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Months before you even buy your tickets – it’s time to start practicing your tetris skills. Before you head out on the road, and you’re all sitting there scratching your heads thinking Johnny might have to stay behind… It helps to keep things simple with a handy checklist. Then you’re free to pile in what you can fit.
Packing DOs
Packing DON’Ts
Big garbage bags will keep your camp clean and double as DIY rainwear. (Yes, yes, we said don’t camp ugly, but since it’s raining no one’s phones are out to capture you in your new placcy smock, right?)
Bring: musical instruments, arms, legs and of course, your marbles. If you lose anything, don't let it be the only car key - probably best to bring a spare!
First of all, check your Festival FAQs for rules around cooking, especially gas burners, fires and extra propane.
Just because you’re eating around a communal campfire like your ancestors from way back when, doesn’t mean you should shed all civility – sup in style with Homecamp enamelware and your handy canvas camping utensil roll.
Making breakfast each morning is a priceless ritual whether you’re catching the sunrise or healing from a hangover, and will save you forking out for every meal for notoriously expensive festival food fare. Eggs and bacon will make the sun shine on the second day – but they won’t keep forever. Shake up some pancakes (mix) with maple syrup if you’re feelin’ fancy, muesli bars and fruit for pure sustenance and if your cooking options are limited.
Pillboxes make for excellent transport of spices. Classic combinations, mustard, ketchup, salt, pepper and olive oil will keep your taste buds and your real buds happy. Instant ramen spiced up with a little peanut butter tastes like heaven whether you’re the freshest of daisies or not sure what day it is.
Hint:
Bum-bags are back in – don’t rely on pockets. Check the festival FAQS to make sure your alcohol, fire fuel or any other miscellaneous no-go’s won’t be confiscated at the gate.
Control your environment:
Once you claim your campsite, park all your entourage’s cars in a circle around your intended tent-pitching zone, and leave them there until home-time. This will ensure the safety of your crew once they’re tucked into bed, and it also prevents passers-by from trampling across your turf.
1. Find the right spot
Look for elevated, flat areas. If you arrive early, that’s great but be kind to your eventual neighbours and don’t take up too much space. If you’re late, it pays to know how much room your tent needs before you nab your spot from slimmer pickings.
Remove all sharp objects under-foot and bring some extra tough tent stakes and a mallet to use with hard ground. Position the tent so that your door is facing away from the prevailing wind. Use a tarp or some shade cloth cut to size of your tent and stake under your ground sheet, this will provides extra protection against the elements and ensure the long-life of your tent.
Festivals are all about the good vibes, and you might not have more on you than a smile and your best dancy pants, but if you’re leaving valuables back at your campsite – don’t lock your tent. It sends the wrong message to thieves and your innocent festival neighbours. Keep valuables hidden and locked in the car.
2. The tent
A good tent is a sturdy structure that’s made of the real stuff – canvas is a natural material that stays cool in the heat, insulates in the cold, and won’t tear in strong winds. It also breathes well and regulates humidity – perfect for the Australian climate (the major upside here is you’ll be getting shut-eye way past sunrise, while your neighbours paw like zombies at the sweaty, shiny fabric in desperate search of the zipper – and air).
A bell-shape provides a height advantage with a charming aesthetic, perfect for impromptu costume changes, intimate parties, and of course, incurring the envy of all other campers – for all this, nothing beats the Flinders Bell tent. Woollen blankets provide a cosy addition to the warmth and wearability of your trusty sleeping bag.
The idea of sustainability has become almost ubiquitous with festival life all over the world. Making a big old mess isn’t going to win you any points with volunteers, security, your fellow campers or the planet. Wasteful camping is the ugliest way to camp.
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When all is sung and done, and your tent is packed up, all you leave is footprints.
Images where specified are by Sydney-based photographer Dane Tucker. “Every time I capture a perfect moment, it gives me an indescribable rush. A joy. I work hard to get those moments.” See more at The Salty Shutter.
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