Guide to Festival Camping: The Essential Packing List for Music Festivals

First Time Festival Guide

What I pack for Camping

Festival Camping Checklist.

Tips, Tricks, and Hacks for Music Festival Camping

Food.

Tent & Sleep.

Survival Things.

Adventure Things.

Festy Things.

A Festivus for the Rest of us

Is there anything quite like festivals? It’s the trifecta of the best things in life.

Nature

Music

People

Along with Art! Handmade arts, fire art, and flow art. Gigantic bubble art.

Baby goats, squirt guns, hot air balloon rides, sound baths, drum circles, bonfires, late night jam sessions.

Positive Vibes

Good Memories

…And a few hippies

All these things together: It’s a mind blowing experience! Not to mention the people you’ll meet are some of the best on the planet. Camping with friends is the highlight of the year!

What I pack for Camping Trips

This is the standard camping list for State Parks, Campgrounds, or anywhere around Appalachia.

Camping has never been easier with THESE LISTS. We have a “Camping Closet”. In the closet are Three Totes and a Tent. Ready to go at a moments notice!

All we have to do is pack a suitcase and food. The totes are pre-packed and consists of:

Adventure/Survival/Cookware Tote
Blankets and Sleep Tote
Empty tote for Food

You’ll find these camping lists eerily similar. However, Festivals are a little extra. I don’t decorate or pack a table when I go “traditional camping”.

What I pack for Festivals

There’s some extra challenges when camping with lots of people. Sites are first come, first serve. Most festival camp sites do not include a fire pit or a table. Plan accordingly!

However “lots of people” would be more than happy to lend you something if you forget to pack. But, please.. Bring your own table and method of cooking!

Food

7 Gallon Water Jug
Plates/Bowls/Silverware/Cups
Cast Iron Skillet
Small pot
Dish soap
Rags
Pot Holders
Egg Container
Smores Kit
Hot Dog Forks
Chef Knife
Spatula, Spoon and Tongs
Table
- For fests, this is important!
Cook Stove and Propane
Pie Iron
Foil
Coolers and Ice
Butter and/or Oil
Salt and Seasonings
Dog Food & Bowls
- Some fests are dog friendly, others are not. Check before you go!

Meals are a separate entity. Plan and pack for actual food. The pack list for food.

Tent and Sleep

Tent
Air Mattresses
Mattress Pads
Sheets
Blankets
Pillows
Laterns
Solar lights
Flash lights
Headlamps
AC/DC Adapter
Extension Cord

Survival & Adventure Things

Toilet Paper
Utility Lighter
Lighter Fluid
Bug Spray
Sunblock
First Aid
Solar Power Bank
- Charge up before leaving!
Chairs
Fire Pit (if permitted)
Firewood (if permitted)
Hand Sanitizer
Axe
CB Radios
Trash Bags
Utility Knife
Baby Wipes
Hammocks
Tarp

Personal Items (Suitcase)

Sunglasses
Q-Tips
~~Shampoo and Soap~~
- Be a dirty hippie! Most fests do not have showers.
Deodorant
Hair Brush and Hair Ties
Toothbrush & Toothpaste
Clothes from head to toe
- Bra, shirts, underwear, pants, socks, slip on shoes.
Medications and Toiletries

I always pack my boots!
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Festy Things

Ear Plugs
Speaker
Flags
Glow Sticks
Solar Lawn Ornaments
Solar String Lights
- Decorating your campsite may seem cliche. But, it helps you and your friends find your campsite at night!
Wire Cutters
Zip Ties
Cash
- Support the arts or buy some walking tacos!
Festival Ticket Pass and Identification
Gifts, Trinkets, and GOOD VIBES!