Hi,
I'm Maxime, I'm a 26-year-old french student. I planned to travel the UK (backpacking and couchsurfing) during next august to improve my english and I will be CAT during Reading Festival.
As I couchsurf, I don't need a tent before the festival. And I don't want to carry it during my whole trip.
Do you know if it's possible to \"couchsurf\" at Reading Festival, I mean \"to be hosted in a tent\" ? (of course, I will have a sleeping bag)
Or will I have to buy a tent just before the festival ?
Thank you for your help,
Maxime
Tent @Reading
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maxime
posted this
29 July 2010
Tavis
posted this
29 July 2010
Unless you manage to find another CAT who is willing to share their tent, or is able to lend you a spare tent, you will need to buy yourself a tent.
If you do not want to carry a tent around on your pre-Reading travels you could buy a cheap tent from either Tesco (ten minute walk from Reading Festival site), from a shop in Reading town centre, such as Argos or Millets (twenty minute walk) or from the on-site festival village.
If you do not want to take the tent on your post-Reading travels you can donate the tent to charity at the end of the event.
maxime
posted this
02 August 2010
Is it possible to leave the festival area during for a while (to buy a tent for exemple) during the festival time (of course not during my shift !) ?
Thanks
M13UGS
posted this
02 August 2010
Maxime, welcome to CATs and welcome to the forums....
You're free to come and go as you please (outside of your shift times) once you're on site and registered/logged in etc.. and have your 'arena crew' wristband.
Assuming the crew camping area is where it was last year, then the Tesco is only about 5-10 mins walk, under a railway tunnel onto Portman Road. Also, as per Tavis's response above, you could of course walk into Reading town centre, 15-20mins and there's an Argos, Millets, Blacks and a Cotswold Outdoor Ltd.
If, as per your opening post, you are looking for a tent that you don't want to carry around with you on your travels, then you're probably better off getting a cheap one in Tescos. They'll also have reasonably priced sleeping bags and a roll mat too. Don't worry about a mallet, there'll be plenty of CATs on site that will have one, and will possibly offer to help you erect your tent.
rozmaloz
posted this
09 August 2010
Bonjour Maxime
I'm a couchsurfer too, I have just got back home to London after 6 weeks couchsurfing in Italy and will be a CAT at Reading; I will prob have a two-man tent (still need to buy it) so maybe you coul 'surf' with me - what's your username on CS? I'm Rozmaloz...contact me on there
Roz
bags666
posted this
09 August 2010
i dont mind hosting people in my porch if they want to crash there in exchange for alcohol...message me on here or cats facebook page
mwisby
posted this
14 August 2010
There is a Tesco about 10 minute walk from the staff campsite, providing you get there on Tuesday they should have a shed loads of cheap tents on sale there.
Saying that, if you are feeling sociable then the CATs are a friendly bunch and I'm sure someone will let you crash with them!
