Coachella Tips: Water!

From the latest Coachella MySpace bulletin:

"New for 2007...Recycle your empties. Bring us 10 empty water bottles you find laying around the polo field and redeem them for 1 new free bottle of water. Please help keep the polo field clean, Recycle and stay hydrated all at the same time."

In simple terms:


...which hopefully means less of this:


Bottled water bought at the festival is $2, which is entirely reasonable and doesn't require too much waiting in line. You can still try to bring in sealed bottled water or an empty water bottle - neither is technically forbidden, so it's up to how much of a jerk your particular security guard is. (Bota bags and camelpacks are not allowed.)

Smart festivalgoers spend the 5-10 minutes in line to refill their container of choice at one of the free water stations spread out across the grounds. Look for one of these:

Sometimes the fountains work, other times you get a hippie with a hose.

Either way, it's free water, and you should be drinking a bottle or two every couple hours anyway. The desert heat can get pretty brutal - even for those of us used to Arizona summers - so don't forget to stay hydrated and sunscreened... at least until it gets dark. Then you can get totally drunk with everybody else.

photo credits: maine.gov, flickr users larskristian, verbatim, lhl, czjd