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Post by guitardevil on Jan 29, 2011 17:26:08 GMT -5
last year friday morning, i was a little hungover for the first time in 5 roos. and when that heat kicked in in the morning i wanted to die. we had already figured out the ezup/fan/tarp thing, but a nice bamboo mat in the grass in the shade was perfect.
last year friday morning, i was a little hungover for the first time in 5 roos. and when that heat kicked in in the morning i wanted to die. we had already figured out the ezup/fan/tarp thing, but a nice bamboo mat in the grass in the shade was perfect.
The cure for that is more beer. That's what I have learned.
Post by Vw'ndeadchick on Jan 30, 2011 0:15:04 GMT -5
last year 8 of slept under four ez ups forming a sqaure and tied off bed sheets and tapestries to block the sun, its still lets the air in. we used a tarp on the ground, some of us had sleeping bags some of us had cots
Post by mallomosoup on Jan 31, 2011 11:10:31 GMT -5
I usually don't catch the Headliner shows, but when most of the crowd does go off to the What Stage, we go to one of the tents(This, That, or The Other Tent) or the area around the Other Tent and crash for a few then head out before the late night shows. We have a son, so we are wired to wake up early and it is hard to sleep in no matter what the temp is.
Im going to tarp an easy up on all for sides with double clear plastic and running my 5000 btu air conditioner during the day from like 7:00am to when the bands start, or when Im ready to head in to centeroo. Running it off of a honda generator with a vented box between my car and my friends cars to keep sound down.
Emoney serves more of a purpose than any of you, especially Nate, whose incessant, garbled ramblings are so mindless and pointless that I get depressed just seeing them.
Post by Vw'ndeadchick on Jan 31, 2011 17:35:32 GMT -5
^^^^ the first few years of roo when i was in college and had no money what so ever past a ticket and not enough food... we used something similar to this that we got at a big lots, they usually have a camping sale spring every year. air mattresses, tents, canopies and what not. we used something similiar, half the size/half the price from there for a few years. we water proofed by picking up a big tarp that we ran over it in the rain
Maybe there should be a thread on efficient EZ Up construction for those of us who don't put to put up $100 for one.
I'm looking on Craigslist for pop up canopies in good shape. Saw a 9ft one selling for $40 without the bag and a 10 ft First Up canopy for $80. The cheapest I find online/at a store is Walmart for $97 10x10 First Up. $140 for a Coleman one at Target. After using a screened gazebo and the wind bending a pole, I definitely want those EZ Up style canopies that are a lot more durable. Worth the money, I'd think.
Also, anyone find that (not just at Roo) using a memory foam topper helps keep you more comfortable/feel the ground less? I have an airbed I'm thinking of buying a memory foam or similar 3" topper to use and get better sleep overnight. Not sure if it'll be too heavy/odd for an airbed, but I could always use it directly on the tent floor also. I'm thinking if i get more plush bedding like I'm used to at home, then I'll get better sleep.
Makes me sound kinda high maintenance, lol, but I'm trying to find ways to get better sleep so I'll have more energy to do more during the day opposed to sitting around a lot and wanting to sleep all the time.
Does this sound ok? Anyone have experience with memory foam/similar?
Ever try a Quonset hut? I build one these out of tarps and PVC, got instructions for the Monkey Hut. it can be 10 feet long, to 30 feet long or how ever long you want it. I have a 20'X30' tarp so mine is set up to be 30' long, but can be shorter if needed.
Maybe there should be a thread on efficient EZ Up construction for those of us who don't put to put up $100 for one.
last year someone here had posted a link for a how to build your own canopy with pvc and tarp. there were all types of canopies you could build. they seemed pretty solid and affordable.
The Cinemas are listed as 24-hour in the info booklets, so I guess that could work. Although I seem to remember couches previous years but none this year. Maybe I'm just crazy.
The Cinemas are listed as 24-hour in the info booklets, so I guess that could work. Although I seem to remember couches previous years but none this year. Maybe I'm just crazy.
That totally works for me, i'll curl up anywhere. Dark tent with A/C and a movie to fall asleep to after a long night/morning of partying sounds amazing. I should've done that last year!
The problem is that unlike the other tents this one is all folding chairs. I'm not sure but I think that they might be fixed in location as well. Not as easy to nap on and I believe that they monitor the area to keep it from becoming a big slumber party.
I remember the first day waking up in my tent. I could not believe how hot it was. Might as well of been sitting in an oven. But the 2nd morning I did not mind the heat as much in fact I woke up at the latest 10am most of the days. When seeing shows all day and night I learned to appreciate sleep. Also our tent was over run by tiny ants which normally would have bothered me but I was way too tired to care.
Jumping into this thread again: one thing I've noticed is that a lot of people bring cheap tents with integrated rain flys -- even when they pitch the tent under a shade canopy. I think this might be a mistake.
The rain fly's a moisture barrier, keeping rain out but trapping condensation in, and as such, you're going to be a lot more hot and damp with it on the tent than with it off. Some years you need rain protection, some years you don't.
A rain fly's also a breeze barrier. You need some fresh air passing through your tent, even if it's hot outside, so you won't feel stuffy. A battery-operated fan in a hot damp enclosed space on a June morning in Tennessee is basically just pushing steam around.
So if you're going to have your tent under a canopy of some sort, you might want to pony up and buy a slightly nicer tent with a removable rain fly. If you don't have a canopy and the weather's sunny, you're basically sleeping in a greenhouse anyway, so the only thing the fly gets you is some brightness/UV protection. Which may or may not be worth it to you, depending.
I will tell you the secret that keeps me sleeping til 10 am. For the past 2 years we've taken my girlfriend's 4runner and put the seats down, put some blankets and foam padding in the back and hung 2 battery powered fans. We hang a big blanket/tarp off the top of the back hatch opened up. We sleep like babies and it is definitely the best way to sleep if you don't do VIP. I hate sleeping in tents so this feels so much better.
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The Cinemas are listed as 24-hour in the info booklets, so I guess that could work. Although I seem to remember couches previous years but none this year. Maybe I'm just crazy.
That totally works for me, i'll curl up anywhere. Dark tent with A/C and a movie to fall asleep to after a long night/morning of partying sounds amazing. I should've done that last year!
Bring a blanket. When the tent is nearly empty in the early am hours, it gets really chilly in there! It sounds lovely compared to the heat of the day, but it's hard to sleep without bundling up a little.
The best way to miss sleep is to stress out about missing sleep. The only Bonnaroo sleep strategy I've found to work for me is this: crash when you have to; wake up when you must.
THIS! My campmates last yeared complained about me waking up early (7am) when they wanted to sleep in (8am... puh-LEASE!) the fact is you are gonna wake up when you wake up.
FACT: as of right now, you have NO IDEA when the bands you want to see are going to be playing this year. thus you don't know WHEN you need to be most rested. SO: i say go with this dude's mode of thinking and just sleep when you need to sleep-- it's roo. everything has a way of working itself out.
I will tell you the secret that keeps me sleeping til 10 am. For the past 2 years we've taken my girlfriend's 4runner and put the seats down, put some blankets and foam padding in the back and hung 2 battery powered fans. We hang a big blanket/tarp off the top of the back hatch opened up. We sleep like babies and it is definitely the best way to sleep if you don't do VIP. I hate sleeping in tents so this feels so much better.
I slept the best that I've ever slept at Roo the year that I slept in my car. Put a sheet/towel up over the windows on the side the sun comes up and crack the windows on the other side. I think I may do that again this year.
Take pain relievers or tylenol pm before bed to prevent hangover or body aches
Don't, Do NOT do this if you have been drinking. Acetaminophen (Tylenol), when mixed with the alcohol still in your bloodstream, might cause your liver to explode.
Take pain relievers or tylenol pm before bed to prevent hangover or body aches
Don't, Do NOT do this if you have been drinking. Acetaminophen (Tylenol), when mixed with the alcohol still in your bloodstream, might cause your liver to explode.
i think thats a little over-dramatized. livers arent really in the habit of exploding. while it isnt hard to dose yourself to the toxicity level of acetaminophen, since the gap between normal and toxic dosage is so small, the combination of alcohol prevents your liver from doing its job: removing toxins from your blood. but over the course of Bonnaroo, he is right, probably the worst thing you can do to your liver is drink + acetaminophen... and there are a lot of things you can do to your liver at bonnaroo... so take it for what it is worth.
Post by tangerinetrees on Feb 14, 2011 10:01:23 GMT -5
I saw plenty of people sleeping on the ez ups.... I slept in my tent and opened up the sides I got a nice cool breeze. We were camped right at POD 3 so there was a lot of ruckus from the balloon guy and portajohn users. I also have tent fans Batteries are my friends.
My mom gave me a Auto Cooler its a solar powered fan for the car window - between classes a lot of kids sleep in their cars and she thought it would be super to get this for me (which it is she is so thoughtful) so maybe the auto cooler. I have yet to test it on the tent.
Don't, Do NOT do this if you have been drinking. Acetaminophen (Tylenol), when mixed with the alcohol still in your bloodstream, might cause your liver to explode.
i think thats a little over-dramatized. livers arent really in the habit of exploding. while it isnt hard to dose yourself to the toxicity level of acetaminophen, since the gap between normal and toxic dosage is so small, the combination of alcohol prevents your liver from doing its job: removing toxins from your blood. but over the course of Bonnaroo, he is right, probably the worst thing you can do to your liver is drink + acetaminophen... and there are a lot of things you can do to your liver at bonnaroo... so take it for what it is worth.
acetaminophen is not nice to the liver, better to take ASA-acetylsalicylic acid, and aspirin or an NSAID like Ibprofen/motrin when you wake up with a headache in the morning. But the best way to prevent a Hangover, drink water! Drink Water! and Drink more water!!! The headache in your hangover is directly related to dehydration.
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Post by charlieallday on Feb 14, 2011 10:54:07 GMT -5
As a newbie last year, getting up at 7am was, while annoying, part of the larger experience. We had a tent with 4 people in it. While hot, the sleep was decent. I think after the first day of sleep deprivation you kind of just get wired and no longer feel the need to sleep that much.
That isn't to say I won't take the camping to the next level. That canopy business sounds amazing, I guess I had some reservations being from the city. It's weird sleeping outdoors but I may take it up this year. Also, fans are a must have upgrade for me.
The brief (but heavenly) semi-rain last year somehow managed to snap my crappy tent poles, so I slept out in the open. Best sleep I had all weekend. And, is it not a Roo experience to be sleeping, stripped down to nothing but your boxers, literally on the side of the road.
im curious about this.. the air conditioned tents like the comedy tent and movie tent let you in at 7 am? ... is it packed? this seems like a pretty sweet option
cinema tent is 24 hrs. comedy tent is not. also, there are other smaller tents in centeroo... stroll in and find one. even if you are not IN a tent, there are trees and other shady spots in centeroo. if you go in super early, the lines will be shorter for breakfast, so you can get an early breakfast and then sleep it off for an hour under a tree.
Ran across this tonight, made me think of this thread. Although it is in the UK and cost over $50, it sounds good in theory. We use something like this at work, call it a cooling blanket-a blanket with multiple small holes on one side, the blanket in inflated with cool air and then exiting out the small holes and in turn distributing a cool breeze equally over the body. I did find this here, but $400!
Batteries are my friends.
