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|  | Are coolers okay? « Thread Started on May 23, 2009, 12:12am » | |
Hey, anybody know if they let you bring in coolers, assuming they search them and there's nothing they don't allow in them?
It'd be nice to have cool water all day.
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jobosrock Grunting Yowie
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|  | Re: Are coolers okay? « Reply #1 on Jan 18, 2010, 7:00pm » | |
I'm not positive on the cooler, but I think if its a hard plastic one it won't be allowed in. And as for the brews they are 100% for sure not allowed in.
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|  | Re: Are coolers okay? « Reply #2 on Jan 18, 2010, 7:33pm » | |
Yeah, I had a smaller soft cooler with frozen ice packs on its side that I could bring in. We put unopened bottles of water in the cooler and that was let in. If you are going to bring in beers, you are going to have to be more creative then just sticking them in a cooler.
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|  | Re: Are coolers okay? « Reply #3 on Feb 1, 2010, 3:58pm » | |
if you want some good creative ideas message me. i've been going for 4 years (2010 marks my 5th) and have come up with some good ways. lemmie know if anyone is interested
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|  | Re: Are coolers okay? « Reply #4 on Feb 1, 2010, 8:39pm » | |
Feb 1, 2010, 3:58pm, sasqufan wrote:| if you want some good creative ideas message me. i've been going for 4 years (2010 marks my 5th) and have come up with some good ways. lemmie know if anyone is interested |
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Why don't you just post them?
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howardmoonlovesyou Yapping Skunk Ape
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|  | Re: Are coolers okay? « Reply #5 on Feb 2, 2010, 1:15am » | |
i had a camel back but the doctor had it removed.
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|  | Re: Are coolers okay? « Reply #6 on Feb 2, 2010, 3:35pm » | |
@pyschicofficer Ok, the best way to get booze in is... make sure you go to a younger security person at the gate way (they don't search through the bags as much), wrap your bottles/cans in a blanket and put it at the very bottom of your bag and put a shit load of other stuff in your bag (often the more there is in the bag the less likely they will search through everything). My favorite way to get it in is by; take spray sunscreen bottles, empty it out into a different container, wash the bottle a few times to make sure you get rid of the taste (including the pump and stuff) then fill that up with what ever you want. Another way to do it is when you go to the grocery store and there is the water pump that you fill bottles up your self, well take some of the bottles (don't fill them just yet) and when you get home fill it with vodka and then seal the bottle (since you are allowed sealed water bottles there wont be a problem)
Hope this helps everyone
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|  | Re: Are coolers okay? « Reply #7 on Feb 2, 2010, 4:50pm » | |
Feb 2, 2010, 3:35pm, sasqufan wrote:@pyschicofficer Ok, the best way to get booze in is... make sure you go to a younger security person at the gate way (they don't search through the bags as much), wrap your bottles/cans in a blanket and put it at the very bottom of your bag and put a shit load of other stuff in your bag (often the more there is in the bag the less likely they will search through everything). My favorite way to get it in is by; take spray sunscreen bottles, empty it out into a different container, wash the bottle a few times to make sure you get rid of the taste (including the pump and stuff) then fill that up with what ever you want. Another way to do it is when you go to the grocery store and there is the water pump that you fill bottles up your self, well take some of the bottles (don't fill them just yet) and when you get home fill it with vodka and then seal the bottle (since you are allowed sealed water bottles there wont be a problem)
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Thanks for responding. Yeah, if you are smart about it, it is pretty easy to get booze into the fest. We were able to get a flask of vodka and bourbon in each day last year. The only problem was we would mix it with sprite/coke which was $5 each anyways, so it was a little counterproductive. I hope that I can curb my drinking a little bit this year because it got pretty pricey if you wanted a cold beer. But it was so hot last year, that you almost always needed a cold beverage in your hand all the time. Except for those awful magaritas that were just the sweetest sourest waste of money ever. They made the $9 hot dogs seem like it was a good investment. I really hope that they upgrade the food options this year.
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|  | Re: Are coolers okay? « Reply #8 on Feb 2, 2010, 6:14pm » | |
yeah the food is just mean.
as for a cooler, my friend had this small cooler with a strap on it...it was about 1' by 8" and 8" deep. It had some beer, ice, then water bottles. i opened it for them to see the water and they let me in. I wouldn't bank on getting even something small like that in though. They probably just didn't want to be dicks sending me back to the camp area.
as for beer in a blanket, it's even better if you can put them inside the blanket--like inside the cloth somehow. then if you pull it out to show them there's nothing rolled up in it, you're set. there are a million awesome ways...
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|  | Re: Are coolers okay? « Reply #9 on Feb 3, 2010, 1:45am » | |
take a water bottle, and use a pocket knife to pry off the cap with the seal (by slowly unscrewing the cap as you pry the seal), enjoy the water, and then refill with vodka while replacing the cap. based on the size of bottle, you can have a really messy day.
a couple cans of beer can fit into shoes as well, with black socks stuffed in on top. wear flipflops into the venue and pull your shoes out "for them" as they search the bag, they don't bat an eyelash.
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howardmoonlovesyou Yapping Skunk Ape
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|  | Re: Are coolers okay? « Reply #10 on Feb 3, 2010, 2:49am » | |
this all sounds like highly illegal. will i go to jail if i get caught?
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|  | Re: Are coolers okay? « Reply #11 on Feb 3, 2010, 6:51am » | |
as for tips to get "other stuff" in to the festival grounds. have a female friend put it in her bra. 100% effective. every time!
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sasqufan Human
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|  | Re: Are coolers okay? « Reply #12 on Feb 3, 2010, 2:12pm » | |
The worst that will happen to you is they take away the booze. you wont go to jail
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|  | Re: Are coolers okay? « Reply #13 on Feb 3, 2010, 3:33pm » | |
Feb 3, 2010, 6:51am, topspin wrote:| as for tips to get "other stuff" in to the festival grounds. have a female friend put it in her bra. 100% effective. every time! |
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For "other stuff," I just stick it in my pockets. Never once had anyone ask to empty my pockets...
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howardmoonlovesyou Yapping Skunk Ape
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|  | Re: Are coolers okay? « Reply #14 on Feb 5, 2010, 12:10am » | |
cool! dont want to go to jail. might get butt raped.
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