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originally posted by: kountzero
a reply to: TrueBrit
I picked up my bat utility belt for the same reason when going to sonisphere last year. went to blood stock last year too and on sunday in the pissing rain just before megadave was on i thought i was skint but found 40 quid in one of the secret pockets still left from sonisphere WIN!
originally posted by: TrueBrit
a reply to: Krazysh0t
One of the things that is great about being me, is that I literally have not got enough money, to get wasted enough to loose my belongings. I have a massive tolerance for alcohol, and so no matter how utterly pickled I am, I always retain my footing, and do not loose my possessions through being too wasted. The great thing about an assault vest, is that all your pockets are right in front of you, which makes it harder for someone to slip your wallet out of a pocket without your knowledge. My vest has very strong Velcro and stiff poppers on its various pockets, meaning that even a consummate pickpocket would have trouble stealing from me in a crowd without my knowledge.
Besides which, in my experience most festival theft is organised, and occurs in the campsites, when everyone is busy rocking out in the main arena. I know people who have had things pinched from their tents when they have been asleep, but most of the theft that happens at Bloodstock is done by sneak thieves, local elements, as opposed to traveling professional pilferers. A couple of years ago, a pair of fellows jumped the fence around the festival site, and proceeded to the campsite, where they set about stealing from the tents in broad daylight. Legend has it, that several metalheads saw this go off, quietly surrounded the pair, knocked ten bells out of them, and had them tied up with scavenged guy ropes before security had even jumped on their ATV to see what the fuss was about.
The assault vest also allows me to carry all the essentials, like sun cream, tobacco, lighters, wallet, binoculars, camera, mobile phone, flashlights (redundancy and a spare for loaning to my less well prepared mates), festival guide and so on, all without having to use a bag. Immediate access to sun cream is a must for me, because I burn like a Guy Fawkes effigy if the sun comes out strong.
The document pockets on the inside of the garment mean that I can carry small purchases I might make at the merch and gear vendors, again without resorting to a bag, as well as my festival ticket, just in case my wrist band somehow gets broken during the fest.
Heh... My neediness has rubbed off on the crowd there I think!
originally posted by: TrueBrit
a reply to: Krazysh0t
Ah, yes, the weight issue. Well it does weigh more than a basic waistcoat or battle jacket, which are both options for day wear at a fest, but because it keeps all the weight over your centre of gravity, you do not really feel the weight of your gear when you wear the vest, especially if you have the tie adjusters at the side organised right.
Regarding getting searched and transporting beer from campsite to fest arena, although there are many pockets, there are none quite large enough to hide a beer inside. Of course, after so many years of going there yearly, the security guys who have been regularly assigned to the fest over the last nine years are familiar with me, and have gotten used to my level of preparedness, and often just wave me in, usually with a witty comment like "Oh bloody hell. You again!". Sometimes I do get searched, and that takes a good five minutes. They never search the document pockets inside the thing though!
As for the Boy Scouts, all I ever learned when I was a Cub back in the day, was how to be entirely isolated while in large groups. Our pack leader was a useless pile of something unmentionable, smelt of stale Stella Artois every time I ever saw him, couldn't knot his own shoelaces, and really had all the role model qualities of Fred West.
originally posted by: kountzero
a reply to: nonspecific
yeah, Knebworth 2014, was gutted too that it didn't make it in 2015, crossing fingers for bloodstock this year, funds allowing. Looks a go for Sonis 2016 tho. As for being searched, my leather cutt has a pouch inside the lining that can fit 2 soft water pouches from the pound shop. Great for vodka or whatever, peach schnapps is a fave of the g/f.
originally posted by: TrueBrit
a reply to: nonspecific
DUDE!
You are working at the Stock this year?
Man, screw a favour on the beer front brother, I will BUY you an overpriced pint of Bloodstocks finest ale! Where do you spend most of your time man? This is going to be such a killer year!