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I've snuck my Camelback into dozens of festivals, full of booze.
The largest piece of advice I can give you is this:
Hang back for a few minutes when u get to the front of security line and watch for 1) The line moving fastest and 2) the security guard who is barely searching bags. (there is almost always atleast one)
Thats the biggest thing, some other tips:
-Keep all the other pockets open and have a few "legal" items (jacket, sunscreen, frisbee) inside the bag to occupy them and make it seem like you're not hiding anything
-If the reservoir is held in a seperate rear pocket like they usually are, try and discreetly cover the zipper while holding the bag so they overlook it.
-Maybe fill it with alcohol only 1/4 - 1/3 of the way with straight liquor and buy mixers inside. A full 100oz reservoir will make a large bulge in most packs and can be pretty indiscreet.
Like I've said these things have worked for me at Bonnaroo, as well as Lollapalooza, Pitchfork, Coachella, Rothbury...all festivals that I believe have tighter security than Roo.
hey, thanks for the tips. I was figurin on putting a mix of jameson and blue gatorade in mine. I know it sounds gross but it tastes delish and keeps you hydrated. I didnt go to bonnaroo last year but I was there in '08 and I saw people walkin right in with the camelbacks and none of them were getting checked. I just hoped things didnt change in the year I was at lollapalooza where security was a lot more strict. As far as the rest of the backpack part of it, I wasnt really planning on having anything in it besides the jame-o and gatorade. and maybe some ice lol
I personally would recommend keeping you Camelback filled with water, as hydration is pretty important. What I do is fill a water bottle with booze and only fill the camelback reservoir about 3/4 full. This leaves room to hide the booze behind the water reservoir. I've never had anybody check the compartment that holds the reservoir, so I've never gotten busted this way.
But then again, I really don't drink that much at Bonnaroo, so alcohol was never really that much of a problem.
Post by Dave Maynar on May 14, 2010 9:01:29 GMT -5
I know last year that the quality of searches declined sharply as the weekend progressed. Thursday, it took forever to get into Centeroo because they were doing pretty detailed searches. By Sunday, they were waving people in with very minimal (if any) searching.
I have only done water in mine, but I have a pretty packed small Kelty camelbak-style bag. I unzip everything and put it on my chest so it's really easy to access. They usually are far more interested in the small pockets and bags within the bag than the camelbak bladder
My husband has the type where the bladder is in it's own separate pocket and only once in two years did anyone look into that pouch and actually look at the bladder contents. And like someone else said, it was early on in the weekend - the longer the weekend, the faster the lines.
yea I was plannin on leaving it in the rv for the first night and trying my luck on friday. Thursday they probably want to check a little harder to discourage anyone from trying the next couple of days. Beers inside arent that expensive anyway so Thursday night I can live with budlights lol
Post by securityvol on May 15, 2010 6:52:37 GMT -5
i understand you want to confuse the security..but we arent looking for your cheap booze. and yes we know its in your camelbacks...not a new trick......so.......share! lol.....see you at the roo peoples!
Post by laurensmackho on May 15, 2010 6:54:54 GMT -5
I heard that if you put alcohol in your Camelback that it will stink and taste sort of like it forever. I would just rather not ruin the damned thing. Water is the only thing that will be going in mine. It was too expensive to ruin.
I was given another one this year that a friend of mine made. There are a few secret pockets on it that should do me fine when it comes to bringing in a flask or other such things.
Post by flymordecai on May 16, 2010 20:26:26 GMT -5
Centeroo has water stations. For some reason I think that water is more filtered than the water at the troughs near the campsites, but I could be wrong.
I've snuck my Camelback into dozens of festivals, full of booze.
The largest piece of advice I can give you is this:
Hang back for a few minutes when u get to the front of security line and watch for 1) The line moving fastest and 2) the security guard who is barely searching bags. (there is almost always atleast one)
at roth i was able to find the fastest line and had a 6-pack of b...soda... wrapped in my baja-hoodie... No sexism intended, most of the guy security guards never seem to look too hard
Post by questionablesanity on May 18, 2010 11:28:19 GMT -5
This weekend at Hangout Fest, they searched the reservoir pouch every time. But they completely disregarded my body. Apparently they were ordered by the organizers to let people smoke personal. They just didn't want large amounts coming in. It was perfect.
A Thieve's Parade 2/24 Conspirator 2/26 Kevin Smith 3/11 Keller 3/17 Papadosio 3/18 JJ Grey 3/25 Bela Fleck/Edgar Meyer 3/26 Toubab Krewe 3/27 O'Death 4/11 Budos Band 4/22 EOTO 4/28 Summer Camp 5/6-29 All Good
Post by SteveoKnievo on May 23, 2010 23:28:14 GMT -5
I ordered my Camelbak yesterday. I was thinking about putting booze in the bladder but I figured I'd just fill it with water and stash a flask in the pouch with the bladder.
Post by tangerinetrees on May 24, 2010 2:41:22 GMT -5
Question: To enter Centeroo does your camelbak bladder have to be empty or can you already enter centeroo with water? My bladder freezes I was thinking of leaving it in the cooler overnight to have a frozen bladder in the morning and just put water in it.
A Thieve's Parade 2/24 Conspirator 2/26 Kevin Smith 3/11 Keller 3/17 Papadosio 3/18 JJ Grey 3/25 Bela Fleck/Edgar Meyer 3/26 Toubab Krewe 3/27 O'Death 4/11 Budos Band 4/22 EOTO 4/28 Summer Camp 5/6-29 All Good
Post by captainleppy on May 25, 2010 13:30:00 GMT -5
Just play by the rules and try camocaps. They let you bring in water bottles and these are just the caps that go on em so they're factory sealed. I've used em at ACL and they worked fine and you don't have to worry. They're at camocaps dot net for some reason they're hard to search for.
Are the water stations easy to find/ are there long lines?
Yes they are very easy to find, partially because of the long lines\mobs of people surrounding each station.
Last year I kept getting p.issed off because people would park it right next to a spigot and then have their friends pass up receptacles through the line\mob. Not cool, man. Not cool.
