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6<br />
EARLY FESTIVAL<br />
As you may know, festival season is coming up in the next few months, and as usual it’ll be here before you<br />
know it. So I’ve taken it upon myself to create an early festival guide so you’re prepared in time for once.<br />
1First and foremost, you need<br />
to buy your ticket! We all have<br />
that one friend who queues<br />
to get their wristband then<br />
realises their ticket is at<br />
home. So be prepared, get<br />
it in advance and keep it in a<br />
safe place.<br />
Next up is a sleeping bag,<br />
3 those summer nights get<br />
surprisingly cold! Sleeping bags<br />
last forever and are great not<br />
only to keep yourself in during<br />
the night, but any possessions<br />
that you want to keep safe such<br />
as your money and phone. A<br />
blowup bed is also useful as<br />
sleeping on the ground isn’t<br />
comfortable; blow up beds<br />
make a festival almost a luxury.<br />
2Secondly, you will need<br />
a tent. You have to have<br />
somewhere to sleep when<br />
you get there, Clas Ohlson sell<br />
tents at bargain prices, which<br />
will last you at least 2 festivals.<br />
To go with your tent, extra tent<br />
pegs are always a good idea in<br />
c a s e o f e m e r g encies! You can<br />
get a pack of 10 from<br />
Poundworld that will last the<br />
weekend.<br />
One of the most important<br />
4 items to get is WELLIES!<br />
Living in England we’ve all<br />
become aware of the fact<br />
rain is inevitable, it could<br />
be 30 degrees out but it’ll<br />
still rain. With festivals being<br />
in fields and thousands of<br />
people walking around them<br />
all day it gets very messy very<br />
quickly. If you want to be super<br />
protected from the mud,<br />
Hunter wellies will be your best<br />
friend – they’re hard wearing<br />
and last a lifetime. If you’re on a<br />
budget then Primark will<br />
be perfect. You can get<br />
a pair of wellies that will<br />
last the festival season for<br />
a tenner.<br />
Money is important at a<br />
6 festival; however don’t bring<br />
over the odds. If you want<br />
to buy merchandise at the<br />
festival then have a look into<br />
the prices fro m years before<br />
to work out how much you<br />
need to bring to buy what<br />
you want. It is also useful<br />
to bring an extra amount<br />
of money in case you run<br />
out of food/drink, want to<br />
buy some funky sunglasses or<br />
need to replace any clothes<br />
or camping equipment.<br />
Remember! Food and drink at<br />
festivals costs so bring plenty of<br />
your own supplies.<br />
5It’s always a good idea<br />
to bring an old phone,<br />
something you won’t mind<br />
losing or breaking. A Nokia<br />
brick is perfect. It’s useful for if<br />
you lose a friend and need to<br />
get in contact with them. In<br />
case of wanting to take pictures<br />
which you will be unable to<br />
do on your 1800’s phone take<br />
disposable cameras! They’re<br />
lightweight, easy to keep<br />
with you and if you were to<br />
lose them you’re not losing<br />
something expensive and<br />
precious! They also take cool<br />
1990’s grunge images. You<br />
can get disposable cameras<br />
from Max Spielmann.<br />
Hygiene is key! Don’t<br />
7 forget baby wipes and<br />
hand sanitizer, chances are<br />
you’re going to get covered<br />
in mud and might not be<br />
brave enough to face festival<br />
showers so washing with<br />
baby wipes is a way to stay<br />
clean and fresh. You’ll also<br />
be using public toilets, so<br />
you need sanitizer! You can<br />
pick either of these items up<br />
from your local supermarket<br />
cheaply. Supermarket basics<br />
work fine.
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