bag searches

[accox4]

Last year I didn't bring anything in with my except a blanket so I didn't get anything searched & didn't notice if they were searching people's bags. How closely do they search backpacks and purses?

[gogoracer]

Some search well and others fluff and go, its all luck of the draw.

[sydellen]

They do search you the lady that searched me last year was intense i felt a little violated...she even pushed her hand in between my boobs as if i was hiding something in there! But it reaslly depends who you get and how long the line is at the time.

[IheartMillerLite]

I was thoroughly searched! They took out our camping chairs from the bags and opened them all up too.

[accox4]

Darn, was hoping to get away with a couple little sneaks. Thank you everyone!

[hpckids]

are you talking about rv parking or tent camping? so if you are rv camping and park in the tow lot and bring your bags to y our rv..what typr of search if anything happens?

[accox4]

I'm not camping:( i was just talking about getting into the venue & trying to sneak a couple snacks and maybe some water.

[cheyemma]

I'm not camping:( i was just talking about getting into the venue & trying to sneak a couple snacks and maybe some water.

you can try to sneak, as said above itis really just the luck of the draw. Last year, i didn't get searched much but noticed people who were... just be prepared to have them throw out whatever they may find.

[Janell24]

you can bring water as long as its not opened.

[Janell24]

They do search you the lady that searched me last year was intense i felt a little violated...she even pushed her hand in between my boobs as if i was hiding something in there! But it reaslly depends who you get and how long the line is at the time.

why did she search you, they are only suppose to search your bags.

[IheartMillerLite]

They patted me down too....pockets on my cargo pants especially!

[Berlynn73]

We were patted down as well..seriously in shorts and a tank top. What could I be hiding?? I think some of them just go a little overboard. We did find that they didnt check the back pocket of the backpack chair last year so I hid my sunflower seed in the on Sunday, since they took them away from me on Sat cause they were in the backpack.

[festivalfan]

body searches? pat downs? confiscating sunflower seeds?
this is ridiculous, and over board. I hope to gosh they don't do that this year

[Tweeder82]

As a male, I didnt get searched at all and i was carrying a bag(small)...both days I didnt get searched at a ll my my lady friends did. So there is really no telling. Whats the harm in trying, right?

[Kbug&Shanrock]

last year they confisicated our kettle corn that we had bought in the venue and were bringing back in with us....of course they missed the box of margaritas that was in the bottom of the stroller!

[tcompton]

Last year we didn't sneak anything in the first day to see what was going on. The second day we were able to get 12 cans of beer in. Two cans I had in the seat of a chair I was carrying without a bag. I just held the legs tightly and they just didn't notice. My gf had a mesh backpack with a hidden lunch cooler on the bottom that held some beers. Also I distracted the person searching by pointing to an empty water bottle in my gf's bag ahead of me and asked, " We are allowed to bring empty bottles in for water right?" By asking innocent questions and talking to them you have a better chance.

As for the chic who got her boobs checked... I think you were probably just groped by a beaver fevered lesbian security guard.

[festivalfan]

I think we should be very careful what we post about sneaking items in....this message board is read by many people that are not regulars. look at the numbers of "guests"..

[Berlynn73]

I think we should be very careful what we post about sneaking items in....this message board is read by many people that are not regulars. look at the numbers of "guests"..

Very True!!

[calichristina]

Last year we didn't sneak anything in the first day to see what was going on. The second day we were able to get 12 cans of beer in. Two cans I had in the seat of a chair I was carrying without a bag. I just held the legs tightly and they just didn't notice. My gf had a mesh backpack with a hidden lunch cooler on the bottom that held some beers. Also I distracted the person searching by pointing to an empty water bottle in my gf's bag ahead of me and asked, " We are allowed to bring empty bottles in for water right?" By asking innocent questions and talking to them you have a better chance.

As for the chic who got her boobs checked... I think you were probably just groped by a beaver fevered lesbian security guard.


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[KC4avon]

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good luck & have safe fun

[Janell24]

My bag was searched but that was it.

[gaypalmsprings]

It's hit or miss. At Coachella, some were let through with no search, while others had to take their shoes off. The security is poorly trained and uninformed. Beware, it was reported by several people that security robbed people and possibly broke into cars at Coachella. Just sayin...protect your valuables. Leave stuff home, lock it in your trunk, or use lockers on site.

[gaypalmsprings]

body searches? pat downs? confiscating sunflower seeds?
this is ridiculous, and over board. I hope to gosh they don't do that this year

I'm a fan of body cavity searches.

[festivalfan]

It's hit or miss. At Coachella, some were let through with no search, while others had to take their shoes off. The security is poorly trained and uninformed. Beware, it was reported by several people that security robbed people and possibly broke into cars at Coachella. Just sayin...protect your valuables. Leave stuff home, lock it in your trunk, or use lockers on site.

hmm, I figured that last year...this really is unsettling... they are UNTRAINED, have no specific credentials for searching, and I really doubt they have "protocols" for how one is selected for searching...or how to properly search... what are they told to look for? go ahead look for a conceled weapon, but do not take my water bottle, or my bag of jelly beans, (yes they DID take them last year!),

It seems odd they they can randomly do a body search, and pat down butts, boobs and bulges looking for stuff.

I sense a riot in the lines...

AND.. thefts in the parking lots??

[Miss B]

i wanna sneak in some vodka in a flask or something but i don't wanna get busted lol i'm wondering if it's even worth the hassle. but mmmm some grey goose ...i'm pretty sure it is worth the hassle. it seems like i always get searched A LOT tho... could it be the giant weed leaf tattoo on my arm? lol possibly :p :)

[festivalfan]

i wanna sneak in some vodka in a flask or something but i don't wanna get busted lol i'm wondering if it's even worth the hassle. but mmmm some grey goose ...i'm pretty sure it is worth the hassle. it seems like i always get searched A LOT tho... could it be the giant weed leaf tattoo on my arm? lol possibly :p :)

ha ha ha.. weed leaf??

that would be considered profiling!!!

[Miss B]

ha ha ha.. weed leaf??

that would be considered profiling!!!

lmao yes i'm such a stoner i had to let the world know by getting a tattoo on my forearm. out and proud has a very different meaning to me :D

it is profiling! lol although if i was security i might search me too:p