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Helllo all. I've been lurking for a while in prep for my first Bonnaroo and all these threads have been great. BUT I do have a question I couldn't find the answer for.
I am SO blind at night. I mean stumbling around in my own house even with my glasses blind. Will there be enough light for me to stumble to a port-a-potty in the middle of the night with a flashlight?
Is getting one of those privacy tent things for showers/"toilets" worth it in this case?
Post by FatKeystone on Apr 24, 2011 21:39:40 GMT -5
There are some lights in the camping areas but they definitely are not sufficient enough without a really powerful flashlight. Definitely bring a flashlight/lantern at night when journeying from your tent to the toilets, food stands, etc. The lighting in the areas with the bathrooms and food is better but it is not so great near the tent areas. All that being said, even using a really good flashlight may be challenging if you have vision problems and if I were in your position, I would highly consider a different camping option to satisfy your needs. Hope this helps!
Post by Laggy.RETURNS on Apr 24, 2011 21:42:11 GMT -5
I wouldn't be worried about finding the portapotties or getting around centeroo... but finding your tent could be difficult. It can get really dark in the campgrounds.
Post by Dave Maynar on Apr 25, 2011 9:04:11 GMT -5
Agreed. Portas are usually pretty easy to find. Tents are a problem at times. There's a thread on here somewhere about how to find your tent at night. I would strongly suggest in a quality flashlight/headlamp if you have trouble seeing at night. Try it out before you go to make sure it is bright enough.
I have to agree that finding the potties has not been my problem but finding the tent has been. See if you can find some battery or solar operated lights that you can attach to your tent (ours are jack o lanterns) Makes finding the tent easier for everybody and you'll become someone else's landmark
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Post by cursedlono on Apr 25, 2011 10:04:38 GMT -5
I use a shrp toothed horse to fend off wolverines and hang their fur from a unicorn to dry the smell of imminent doom tends to fend them off for the weekend.
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Post by cursedlono on Apr 25, 2011 11:07:53 GMT -5
has anyone on here ever bit a wolverine they are kinda gristly. I personally would rather chew on a teething ring made from wook fur with blinky lights embedded in it.
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Post by Mista Don't Play on Apr 25, 2011 14:42:43 GMT -5
Wandering through the campgrounds can be difficult at night, especially depending on your vision and whether or not you are sober. Biggest obstacle are stakes and lines for tarps and tents.
Beware though, my friend messed up his ankle pretty bad in Centeroo last year. Stepped in a gangster hole in the Lunar area. He had to spend Saturday & Sunday on crutches. He was pretty immobile, had it not been for our strength as a tribe, we probably would've had to leave him for the wolverines.
Beware though, my friend messed up his ankle pretty bad in Centeroo last year. Stepped in a gangster hole in the Lunar area. He had to spend Saturday & Sunday on crutches. He was pretty immobile, had it not been for our strength as a tribe, we probably would've had to leave him for the wolverines.
A gangster hole hurt my friend's ankle in '09 at the What Stage. Have wolverines been shown to have problem solving abilities? They may be setting traps.
Post by plasticpepper on Apr 25, 2011 15:23:32 GMT -5
I'll be honest - no, there isn't really enough light to get around without a flashlight. I think unless you were lucky enough to be right on a road, if you tried to walk from your tent to anywhere at night, you would be doomed to trip over four different guy lines, half-fall into at least one tent, and step into an ankle-deep mud puddle.
And the lights around the portas really aren't bright enough to properly illuminate the inside of the portas at night. At least not for us girls who have a harder time with the "I'll just refrain from touching anything with any part of my body the entire time I'm in here" plan. I highly suggest getting a little headlamp for night-time potty breaks, they're only a few bucks at Walmart. I usually just hold mine in my hand to use as a little flashlight while I'm walking around at night and then stick it on my head when I get to the portapotty.
TO is pretty bad because people don't have to line up their cars. The car camping areas at least have lanes to head down. That doesn't mean you can't get lost but you shouldn't be tripping over too many tie-downs that belong to other people - just your own. If you're in TO definitely get some visual aid or you'll be found in the morning trussed up to somebody else's tent.
TO is pretty bad because people don't have to line up their cars. The car camping areas at least have lanes to head down. That doesn't mean you can't get lost but you shouldn't be tripping over too many tie-downs that belong to other people - just your own. If you're in TO definitely get some visual aid or you'll be found in the morning trussed up to somebody else's tent.
My poor tent mates might be very confused when they find me asleep next door... Thanks for the help everyone! I think I'll probably be in the car camping area and I'll be buying a fabulous headlamp/flashlight.
Post by cursedlono on Apr 25, 2011 18:15:56 GMT -5
One year in a fit of glee I cut the top off of a glowstik and slung the fluid all over the walls. I was genuinely scared of Wolverines. Plus I remembered a scene from that Stephen King movie "Dreamcatcher". That might be the only things worse then a Wolverine. And think about it all locked into the porto now that would be scary.
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Should we mention the sandman nightmare on Sunday morning?
You do have to leave some surprises for the first-timers. Don't tell them where the bees get released.
what about the two now 22 year olds with an rv full of spanish fly ,viagra, roofies, and liquid panty remover mixed drinks? and guess what they dont want just girls in rv now
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