Gazebos?

[G]

So, how many (extra) Gazebos should I get ontop of the two I allready have?

[Demonic69]

Depends on how many of us are going really. How many were at BdB last year? We fit into one with other stuff going into another.
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[zaknafien]

You need loads so you can take over a whole field
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[Viper]

If its anything like last year, and "the fight for land" that took place with all the other people when we arrived, i think any more than 3 gazebos would be very difficult.

'Claiming' enough space to accomodate 10-ish bikes, 10-ish tents,
3 gazebos, would be a challenge in itself
.....and then maintaining our 'land claim' as we 'try' to put up all the tents/gazebos, could be a bit of a battle

So i say: 3 max, possibly 4

...arrhh.... and...bagsie not doing the 'building'


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[Hex]

Don't forget with any luck I'll be coming in a VOLVO and towing a trailer tent acompanied with a load from the midlands.......

Now call me a cynic but I don't think a bike stands much chance agains a volvo
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[Ste]

Just need to get there reasonably early (like thats going to happen ) with said gazebos and enough bikes and tents to take up lots of room

Was there much of a problem with stuff being nicked from tents last year at rnb or bdb?

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[Scooby]

RnB is cool, nobody nicks anything, nobody wants to get on the bad side of the Outlaws, could be a life changing decision to steal someone's phone so to speak.

I think that if we get there reasonably early we will be able to plonk stuff on the floor where it's gonna be set up then build it all as soon as possible. If we do this nobody will try and move the stuff, and if they do we tell them to feck awf
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[Stew]

Tactics that will require military precision. Unless of course we can grab a patch of field in a far corner or something away from the incoming masses. Its going to be impossible/impractical for all of us to turn up at the same time, but if we can arrange it so that we all turn up at a very similar time at least we may be able to get 'lots' of space for tents/gazebos/bikes/volvos.
Unless the earliest people stand around and wait for as many people as possible to turn up before grabbing any space.

Okay, confused myself now....there is gonna be no chance of us getting enough room
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[G]

If we can get the Gazebos there first then we can probably 'mark out' territory with them to some degree. More possible at RnB than BdB though.

[TiN]

The Gazebos would serve different purposes at each of the festivals - at RnB they would be useful for the shade, whereas at BDB they'd be useful to protect us from the rain
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[zaknafien]

Need to sort some other way of getting out of the rain too since last year the dry bit turned into the wet/muddy bit pretty fast
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[Scooby]

Nice one. Now you've said that it's bound to piss it down at RnB now
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[Demonic69]

I can borrow a pretty large tent if need be.
It'll need a car to go in though
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[Susi]

Wouldn't it be easier to mark out the camping area by bringing some mini wooden poles and then fencing off the whole area with that plastic green mesh stuff that's about a metre tall? It's relatively cheap and you can get it from any garden center.
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[Susi]

Zim and I also have a 12 man tent which is pretty huge.
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[TiN]

If past experience is anything to go by (well, from last year anyway), then unless we've got a lot of kit to actually fill up an area, they don't really like us to "reserve" space Anna managed to just about blag us a fairly sufficient space last time, but there was only about 10 of us to accomodate then.
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[Demonic69]

So we basically need enough kit to fill the area we need and get it there early. Especially tents etc.
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[TiN]

The way that the camping area is laid out for RnB is quite different to that of BDB. It's much more organised (and better) IMO.

Basically, instead of having "blocks" of camping space, there are loads of rows, and more importantly - cars are allowed to park in the area. It would be an idea to nab two areas that face each other (but separated by the path/road), rather than one long row.
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[Scooby]

Get some barbed wire and fence off a massive section. Then make a few boards that say "DANGER! Mine Field - Do Not Cross". Problem solved
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[Ste]

Nah mate, "beware of the curse within"

[TiN]

We can always just get Zak to "distract" the Outlaws by getting him to shout abuse at Harley owners...we can then reserve a nice patch of land whilst they're pummeling him in
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[Ste]

In the nearest graveyard?

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[Hex]

I dont reckon I'll get there till 4ish (on a course till the afternoon )

so make sure you save some space for us , still waiting to hear from scotty to say yay or nay to us having the trailer tent though (the inconsiderate so and so is on holiday )
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