Festival Madness

[AlderTree]

I have an unexplainable madness that I want to go to a festival this year with DH, DS who has autism and a toddler. Am I completely bonkers?

Is pushchair essential ?

pushchairs not ideal if small wheels, but excellent with big wheels as you can dump everything in them all day. Some people bring wheelbarrows instead, better for carting stuff from car to tent and then DCs can sleep in them in evening. If serious mud pushchairs are useless, backpacks better.

we had a fab little wooden trolley, excellent for pulling/sleeping DC in but the handle broke.

pop-up tent not really viable IMHO because people trip over them and they block the views of anyone behind. To see the headliner on Sat night I think the best solution is to park yourselves some way back on a mat, DCs can sleep, you take it in turns to go up front.

things to carry children at festival these are popular as well as bike trailers which turn into sort of 3 wheel pushchair and are big enough for a snooze like these

Those are v. cute sfxmum but there's no way we could fit one into the car.

Our pushchair has small wheels so no good off-road (Maclaran) but I think Larmer Tree has those grass-protectors under the lawn so is not a mud-fest.

I have a mei tei back-carrier which would do for one DS.

we took a McLaren Volo not the wisest choice but have quite lucky as we were never stuck in the mud, this year we might brave it with no child carrying accessories although I expect it just means a bigger bag

and another thing every year someone always asks us for Calpol or even nappies when she was younger

iheartdusty - no, you go to back of main field or to side, and you are not obstructing anyone's vision and you cover it with glow sticks or LED fairylights.
Trust me, my kids are 11 and 8 and we have done this year every year since they were born! Otherwise we'd never see any bands after 6.30pm...
And often other families join you as they see it is a good idea! So is very sociable!

lights are a good idea mollyroger - not everyone has been as considerate as you as to go to the back or the side! (recalls bobbing from side to side trying to see round small tents in front).

Good tip there Mollyroger (seem to remember you directing me to a thread elsewhere where I gleaned it) - will do the lights thing although not convinced the DS would sleep - they are fairly good at staying up late (DS2 just gone up now at 10.15pm).