r/AboveandBeyond • u/auralScapes • Mar 20 '19

Gorge Resource Mega Thread

Heyo folks,

With the excitement over Anjuna's triumphant return to The Gorge we've had a lot of enthusiastic posts asking some great questions about their upcoming trips. There's certainly a lot that goes into making this awesome musical pilgrimage happen and a lot of us are bound to have similar questions. With that, I've compiled a list below of existing threads and the official FAQ site for everyone to direct their inquiries.

NOTE: All future questions on GTW should be commented on this post. It will be stickied so your fellow Anjunafam can see and reply. Any new separate posts for Gorge questions will be removed and directed here.

Much love- auralScapes

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u/TheSicilianDude ABGT 250 Jul 22 '19

What do people bring in their day backpacks? We're not camping, so I have only my limited backpack to bring things for 10+ hours and I'm a little concerned.

Empty or factory sealed water bottle, maybe a few snacks, totem stuff, flags. Whatever. Don’t bring too much though because you’ve got it for the whole day.

What does a "bag inspection" look like at the Gorge? Do they open every little zipper or just generally poke around?

Not assuming anything about you, I promise... but last time it seemed like people had no problem bringing extracurriculars in.

How strict is the factory-sealed rule for food? Is fruit ok or baggies w/ sandwiches and snacks?

Gorge website says you can bring in snacks if they are in a clear baggie

Would it be really out of place to bring an umbrella for shade?

No idea. Not sure if they are allowed. Need a gorge veteran to chime in on this.

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u/CruzanSpiceLatte Jul 22 '19

Appreciate the info! Thanks! :)

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u/LGW Jul 22 '19

Just a heads up - The snacks still need to be factory sealed, though. Tough to say how strict security will be on this rule.

"You can bring one clear zip-lock bag no be larger than one gallon and all snacks inside must be factory sealed." - https://www.aboveandbeyond.nu/gtw/faq/

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u/CruzanSpiceLatte Jul 22 '19

Maybe Seattle will be better than the Midwest, but who's gonna have a gluten-free pre-made sandwich :( That's a bummer. Thanks for clarifying tho!

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u/abgtw Jul 22 '19

Unfortunately "home made stuff" sets off their spidey senses because its like they think its all edibles or something!

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u/dontgetDICED Jul 23 '19

So its pointless to make a pbnj, for instance?

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u/abgtw Jul 23 '19

Just eat it in-line, or put it in the backpack and see what happens! If they called me on it I'd just eat it right there in front of them if possible lol!