Random Tips About Tent City

Here are just a few tips and some random information about Tent City, some of this I might have already mentioned:

• Bring a watch. Some people didn't bring a watch because they didn't want to be looking at the all day- but it would behoove you to bring one.  You will need to know when to drop your badge off for work release.
• Don't wear a tank top or short shorts.  The piece of paper the court gave me said nothing about what type of clothing to wear.  Your shoulders and midriff must be covered.
• If you're going in the summer, dress cool.  Wear clothes that breathe.  I wore a pair of knee-length leggings one night and I was dying.  They were cotton, but I was so hot!  Loose fitting, thin clothing is the best- trust me!
• Bring $1 bills and quarters.  There is a change machine that will make change for $5s, but you'd be best to just play it safe.  You can bring in a total of $40- no more.
• Wear comfortable shoes.  I saw some of the girls wearing skimpy little flats.  While these are fine for the concrete- a lot of the area is rock and gravel.  Didn't look very comfy.
• In either early morning or after the sun goes down you can pass the time by taking laps around the tents.  It's good exercise considering you spend the majority of the hot days on your butt.
• Bring a book.  A long one.
• If you are there in the summer- bring a small towel to get wet and keep around your neck or put over your face in your bunk.  You can also fill a water bottle up with cold water from the spicket- then go to the bathroom and drench your shirt in it.  It helps!
• It's a total crap-shoot as to the time you'll get released on your last day, so don't make plans and don't plan to go to work.  You won't get any sleep and you won't be up for anything.