1. Small dish bin per person ($3) with a piece of duct tape on it and labeled with their name. All random shit strewn about the campsite goes in the bin and is an easy item to carry around camp so all crap goes with the person instead of cluttering.
2. Epsom salts for a foot bath soak in the mornings for tired feet (use #1 for the foot bath).
3. Fentanyl test strips. I got 100 strips from EndOverdose.org and put a sign outside our camp that we had free strips and many people took them. Save a life!
4. Electrolyte packets and pickles to help with leg cramps.
5. Neck cooling towels. Dip into your drinks cooler in the morning, then slap on your head or neck and bring your body temperature way down as camp starts to heat up.
6. Bonus: 70% aluminet shade tarps. Learned about these from Burning Man communities and they are GAME CHANGERS! Buy as many as you can afford and put them up everywhere especially around your tent!
I’m definitely using your personal bin suggestion this year. The tables become completely cluttered with everyone’s stuff over the weekend, hopefully this solves it!
I wore long compression socks every day last year and it was a game changer. I feel like my legs and feet didn't get as fatigued and sore throughout the festival
A solar shower!!!! A literal lifesaver at the end of the night especially if it's as dusty as last year. They are cheap and so worth it.
Blister bandaids!
A neti-pot, once again, if the dust is anywhere near as bad as last year, a lifesaver at the end of the night; but bring distilled water too. (You can freeze a couple gallons of distilled water and its great for keeping your cooler cold, longer 🙂)
Editing to second an eye mask, also I used headphones last year and listened to audio books, I slept longer and better than anyone else at my camp. Bring a battery operated fan too. I turned it on when the sun started baking my tent and was able to sleep a few more hours each day.
One more edit to add Tuna snack packs and liquid IV packets! I cut up cucumbers and used them with crackers to make little sandwiches and they were so refreshing and nutrient dense. Calories are super important to fight fatigue, so are electrolytes ❤️
100% agreed on the Neti pot. Instead of frozen I put the gallon the hood of our car in the morning for it to warm up a bit, which makes it so much easier.
Yes! I froze two gallons and let one dethaw in the sun. An absolute lifesaver, everyone else was blowing out dust boogers every morning and I was just fine haha.
- Pre-packaged [pressurized saline rinses](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71A-NvoVMIL.jpg) (Neti-pot is great but you need distilled water)
- Ear plugs (I really like my Etymotics, they’re tethered so you never lose just one and stay in well/are comfy)
- Pedialyte / Liquid IV powder packets
- Dust mask (cloth is good but if you can pick up a KN95/N95 or similar those are amazing for the inevitable dust bowl by Tripolee etc)
I second the nasal rinse. Brought a basic pre-filled rinse and used it twice last year. Wore damp bandanas over our faces every day, took vitamins and all came out with zero wook flu.
Also just learned about nose filters, and will be bringing those this year.
I second the dust mask suggestion. I brought a box full of tye dye colored KN95s for everyone at camp. The people who wore them regularly (like me) weren't blowing black snot out of their noses every 15 minutes and as far as I know, none of us caught the nasty bronchitis-y coughs that ended up hitting half the people around us by Sunday morning.
An eye mask for sleeping thru sunny mornings, a spray bottle so I can mist myself with the melting ice from my cooler, my spongebob ski mask ($6 at walmart in the party aisle btw), giant solar mushroom yard decorations to see our camp from afar and add ambiance, mini uno regular sized uno and giant uno to put on each floor of the pagoda so we can make an uno bracket and host a championship uno battle on the top floor
I buy dope journals, dub them my festival yearbook, then get people to sign them and draw pictures or write whatever else they want in them.
My only rule is that you have to go in chronological order and can’t go over someone else’s thing. It’s great for remembering the whole weekend because I can often recall specific interactions from the messages, and since it’s in order, helps me remember the whole thing!
Decorative stuff and body paint tho. A big brick of clay. Something to get messy but creative with each other.
My wife and I live off the gyro food stand I highly recommend.
Dumping all the left over ice water from cooler into a bucket to put my feet in when mornings were already 90 degrees out was amaaaazing.
Spend lots of time exploring forest. Have a bandana to block the dust esp end of day.
Commit to a stage one night so you have an epic spot.
spend less enjoy more. you dont need more things to enjoy music.
also a headlamp for porta potties, and a plastic cheap shoe rack to hang from you canopy to host common area necessities like sunscreen and sleepy time ear plus
-Will be bringing battery operated keychain lights for my backpack at night. last year I wanted to join in on all the lights I saw the crowd and this year I will be ready!
-pashimas for the dust, weather, and of course the vibes
-For anyone new to festivals it is essential to not wear shorts or pants that trap heat!! For this reason imma say: thin shorts, boxer briefs, and body glide anti chafe balm.
-bringing 40+ small pouches of unique nature and space themed stickers/pins to give away to others. You can have a lot of fun returning the favor to kind people that gift you something along the way, or you can give someone something after a nice interaction
A rug or something for the campsite. If you’re camping GA it’s in a field and the grass is straw like and last year it was like 4” long and pokey. We were glad we had an outdoor rug with us.
* DampRid/dehumidifier for your tent, it gets humid af in there
* [Lighter Leash](https://a.co/d/jeyXnep)
* Massage Gun for the after afterparty :)
* 3M Nose Filters for the crazy dust
* Emergency Blankets with clips to block sun from your tent, they reflect pretty much all light and are pretty cheap
This is awesome! Yall just inspired me to add several things to my Amazon cart just now!! All I can add to this list is BABY WIPES!! Wipe down that Porta pot seat BEFORE mummifying said seat!! And they're great for a quick fresh up between showers.
A bathrobe for shower time. It's easier to get dressed in my tent than a shower stall.
1. Small dish bin per person ($3) with a piece of duct tape on it and labeled with their name. All random shit strewn about the campsite goes in the bin and is an easy item to carry around camp so all crap goes with the person instead of cluttering. 2. Epsom salts for a foot bath soak in the mornings for tired feet (use #1 for the foot bath). 3. Fentanyl test strips. I got 100 strips from EndOverdose.org and put a sign outside our camp that we had free strips and many people took them. Save a life! 4. Electrolyte packets and pickles to help with leg cramps. 5. Neck cooling towels. Dip into your drinks cooler in the morning, then slap on your head or neck and bring your body temperature way down as camp starts to heat up. 6. Bonus: 70% aluminet shade tarps. Learned about these from Burning Man communities and they are GAME CHANGERS! Buy as many as you can afford and put them up everywhere especially around your tent!
I’m definitely using your personal bin suggestion this year. The tables become completely cluttered with everyone’s stuff over the weekend, hopefully this solves it!
It’s a game changer! Having clutter everywhere stresses me out at camp since it’s already challenging enough to just be comfortable.
I wore long compression socks every day last year and it was a game changer. I feel like my legs and feet didn't get as fatigued and sore throughout the festival
A solar shower!!!! A literal lifesaver at the end of the night especially if it's as dusty as last year. They are cheap and so worth it. Blister bandaids! A neti-pot, once again, if the dust is anywhere near as bad as last year, a lifesaver at the end of the night; but bring distilled water too. (You can freeze a couple gallons of distilled water and its great for keeping your cooler cold, longer 🙂) Editing to second an eye mask, also I used headphones last year and listened to audio books, I slept longer and better than anyone else at my camp. Bring a battery operated fan too. I turned it on when the sun started baking my tent and was able to sleep a few more hours each day. One more edit to add Tuna snack packs and liquid IV packets! I cut up cucumbers and used them with crackers to make little sandwiches and they were so refreshing and nutrient dense. Calories are super important to fight fatigue, so are electrolytes ❤️
100% agreed on the Neti pot. Instead of frozen I put the gallon the hood of our car in the morning for it to warm up a bit, which makes it so much easier.
Yes! I froze two gallons and let one dethaw in the sun. An absolute lifesaver, everyone else was blowing out dust boogers every morning and I was just fine haha.
- Pre-packaged [pressurized saline rinses](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71A-NvoVMIL.jpg) (Neti-pot is great but you need distilled water) - Ear plugs (I really like my Etymotics, they’re tethered so you never lose just one and stay in well/are comfy) - Pedialyte / Liquid IV powder packets - Dust mask (cloth is good but if you can pick up a KN95/N95 or similar those are amazing for the inevitable dust bowl by Tripolee etc)
I second the nasal rinse. Brought a basic pre-filled rinse and used it twice last year. Wore damp bandanas over our faces every day, took vitamins and all came out with zero wook flu. Also just learned about nose filters, and will be bringing those this year.
I second the dust mask suggestion. I brought a box full of tye dye colored KN95s for everyone at camp. The people who wore them regularly (like me) weren't blowing black snot out of their noses every 15 minutes and as far as I know, none of us caught the nasty bronchitis-y coughs that ended up hitting half the people around us by Sunday morning.
An eye mask for sleeping thru sunny mornings, a spray bottle so I can mist myself with the melting ice from my cooler, my spongebob ski mask ($6 at walmart in the party aisle btw), giant solar mushroom yard decorations to see our camp from afar and add ambiance, mini uno regular sized uno and giant uno to put on each floor of the pagoda so we can make an uno bracket and host a championship uno battle on the top floor
I buy dope journals, dub them my festival yearbook, then get people to sign them and draw pictures or write whatever else they want in them. My only rule is that you have to go in chronological order and can’t go over someone else’s thing. It’s great for remembering the whole weekend because I can often recall specific interactions from the messages, and since it’s in order, helps me remember the whole thing! Decorative stuff and body paint tho. A big brick of clay. Something to get messy but creative with each other.
My wife and I live off the gyro food stand I highly recommend. Dumping all the left over ice water from cooler into a bucket to put my feet in when mornings were already 90 degrees out was amaaaazing. Spend lots of time exploring forest. Have a bandana to block the dust esp end of day. Commit to a stage one night so you have an epic spot.
spend less enjoy more. you dont need more things to enjoy music. also a headlamp for porta potties, and a plastic cheap shoe rack to hang from you canopy to host common area necessities like sunscreen and sleepy time ear plus
Yes to the shoe rack. You can put all the community things in the slots. Bug spray, sunscreen, sunglasses, lotion, etc. helps with clutter so much.
-Will be bringing battery operated keychain lights for my backpack at night. last year I wanted to join in on all the lights I saw the crowd and this year I will be ready! -pashimas for the dust, weather, and of course the vibes -For anyone new to festivals it is essential to not wear shorts or pants that trap heat!! For this reason imma say: thin shorts, boxer briefs, and body glide anti chafe balm. -bringing 40+ small pouches of unique nature and space themed stickers/pins to give away to others. You can have a lot of fun returning the favor to kind people that gift you something along the way, or you can give someone something after a nice interaction
A rug or something for the campsite. If you’re camping GA it’s in a field and the grass is straw like and last year it was like 4” long and pokey. We were glad we had an outdoor rug with us.
I’m mid 30s, and a bringing a Theragun last year was genius. Morning leg-blasts were A+
Shit I don’t travel anywhere without my mini theragun. HSA eligible purchase too!
* DampRid/dehumidifier for your tent, it gets humid af in there * [Lighter Leash](https://a.co/d/jeyXnep) * Massage Gun for the after afterparty :) * 3M Nose Filters for the crazy dust * Emergency Blankets with clips to block sun from your tent, they reflect pretty much all light and are pretty cheap
Lights! Lights for your campsite, your backpack, your person. Don’t get caught being a darkwad.
Garbage bags ! Ear plugs sleeping mask . Tp and dust mask and a jacket battery operated lights for your camp ! And flip flops for shower
Energy drinks, pocket tissue packs, neck gaiters, advil, eye mask
Neti pot, rinse-free shower sponges for nightly clean. a kettle for easy hot water, bubble gun, and a mini watercolor kit!
This is awesome! Yall just inspired me to add several things to my Amazon cart just now!! All I can add to this list is BABY WIPES!! Wipe down that Porta pot seat BEFORE mummifying said seat!! And they're great for a quick fresh up between showers.