Festival camping list
Different from an ordinary camping list in three ways: nothing valuable, nothing glass, and everything findable in the dark. Pack for weather you did not expect.
34 items
Makes your own editable copy. No account needed.
The items
- Tent
- Poles, pegs and a mallet
- Something to mark it — flag, bright tape, balloon
- Groundsheet
- Sleeping
- Sleeping bag, warmer than you think
- Roll mat or airbed
- Pillow, or a jumper in a stuff sack
- EarplugsSomebody near you will have a speaker and no plans to sleep.
- Wellies and one pair of dry shoesKept in a bag, so wet cannot reach dry.
- Waterproof coat with a hood
- Clothes
- Layers for cold nights
- Dry socks, more than you think×6
- Sun hat and sunglasses
- Washing without a shower
- Wet wipes×2
- Dry shampoo
- Toothbrush and toothpaste
- Loo roll of your ownThe site's runs out by Saturday lunchtime.
- Hand sanitiser
- Power and light
- Power bank, fully charged×2
- Head torch and a lantern for the tent
- Spare batteries
- Food and drink
- Water — bring more than the site suggests
- Breakfast that needs no cooking
- Snacks for the queue
- Nothing glassMost sites confiscate it at the gate.
- Bin bagsFor rubbish, for wet clothes, and as an emergency poncho.
- Cash in small notesSignal dies when thirty thousand people arrive.
- Tickets and ID
- Painkillers and plasters
Makes your own editable copy. No account needed.
Questions people ask
- How do you find your tent again?
- A flag, a light, or a landmark you can see from the main path — and a photo of the spot on your phone. Rows of identical tents look identical at night.
- What gets forgotten most at festivals?
- Bin bags, wet wipes and a power bank. All three are on this list, and all three are impossible to buy on site without queuing for an hour.