So how I sneak my stuff into festivals is with a stash iPhone (hallow iPhone), looks like a normal phone front and back but hollow so I can stuff anything I need in there and to this day I have NEVER seen even one person sneak using the method I use. This happened the day before yesterday during the 1st day of the festival. There was this big pavilion tent thing that looked super trippy close to the main stage where a lott of people were chilling and sitting in. I knew not to spark up or anything like that in public places just in case,you always should do your shit in the crowd. Well here's what went down, I reach into my right pocket to take out a mint (threw like 5 in my pocket in the hotel), so I take out my stash iPhone, reach for a mint and put it in my mouth. Within 20 seconds two guys who looked about 26 and easily could've passed for festival goers knelt down next to me, one shows me his badge under his tank top and says "I'm an officer with the Tampa Bay Police department, this is my partner and we saw you put something in your mouth" and he says to his partner something along the lines of "search him" (they were doing this very discreet and talking extremely quietly you could tell to not alert anybody else around that there were undercover cops) and instantly I was like "woah what? First of all all I have in my pocket is my phone *take out my stash iPhone which he HOLDS IN HIS HAND!!!), my Chapstick, and a mint (I take out my last fucking mint in my pocket to show him) and he smells it, tells his partner it's a mint, HANDS ME BACK MY STASH IPHONE, apologizes and leaves. It took me a good few minutes to process what the fuck just happened. So many things could have gone wrong in that situation, had he inspected the phone further easily could've noticed something wrong, had I not put my real phone away 5 seconds before they could've been suspicious of two phones, if I didn't have that ONE LAST mint to show him in my pocket to prove it was a mint, shit so many things. In that one instant I was so close to ruining my entire fucking life, my biggest dream is to travel and backpack the world and I was about to lose all of that because of such dumb shit? It just really...really put a lot of things into perspective. I imagined there would be undercover cops but I had never expected to encounter one. After that you could easily tell which ones were undercover under that tent. Just so fucking sketch guys... so what do you guys think, did I get lucky as all hell or what? This was my stash iPhone day 1 btw 🻠Edit: I should probably mention I had an unmentionable for a usual music festival in the stash iPhone as well. Hence why it was scary as fuck.
Just curious, did he pop the mint and snag your Chapstick? That gives the story some stick. TPD was sketch in the 90's. You weren't lucky, it was a warning.
Thats an awesome stash spot, hopefully they wont catch onto those like they have with the stash soda cans and what not
Thanks bro haha, it's my ultimate little stash secret that only the people I go with learn about. Every time I show people the iPhone they think it's genius. I just don't want it to even possibly get on the radar, atm what I do is hold my phones in one hand and hold my arms up as they pat me down, give me the clear and I walk right through.
After he said what he said I instantly started taking the stuff out of my pocket to show him what was in there which was my "phone" which he took as I reached for my next thing (the chapstick which he didn't take) then I took out my last mint to show him and he smelled it to see if it was actually a mint.
Where was your real phone stashed away during this search? TPD are still wearing tank tops and where was his badge again; under his tank top? The whole story is seriously sketch. Never show fear, that's the only way to avoid predators in any situation. It doesn't matter where you stash your weed if you allow yourself to be seen as prey. You're in control dude. Peace.
Lol that's a good story OP. I've had a few close calls go my way and a few that didn't. You won't be that lucky everytime so just know what you're risking. Although I don't think backpacking and traveling requires a background check.
You weren't gonna destroy your life over a few gs in a phone case. learn your laws. people overreact it's almost always a misdemeanor Sent from my intergalactic spaceship hotbox good read tho Sent from my intergalactic spaceship hotbox
we would use a filter tube style cigarette roller and sneak doobies in that way. just roll them up, put them in a cigarette pack, reseal it and you are good. most of the time you didn't even have to seal it. we just started doing that because at a janes addiction concert in portland they were confiscating opened packs of smokes. we just went back to the car and sealed the pack. then, when you want to smoke one, just pop the filter off and do your thing. we thought of putting tobacco in the end but realized no one was checking the smokes themselves. we never got caught either.
Does this iPhone work at all? Maybe smash the screen and if they ask say you just broke it. That way they don't monkey with it more.
Damn haha I was at sun fest too, chick from a headshop told me bout it....I'm new to Tampa... assuming that's where you were at...good thing you made it safe and sound....I had about an eighth on me....perhaps I'll be more weary next time about undercovers
Bahaha nice story. I would of been like "Yeah man just popping some mints, want one?" Never would of taken out the stash phone until I made it clear he saw me pop a mint.
I'm surprised they actually had undercovers inside a festival busting people who look like they're taking drugs? Why didn't they have dogs at the entrance or something to catch the guys moving decent weight? Either way scary situation.
I've never been to a music festival, I'm going to one in August called "Shambhala" Anyone know what I'm to expect at the entry gates search wise? I'm bringing a 40 lbs backpack, 4 man tent and an air mattress. No way they can search all that with the huge crowd coming in?
I should probably mention I had an unmentionable for a usual music festival in my stash iPhone as well, hence why it was scary as fuck.
Tampa cops must be dicks. I've smoked right in front of a cop in uniform at a festival in Orlando and they didn't even care. They're mostly there to break up fights/keep the peace.