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Yes, but that's just being perverse. I don't want it to be harder for me than it is for everyone else. If they have laid on food and accommodation, and you've paid for it, and everyone else is using it, why would it make sense to sleep under a tree next to the control, and eat cream-filled croissants?
It's like saying you could make it a bit longer and take in Jo'G, or carry a pannier full of bricks, but who would do that if it put them at a disadvantage to others? I just prefer more basic events where everyone has to think more for themselves. For me, it's about the mental challenge, sorting this stuff out on zero sleep, putting yourself in situations you've never been before and surviving, and enjoying the hallucinations! I don't expect most people to agree with that, it's just how I feel.
I make an exception for PBP as it is such a special event. But not for LEL, cos it isn't!