CAMPING TIPS

Ready to start packing? Our Camping Checklist will help get you started. We've compiled a list of camping tips and advice, suggestions, and useful information for helping to make your weekend a little more comfortable.

CAMPING CHECK LIST

• Festival ticket(s)
• Money
• Camera & film
• Portable radio, cassette/CD player, cassettes/CDs
• Games, cards, a frisbee, a book
• Binoculars

Camp Setup

• Tent
• Sleeping bag
• Air mattress or Camping mattress or Cot
• Folding chairs
• Beach umbrella, tarp or canopy for shade
• Lantern
  (battery operated ones are handy and sturdier than propane but the light isn't as good - a propane lantern with a metal screen instead of the usual glass is the way to go)
• Ground cloth, blanket and/or tarp
• Ice Chest / Cooler
• Ice

Camp Tools

• Duct tape
• Flashlights
• Hammer, stakes, rope, bungee cords
• Lighter or matches
• Waterproof containers
• Flashlight or headlamp
• Batteries (AA and D)

Food 

• Water
• Bread, peanut butter & jelly, tuna, sandwich makings
• Chips
• Fruit (oranges, bananas, melons)
• Vegetables (carrots, celery, prepackaged salad, etc.)
• Anything that's an easy snack and doesn't take much preparation
• Freeze your water bottles and milk before you leave and store in the cooler

Cook Kit 

• Camp Stove / Propane grill (with propane)
• Kitchen Utensils, Pots & Pans, Can Opener
• Table setup, Cutting Board
  (even just a board you can set on top of rocks will help greatly)
• Eating utensils, paper / plastic plates, bowls, and cups
  (One set for each person, wash and reuse)
• Tablecloth, paper towels
• Water containers
• Dishwashing equipment
  (pot scrubbers, sponge, biodegradable soap, plastic tub)
• Garbage bags, Ziplocks, baggies, tinfoil

For Babies & Kids

• Sunhats & sunscreen
• Waterbottles / water misters
• Identification to keep with child at all times
• Earplugs
• Family doctor's phone number
• Backpack, stroller, playpen
• Waterguns
• Games and books
• Pen, pencil, and drawing pad / coloring book

Personal 

• Good walking shoes, waterproof sandals
• Ear plugs. Because not every one wants to sleep at the same time you do.
• Soap (biodegradable), shampoo (there are free showers)
• Toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, etc.
• Sunglasses, sunhat, sunblock
• Bathing suit/swimming trunks, beach towels, bath towel
• Toilet paper
• Insect Repellent

First-Aid Kit

• Band-Aids, Neosporin, Ace Bandage
• Aspirin / Pain Relievers
• After-sun lotion or aloe
  (keep it in the cooler with your sunscreen)

DON'T FORGET TO:

• Bring & drink plenty of water!!!!
• Be sure your car is ready for the trip; bring an extra can of oil & coolant
• Bring some warm clothes - it may get cold or breezy at night
• Be prepared for rain, just in case!
• Wear sunblock!
• Protect yourself against theft
• Report harassment to festival security
• Deal with your trash & Recycle

DON'T EVEN BOTHER BRINGING:

• Pets
• Nitrous oxide
• Fireworks
• Firearms
• Open-flame grills
• Video cameras or audio equipment
  (except your radios to be left at your personal campsites)
• New or white clothing or shoes
• Expensive jewelry
• Barbecues

Have a great time. We'll see you on the river!!!