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Last year I noticed most cars pulled to the side had New York plates. Don't know if there was some sort of tip the security guards got but they had the dogs on a few cars when I came in on Wednesday. Moral of entry as I've always seen it applies to all run ins with cops/security/ w/e, if you look like a sketch ball (super stressed, shifty, worried look on your face) they will probably search you a little more then the car full of people blasting music and laughing their heads off dying to get to a campsite.
As far as stuff not to bring, I am sure some people bring grills every year and cook delicious burgers and dogs but every time I've brought my little grill it's been more work keeping the meat cold and not completely submerged in melted ice water. Of the three years I brought it we ended up throwing most of everything out once the ice melted and the water got warm. Could some of it have still been edible? Yes, it's likley. Am I willing to risk a bad burger giving me food poisoning and ruining my bonnaroo? Absolutely not.
Last year I noticed most cars pulled to the side had New York plates. Don't know if there was some sort of tip the security guards got but they had the dogs on a few cars when I came in on Wednesday. Moral of entry as I've always seen it applies to all run ins with cops/security/ w/e, if you look like a sketch ball (super stressed, shifty, worried look on your face) they will probably search you a little more then the car full of people blasting music and laughing their heads off dying to get to a campsite.
As far as stuff not to bring, I am sure some people bring grills every year and cook delicious burgers and dogs but every time I've brought my little grill it's been more work keeping the meat cold and not completely submerged in melted ice water. Of the three years I brought it we ended up throwing most of everything out once the ice melted and the water got warm. Could some of it have still been edible? Yes, it's likley. Am I willing to risk a bad burger giving me food poisoning and ruining my bonnaroo? Absolutely not.
Agree with the grill. The past 2 years we have decided to bring all other snacks and food besides meat. It's worth the money to buy a slice of pizza or whatever you want as your 'main' meal of the day. The first year we went I pre-packed tons of burgers for people. HA! It was so quacking hot the grill was a pain in the ass and the meat was frozen solid from dry ice. I think we brought hot dogs the next year - still a pain. Saves time and money to not bring the grill at all (in my opinion and experience)
Last year I noticed most cars pulled to the side had New York plates. Don't know if there was some sort of tip the security guards got but they had the dogs on a few cars when I came in on Wednesday. Moral of entry as I've always seen it applies to all run ins with cops/security/ w/e, if you look like a sketch ball (super stressed, shifty, worried look on your face) they will probably search you a little more then the car full of people blasting music and laughing their heads off dying to get to a campsite.
As far as stuff not to bring, I am sure some people bring grills every year and cook delicious burgers and dogs but every time I've brought my little grill it's been more work keeping the meat cold and not completely submerged in melted ice water. Of the three years I brought it we ended up throwing most of everything out once the ice melted and the water got warm. Could some of it have still been edible? Yes, it's likley. Am I willing to risk a bad burger giving me food poisoning and ruining my bonnaroo? Absolutely not.
Can you elaborate on the dogs and the security screening process in general?
Don't bring your significant other. Unless you're married. Then I guess you kinda have to.
May I ask why?
It's a genuine question. I did lots of festivals with ex and never had an issue. We were both festival lovers though and mostly did small (essentially conflict free) festivals. Do you mean don't bring an SO who isn't into fests or don't bring them to avoid conflicts. Im actually curious because I like seeig people's perspective on this.
The idea of needing to compromise on anything at Bomnaroo feels untenable and misguided. I guess I've just gotten used to showing up at Roo and doing whatever the fuck I want, whenever I want to.
I see friends that I camp with bring their SOs, and all that leads to is more time rotting away before the Lumineers, being forced to miss superjams and other worthwhile shows, and walking back to camp early.
Bonnaroo is the last place I'd want to have sex anyway. Just leave the SO at home. (Obviously there will always be exceptions. Maybe I'm thinking more about girls from the northeast than anything else).
Last year I noticed most cars pulled to the side had New York plates. Don't know if there was some sort of tip the security guards got but they had the dogs on a few cars when I came in on Wednesday. Moral of entry as I've always seen it applies to all run ins with cops/security/ w/e, if you look like a sketch ball (super stressed, shifty, worried look on your face) they will probably search you a little more then the car full of people blasting music and laughing their heads off dying to get to a campsite.
As far as stuff not to bring, I am sure some people bring grills every year and cook delicious burgers and dogs but every time I've brought my little grill it's been more work keeping the meat cold and not completely submerged in melted ice water. Of the three years I brought it we ended up throwing most of everything out once the ice melted and the water got warm. Could some of it have still been edible? Yes, it's likely. Am I willing to risk a bad burger giving me food poisoning and ruining my bonnaroo? Absolutely not.
Can you elaborate on the dogs and the security screening process in general?
As you get closer no matter what entrance you come in through you start in one line. As you get closer your line is split into multiple lines. In these lines there are a few officers on foot walking around making small talk and basically feeling out everyone in the cars. Two officers came up to our car and asked us where we were from, who we were excited to see, and what we brought for snacks. They seemed like nice enough guys but you could tell they were on the job. when they first came over one got noticeably close and took a big whiff of our car. I assume to see if there were any interesting scents inside. There were not and I didn't acknowledge his nostril invasion so he moved on.
I assume if you fail this guys ocular pat down he flags you for a "random" search at which time you are waived off to the side where there were agents with some dogs walking them around cars and taking things out.
If I missed anything or if someone else has had a different experience please chime in but as far as my entrances have gone this pretty much sums up the police presence.
The idea of needing to compromise on anything at Bomnaroo feels untenable and misguided. I guess I've just gotten used to showing up at Roo and doing whatever the fuck I want, whenever I want to.
I see friends that I camp with bring their SOs, and all that leads to is more time rotting away before the Lumineers, being forced to miss superjams and other worthwhile shows, and walking back to camp early.
Bonnaroo is the last place I'd want to have sex anyway. Just leave the SO at home. (Obviously there will always be exceptions. Maybe I'm thinking more about girls from the northeast than anything else).
As someone from the Northeast, I can corroborate that SO's without stamina are a pretty big buzzkill
The idea of needing to compromise on anything at Bomnaroo feels untenable and misguided. I guess I've just gotten used to showing up at Roo and doing whatever the fuck I want, whenever I want to.
I see friends that I camp with bring their SOs, and all that leads to is more time rotting away before the Lumineers, being forced to miss superjams and other worthwhile shows, and walking back to camp early.
Bonnaroo is the last place I'd want to have sex anyway. Just leave the SO at home. (Obviously there will always be exceptions. Maybe I'm thinking more about girls from the northeast than anything else).
I think it definitely depends on whether your SO is there to also really make the most of being at a MUSIC festival or if they're just there to hang with their boo. For me, as long as my SO and I are both fine with making some compromises about which shows to see but also feeling okay splitting off if one of you really wants to check out something while the other is pumped for a different set (which last year worked well for me and my bf personally), then going with an SO can be fantastic! Ugh but if I showed up with someone I was dating who then just wanted to ride the Ferris Wheel all day and snuggle by the campfire, no thank you, stay at home plz.
As for Roo sex...I had it once last year. Saturday night (aka dawn), and though it was kind of sweaty and gross, it was also pretty fun. Each to their own.
Considering you've found the need to respond to my threads as if you are threatened by me I offer you some peace my confused counterpart. May you find peace in your restless soul.
The idea of needing to compromise on anything at Bomnaroo feels untenable and misguided. I guess I've just gotten used to showing up at Roo and doing whatever the fuck I want, whenever I want to.
I see friends that I camp with bring their SOs, and all that leads to is more time rotting away before the Lumineers, being forced to miss superjams and other worthwhile shows, and walking back to camp early.
Bonnaroo is the last place I'd want to have sex anyway. Just leave the SO at home. (Obviously there will always be exceptions. Maybe I'm thinking more about girls from the northeast than anything else).
I think it definitely depends on whether your SO is there to also really make the most of being at a MUSIC festival or if they're just there to hang with their boo. For me, as long as my SO and I are both fine with making some compromises about which shows to see but also feeling okay splitting off if one of you really wants to check out something while the other is pumped for a different set (which last year worked well for me and my bf personally), then going with an SO can be fantastic! Ugh but if I showed up with someone I was dating who then just wanted to ride the Ferris Wheel all day and snuggle by the campfire, no thank you, stay at home plz.
As for Roo sex...I had it once last year. Saturday night (aka dawn), and though it was kind of sweaty and gross, it was also pretty fun. Each to their own.
Bonnaroo was a bucket list place to have sex at after my first year there. Last year I checked it off, and I'm damn happy I did. Where else are you going to have sex, nasty sweaty tent sex, with people camping within 10 feet on basically all sides of you while Kaskade is blaring from the Which Stage at 4AM? Sack up, pitch a tent, and perform fellas.
I think it definitely depends on whether your SO is there to also really make the most of being at a MUSIC festival or if they're just there to hang with their boo. For me, as long as my SO and I are both fine with making some compromises about which shows to see but also feeling okay splitting off if one of you really wants to check out something while the other is pumped for a different set (which last year worked well for me and my bf personally), then going with an SO can be fantastic! Ugh but if I showed up with someone I was dating who then just wanted to ride the Ferris Wheel all day and snuggle by the campfire, no thank you, stay at home plz.
As for Roo sex...I had it once last year. Saturday night (aka dawn), and though it was kind of sweaty and gross, it was also pretty fun. Each to their own.
Bonnaroo was a bucket list place to have sex at after my first year there. Last year I checked it off, and I'm damn happy I did. Where else are you going to have sex, nasty sweaty tent sex, with people camping within 10 feet on basically all sides of you while Kaskade is blaring from the Which Stage at 4AM? Sack up, pitch a tent, and perform fellas.
^^truth. Everyone should do it once in their life, but only once. Unless its Thursday sex or right after the shower
I could never date someone that wouldn't want to go to a music festival with me - clearly we would have some big differing interests.
that being said, I would not want someone following me around like a fucking puppy dog all day. I often go off and do my own thing, and I would hope if I brought a dude, he would do the same thing when he wants to. but hopefully we would want to see a decent chunk of the same shows, because again, shared interests are important.
basically if I can't have fun with and enjoy being around someone, why the hell would I want to date them?
I think it definitely depends on whether your SO is there to also really make the most of being at a MUSIC festival or if they're just there to hang with their boo. For me, as long as my SO and I are both fine with making some compromises about which shows to see but also feeling okay splitting off if one of you really wants to check out something while the other is pumped for a different set (which last year worked well for me and my bf personally), then going with an SO can be fantastic! Ugh but if I showed up with someone I was dating who then just wanted to ride the Ferris Wheel all day and snuggle by the campfire, no thank you, stay at home plz.
As for Roo sex...I had it once last year. Saturday night (aka dawn), and though it was kind of sweaty and gross, it was also pretty fun. Each to their own.
Bonnaroo was a bucket list place to have sex at after my first year there. Last year I checked it off, and I'm damn happy I did. Where else are you going to have sex, nasty sweaty tent sex, with people camping within 10 feet on basically all sides of you while Kaskade is blaring from the Which Stage at 4AM? Sack up, pitch a tent, and perform fellas.
DUDE you just described my sexual experience at Bonnaroo. Sweaty tent sex during Kaskade!!! Lol and people kept walking by, stomp stomp stomp (bang bang bang).
Considering you've found the need to respond to my threads as if you are threatened by me I offer you some peace my confused counterpart. May you find peace in your restless soul.
Bonnaroo was a bucket list place to have sex at after my first year there. Last year I checked it off, and I'm damn happy I did. Where else are you going to have sex, nasty sweaty tent sex, with people camping within 10 feet on basically all sides of you while Kaskade is blaring from the Which Stage at 4AM? Sack up, pitch a tent, and perform fellas.
DUDE you just described my sexual experience at Bonnaroo. Sweaty tent sex during Kaskade!!! Lol and people kept walking by, stomp stomp stomp (bang bang bang).
Was it seeduckswim that you had sex with? That'd be a fun coincidence.
DUDE you just described my sexual experience at Bonnaroo. Sweaty tent sex during Kaskade!!! Lol and people kept walking by, stomp stomp stomp (bang bang bang).
Was it seeduckswim that you had sex with? That'd be a fun coincidence.
Maybe it was a threesome with my boyfriend and seeduckswim, but I just didn't realize it at the time because I was too out of it by way of, uhhhhhh, lust and exhaustion? #plottwist
Considering you've found the need to respond to my threads as if you are threatened by me I offer you some peace my confused counterpart. May you find peace in your restless soul.
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basically if I can't have fun with and enjoy being around someone [at a music festival,] why the hell would I want to date them?
Because there's significantly more to life than music festivals?
But there has to be a common thread to make you be with that person. I am passionate about music and going to shows/festivals, if I met someone that didn't enjoy that, it would most definitely be a deal breaker.
Because there's significantly more to life than music festivals?
But there has to be a common thread to make you be with that person. I am passionate about music and going to shows/festivals, if I met someone that didn't enjoy that, it would most definitely be a deal breaker.
This. They don't have to be nuts about concerts/festivals, but I would hope that they would at least be interested.
Maybe it was a threesome with my boyfriend and seeduckswim, but I just didn't realize it at the time because I was too out of it by way of, uhhhhhh, lust and exhaustion? #plottwist
It might have been a foursome, because last I remember my girlfriend was there. #theplotthickens
Considering you've found the need to respond to my threads as if you are threatened by me I offer you some peace my confused counterpart. May you find peace in your restless soul.
Because there's significantly more to life than music festivals?
But there has to be a common thread to make you be with that person. I am passionate about music and going to shows/festivals, if I met someone that didn't enjoy that, it would most definitely be a deal breaker.
But there has to be a common thread to make you be with that person. I am passionate about music and going to shows/festivals, if I met someone that didn't enjoy that, it would most definitely be a deal breaker.
I don't think I'm going to understand
Sounds like that is just something they're not willing to compromise on.
But there has to be a common thread to make you be with that person. I am passionate about music and going to shows/festivals, if I met someone that didn't enjoy that, it would most definitely be a deal breaker.
This. They don't have to be nuts about concerts/festivals, but I would hope that they would at least be interested.
SO being interested and having minimal stamina are not mutually exclusive
Because there's significantly more to life than music festivals?
But there has to be a common thread to make you be with that person. I am passionate about music and going to shows/festivals, if I met someone that didn't enjoy that, it would most definitely be a deal breaker.
Yup. I suppose their could be a fascinating, intelligent and sharp witted women who is ambivalent about music and doesn't do live music at all. Maybe. Just because I've never seen a winged unibadger doesn't meant there isn't one somewhere in the deep unexplored reaches of space.
But there has to be a common thread to make you be with that person. I am passionate about music and going to shows/festivals, if I met someone that didn't enjoy that, it would most definitely be a deal breaker.
Yup. I suppose their could be a fascinating, intelligent and sharp witted women who is ambivalent about music and doesn't do live music at all. Maybe. Just because I've never seen a winged unibadger doesn't meant there isn't one somewhere in the deep unexplored reaches of space.
My friend actually dated a girl that didn't really do live shows and definitely didn't do festivals. I knew it wasn't going to work out because he wants to travel the world and go to all the festivals. He works for Sirius for crying out loud. They were together for a year, he got her to go to a few shows and he thought that she might bend on the fest thing... NOPE. Not everyone is into live music.
Don't bring your significant other. Unless you're married. Then I guess you kinda have to.
Not even if your married, do you need to!
I've been to Bonnaroo with my husband and without him. I have WAY more fun without him, because it's just not his thing. He hates people, he hates crowds and he is a sound engineer, so if there is the slightest thing wrong with the sound, he is miserable.
We are both fine with it. I am pretty independent, and he is happy to stay home and dog sit, while I go to concerts/festivals and do my thing. It works for us
