The key to packing for music festivals is not packing light — it's packing so that you can carry the camp as far as possible from your car or any public transport that you take to the event. Obviously, the car is better because you can pack more things, making you better prepared and less dependent on overpriced stores, food stalls and bars in the festival arena.
The amount you have to pack will depend on whether you are at a 2-day, 3-night festival, such as the V-festival or the island of whites or other festivals, such as Glastonbury or Reading and Leeds, therefore, you may need more food, drinks and toiletries.
Festive food
Although the food at festivals is in ready-made condition, and some of them are not so bad these days, in order to save money, we recommend taking as much of your food as possible. Here are some ideas: remember that summer music festivals can get hot, so fresh food will quickly go out if it isn’t cool.
Barbecues - fires are banned at all camps for music festivals, although it doesn’t work as well in Glastonbury as others, such as the V Festival. Portable and disposable barbecues are a good idea, because barbecue food is easy to prepare and disposable, which you can obviously manage, so you don’t need to carry them at home. Stick with simple burgers and sausages, freeze them, then store them in the freezer with ice, and it should stay fresh for 24 hours or so. Avoid chicken, fish or cooked rice, as they have the worst effects if you do not leave them too long or cook well enough before eating. Do not forget the tomato ketchup! You can also take frozen bacon and bread to make bacon sandwiches on your first morning at the camp.
Canned food. After the barbecue products have moved to the cans and all that can be quickly prepared on a portable gas stove. If you have a stove, you can boil water, and also mean that you can make noodle and soup cups, as well as the first cup of tea (which will cost you £ 1.50 if you buy it from a food stall). Do not forget about the conservator and teapot, as well as something to clean the pots and plates.
Incredible foods, such as breakfast cereals that you can eat with milk for a long life, are great for festivals - they won't excite the taste buds, but they will fill you quickly and cheaply.
Festive drinks
Every campsite has drinks for drinking water, so do not worry about bottled water. Simply bring enough empty bottles or a water container to fill the taps.
More importantly, alcohol is expensive at festivals, and it is difficult to find it in campsites, as the bars are located within the living musical space. If you want a drink and most people do it, then you can take your own drink. The most popular drinks for music festivals are cans with lager and cider, which you can buy cheaply from a supermarket for 24 cans, which makes them fairly easy to carry. If you have several, and you need a few things, think about buying or renting a trolleybus to push your beer to a place of rest - they become heavy!
Glass is not allowed in camping music festivals. V and Reading are especially strict about this, and you can lose tickets if you are found in glass bottles inside the campsite. If you take drinks that come only in glass bottles, such as vodka or whiskey, decant them into a plastic bottle and gently throw them into the glass before heading to the camp.
Sleep
Tents are recommended, although other more innovative forms of shelter have also been known, I mean years, including type, trenches, tree houses and dustbins! Remember that you can hardly spend a lot of time in your tent, so a simple waterproof dome is enough. For a bit of extra luxury and camping privacy, you can put a few domed tents on a square and set a pergola over the gap in the middle, like a mini-courtyard.
Make sure you have something soft to sleep on. Air mattresses are the best, otherwise a decent cover and roll mat will remove the edge of a tough, often rocky camping site.
Before you leave, make sure that your tent has enough decent pins that are not twisted or bent. Also pack a hammer to knock them off the ground.
Laundry and personal care
Preserving cleanliness at festivals is a thankless task, but if you are the type of person who cannot enjoy the day, if you don’t start with washing, you have several options at modern festivals.
Most festival venues have a kind of shower. Glastonbury has several options, including organic eco-friendly shower. At festival V, they usually have a prison, as communal showers - anyone with a weekend ticket, which includes camping, can use them for free.
Do not forget to bring towels and shower gel. Girls will be happy to know that many festivals have hair dryers and hair straighteners that you can rent (albeit at an extortionate price) to look at them next to the shower.
If the sequence for a communal shower is not your thing, you can invest in a camping shower (basically a large water tank with a shower head on it). They double as a useful storage facility for drinking water. In addition, old-fashioned wet wipes will make you feel like a semi-sweet before the end of the weekend.
clothes
Do not go overboard with clothes at festivals, but do not trust the climate and do not plan weather for all events. Decent waterproof or poncho is always a good idea. Like light summer clothes or even beachwear if it gets very hot.
On your feet you do not need sandals that will fall in the crowd or be stuck in the mud. High heels are a scary idea, but you probably know that someone is trying to do it. Coaches are a good option, and boots from bullington are always worth attention. Even if the weather looks great, the slightest shower can turn the festival sites into mud pits.
These packing tips will help you get started, but the most important thing is to enjoy packing a music festival. The festival takes only a couple of days, so if you forget something or your awning that is flattened or blown away, do not despair, you will return to your nice comfortable bed by Monday.
