty for the person who tried.They don't call me an Amazon for nothing.
Hey you walked around by yourself at zoe. Not that there is a problem there either, but it is a little shadier. I would still pity the fool who tried to jump you.
I didn't go alone last year, but i was by myself a lot at night. I walked to and from my campground at night alone and was never once the least bit nervous. I defenitely think any female who has a little common sense will be fine going to roo alone. Just beware of the people around you and the situations that you're in.
I went to my first festival alone this past august. It was whispering beard folk festival in morningview, ky. I was nervous about it, so I decided to volunteer. When you volunteer you get to know a lot of people, you can make friends really fast, and you can get familiar with the venue before the masses show up. Also, you are often in a camping area that is all volunteers. I have heard that it is a little difficult, but have you thought about volunteering?
2009 Concerts and Festivals: Hookah in the Hills, Bonnaroo, Greatfulfest at NLQP, Whispering Beard Folk Festival, Terrapin Hills, Ghostland Observatory
I went alone to roo in '09 and it was a fantastic experience. I did tent only which I really felt helped the situation. I would do it again in a heartbeat.
Post by JustSoYouKnow on Jan 5, 2010 4:33:29 GMT -5
I was thinking about going alone to my first 'Roo but my BF ended up going with me... i will plan to go by myself tomorrow if it ends up that way, seriously. I have met lots of girls who have no problem telling me or the guys i went with that they came alone to 'Roo. For the most part, YES do it alone!! There is always the outside chance of something always going wrong, it's still an outside chance at 'Roo no greater than normal, tho.
I've never been to Roo by myself but I would do it in a heartbeat. I did late night by myself in '08, and I stayed out until the sun came up and never had anyone mess with me. There was some weird dude that stared at me during the whole Ghostland Observatory set but he was a bit out of his mind at that point so I didn't worry.
Just like everyone has said, there's no need to be paranoid, but if there's some creepy dude staring your way, yeah, keep your guard up, just like you would if you were at a bar and some dude was giving you the eye. There are always plenty of people around, even at 4:30 in the morning. If you needed help or the safety of another person, I wouldn't think it would be hard to find it at Roo. Some of the nicest folk you'll ever meet are there on the farm.
Post by questionablesanity on Jan 5, 2010 11:17:22 GMT -5
If you can, bring a big wagon to haul all of your gear to tent only. We parked in BFE, which was a good 35 minute walk to centeroo. It was a pain in the ass to haul all of our gear. I recommend packing light, only the bare minimum. I plan on camping tent only solo this year. I've got the bare minimum gear. All I need is a wagon. A 5 minute walk to tent only is much better than 30-45 after a long day of walking and seeing shows.
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I've never been to Roo by myself but I would do it in a heartbeat. I did late night by myself in '08, and I stayed out until the sun came up and never had anyone mess with me. There was some weird dude that stared at me during the whole Ghostland Observatory set but he was a bit out of his mind at that point so I didn't worry.
Just like everyone has said, there's no need to be paranoid, but if there's some creepy dude staring your way, yeah, keep your guard up, just like you would if you were at a bar and some dude was giving you the eye. There are always plenty of people around, even at 4:30 in the morning. If you needed help or the safety of another person, I wouldn't think it would be hard to find it at Roo. Some of the nicest folk you'll ever meet are there on the farm.
I also did most of late night 09 on my own and had no issues whatsoever. I just wandered around where I felt like, I loved that!
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Statistically, with as many people as there are at Bonnaroo, there is a risk. there's gotta be one bad apple there somwhere.
smurf statistics....I'd let my daughter go alone.
Your safety getting there alone is much more of a factor than the event itself....
I've been taking my daughter since she was 14. Last year, at 17, she went off and did her thing and just camped with us and I was fine with it. She was with a group of other friends, but either way I never worried for her safety. I worried more about them getting drunk or doing other things that I would prefer they didn't......
In 2003, 2004 and 2005 my friend, Maryann, and I went by ourselves. We went to different late nights, met up with people separately and only hung out together at a few shows. We never had a problem. In fact, it was kinda nice not having to worry about what everyone else wanted to do.
