I don't know how to pack!
How the hell am I supposed to get enough clothes, food, supplies and alcohol to last me a week into one fairly small rucksack? Help?
Someone come and do it for me, please? :( Or shall I sack off the clothes and wear nothing but a bikini for a week, hence opening up more space for food and alcohol?

Yes, I know I'm useless.

Alt q: Have you ever streaked or been skinny dipping?
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 11:56, 44 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Alt Q answer
Yes. With a few guys actually. Back when I was thinner. Really hot Scottish guy was there. Well hung he was as well *drifts off*
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:01, Reply)

Swimming naked is one of life's greastest pleasures

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:03, Reply)

As is sleeping naked.

(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:07, Reply)

+ in a bus stop

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:25, Reply)

not even one of the covered ones,
just a signpost on the pavement.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:45, Reply)

Can't you just buy alcohol when you're there?
Not in the festival itself, but around it and bring it in? Supplies are fairly easy- just don't take anything more than you need, suncream, paracetomal etc don't take up much space if you cram it all into a makeup bag to hold it together. Limit yourself to what fits into one side pocket of the rucksack, and wear a jacket with pockets to hold makeup etc. Fold t-shirts and shorts up really small and limit yourself to one pair of shoes- on your feet. Food I can't help with though.

I've never streaked, or skinny dipping while an adult
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:03, Reply)

We're getting mixers and water on the way there, but I refuse to pay £18 for another bottle of SoCo when I already have two.
I don't wear makeup, so that's easy. One pair of shoes, check. And I'm not really taking that much food, it'd just clothes that are the problem, as I'm going to my mates tonight and then straight to another party after the festival.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:06, Reply)

why not carry an extra bag to your mates and leave it there with some clothes
and pick it up afterwards?
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:18, Reply)

I'm not going back near his. My routes goes:
Huddersfield - Download - Northwich - Manchester.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:21, Reply)

you can get 10l plastic water carrying bags from camping places or Argos
fill one of them with alcohol and it's like having wine in a bag, only the wine is hardcore spirits.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:26, Reply)

Pack light, you can buy food and booze there.
Boxes of wine are your friend because they have handles.
alt a, yes to both.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:05, Reply)

Yuk.
I can't drink wine.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:07, Reply)

but you can take it out of the box and drink it straight from the silver pack
it's the ultimate festival cool.
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(PsychoChomp, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:11, Reply)

But I don't like wine!
It's not very cool if I then sick it everywhere.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:13, Reply)

Damn picky drinkers,
call yourself a student.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:14, Reply)

do this but with southern comfort
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(PsychoChomp, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:18, Reply)

Hahaha
I'll do my best.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:22, Reply)

I'm thinking gaffer tape will be useful to pack.
Fixes tents or wellies and helps make beer carriers.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:23, Reply)

Surely gaffer tape is one of these things
that you should always pack, so it doesn't even need to be mentioned!
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:25, Reply)

how very stupid of me.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:29, Reply)

He's hot.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:36, Reply)

Don't forget you can't take glass bottles
Baby wipes are your friends too, nothing quite as bad as wanting to eat but having hands so dirty you don't dare.

Going commando saves room, but might not be the best idea for girls, sorry.

Alt Q: I wouldn't call it streaking, as I was just wandering round naked.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:09, Reply)

Yep, got that all sorted.
Erm, thanks for the suggestion, but I'm going to be meeting Al and Dj... I am not going commando.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:11, Reply)

Good point
Wear massive granny knickers, you'll be safer!
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:16, Reply)

All of the above is good advice
Minimal clothing. Buy supplies locally.

And yes, I have skinny dipped. It's an extremely pleasant experience. I would recommend it to anyone.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:12, Reply)

Fairly small rucksack? That's where you're going wrong
Take a 50l one, I'd say (I think mine is 50l...) Cram cram cram instant noodles cram carrots cram cram clothes.

No to both, but I've got my tits/one tit out on various occasions.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:13, Reply)

Fuck knows how many litres it is, it just looks small.
Yeah, same here. I very nearly flashed a police car the other week.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:15, Reply)

Is this getting-out-of-the-tits
deliberate or accidental?
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:16, Reply)

Deliberate
when drunk

I remember showing my nipples in freshers' week because we were discussing them.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:17, Reply)

Deliberate of course.
Drunk or sober.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:18, Reply)

Fair enough
Just wondering, see.

I like breasts.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:20, Reply)

It might say somewhere
Oh whoops! All I flashed were a couple of taxis and my friend Tim.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:18, Reply)

alt q
i once streaked down a long expanse of beach to the sea, as dared by my then girlfriend. it was late evening and we'd seen no one for ages... of course, what do i see when i'm flapping my way back to the dunes? two people having a pleasant evening stroll. i've never run so fast in my life.
(beanojam isn't really Ricardo Flange, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:17, Reply)

always with the nudity questions
tart.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:24, Reply)

I'm just catering to my demographic.
:D
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:25, Reply)

Yes indeed.
I like nudity questions. Probably because I like nudity.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:29, Reply)

I have never skinny dipped or streaked
I did accidentally flash my nipple getting out of a pool once though. I'm madferit.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:34, Reply)

this one is relativley non sexual at least.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:29, Reply)

Shut up you

(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:39, Reply)

The girl who just added me on facebook is just a friend ok,
there's no need to get jealous.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:44, Reply)

Duct tape, as mentioned, is crucial
Alt Q: Never skinny dipped, but have flashed my arse a few times.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:33, Reply)

If the clothing is sufficiently revealing
Then as long as there are men around, the alcohol should take care of itself.
( Hdjejjwsjdjjf LOOK, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:33, Reply)

Get a bigger rucksack.
Get naked in public.....are you mad.
( girlinthehole, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 12:39, Reply)

Basics
OK, take the basics:

tent, sleeping bag, roll mat (can be substituted for 8 cans each night), micro travel towel, soap, suntan lotion, toothbrush & paste, maglite, change of clothes as necessary (bikini will get you free drinks but would get me arrested), fleece, waterproof jacket, oakleys, flipflops/sunny day shoes, walking boots/wellies for rainy mud, spare phone battery/AA battery phone charger (with high power AA batteries) and then senses of humour, adventure and naughtyness in varied quantities.

I have a more detailed ultimate festival list, but since you are a student this should do.

P.S. Post a photo of how cool the festival is for us all. :)
( b3tz, Tue 8 Jun 2010, 13:01, Reply)