Tips for a newbie

[agresionpower]

Which is also available in Germany.

isn't it great

 

[gnoff]

Whoa, Gnoff!!! That really helped... I’ll look more into it today... if I still have further questions, I’ll post here! Thank you very much!

No worries, always glad to help

Even more so after people try and find the answers first and then get back

Hope you'll both enjoy it, I did between 02 and 06 very much.

 

[Lionzz]

No worries, always glad to help

Even more so after people try and find the answers first and then get back

Hope you'll both enjoy it, I did between 02 and 06 very much.

I'm planning on going every year now My yearly income will be almost for paying my trips to Wacken!!! Let’s see what I find from 2008!!

 

[mental_mercury]

how are you supposed to keep your beer cold if it's in your tent

 

[gnoff]

how are you supposed to keep your beer cold if it's in your tent

No need for cold beer, it's Wacken

 

[Quark]

how are you supposed to keep your beer cold if it's in your tent

Dig a hole, put it in there. Or take a bucket, fill it with water (available @ the toilet (=Dixi's) and your beer stays cold. (or drink it early)

If you plan on going by car (rental) you leave it in your trunk (close it so no sunshine can get in) and it stays cold as well. (until the evening)

Edit Piaf zegt: I saw some Wacken tents at Graspop (last year) and Dong (both last as this year) so I guess they're pretty good. But they aren't big.

See the section "merchandise" at the Wacken site! (www.wacken.com/en/woa2008/)

 

[mental_mercury]

Are they big enough for one person and 2-3 suitcases?

 

[Quark]

Are they big enough for one person and 2-3 suitcases?

No.

 

[mental_mercury]

What about this one? Looks big enough for one person and a few suitcases..

http://www.metaltix.com/item_detail.php?item_nr=35245#

 

[N3m3sis]

What you really need to bring in my opinion:

army boots, they will be able to stand the mud
not too many clothes, you ll not be able to change them anyway, and it always gets dirty, mud or sand
buy a waterbottle or something, you can brush your teeth, clean your fase and drink water when it is very hot, better still the water in carton boxes
tent, not too big
sleeping bag
something to sleep on
a few pairs of socks, for if it is rainy and your sock get wet (I hate wet sockes)

ehhh, condoms?????? perhaps not if you re on a honeymoon...........
lol made at wacken..........

something against hangovers would be nice


good luck

Liesbeth

 

[Purge]

I bought a tent from wacken in 06 and it was fine for me. It's a standard 2 person tent like those you can buy cheap from a supermarket. Enough space for 2 people and a small bag or 2.

Other stuff to take:
As N3m3sis said, don't bother taking clothes. Just take spare underwear, a few pairs of socks and a clean pair of trousers for the return flight. You buy tshirts there.

Don't bother with a water bottle. they are readily available in 3L sizes from the shop near the beer garden.

This year all i took was hand luggage: A tooth brush, the clean clothes mentioned above and a hat (which i could've bought there). I dumped it all at the camp site on the last day and filled my bag with tshirts and cds. \m/

 

[The Rockit's]

Next year, me ad my bride are celebrating our honeymoon on Wacken!

Congratulations! August 5th is our anniversary!

 

[The Rockit's]

a few pairs of socks, for if it is rainy and your sock get wet (I hate wet sockes)

I thought of that as well. Wet socks = "squishy" feet!

 

[LooseCannon]

Dig a hole, put it in there. Or take a bucket, fill it with water (available @ the toilet (=Dixi's) and your beer stays cold. (or drink it early)

It's a old army trick.I should know,my dad was a US Marine.