Tent Sniffing for Beginners

I already talked toilets at festivals here But I'm revisiting with a few top tips. Ladies, take a shewee (or similar - there are a few on the market) and you can (with a little practice) pee like a boy ie standing up! This doesn't sound exciting now, but when those loos start to get ... full, it will be more useful. Some portable toilets have a urinal in them and more and more festivals provide a 'female urinal' for those of us short on penises. It's lovely not to have to sit on a messy seat or hover over a heap of yesterday's curry. The top tip for Shewees (and their ilk though I only have a Shewee - with extension tube! size matters) is that you should practice before you need to use it - you'll need bladder control so you can pee slowly into the funnel to avoid overflows, and also carry a wad of tissue to hold where shewee meets flesh, just in case, you don't want a trickle down your leg because your 'seal' wasn't quite right. P...

To wash or not to wash. I'm going to confess I'm a "grab a wet wipe, wipe and go" kind of girl. Festivals are awesome fun. They are in a field. They last a few days. Wash before you leave home, wash again when you get home. Barring getting covered in piss or vomit there is not really much cause to wash in my opinion. Queueing for the showers wastes time, is boring and costs money. BUT for those delicate flowers among you, there are showers, you can queue and have a shower every day if you like. Or you could fill a bucket with water and wash your hair at your tent (I did this at Glastonbury!) refreshing, free and quick. Don't hog the tap though, do use a bucket, washing AT the tap is very rude! Think of others (ditto when you clean your teeth) If you plan to wash/shower - remember to take towels! Children will love getting grubby and not washing (most children) so just let them run free range. Enjoy being at the festival, it's not a place for ...

Keeping clean at a festival. Ah to wash or not to wash, that is the question... Many people queue for the showers at a festival. The shower queue starts early and grows as the day goes on. Many people don't mind queueing it seems, especially if they have nothing to go and see during the day, many young festival goers are clubbers in the real world and therefore quite nocturnal! But if you are a parent is it worth the long (and often boring) wait with you kids? Is it essential to shower at all - or even wash, after all most festivals are only a few days. Shower before you leave and shower when you return should suffice surely? Oxford Playhouse at Wilderness Festival - Bath Time  Ah but the smell, the joyous aroma of unwashed bodies that have been sweating in a field and staggering through vomit, clinging to a grimy portable chemical toilet in the fading twilight... Camp Bestival  Yes maybe you have a point maybe you will need a wash at a festival. But queueing f...