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This year will be my first bonnaroo. Im thinking its going to be a camel-back. What do you think?
Brought a Camel Bak last year and never used it. I would say the battery operated shower handle that attached to a five gallon water bag. It warmed up in the sun and kept us all relatively good smelling. Even encouraged the neighbors to use it as long as they refilled the bag and left it in the sun for the next person.
We only got offered corn once but got asked for it numerous times. Of course, that may have been because of all our tye-died and bead curtains and such...
I transported corn from TX across LA, MS, AL, GA, and finally into TN both times I went of bonnaroo (04, 09)! I was 25 and 30 those years. At 34 I feel like I have more to lose now than I did back then especially at 25! For me it comes down to cost (including risk)/benefit analysis. Six states, countless cities, counties and other municipalities with all their law enforcement. So many different looking cars to look for. At this point in my life I am willing to pay extra to alleviate my risk level. I will bring plenty to share w my friends and neighbors who might share some corn in return. I plan on having a battery powered phone charger to bring into centeroo. I think a phone charge is worth a little corn sharing. Besides I really don't eat corn too much at al lanky more and have been practically sober for over three years except for 4-5 back slides. I won't need much corn to enjoy myself,
edit thats not to say I won't share just to share. I am just saying that people do tend to express their gratitude w corn is all!
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Little portable toilet for the tent, the bucket kind not the folding kind, which can fold up on you while you are using it.
It's the one item I would not go without.
My buddy brings a bucket and cat litter for a corner of our chill tent - a good idea vs. a long walk to the porta pots or going on the ground which is not neighborly in such close quarters.
If Ebola is anywhere at 'Roo, it would be in those porta potties, so I avoid them.
Little portable toilet for the tent, the bucket kind not the folding kind, which can fold up on you while you are using it.
It's the one item I would not go without.
My buddy brings a bucket and cat litter for a corner of our chill tent - a good idea vs. a long walk to the porta pots or going on the ground which is not neighborly in such close quarters.
If Ebola is anywhere at 'Roo, it would be in those porta potties, so I avoid them.
In my opinion, ewww.
I just make sure that I plan a porto trip on my way back from Centeroo at night. They're cool and dark and there are no lines. (As a special bonus you can often hit them up just after the overnight crew cleans them out.) Then I'm back to my tent for a baby wipe sponge bath before bed. All ebola washed away and you don't have to worry about trying to bathe in a sauna in the morning.
Little portable toilet for the tent, the bucket kind not the folding kind, which can fold up on you while you are using it.
It's the one item I would not go without.
My buddy brings a bucket and cat litter for a corner of our chill tent - a good idea vs. a long walk to the porta pots or going on the ground which is not neighborly in such close quarters.
If Ebola is anywhere at 'Roo, it would be in those porta potties, so I avoid them.
In my opinion, ewww.
mine too... I've used some pretty gnarly portos but never gotten sick, that's what sanitizer/wipes are for however, maybe if you feel like having that option at your campsite is essential you should consider getting a separate shower/privacy type tent and use it for that purpose. I still can't imagine being next to that type of setup in the heat but maybe it wouldn't be as bad that way?
I transported corn from TX across LA, MS, AL, GA, and finally into TN both times I went of bonnaroo (04, 09)! I was 25 and 30 those years. At 34 I feel like I have more to lose now than I did back then especially at 25! For me it comes down to cost (including risk)/benefit analysis. Six states, countless cities, counties and other municipalities with all their law enforcement. So many different looking cars to look for. At this point in my life I am willing to pay extra to alleviate my risk level. I will bring plenty to share w my friends and neighbors who might share some corn in return. I plan on having a battery powered phone charger to bring into centeroo. I think a phone charge is worth a little corn sharing. Besides I really don't eat corn too much at al lanky more and have been practically sober for over three years except for 4-5 back slides. I won't need much corn to enjoy myself,
edit thats not to say I won't share just to share. I am just saying that people do tend to express their gratitude w corn is all!
Sound plan, but I'm curious as to what makes you think you will get searched for driving out to Bonnaroo? As long as you drive carefully and everything you will be fine, there aren't any check points or anything like that from Texas to Tennessee.
^ mellotron. I don't think it will and I know if we drive safely nothing should happen its just that my tolerance for risk exposure is way down from what it once was. My policy is to never carry more than I can eat and that won't do me much good over Wednesday to Sunday!
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It depends on how desperate you are to avoid portos, but if you're looking into in-tent solutions, I highly recommend the Pett WAG bags. They're distributed by forest rangers to campers in pack-it-out environmentally sensitive areas. They have a gelling powder that solidifies liquids and controls odors. Use once (well, maybe twice if it's only liquids) tie up the bag, put it in its little ziploc bag, and safely dispose in any trash container. No smell, no touching waste, no muss, no fuss. Less obnoxious than a diaper. I use them for those middle-of-the-night occasions when you don't want to get out of the tent (with a 5 gallon bucket/seat arrangement).
If you people are talking about shiz bags then i'm out.
Well then, good day, sir, and see ya next time.
Last year my buddy decided to go the piss jug route, not unlike Ray from Trailer Park Boys. His GF seemed none too happy when she spotted them under her car and figured out what he was doing, which took a day or two. Wanted to bring a dedicated shower/etc. tent this year, but it doesn't look like it will be in the budget, so the portos will have to do for the etc. part. The solar shower bag worked fine on top of a car even though not being private enough (for some of us) to get fully naked.
Seriously, you can handle the tent peeing with a pee jug (and they make an adapter for the ladies). Huge help. Then you just carry it to the Porto and pour it in.
Audra won't be without one and neither will I. Seriously, 6 am in the tent trying to find a comfy way to keep sleeping with a full bladder sucks as much as the inevitable walk/run to the Porto at 6:15.
Sound plan, but I'm curious as to what makes you think you will get searched for driving out to Bonnaroo? As long as you drive carefully and everything you will be fine, there aren't any check points or anything like that from Texas to Tennessee.
Last year my boyfriend and I were headed to Wakarusa, which was the week before Bonnaroo. We took a three day road trip down from NJ. We got pulled over about 10 miles into TN for "tail-gating" by a state trooper who had been sitting around a curve in the highway, naturally causing everyone on the highway to brake suddenly. We were two clean cut looking people, the car was neatly packed and there was nothing illegal in the car. The trooper started grilling us about where we were going, to which we did not reply "a festival". This guy starts asking us if we know that there is a big problem with people coming from the NY tri-state area, bringing unmentionable items into TN to sell at festivals. We say no. He asks if he can search the car. My boyfriend tells him that he does not see why the car should be searched for tail-gating, but to go ahead if he has to. Then trooper then goes "Alright, well I'll just call the dogs" and WALKS AWAY. We're just sitting there like, are you effing kidding me? It took about twenty minutes for a cop with a dog and four other cops to show up. The joker with the dog comes over and plays the nice guy, and I ask him what the probable cause for search is, since we did not refuse the search. This cop stands there for a few moments and says, "Well you'll have to ask the trooper." (Which is impossible as the trooper now will not even come near us.) I say, "The trooper did not claim to smell or see anything in the car, we were pulled over for tail-gating." This guy stands there again, and says "Well, to be honest I smell something right now!" At that point, I'm like wow, this is bullshit. They have the dog run around, they claim that the dog smells something, and they say they now have reason to search the car.
Those jerks tore up the car on the side of the highway for an hour. Although we had nothing hidden in the car, it was really unnerving to see firsthand the amount of bullshitting those cops would go through to try and make an illegal substance bust. At the time, I was half expecting them to plant something in the car just to cover up the mistake they made. In the end, the guy wrote us an illegible warning and sent us on our way, trying to be real nice. We got off at the next exit and hung out for the rest of the day.
Sorry for jacking the thread. I'm not trying to scare anyone or be a debbie-downer, but I always share that story because I really feel that this trooper pulled us over because it was festival season and we were from out of state. This guy clearly thought he was going to make a bust and went through all the hoops to get there.
Sound plan, but I'm curious as to what makes you think you will get searched for driving out to Bonnaroo? As long as you drive carefully and everything you will be fine, there aren't any check points or anything like that from Texas to Tennessee.
Last year my boyfriend and I were headed to Wakarusa, which was the week before Bonnaroo. We took a three day road trip down from NJ. We got pulled over about 10 miles into TN for "tail-gating" by a state trooper who had been sitting around a curve in the highway, naturally causing everyone on the highway to brake suddenly. We were two clean cut looking people, the car was neatly packed and there was nothing illegal in the car. The trooper started grilling us about where we were going, to which we did not reply "a festival". This guy starts asking us if we know that there is a big problem with people coming from the NY tri-state area, bringing unmentionable items into TN to sell at festivals. We say no. He asks if he can search the car. My boyfriend tells him that he does not see why the car should be searched for tail-gating, but to go ahead if he has to. Then trooper then goes "Alright, well I'll just call the dogs" and WALKS AWAY. We're just sitting there like, are you effing kidding me? It took about twenty minutes for a cop with a dog and four other cops to show up. The joker with the dog comes over and plays the nice guy, and I ask him what the probable cause for search is, since we did not refuse the search. This cop stands there for a few moments and says, "Well you'll have to ask the trooper." (Which is impossible as the trooper now will not even come near us.) I say, "The trooper did not claim to smell or see anything in the car, we were pulled over for tail-gating." This guy stands there again, and says "Well, to be honest I smell something right now!" At that point, I'm like wow, this is malarky. They have the dog run around, they claim that the dog smells something, and they say they now have reason to search the car.
Those jerks tore up the car on the side of the highway for an hour. Although we had nothing hidden in the car, it was really unnerving to see firsthand the amount of malarkyting those cops would go through to try and make an illegal substance bust. At the time, I was half expecting them to plant something in the car just to cover up the mistake they made. In the end, the guy wrote us an illegible warning and sent us on our way, trying to be real nice. We got off at the next exit and hung out for the rest of the day.
Sorry for jacking the thread. I'm not trying to scare anyone or be a debbie-downer, but I always share that story because I really feel that this trooper pulled us over because it was festival season and we were from out of state. This guy clearly thought he was going to make a bust and went through all the hoops to get there.
Wow that is beyond-words-messed-up but I appreciate your story. It seems the best thing to do would just be to let the cops search the car if they ask to... and not be stupid by bringing tons of drugs with you.
I don't know if I posted the story in here but we did get pulled over and searched last year on the way into Roo about an hour and a half from the farm for some obscure traffic violation when connecting to a highway, but I figured it was because my friend I was going with has a record that would send red flags to any cop pulling over someone going to a festival like Bonnaroo. I guess I was kind of wrong and that they are pretty huge dicks to everyone. Good to know.
It warmed up in the sun and kept us all relatively good smelling. 
Even encouraged the neighbors to use it as long as they refilled the bag and left it in the sun for the next person.
