Festival trip tips

[Drivel]

My buddy and his 2 friends are all going to a music festival with lots of cannabis and lsd. They have all tripped extensively outside of festivals but are looking for general tips/tricks/knowledge on tripping at a festival such as "bring a camelback" and things of that nature

 

[Bearlove]

I do feel that I should have moved this to 'Drug Culture' so mods please feel free to move.

Tripping in a close friends only/safe environment is very different during a festival where you have hundreds, thousands of people about you and you really have no idea of what is going to happen next.

Trust is the major key here, first of all make sure that if it is an overnight or multi day event that you have your camp, tent, camper set up for the duration and you have a way of knowing where your staying. Set up an obvious meet up point (the biggest and brightest thing you can see)-do not get separated, if one of you needs to take a break then everyone go. Go easy at the start, get a feel for the crowd before losing it completely.

 

[HoratioCocaine]

Never did LSD on a festival, I'm planning to in 2 weeks and I think the most important thing is to stay close to your friends, find a stage with music you like which hopefully has some great visuals as well and it should all be well!

If any of your friends does not feel well, change the environment, go to a different stage of just rest a little. I also read that weed can potentiate LSD so keep that in mind, like Bearlove said things are very different on festivals.
Also, might be a good idea to have some benzos just in case anyone gets a really bad trip. I never had to use it but I've read many reports that benzos can calm down a person who is having a bad time.

 

[One Thousand Words]

Dose lower than you would at home. The heightened sensory overload will increase the intensity so you don't need to worry.

Have a spare pocket with only money in it so it doesn't take forever to fumble through your wallet when you are trying to buy something

Don't bother drinking alcohol (nothing more scary than festival portaloos), and if you are a rookie with LSD I'd avoid smoking weed until the tail end of a trip. If you read enough trip reports you'll see a common theme where trips often take a wicked turn as soon as someone sparks up a spliff. This is equally true even if you are a seasoned weed smoker. Better off enjoying the trip and hold off smoking until you have retired for the day back at your campsite.

If you are camping make sure you set up your tent before taking drugs. Make your bed, place your warmer clothes, torch and anything you might want later on top of your pillow before it gets dark. Tripping or not, the dark is not the time to be trying to rummage through a back pack looking for a cigarette lighter or those scissors for cutting up your weed. I also place glow bracelets around my tent ropes to prevent munted cunts tripping over them in the dark.

I always bring my favourite tripping blanket to festivals. It's something to sit on during the day and something to wrap around me during the night.

Getting naked is never a good idea

 

[perpetualdawn]

Getting naked is never a good idea

Getting naked is always a good idea!
I'm not a big nudist actually, but I have some fond memories of skinny dipping at festivals. I also enjoy seeing naked people at festivals, even if they're ugly. I like being in an environment where people feel safe to take off their clothes.

Pack minimally for your nights adventures, trying to keep track of your shit while you're tripping is annoying, best to not have anything to keep track of. Water bottle, musicians earplugs, a few bucks, and maybe a hoodie if it's going to get cold <- that's my normal pack list for a night out at a festival.

I like 1000 words' tips ^.

 

[One Thousand Words]

Depends upon what you are skinny dipping into.

Crystal clear lake= good

Rolling around tweaking your nipples in a puddle of mud = unfortunate for the guy who is sharing your tent.

 

[maddee2145]

If it is more days psychedelic music festival - Sound is a key. If you feel that your trip could become bad just go to dance,just listen to music be the one with everyone like a tribe. Dancefloor is your remedy.
Also try to enjoy the festival for first hours without drugs, make a walk around, just to see the peoples and area around. Shops, cafes and etc.
Music on psychedelic festivals is builded depending on a day or night hours. Usualy it is more deep or dark vibes at night.Also usualy all top musician are sheduled at Saturday night hours so its maybe a good idea not to make tolerance for favorite drug till that time.Or take some not cross-toleranced drugs. At day time it is more entertainment music and peoples around.

Get prepared with tent, sleeping pad, water ,clothes for night and day, toilet paper,hygien wet paper, some snacks. Take some extra money. Do not take expensive cameras or another expensive devices. It is usualy lost and found room at any festival and its comonly that you will find your device there later, but there are sometimes people who prefer to make exception from main rules of trans community and they could probably find your device earlier xD.
Do not leave your comrades alone, especialy if they are already high. Love ,Peace, Unity and respect to mother nature.

 

[Streetcow]

Dude if your tripping in a public area your going to have to be careful here are a couple aspects to consider

The law: never underestimate the police (fuck the government but until druggies have a say in the law we have to deal with all this heaping piles of bullshit)

when tripping try not to make it seem noticeable or make it seem like your on another legal drug

(e.g. alcohol or with experience with the police and the law research chemicals although alcohol is safer to say especially if you have absinthe since it has reports of being psychedelic true or not use your advantage)

especially with the lsd tripping in public near police forces can and will be a huge problem remember use the effects to your advantage in twisting the truth but at all costs avoid a drug test lying to a police over and getting caught will result in more trouble

so bottom line avoid the police and don't make it seem noticeable

your own fucking safety:

tripping in public is dangerous no doubt things to watch out for are

cars: they can and will hit you this is self explanatory
harmful objects: and LITERALLY tripping: make mental notes of objects around you with potential harm if your going see some buskers make sure they are not juggling flaming chainsaws and also since coordination is decreased you can get hurt actually tripping and falling on to the hard pavement
altered common sense: when tripping your common sense becomes look at that flying unicorn I wanna go pet it! when in reality its a non friendly Rottweiler that will fuck you up make sure to at least try to maintain common sense during the trip
Trip sitters: Make absolute sure (I cannot stress this enough) have someone sober to help if someone gets into dirt and all hell breaks loose please please please have someone sober to help it sometimes can be a matter of life or death especially when it comes to injury

Bad trips:

bad trips will first fuck up your trip and waste your money (and who wants that) but it can also have mental health consequences and physical consequence including but not limited to: heart attack,seizure,intensely awful hallucinations that will scar you for life, alter common sense (we talked about this),altered perception on drugs,and your body now permanently rejecting lsd

to avoid bad trips try to stay in a good mind space avoid things that could harm and/or scare you stay close to trusted friends and most of all HAVE AN AMAZING TIME

if you follows these tips you have a much higher chance of a really good time

good luck!

-Streetcow

 

[dan88]

I like 1000 words tips.

Take two lighters and two packs of baccy/cigs if you smoke (I alwaya lose them). And with this I usually roll a few cigs for the peak as I struggle rolling them come 2 hours in.

Look after your mates and don't leave them alone, and agree to this beforehand.

Personal one, but we normally dose at the campsite early on, then go into the festival once it starts subsiding.. Then use md later on to keep the night going

 

[maddee2145]

Dude if your tripping in a public area your going to have to be careful here are a couple aspects to consider

The law: never underestimate the police (fuck the government but until druggies have a say in the law we have to deal with all this heaping piles of bullshit)

when tripping try not to make it seem noticeable or make it seem like your on another legal drug

(e.g. alcohol or with experience with the police and the law research chemicals although alcohol is safer to say especially if you have absinthe since it has reports of being psychedelic true or not use your advantage)

especially with the lsd tripping in public near police forces can and will be a huge problem remember use the effects to your advantage in twisting the truth but at all costs avoid a drug test lying to a police over and getting caught will result in more trouble

so bottom line avoid the police and don't make it seem noticeable

your own fucking safety:

tripping in public is dangerous no doubt things to watch out for are

cars: they can and will hit you this is self explanatory
harmful objects: and LITERALLY tripping: make mental notes of objects around you with potential harm if your going see some buskers make sure they are not juggling flaming chainsaws and also since coordination is decreased you can get hurt actually tripping and falling on to the hard pavement
altered common sense: when tripping your common sense becomes look at that flying unicorn I wanna go pet it! when in reality its a non friendly Rottweiler that will fuck you up make sure to at least try to maintain common sense during the trip
Trip sitters: Make absolute sure (I cannot stress this enough) have someone sober to help if someone gets into dirt and all hell breaks loose please please please have someone sober to help it sometimes can be a matter of life or death especially when it comes to injury

Bad trips:

bad trips will first fuck up your trip and waste your money (and who wants that) but it can also have mental health consequences and physical consequence including but not limited to: heart attack,seizure,intensely awful hallucinations that will scar you for life, alter common sense (we talked about this),altered perception on drugs,and your body now permanently rejecting lsd

to avoid bad trips try to stay in a good mind space avoid things that could harm and/or scare you stay close to trusted friends and most of all HAVE AN AMAZING TIME

if you follows these tips you have a much higher chance of a really good time

good luck!

-Streetcow

Oh man, whats going on with psychedelic festivals in your country? Sound so unsafe there. Police everywhere, cars, even harmfull object. Alcohol you say? wtf? Are you sure you was visiting right festival?

Please do not get me wrong, but this fest in Monreal looks cool I am pretty sure it is good organized too
http://spacegatheringfestival.com/festival.php#photo_video

 

[Bigazznugz]

Oh man, whats going on with psychedelic festivals in your country? Sound so unsafe there. Police everywhere, cars, even harmfull object. Alcohol you say? wtf? Are you sure you was visiting right festival?

Please do not get me wrong, but this fest in Monreal looks cool I am pretty sure it is good organized too
http://spacegatheringfestival.com/festival.php#photo_video

Uh yeah hear in the U.S.A and every other western nation alcohol is legal to drink and quite popular. We have these things called roads that horseless carriges ride on. So getting hit by cars tripping is a hazard. Police are everwhere at these events there needed for the assholes that wanna start trouble. Not to mention a cops job is to PROTECT AND SERVE your ass. These promoters at just about every festival in the usa spend a ton of time organizing these events so that they are safe and they don't end up on your morning news talking about how a kid died at a festival because of dehydration or something else. There are usually walking trip sitters around alot of festivals with water and other stuff. You really got it twisted man. Wake up. There are tons of festivals it's all about what your flavor is.

 

[Streetcow]

In answer to your question maybe I am going abit overboard since right now there's a meth epidemic where I live (like Montana meth project type epidemic so the pigs are EVERYWHERE and undercover cops are common too)

but it's always better to be safe than sorry especially depending on how much you are going to take

i imagine taking 3 or more tabs of acid in a public place would be very bad

-Streetcow

 

[maddee2145]

In answer to your question maybe I am going abit overboard since right now there's a meth epidemic where I live (like Montana meth project type epidemic so the pigs are EVERYWHERE and undercover cops are common too)

but it's always better to be safe than sorry especially depending on how much you are going to take

i imagine taking 3 or more tabs of acid in a public place would be very bad

-Streetcow

I live at other side of ocean and things here seems to be simplier.
True bro, overdose at festival is not pleasant thing. Offcourse take smaller than usual, especialy when we talk about LSD that can be realy confusing.

 

[maddee2145]

Uh yeah hear in the U.S.A and every other western nation alcohol is legal to drink and quite popular. We have these things called roads that horseless carriges ride on. So getting hit by cars tripping is a hazard. Police are everwhere at these events there needed for the assholes that wanna start trouble. Not to mention a cops job is to PROTECT AND SERVE your ass. These promoters at just about every festival in the usa spend a ton of time organizing these events so that they are safe and they don't end up on your morning news talking about how a kid died at a festival because of dehydration or something else. There are usually walking trip sitters around alot of festivals with water and other stuff. You really got it twisted man. Wake up. There are tons of festivals it's all about what your flavor is.

Sorry dude, I do not really know what is in USA now. You probably are totaly right.

 

[Solipsis]

I think have a sort of 'escape plan', and I don't just mean mapping out the transportation if you can't really handle the festival, but also ensuring that it is not difficult or far to go to a peaceful quiet place, if you need to process stuff when it gets overwhelming.
Even just having the plan helps a lot for relaxing.

Decide on forehand what you allow yourself to ingest, because while tripping your judgement is impaired.

Also decide on forehand where to meet if you lose sight of each other, or similar household rules.

A backup plan can also involve having a benzo on hand just in case.

Definitely dose lower, it's nothing like most people not being able to handle it but some people thinking that they are so tough that they are exceptions.. setting-based tolerance can just make the effects more potent and intense in such a different atmosphere.

So basically prepare to avoid unexpected complications so that you can be carefree and only focus on having fun and keeping your shit together.

I've had amazing LSD trips at huge headline techno parties and festivals, but also at least one time (not a multi-day event) where I couldn't really handle staying all day... it wouldn't have been fun to just try to ride it out while overwhelmed and alienated.. so I left a little early. Fortunately I didn't have to pay for the ticket in the first place because in the morning I did a shift offering HR information about drugs, which is kind of ironic. So eventually I head home, but not before taking a train to the wrong damn city.

 

[Clocktower]

Take a low or at most moderate dose.

 

[Tranced]

I was at a festival at the weekend and the music suddenly switched from 120~ BPM techno to 360~ BPM gabba.

Instant bad trip. Thankfully my intuition to do a kind and generous act earlier in the night came back on me, and a man found me and escorted me to a tent with different music, where I had the time of my life.

So do consider the music schedule. If it turns nasty it's a big big part of your environment and therefore mindset.

 

[trogere]

Oh man, whats going on with psychedelic festivals in your country? Sound so unsafe there. Police everywhere, cars, even harmfull object. Alcohol you say? wtf? Are you sure you was visiting right festival?

Please do not get me wrong, but this fest in Monreal looks cool I am pretty sure it is good organized too
http://spacegatheringfestival.com/festival.php#photo_video

If you want an awesome festival near Montreal, there's this one too: http://www.eclipsefestival.com/

 

[One Thousand Words]

I was at a festival at the weekend and the music suddenly switched from 120~ BPM techno to 360~ BPM gabba.

Instant bad trip. Thankfully my intuition to do a kind and generous act earlier in the night came back on me, and a man found me and escorted me to a tent with different music, where I had the time of my life.

So do consider the music schedule. If it turns nasty it's a big big part of your environment and therefore mindset.

So true. I rember a few mates lost their shit one festival when the joyous boppy beastie boy set morphed into an intense Rollins Band mind fuck. God bless finding the chill out tent where cute hippy girls were handing out chilled water and free massages.

 

[lonsti]

Fucking ear Plugs they have saved me so many times when tripping to hard at Festivals. Plug them in and silence and peace flows through you.

I also like to start the day before tripping to lowdose at the Festival. so I can get the Vibes where to go to and what places to avoid. Also taking a another lowdose before you sleep so you wake up in the space of your drug if choice. ( This only works with lsd or similar or longer psychedelics )