Out in the open even in the “middle of nowhere” there are often houses within line of sight (get a set of binoculars and use them!) or livestock which can be disturbed – pigs(!) particularly don’t like a din.
Sound can travel an amazing distance out in the open even with a small rig.
Trees soak up the din and minimise the disturbance. Be mindful of suitable access routes and avoid causing traffic congestion in rural areas; this is a dead giveaway and is another potential conflict point with locals which will make them go whinging to the Police.
Don’t block or create ruts in the decent mountain biking trails or any other route used by bicycles; cyclists are usually friendly towards the aims of party crews provided they don’t see people driving badly or like idiots (also a lot of ravers own and ride bikes – myself included 😉 ).
The less hassle you cause others the less grief you will get off the old bill. There are a lot of conspiracy theories about surveillance of rave crews; yet 90% of the time parties are only stopped because of complaints from locals and landowners rather than surveillance or intelligence gathering.
