Festival toilet smell trick

[Chris]

I discovered this recently and it's awesome.

Green Man toilets are very clean by festival standards, but on a hot day even the cleanest portaloo in the world can be a bit whiffy.

Buy yourself a jar of Vick's Vaporub (or similar) and dab a bit under each nostril before you go in. You will smell nothing

Tested this out at Glastonbury last weekend with superb results. Apparently it's Vick's Vaporub that medical examiners are seen putting under their nose during post mortems, although I'm told by people in the know that they only do that on TV and in films. But anyway, if it's good enough for Clarice Starling, it's good enough for a festival bog!

[peridot]

Jul 4, 2008 13:40:06 GMT Chris said:

... I'm told by people in the know that they only do that on TV and in films.

Sounds like a good tip Chris ... although I'm a little concerned about your pathological friends.

I'm going to have nightmares of awaking from a cider induced slumber in the Folkey Dokey tent and seeing scalpel wielding folks with Vicks impregnated nostrils about to disembowel me ;D

For anyone with a total phobia of festival loos there's an older thread here on various alternative options. However, apart from needing a few more facilities in the main arena area, the arrangements at last year's GM were superb.

[Chris]

Agreed, flushable loos with a plentiful supply of that antibacterial gel stuff.

[riceylad]

For those who have a really bad fear and loathing of the festival bog experience can opt for a catheter and leg bag with some codeine tablets (df118 etc) which will bung you right up thus avoiding making number 2. The other option is to stay at home and use your own pristine porcelin throne alone , and miss an amazing festival, the choice is yours.

[Chris]

Yeah... or, like....Vaporub.

[nickjansky]

Jul 6, 2008 22:54:42 GMT riceylad said:

For those who have a really bad fear and loathing of the festival bog experience can opt for a catheter and leg bag with some codeine tablets (df118 etc) which will bung you right up thus avoiding making number 2.

That sounds like the way to go, dude!

With your professional experience, can you sort the rest of us out with catheters & leg bags? Could be a nice little earner for you, this! ;D