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Post by setyourselfonfire on Jul 21, 2009 19:42:10 GMT
WOW  I hadn't even seen those doozys! I fear i've certainly missed a trick there (albeit whilst saving myself somewhere in the region of a grand!) they look rather excellent...Your wee ones certainly have an eye for the spleandour! As I have inadvertently cost you an extra couple of noughts ahead of next year, I would be quite happy to work the aforementioned Blood Orange Field by way of recompense...I could stand there in a Mac with a badly written cardboard sign, all backwards letters and the like, gesticulating toward a field on a 45 degree angle and a slurry pit at the bottom of the incline...I could pass Blood Oranges through car windows as they rolled past. I have something not dissimilar to the fella sat on a wall in Father Ted that greets a TV Crew and directs them to the funfair wearing a dun white "I Shot JR" T-Shirt in mind for how I would look on the Thursday... |
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Post by cyfarthfa on Aug 19, 2009 19:39:12 GMT
How the f**k did I get everything in last year!!??!!
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Post by peridot on Aug 19, 2009 20:57:01 GMT
How the f**k did I get everything in last year!!??!! You may just have to leave Ms Cyfarthfa behind after all  |
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Post by cyfarthfa on Aug 19, 2009 21:20:50 GMT
Ha! I could try.....
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Post by cyfarthfa on Aug 29, 2009 12:03:00 GMT
Just put the tent away. Was hoping to et away for a last weekend, but the weather looks awful in s.Wales this weekend. End of summer then. BOOO.
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Post by peridot on Aug 29, 2009 12:22:38 GMT
I've just put the camper awning up in the garden to get it dry as it's been in a soggy heap since last Monday. The camper itself is a bit damp so we'll need at least one weekend away to get it completely dry then it'll be put away for the season.
Camping is becoming a bit of a dead loss in this country. When you can't even get away for the August Bank Holiday what hope is there?
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Post by cyfarthfa on Aug 29, 2009 15:31:49 GMT
How'd the campervan work out? Did you camp last year? When I walked past the LIV area there seemed to be some amazing contraptions out and about. I particularly liked the Land Rovers with what looked like canvas boxes on the top parked by the overpriced pizza place- especially the steps over the bonnet. I don't know that I'd trust them in a high wind though. The LIV area had the best bar though- quiet and gravity feed too.
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Post by peridot on Aug 29, 2009 22:26:23 GMT
The folding camper has worked out brilliantly at the last two GMs (and for general camping). There's a picture of it on the first page of this thread.
It holds all our equipment and can be set up and taken down in minutes. It's pretty cosy inside and even has an underfloor gas heater that can be safely left on at night.
If we're away for three or more nights we use a stand-alone motorhome awning on the front, which gives us a lot more storage space.
They're ugly things but immensely practical.
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Post by sullie on Aug 30, 2009 11:26:00 GMT
Hello, My second Greenman. Last year I camped in a tiny Coleman Viper, which I've had for 6 years at various festivals. Good cycle touring tent, but given the weather I splashed out on a decent Hilleberg Nallo 2 GT, so much extra space for very little extra weight. It worked very well, but I think Greenman is the only festival I'd risk it at. I'm venturing off to Bala next weekend on my new touring bike, and will be doing lots of cycle camping in the next year. Aiming to ride down to Greenman for the holiday option next year :-)  |
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Post by cyfarthfa on Aug 30, 2009 13:19:45 GMT
Were your bikes locked to one of the light poles on the fire lane by Family camping? We were pitched close to the Manx family in the tent by the flag- just out of your shot is a big blue tent- the exact opposite of cycle camping! Might even be me in the camping chair, but me daughters recon its just any middle aged grey haired bloke...How far did you ride to get there? I'm a happy camper and an obsessed cyclist- although niggling health problems have kept me off the bike for the bulk of the year. Never combined them though, I'm afraid its been down tuned racers and credit card B&B touring for me. The closest I've come is tis years Green man. We had a family disagreement earlier in the year about the weather, and I thought I was going to go on my own. So I was going to ride there. With a tent. Not that it's impressive or anything. I only live about 20 miles away. Anyway, happy miles!
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Post by sullie on Aug 30, 2009 14:12:28 GMT
Were your bikes locked to one of the light poles on the fire lane by Family camping? We were pitched close to the Manx family in the tent by the flag- just out of your shot is a big blue tent- the exact opposite of cycle camping! Might even be me in the camping chair, but me daughters recon its just any middle aged grey haired bloke...How far did you ride to get there? I'm a happy camper and an obsessed cyclist- although niggling health problems have kept me off the bike for the bulk of the year. Never combined them though, I'm afraid its been down tuned racers and credit card B&B touring for me. The closest I've come is tis years Green man. We had a family disagreement earlier in the year about the weather, and I thought I was going to go on my own. So I was going to ride there. With a tent. Not that it's impressive or anything. I only live about 20 miles away. Anyway, happy miles! Didn't bike it this year, train from Chester to Abergavenny, rucksacked everything. Will be riding it next year. I'm planning to ride the End-to-End in June ( www.rideacrossbritain.com/). Then ride the length of Wales, with the Greenman in the middle :-) I've ridden Wales once before, to do a Sustrans workcamp at Dunvant on The Gower. I was camped right at the back of quiet camping by the river. I was surprised by the number of Manx flags there. I sort of have distant connections with the island, thought bringing a Liverpool flag might be a bit risky ;-) |
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Post by cyfarthfa on Aug 30, 2009 14:24:42 GMT
There we are. Shows how observant I am! Are you doing the Sustrans Taff Trail route N-S. I've not done that one, but I did do Severn Bridge to Ynys Mon as an Audax a couple of years back.
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Post by sullie on Aug 30, 2009 14:34:40 GMT
There we are. Shows how observant I am! Are you doing the Sustrans Taff Trail route N-S. I've not done that one, but I did do Severn Bridge to Ynys Mon as an Audax a couple of years back. Taff Trail after the festival is an excellent idea. I can then train it back up North. From the north it's the A483 all the way. Cracking road. Heh, Audax. All this distance stuff is so I can have another go at Paris-Brest-Paris in 2011 (did it in 1999, and fancy having another go :-) |
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Post by peridot on Aug 31, 2009 21:09:42 GMT
I'm planning to ride the End-to-End in June ( www.rideacrossbritain.com/). Then ride the length of Wales, with the Greenman in the middle :-) I've ridden Wales once before, to do a Sustrans workcamp at Dunvant on The Gower. I've recently bought a little Dahon folder and was rather impressed with my efforts to date cycling across central London in the mornings. I think that will be about my limit though  |
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Post by setyourselfonfire on Sept 2, 2009 2:32:33 GMT
Morning all...as promised I shall regail you with my Tangerine Fields experiences for future Green Man reference.
Firstly, it was pretty well located in the grand scheme of the festival site...parrallel to the family area and quiet area zones, close to a bank of loos (more on which later) and not too far a walk to the showers.
It was also bloody easy to find, in that there was a bright orange tent set up where the "holiday reps" were based.
We had ordered a 4man tent and there was ample room, but the 2man efforts looked very small...the two mans were also pitched INCREDIBLY close to one another, which gave the section a bit of a refugee camp look to it...the carefully regimented rows did at least make guyline avoidance at 4/5am more acheivable!
As for convenience? crikey...we got on site at around 4pm on the thursday and were off discovering the sights within half an hour (a cup of tea had to be taken on board prior to any exploration)
Then, come monday when the heavens decided to open we were able to pack away our bits and bobs and shuffle off to the exit without so much as a bit of fannying around with tent disassembly! thumbs up for that aspect of the trip!
Negatives were as thus...we were located rather downwind of the mainsite area, which when the scent of garlic and whatnot is floating on the breeze is quite a nice thing, but when poo pumping is afoot it isn't so much! Also, there was a very club 18-30 vibe to the main guy that I didn't take to all that much...but other than that? no quibbles! we had a gas canister off them that lasted WELL below the expected time, and they happily replaced it for us...we didn't have to wait long to "check in" and all in all it was rather good!
Having heard some of the "horror" stories of noise in general camping a portion of me IS inclined to use TF agaun next year....but wheres the fun in that eh??
Also, Cyfartha...I seriously owe you big now if your children are making you a) get one of those gypsy caravans (which I didnt see ANYWHERE) and b) they're contemplating their own knitted beards!
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Post by cyfarthfa on Sept 2, 2009 19:14:22 GMT
SOF said:
'Then, come monday when the heavens decided to open we were able to pack away our bits and bobs and shuffle off to the exit without so much as a bit of fannying around with tent disassembly! thumbs up for that aspect of the trip! '
Yes, I did look enviously at the ease with which the 'soft campers' got away on the Monday. I noticed the lack of romantic Gyspsy type caravans. Nether daughter seemed much impressed by the facilities on offer in Tangerine Fields, although one did ask if electricity was laid on, and if servants were included. Yurts seemed to be in short supply. A disapointment, because I have always fancied trying a yurt out. So long as I can give the fermented mares' milk a miss, along with the knitted beard.
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Post by Chris on Sept 3, 2009 8:09:36 GMT
We were camped not far from the Tangerine Fields tents, and the regimented rows did have an unusual look to them. It must have been easier to find and get into your tent though as you say. The big orange tent that was illuminated by night was my beacon for finding the right general area where our tent was.
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Post by blackpumpkinhead on Sept 3, 2009 10:28:22 GMT
We used the rows of regimented tents to get to the fire lane near the river and thus find our tent.We had 4 nights of very quiet camping-exceptionally quiet for a festival,though we may have just been lucky or perhaps just drank the right amount to pass out regardless of noise.
After many years of festival camping,tent on its way to the charity shop and either camper van/cottage or b and b for next years festivals---mind you i did say that last year.
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Post by aliassmile on Nov 18, 2011 4:48:40 GMT
wow, that is so fantastic. it is really cool to have a camp outdoor. my favorate accommodation is yurt, especially on huge grasslands.
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Post by cyfarthfa on Dec 20, 2011 0:10:52 GMT
I wouldn't mind a yurt. Huge grasslands would be cool. Don't know if i could go for ferented Horse milk though.
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I hadn't even seen those doozys! I fear i've certainly missed a trick there (albeit whilst saving myself somewhere in the region of a grand!) they look rather excellent...Your wee ones certainly have an eye for the spleandour!
