Sailing and Camping

When going to a festival (if you're going for the full festival experience) you'll invariably be camping there. Since most camping bags are only so big (and there's only so much you can carry) you'll want to make sure that you get the most of every inch, and that you don't bring things that are too heavy and unmanageable.

The best tip that I can give you is to bring lots of packets of tissues (you can get a large multi-pack with lots of little packets inside fairly cheaply from most drug stores). These can be used for the obvious things (such as blowing your nose and cleaning yourself), but also as makeshift toilet paper, which notoriously takes up a lot of space.

In addition to that, if you're going to a summer festival than sun cream is a must. The fact that you'll be outside for 12+ hours a day (easily) should be a big enough warning. I've seen a lot of people getting back and suffering the consequences of ignoring the sun - don't let yourself become one of them! This may seem rather contradictory but I would also recommend taking a pair of 'wellies' (i.e. wellington boots or galoshes) in case of rain. The fact that most festivals and most campsites are effectively giant fields with tens of thousands of people (sometimes hundreds of thousands) walking over the same spots means that the dirt can easily turn to mud (if there has been any kind of precipitation) and this can be really nasty if you have to walk through it in your nice new sneakers.