The biggest thing I’ve learned over the 10 years I’ve been going to festivals is when you first get there, find what direction is east. Place your canopy between your tent and the east where the sun will rise, try and align it so the sun will hit the canopy top before hitting your tent. Or even pro move just put a canopy over your tent and get 2 canopy walls to block off the sun and another side. You get an extra 2-4 hours of restful sleep in the shade, which even an extra 2 hours at a festival can be a life changer.
My tip is to wear a Mindfold total darkness sleeping mask and ear plugs when i sleep at festivals. I can sleep all day under a lamp next to the main stage if i want.
After 7 years of festival experience I have some thing to add. Zipper is nice but a swiss army knife is best for camping. Use a Green Bin or/with a Duffle Bag for transporting. Both protect you're stuff from getting wet. Look what the weather is going to be and then decide whether you need the tent cord. If you don't need them, don't use them or use as few as possible because some drunk person will fall over it and probably destroy half of the tent. Powerbank and a Cooling Box are also life safers. If you have the space a camping table is nice to have. Some earplug are also huge if you have loud neighbours or if you're near a Stage/Party Tent. Try to avoid camping close to the camping streets because of the higher risk of getting robbed while nobody is at the place and if it's raining you're place will turn into a mud fest. Mounting some kind of neutral flag on a Pavillion helps finding you're place fast. Last if you have a friend which always gets too drunk and gets lost just write Friend with you're Number on his/her arm.
Wow thank you so much for all your advice! I agree with the tent cord. I can’t even count how many times I’ve tripped on those things and I’ve seen other people trip on them. Do you recommend anything to use in replacement? I like to use them every time because it creates a little bit of shade inside the tent
@@CenteredFlow hey if you have the extendable cords just adjust the cord until its only like 6" away from the tent. If they aren't adjustable just tie a not further down the line so that your spikes are very close to the tent
•. Sandwich bags / reusable sandwich bags - pre organize your outfits,Kandi, etc •. Multi tool / leatherman thingy-do •. A LOT of tarps / rain 🌧- shade or privacy component • Zip ties- scissors- rubber bands?🤔 • Battery or solar powered portable fan // handheld portable fan (mister) •. Extra cloths - y’all never know what could happen. Weather to accidents of all sorts • Ponchos!! From “one use”plastic to the fun colored survival ones with the space blanket lining •PORTABLE SHOWER ~ Game changer!~ shower/ easier clean dishes •Pop up Pod / more privacy to change some are made for the portable showers •Lanterns / cranking- !!solar powered!!- micro usb chargerjng components - have many different kinds// extra batteries just in case// string lights •freeze your water bottles before and you’ll have cold water/ ice to help keep your cooler cold. •take in a small plastic or paper bag into the potty to change without worry of touching the mast floor. (- the dollar tree/ Freddie’s has paper toilet seat covers~ way worth buying a few-) PLUR 🤗💚❤️🔥
I have a festival coming up in 6 days and last year when I went, I was very unprepared, but now I have a duffel bag full of necessary things and some more luxurious stuff like super hardcore power banks, a first aid kit, detergent for washing my clothes in one of those camping washing machines that are like a lil drum with a handle. So I'm definitely ready this time. Also the fan was a great idea, last year, 6am, sweaty to my balls im the tent with no ventilation, and now with the fan I can cool off after waking up. Thanks for the cool video you're awesome!
Good video, thanks. I’m an avid backpacker and most of my gear leans towards the lighter side of things and usually spending the night 10’s of miles from the nearest “anything”. Going to an event in two weeks, camping in a festival setting with some physical competitions during the day. Thanks for the ideas about staying comfy and being able to rest and recover during my down time. 👍
I have that same pop up tent. Theres a trick to getting it in the bag. Fold it in half and kind of tuck the sides in. There is a picture inside the bag. It needs to make three loops to fit in the bag. It took me like 2 years to figure this out but now I can fold them up in like a minute.
For me an inflatable air mattress is essential to ensure a good rest. I use Nemo Tensor Long Wide. It's expensive and I'm always a bit nervous it might get stolen, but to survive a week long festival I need my 8 hours.
Kept your clothes and sleeping bag in a big trash bag if it rains it won’t get wet. Even if your tent is wet on the inside, wet clothes and a wet sleeping bag is way worse.
I have a question: how to pack all the stuff? 😅 Usually you have to walk a few kilometres from parking to campsite. So I always bring as little as possible
Some tips would be to get a mic to record w aswell, even at max volume its kind of hard to hear you. Time stamps always do well for list videos, and a light for your face so the wonderful world can see it :) great video btw
Thank you so much for the tips, I definitely agree with you! I really appreciate that! For this video I was trying to go for a more chill vibe so I didn’t make the filming set up as bright as I usually do lol
