Music Festival Checklist

With the summer music festival in full swing, and Oxegen only days away, it’s high time I did a post on what to pack in your festival kit. This by no means is an exhaustive list, but it will certainly so you for a weekend of music, mayhem and mud!

These festival girls appear to have forgotten their map!

Clothing Essentials

• Plenty of socks and undies
• Clothes with zip-up pockets
• Thin ‘layers’ that you can add/remove according to the weather
• Waterproof mac
• Warm hoodie or fleece
• Comfy footwear (no heels or flip-flops)
• Wellies
• Sunhat
• Sunglasses

Personal Essentials

• Suncream
• Vaseline with SPF
• Travel toothbrush and toothpaste
• Dry shampoo (e.g. Batiste)
• Unfragranced baby wipes
• Antiperspirant deodorant (e.g. Mitchums)
• Mini first aid kit (including Paracetamol, plasters, Anthisan cream).
• Tampons / sanitary pads
• Glasses / contact lenses

Make-up Essentials

• Tinted moisturiser with SPF
• Waterproof mascara
• Waterproof eyeliner
• Multi-function product for lips and cheeks (e.g. Benefit Benetint)
• Lip gloss
• Compact mirror

The Last Few Bits

• The obvious things that people forget – ticket, ID and money!
• Map and itinerary
• Bottles of water
• Toilet paper
• Watch
• Travel torch (plus spare batteries)
• Food / snacks e.g. nuts, cereal bars etc.
• Bin-liners (they work as ponchos, seat covers, laundry bags, rubbish bins etc.)
• Pillowcase (stuff it with clothes and it turns into a pillow)
• Spare tent pegs

Learn From My Past Mistakes

• Pack light.
• Ensure your ‘kit bag’ is comfortable and easy to carry.
• Don’t bring valuables.
• Wear old or cheap clothes so as you won’t mind if they get lost/damaged.
• Have a full set of clean, dry clothes to wear on the way home. (You’ll thank me for this later!)
• If you’re camping, be sure to put some sort of a marker on your tent so that you’ll be able to recognize it amongst thousands of similar-looking tents!
• Make a mental note of where you parked the car or where your bus will be collecting you.

Have I omitted anything glaringly obvious? If so, be sure to add your thoughts to the comment box below.

Enjoy festival season!

Yours in style,
Caroline

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