r/Wellthatsucks • u/mattloaf666 • 10h ago

Reading festival 2026

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u/whatsuperpowers 9h ago

Of course it's cheaper to stay on the grounds, but it's still a loss if you don't take the tent you paid for.

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u/Koffeeboy 8h ago edited 8h ago

I bet a fair amount of people fly in. They get there without a tent, purchase the cheapest one they can find and then leave it behind. Why would they want to try and repack and pay to check a filthy, cheap, potentially damaged tent that they have no intention of reusing. it's a symptom of a disposable lifestyle.

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u/IDoStuff100 7h ago

Yeah, exactly this. You can get a tent for less than 50 bucks at any Walmart. A small additional cost for what they're already paying to attend

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u/gsfgf 4h ago

It sounds like part of the issue is that they don't have Walmart tents. Ozark Trail (Walmart brand) tents are solid tents, so people in the US don't abandon tents because those are our regular car camping tents.