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Ok, I remeber doing a lot of searching on what to bring to Roo last year since I was a Roo virgin. I ended up walking away with five things I could not have lived with out.
So what can you not live without at Roo?
Please lock or delete this thread if it sounds repetitive.
1. Camelback one enough. Mine is 100oz and would last me the day not to mention stay cool. Don't worry about water, you can get it for a buck a bottle on Shakedown Street or trade for it.
2. Wide Brim SPF hat - if you are fair skinned invest the 20 bucks on a good hat. I am as white as snow and did not get burned all week.
3. Sunscreen - plenty of it and actually use it frequently.
4 Babywipes - after walking around all day there was nothing like a quick refresher after the sun went down.
5 Coleman 5 day cooler - I only bought one bag of ice last year and I could probably have skipped on that.
i was going to start a new thread for this..but i figured it might be a waste so i'm going to put this here since you thread is the one that brought this to my mind.
everyone (bankers, carpenters, farmers, etc) comes from various areas to go to this one place where they can be free from oppression and stereotypes, where everyone is there just to be cool for a weekend.
want a beer? sure, you can go hunt for one, buy it before you leave or at the roo....but you can also trade with the other campers!
somebody in your party is likely to get dehydrated and have to go to the medical tent for attention. unlike, oregon trail, i doubt sally is going to die from dysentary.
bad weather is likely to occur at anytime.
food can spoil, but you also may find food just laying around (no don't steal it!)
you have to calculate before you go, how much you are going to spend on supplies and gas (oxen on the game) and how much you are going to take with you along the way. you don't want to have too much weight to carry, though!
you have to decide how to distribute the food among the people in your party without running out, but keeping everyone alive!
mean people (native americans in the game) can steal your stuff! or be nice and give you stuff!
as you get closer to the final destination, there are supply stops, but their prices increase.
All right, so that is my comparision to bonnaroo to the oregon trail. my mind is just full of it tonight!
hope y'all enjoyed cause that took all of my brain power lol.
Post by crazykittensmile on Feb 10, 2007 3:38:56 GMT -5
jennsc20 said:
bonnaroo reminds me of the oregon trail.
i was going to start a new thread for this..but i figured it might be a waste so i'm going to put this here since you thread is the one that brought this to my mind.
everyone (bankers, carpenters, farmers, etc) comes from various areas to go to this one place where they can be free from oppression and stereotypes, where everyone is there just to be cool for a weekend.
want a beer? sure, you can go hunt for one, buy it before you leave or at the roo....but you can also trade with the other campers!
somebody in your party is likely to get dehydrated and have to go to the medical tent for attention. unlike, oregon trail, i doubt sally is going to die from dysentary.
bad weather is likely to occur at anytime.
food can spoil, but you also may find food just laying around (no don't steal it!)
you have to calculate before you go, how much you are going to spend on supplies and gas (oxen on the game) and how much you are going to take with you along the way. you don't want to have too much weight to carry, though!
you have to decide how to distribute the food among the people in your party without running out, but keeping everyone alive!
mean people (native americans in the game) can steal your stuff! or be nice and give you stuff!
as you get closer to the final destination, there are supply stops, but their prices increase.
All right, so that is my comparision to bonnaroo to the oregon trail. my mind is just full of it tonight!
hope y'all enjoyed cause that took all of my brain power lol.
Post by iridethecannibus on Feb 10, 2007 9:40:11 GMT -5
aside from the obvious food/water, here's my 5
camera a neat sheet a notebook and pen (funny intoxicated quotes, setlists, phone numbers, etc. etc.) shade tent GLOWSTICKS!!! Immensly fun and useful. I bought like 10,000 of them off ebay several months before Roo '04 with the intention of selling them 3/$1 but once i got there i discovered that i didn't want to waste my time hockin' glowsticks. So instead, during latenight sets and dj sets, i'd crack 'em 50 or so at a time and just throw them up in the air/crowd/whatever. I just gave them away. It was still worth the purchase though, even though i only made about 2 dollars. I just used up the last of them at New years, so i plan on making another large purchase in the upcoming months
The number 1 best thing to take to Bonnaroo is very easily an RV. I realize not everyone can do this, but it really does change the experience DRASTICALLY.
1. RV 2. Shade Tent 3. Gold Bond 4. Sun Shower 5. Video Camera (i brought a camera last year, and find myself revisiting last years escapades frequently. You can videotape your favorite songs, your group hanging around the campfire, all the weird stuff you see, whatever. There is alot to capture on tape at theRoo. It's definitely something that will stay with you long after you leave the farm and may even spark an bonnaroo memory or 2).
I know it's been discussed at length on this board, but if you are going to invest in glowsticks, please look into glow rings instead. Glow Sticks hurt. Glow Rings don't. Think of your fellow fans. No one wants to be hit in the head with a glow stick while trying to enjoy a song.
Post by iridethecannibus on Feb 10, 2007 12:16:59 GMT -5
poopzilla33 said:
how mcuh did you pay for that many glowsticks?
I wanna say around 200 bucks. Actually, it may have been for "only" 5,000. I think I got 50 tubes of 100 glowsticks each. It's a ridiculous deal when you consider it though, and they have a fairly long shelf life... the ones i used up at new years were still glowing strong, 2 and a half years after i bought them.
Yeah, heads up for anyone who enjoys glowsticks (and who doesn't)... auctions like this ^^^^ are on ebay all the time. Including shipping, it's like 40 bucks for a thousand glowsticks with connectors. Hells yeah!
1. gold bond 2. baby wipes 3. ear plugs 4. black eye mask 5. battery powered tent fans
oh, and speaking of the glow stick/rings...you gotta watch out for the wastoids around you. during the radiohead set, some fool in the crowd somewhere behind us chucked an almost full bottle of sun screen and hit someone in the shoulder. thank god my friend was using the port-a-potties at that time b/c she would've gotten nailed!! about ten minutes later i saw a guy get nailed in the head with a cell phone!! some guys came running up a few seconds later saying some naked spunion came running by, grabbed it out of dude's hand and chucked it like a football without even stopping!
1. Extra sunglases, lighters etc. Anything you lose easily
2. battery cables(in case your idiot fried decides to skip seeing any actual shows and sits in the car all day blaring the stereo causing the battery to die...twice)
3. Travel sized bottle/flask of your favorite liquer
Id it just my crappy vision, or do you actually have negative 47 karma "Dude"? If so i'll be happy to give you some. That is if you can accept it from a buckeye
lol..... ill take it where i can get it you know i love buckeye fans. us michigan fans need you guys to keep things interesting. ;D im bringing all the osu fans tasty homemade wolverines for roo. here a pic of some wolverines ;D
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Post by fordgoose15 on Feb 11, 2007 11:57:07 GMT -5
Will someone please clue me in to the wonders a camelbak can provide? I just took some bottled water in a backpack with my sunscreen and other random stuff. I never saw a need for a camelbak unless you had something in it besides water.
no one has said camping tent yet, just shade canopy. I guess you could go without a tent - I saw a couple people sleep on cots under their shade canopy - but I'll be bringing at least a 4-person tent.
i like the camelbakc b/c it made carrying (and drinking) water so much easier. keeping your hands free is a plus for me. also, the water seemed to stay colder than if i just had it out in a bottle. i was also able to carry my camera, toilet paper, and a couple extra bottles of water in it, so that was great.
BTW - most people probably haven't mentioned tents b/c that's pretty much a given. i guess you could go without one, but i like having some shelter/privacy
my top five:
- shade tent - tent fans - camelback - portable personal fan/flashlight combo (they're small, they clip to your belt, and can be used as a flashlight at the switch of a button - get them at walmart for around 3 bucks) - your own toilet/privacy tent for your camp site (you have no idea how great it is not to have to walk to a porta-potty every time you gotta go)
Post by layingblames on Feb 11, 2007 14:09:47 GMT -5
oh my gosh! i'm surprised that no one has mentioned bug spray. and be sure to get some that repels ticks.
it is a necessity. spray EVERYWHERE - up your shorts/skirt. i was taking a nice little roo nap in the shade, scratched my upper thigh, and found that one of the little tick buggers had set up camp.
oh. and a headlamp. for nighttime walking and bathroom runs.
oh! and food/snacks. if you only plan on eating there, eventually your stomach will be angry about eating carnival food for a week and just quit on you.
we had a solar shower, too. i used it once or twice, mainly just to sort of rinse off. i definitely don't think i could have used it to wash my hair or anything like that, but it was a little refreshing.
hey, btw i never had too much of a problem with bugs. i didn't get one mosquito bite all weekend, but i did see a tic on some dude at beck. we told him, so that joker didn't last long.
I feel like chairs are a bit of a pain to carry. Someone mentioned sewing a cheap shower curtain to a thin blanket for sitting on the wet ground. I liked that idea.
you know i love buckeye fans. us michigan fans need you guys to keep things interesting. ;D im bringing all the osu fans tasty homemade wolverines for roo.
