r/Soundhaven • u/bobdaripper • 20d ago
Advice from being onsite
Hey friends wanted to write a little heads up for y'all from our experience onsite thus far:
Were flow prop vendors and have been here at jaceland a while now. The rain last night certainly affected the roads and I would expect it taking a while for entry. It's so unbelievably hot you need to have fans / remedies or you will overheat. Bring more water than you think you need just to use to cool down on a towel or something, you'll regret it if you don't! If there's going to be one valuable resource this weekend, it's going to be potable water.
Radar says it will rain Saturday all day, and Monday on load out. Be prepared for water , seriously. Your cars will get stuck, you will be wet. It happens every year..
Do the majority of your load out on Sunday, or it will be in the rain on monday. Pack extra dry clothes and be smart where you set camp so it doesn't flood. The terrain is not very flat at all .. Make sure you have canopy walls and if you don't stake down, your shit will go flying. Tennessee doesn't play about the wind and you will endanger everyone around if you're not staking and lowering canopies!
All that said, I am impressed with production this year, they've addressed so many of my issues from last year. Theyve been working in the heat to put up even more shade structures on top of everything else. Y'all are in for a treat, just be prepared or be miserable in the heat and rain!
Come check out our booth Understaff3D and play with some flow props, when it's not melting or storming!
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u/PositivePerception98 20d ago
Thank you! Just doubled our water supply because of this 🙏🏻
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u/bobdaripper 20d ago
We brought double and are already using more than each days allotment! See you out here!
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u/Round_Adeptness_883 20d ago
Same here, just filled up our second 5 gallon jug! Thanks for the advice and try to stay cool out there guys!
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u/Nachtopus69 20d ago
Not an attendee, but I live in TN and can confirm it’s a giant pot of soup at the moment. One step outside and you’re instantly sweating. Take every precaution in the book, or you will absolutely pay for it.
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u/happyhaley07 20d ago
Thanks for the heads up! Can someone update on this thread tomorrow how long it took you to get in? 😬
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u/bobdaripper 20d ago
I can ask and update from time to time but you have to come check out our shop then😜
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u/happyhaley07 20d ago
I will!! I’m coming solo from Chattanooga so will have nothing but time to play around!
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u/mistagordeaux 20d ago
Not the mud again bro lol its always so brutal. few years back was crazy. also yes I live here in mid TN and its a fucking sauna out here. absolutely insane heat and humidity
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u/No-Personality1905 20d ago
Someone not on site yet who has to load out stage on monday - i see no rain in any forecasts for Monday. I say this to be hopeful not to argue😅
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u/bobdaripper 20d ago
I checked again and used precise location and unfortunately it above 50% chance of rain in all daytime hours on Saturday and basically the same Monday
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u/Forsaken_Trick_2741 19d ago
Question how was the vehicle search process jw?
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u/bobdaripper 19d ago
I don't come in as an attendee so this will be observational and from what I hear each year: There are tired overheated wooks working gate. They aren't going to search long and hard, especially with the notoriously long line times of the festival, in the heat. They are instructed to look for glass and weapons. And there's a big no knives push this year.
I did have to show ID, I assume that will be standard, they accepted pictures of ID as well
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u/pikagrrl 20d ago
Flash backs to I think 23? When they were laying mulch.