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bodhrandude

MJohnston wrote: »

Train from Galway to Athlone (towards Heuston), then Bus Eireann 73 from Athlone to Stradbally (towards Waterford).

Thanks MJohnston can get Citylink commuter bus to Dublin at 7.30 am from Galway to Athlone, gets me there at 9 am giving me fifteen mins to get the Stradbally 073 connection at 9.15. Hopefully traffic ain't too heavy as that is a small fifteen minute window to get the connection as the next bus is at 3 pm. Ah balls I forgot I'm travelling Sunday 27th, so different times. So 6 pm from Galway (commuter) gets me to Athlone for 5.30 - 5.40 pm (there is two stops at Athlone so what one to get off at near BE bus station (B&Q Store or Garry Castle Road). I can get a connection then at 6.25 pm from the Athlone bus station getting me into Stradbally for 8.50 pm. A bit late for the Health and Safety briefing but I'm at least there to make the start of shifts for the Monday.

Ricey92

HairyCabbage wrote: »

How necessary do you think an air mattress is? Went once before when I was 19 and had an air mattress but it deflated every night! I'm only going with 1 friend so I don't want too have to carry too much but honestly I'd bring anything if I thought it'd help me sleep! 😂

Had one from halfords last year and it was a game changer for me. Definitely bringing one this year.

LimboSlice

HairyCabbage wrote: »

How necessary do you think an air mattress is? Went once before when I was 19 and had an air mattress but it deflated every night! I'm only going with 1 friend so I don't want too have to carry too much but honestly I'd bring anything if I thought it'd help me sleep! ��

Camped last year without one and my back was in bits for the whole thing. Went halves on a double and a battery operated pump from Argos for 31 quid with my mate this year.

MJohnston

HairyCabbage wrote: »

How necessary do you think an air mattress is? Went once before when I was 19 and had an air mattress but it deflated every night! I'm only going with 1 friend so I don't want too have to carry too much but honestly I'd bring anything if I thought it'd help me sleep! ��

They're very light though, being air mattresses! Personally I wouldn't go without one in a tent.

D.Q

MJohnston wrote: »

They're very light though, being air mattresses! Personally I wouldn't go without one in a tent.

100% necessary for me. Makes such a difference

scruff monkey

Any time i used one i just found them faffy, much prefer a self inflating sleeping mat, picked up a couple of vango xl sized ones a few years ago in an end of year sale, wonderful things they are (must check that they still actually do the self inflatey thingy and not the pfffffffffffffsssssssssst thingy)

Fatfrog

D.Q wrote: »

anyone know how much of a walk it is to pink moon from carpark?

Green car park is the closest to pink moon, but as always you may not have a choice on car parks.

https://twitter.com/EpCountdown/status/769656273553989632

everlast75

Anyone want two free tickets to happy Mondays on tomorrow in Leopardstown? Tickets in Swords.

Call it a warm up for the E.P.

PM me

scruff monkey

everlast75 wrote: »

Anyone want two free tickets to happy Mondays on tomorrow in Leopardstown? Tickets in Swords.

Call it a warm up for the E.P.

PM me

No thanks, the crew I work for are taking us to that for our "summer party", my manager is over from the UK for it.

I ****ing hate the goddamned happy **** mondays with an utter passion only reserved for loofah faced fascist **** gibbons and Rupert Murdoch.

Fatfrog

Ricey92 wrote: »

Had one from halfords last year and it was a game changer for me. Definitely bringing one this year.

The air mattresses are great but pose a couple of problems;
1: They're very heavy some are similar to a tent in weight. 2: They need to be inflated, takes allot of effort, some stalls have compressed air and will inflate for €10 I think, challange is carry back to the tent, particularly if windy.
3: They don't last, after a few months they go porous, by the time morning comes will have lost most pressure and you might as well be on the ground.

I recommend getting a camping mat instead, take a spare sleeping bag, open it out, basically use it as a sheet! Boom!!

TheIrishGrover

Fatfrog wrote: »

The air mattresses are great but pose a couple of problems;
1: They're very heavy some are similar to a tent in weight. 2: They need to be inflated, takes allot of effort, some stalls have compressed air and will inflate for €10 I think, challange is carry back to the tent, particularly if windy.
3: They don't last, after a few months they go porous, by the time morning comes will have lost most pressure and you might as well be on the ground.

I recommend getting a camping mat instead, take a spare sleeping bag, open it out, basically use it as a sheet! Boom!!

Not going to EP but I use this at Glasto each year. One of the best things I bought. Keeps you about 40 cm from the ground. Narrow but comfortable. Recommended
http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/3407129/Trail/searchtext%3ECAMPING+BED.htm

Dtp1979

I bring the double air mattress that's pretty much the same size as a double bed in width and height. Leave a manual pump attached and get be it a few blasts before bed and when you go for your 4 am Toilet break.

fourmations

I'm in the self inflating camping mat camp myself, there's less to go wrong and they aren't noisy like airbeds, it's what pink moon supply when you rent them, I've bought four of the aldi/lidl ones over the years and they are spot on, airbeds are softer no doubt but I find them annoying bearing in mind you'll be clambering all over it all weekend, no issues on getting a good kip in on the camping mats after a night out at EP , fecking airbeds are to easy to puncture anyway! Mine has five bike patches on it

MJohnston

Oh wait, yeah, when I talked about couldn't go without an air mattress earlier, I was thinking of the camping mats too. I have a single blue one that self-inflates, think I got this one up in Belfast:

https://www.decathlon.co.uk/forclaz-400-xl-self-inflating-mat-blue-id_8363045.html

PinkCamper

Last few years the self inflating mats (supplied by PM) hurt my 37 year old back. Have bought an air mattress to bring this year. But now I'm worried about punctures and deflation. Should I bring a repair kit or duct tape?

D.Q

PinkCamper wrote: »

Last few years the self inflating mats (supplied by PM) hurt my 37 year old back. Have bought an air mattress to bring this year. But now I'm worried about punctures and deflation. Should I bring a repair kit or duct tape?

Never had any issues, bring a battery powered pump and a double flocked air mattress and you're set. Very comfortable sleep

mockingjay

I have been offered a 2 man Tippee in the Pink Moon campsite (have to pay of course), have weekend tickets, but there are three of us going, wondering could the three of us stay in it or would we be refused entry?

Poorside

mockingjay wrote: »

I have been offered a 2 man Tippee in the Pink Moon campsite (have to pay of course), have weekend tickets, but there are three of us going, wondering could the three of us stay in it or would we be refused entry?

They'll only take 2 of you

Seathrun66

Is the last main announcement definitely tomorrow, or Le Galaxie the only source for that? Could we hear something later today? EP usually does main stage stuff on Wednesday or Thursday from what I recall, and I don't remember many Friday announcements though happy to be corrected here.

billybonkers

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Is the last main announcement definitely tomorrow, or Le Galaxie the only source for that? Could we hear something later today? EP usually does main stage stuff on Wednesday or Thursday from what I recall, and I don't remember many Friday announcements though happy to be corrected here.

It could be anyday

BigMo1

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Is the last main announcement definitely tomorrow, or Le Galaxie the only source for that? Could we hear something later today? EP usually does main stage stuff on Wednesday or Thursday from what I recall, and I don't remember many Friday announcements though happy to be corrected here.

I'd be surprised if it wasn't tomorrow given Le Galaxie announcement. This dead horse has probably been beaten, but what are the predictions for the announcement?

Rigor Mortis

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Is the last main announcement definitely tomorrow, or Le Galaxie the only source for that? Could we hear something later today? EP usually does main stage stuff on Wednesday or Thursday from what I recall, and I don't remember many Friday announcements though happy to be corrected here.

As an incredibly handsome and wise poster pointed out a while back, Friday would be the same day as last year for the last announcement.

Synode

scruff monkey wrote: »

I ****ing hate the goddamned happy **** mondays with an utter passion only reserved for loofah faced fascist **** gibbons and Rupert Murdoch.

You're twisting my melon man

Poorside

Synode wrote: »

You're twisting my melon man

what you gonna do about it?
I'd call the cops...

bodhrandude

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Is the last main announcement definitely tomorrow, or Le Galaxie the only source for that? Could we hear something later today? EP usually does main stage stuff on Wednesday or Thursday from what I recall, and I don't remember many Friday announcements though happy to be corrected here.

They are certainly not giving any signs away on FB that an announcement is forthcoming, we've only got Le Galaxie's word, perhaps there will not be a third announcement at all, wouldn't be surprised. In answer to Seathrun66's question I'm sure the second announcement was released on the Friday (23rd June) as I recall it was the opening day of Body & Soul festival this year where a few folk was talking about the announcement.

Edit: Yup it was the Friday 23rd the second announcement was announced. https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2017/0623/885041-elbow-room-20-new-act-announced-for-electric-picnic/

eplady2017

Still waiting on Trailer Park announcement too... Unless I've missed that one!!!!

Seathrun66

bodhrandude wrote: »

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Is the last main announcement definitely tomorrow, or Le Galaxie the only source for that? Could we hear something later today? EP usually does main stage stuff on Wednesday or Thursday from what I recall, and I don't remember many Friday announcements though happy to be corrected here.

They are certainly not giving any signs away on FB that an announcement is forthcoming, we've only got Le Galaxie's word, perhaps there will not be a third announcement at all, wouldn't be surprised.  In answer to Seathrun66's question I'm sure the second announcement was released on the Friday (23rd June) as I recall it was the opening day of Body & Soul festival this year where a few folk was talking about the announcement.

Yeah, you're dead right, second announcement was a Friday and the stunningly handsome Rigor Mortis has also pointed out that the third announcement last year was also a Friday. Looks like tomorrow it is. And 2016 added a few decent late acts so I'd expect more of the same.

BigMo1

bodhrandude wrote: »

They are certainly not giving any signs away on FB that an announcement is forthcoming, we've only got Le Galaxie's word, perhaps there will not be a third announcement at all, wouldn't be surprised. In answer to Seathrun66's question I'm sure the second announcement was released on the Friday (23rd June) as I recall it was the opening day of Body & Soul festival this year where a few folk was talking about the announcement.

Edit: Yup it was the Friday 23rd the second announcement was announced. https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2017/0623/885041-elbow-room-20-new-act-announced-for-electric-picnic/

Really? I was under the impression that a final act announcement was almost a cert.

Rigor Mortis

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Yeah, you're dead right, second announcement was a Friday and the stunningly handsome Rigor Mortis has also pointed out that the third announcement last year was also a Friday. Looks like tomorrow it is. And 2016 added a few decent late acts so I'd expect more of the same.

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Elephino14

bodhrandude wrote: »

Trying to figure how to get to the festival site myself a week before the festival on 27th August, either I'll get the citylink commuter from Galway to Kinnegad and hitch from there or get bus to Dublin and catch connection to Stradbally from there, whats easiest and cheapest. I'm also appealing in lots of car share and festival groups in Facebook.

Im heading from galway myself too , was planning on gong to dublin then to stradbally but is there an easier way?