ppl who have been to shambalah

[ebbomega]

Originally Posted by Lil Jenna

What is the shambhala web addy?

*sigh*

*points to sig*

(Thanks for not being as much of an asshole as me, mofo. =p )

[Lil Jenna]

Thank you

[bebu*funfun]

okay now im REALLY REALY excited.

[dj_soo]

Originally Posted by ebbomega

*sigh*

*points to sig*

(Thanks for not being as much of an asshole as me, mofo. =p )

considering how most people don't know how to properly spell "shambhala" i think an exception can be made in this case...

[ebbomega]

1) she did spell it right.
2) Google has this wonderful "did you mean" feature.

[Lil Jenna]

^Thank you again :)

[dr0pdeadfred]

Originally Posted by ch0dab0y

are there lots of bugs?

is the food expensive?

is it better to bring drugs or buy em there? (i hear LSD is like $1)

i hate to quote myself but nobody answered me

[Bobby_T]

Originally Posted by ch0dab0y

i hate to quote myself but nobody answered me

We hoped if we ignored you, you'd go away.

Didn't work, I guess.

[Bobby_T]

Originally Posted by ch0dab0y

are there lots of bugs?

is the food expensive?

is it better to bring drugs or buy em there? (i hear LSD is like $1)

But seriously:

Q1) You are from Alberta. You know more about bugs than all of us.

Q2) Bring your own

Q3) We don't talk about the buying/selling of narcotics here.

[dr0pdeadfred]

in the lounge?

im not askin anyone to sell me any or askin where to get em

[diva]

BUMP

I didn't get to go last year, soooo excited for this year's celebration.

This might sound like a silly question, but what kind of food should i bring?

[i haven't been camping in about six years, so i have no idea what kind of food to bring]

[Miche Me]

Originally Posted by B.Traits

on the ride up the road, cover anything that may be in the back (of your truck) or EVERYTHING will have dust on it. try to keep your windows up *you want air conditioning* depending on what day you get there will determin where, and how far away from the stages you will get to camp.... EARLY is best, or you'll be bumper to bumper. there is a general store, that will sell all your essentials, say hi to my moma there folks hahaha and she has an ATM there aswell, CAUTION* there is little service there, so there is many problems with transactions, GET YOUR CASH IN SALMO before you get to Sham.
there are showers... not hot showers... just slightly filtered river water..and its a little dirty at times. If your going to bath in the river, make sure u climb upstream, the beach hippie central, dirt piss shit DOWNstream..
The food is great, it is mostly organic and super healthy tho there have been past problems with food poisoning, some good burgers/some bad. The water pump has been greatly improved so there should be no problem, tho i will not drink the water out of the pump due to past experiences, bring your own bottles if your concerned.
It can be deadly hot in the daytime, plus very dusty, least amount of clothing possible... swimsuit all day. at night the tempurature does drop rapidly and it CAN get extreamly cold, be prepared. in your tent,have lots of blankets for when you sleep, dont bundle up too tight tho, cuz when that sun comes up you'll be gasping for fresh air. in my tent, i keep babywhipes or antibacterial hand gel to wash my hands because there is no hot water to freshen up before you take a nap. a Watch is essential, so u dont miss any events. Toilet paper and flash light essential also. Bring everything you think you will need for the beach and a camping trip.
they will not search you unless you look sketchy, and try to fill your vehicle so it looks like too much work. The road block is RIGHT OUTSIDE of Salmo Before you turn up the road. the cops are just making sure everyone is safe, they are NOT there to stop the party as the party is LEGAL. so dont be nervous, they know what goes on there ;)

other than that just have a good time, your going to be with friends.
try to keep an open mind about everyhing you see there, including the nude old hippie men.

As a Shambhala vetran, I must say you have totally summed it up...Good Job!!

[lildonkey]

i just wanna go cause the name is so fun to say

[Grapes]

Originally Posted by diva

BUMP

I didn't get to go last year, soooo excited for this year's celebration.

This might sound like a silly question, but what kind of food should i bring?

[i haven't been camping in about six years, so i have no idea what kind of food to bring]

Umm.

What do you like to eat?

Bring fruit and or trail mix type stuff, but there's lots of good food there. Not worth the hassle of bringing anything complicated.

[diva]

Ok, i didn't know they sold food there.
Problem solved.

[prozac]

OK I'm getting jealous now. Thanks guys. :(

[Mike Ill]

^welcome :)

SO stoked! only 3 days!!!

[ebbomega]

Originally Posted by diva

Ok, i didn't know they sold food there.
Problem solved.

Just about fifty or so different stands... they have a mini-city set up there where you can buy food, clothes, pipes, etc.

Not as barter-based as Burning Man, so you can actually use cash... but when I went it was pretty easy to exchange other stuff as well.

That being said, you mind want to bring your own snack food. Remember, three things the body needs: Munchies (granola bars, nutri-grain, I'm personally a fan of eatmore bars because they have the same nutritional content as a power bar and cost about a third the price), Candies (Fruit is nature's candy) and liquids (juice also covers the Candies portion but needs to live in a cooler. have plenty of water on hand.)

Keep your sugar levels up whenever camping. They're the most expendable and therefore the best for you when living autonomously. Diabetics, take a lot of extra test strips and backup batteries for your monitor with you because you're going to want to be checking up on your levels a bit more than usual. Especially if you're doing drugs.

[Veni*C]

Originally Posted by diva

BUMP

I didn't get to go last year, soooo excited for this year's celebration.

This might sound like a silly question, but what kind of food should i bring?

[i haven't been camping in about six years, so i have no idea what kind of food to bring]

bev and i just got back from shambles grocery shopping....
tons of juice... (lots for drinking and lots to mix with booze..)
lots of snacky type foods (trail mix, fruit bars, chips, cookies.. ect ect)
probably pick up alot of fruit on the way out thru kelowna... veggies...
hot dogs.. hamburgers... stuff for sandwiches.. canned soups..
and since we have a camping burner that we can cook/boil stuff.. we bought stuff like pasta.. and pad thai (so luxury when your camping..).. bacon and eggs for breaky....bagels and cream cheese....ect ect

basically enough food for 4 people, 3 meals a day... plus snacks.
i swear i eat better at shambles than any other time... lol.

[stephen_c]

^
u forgot the toilet paper.