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Hey guys,2008 will be my first time at roo,so I was wondering if ya could throw a few sugestions my way on what to bring,expect,etc? I am in Kingsport Tn and will be hitting the road Wendsday night.I plan on getting as close as I can and crashing on the side of the road somewhere so I can get into roo early as possible Thursday mornnig.Will be by myself,male and 30'ish. Anyways,a few questions. #1 Hows the food inside roo and how expensive #2 any kind of showers anywheres,(besides bringin a bar of soap to the fountain,already planned on that),,hot water? #3 is there something to tell ya who is playing when and where #4 anything else that could be helpfull I went to music Midtown in Atlanta in 04 and 05,the last two.App 300K people over 3 days.Been longing for a festival ever since...
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
As for showers...there are pay showers sprinkled around, I think they're $7 or $10 or something...I'm not sure, I never used them last year. There are also washing stations ("troughs") which are basically...troughs. With faucets. Like a lot of sinks connected together. A lot of people (myself included) just got as clean as we could there. Washing your hair can be a bit tricky, but we managed it. I'm pretty sure you can't bring soap into the fountain.
You'll get a guide book thing when you enter which has maps and the schedule and everything else you'll need. Once the schedule is released you could also just print a copy and bring it, but that's not necessary.
one of the most important things you can bring...and i don't want to understate this...SHADE. You gotta have some shade, there just isn't any in the campgrounds. Last year we used one of those blue tarps on the four poles for around $15 from walmart. I don't suggest that, it completely sucked. Luckily our neighbors had one of those ez-ups. I'm gettin one for this year, they run about $100, but I think it will be well worth it.
At the wash stations, the water is well water and stays around 52 degrees someone told me. Anyway it was pretty cold. There was not hot water available. I'm not sure about the pay showers. I can tell you it was hot as hell last year and the cool water in the troughs/sinks felt pretty good!
Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting, "Holy sh*t ... what a ride!"
I recommend splurging on a pay shower at least once through the weekend. Baby wipes are wonderfully refreshing but they absolutely do not compare to a nice shower. The best ten bucks I spent at Roo the last couple of years.
one of the most important things you can bring...and i don't want to understate this...SHADE. You gotta have some shade, there just isn't any in the campgrounds. Last year we used one of those blue tarps on the four poles for around $15 from walmart. I don't suggest that, it completely sucked. Luckily our neighbors had one of those ez-ups. I'm gettin one for this year, they run about $100, but I think it will be well worth it.
At the wash stations, the water is well water and stays around 52 degrees someone told me. Anyway it was pretty cold. There was not hot water available. I'm not sure about the pay showers. I can tell you it was hot as hell last year and the cool water in the troughs/sinks felt pretty good!
I lent one of those ez ups last year, was that to you guys? Way out in BFE?
Shade and water (or a way to lug it back to camp) are the 2 things that you must have. A hat and sunscreen are close behind as a sunburn can quickly ruin your weekend.
But read to thread listed above for LOTS of great hints.
Hey guys I'm looking for the thread with the huge list of links to other threads for noobs. I'm trying to send it to my friend. I couldn't remember the title of the thread and I looked pretty thoroughly for it.
If anyone could link it for me that would be awesome and much appreciated. Thanks..
