Living Space

1. Check Tire Air Your vehicle and trailer, check before you leave, 5 lbs of air pressure can save you up to 3 miles per gallon!
2. Tent and Tent Bag - Set it up at least once before taking it out. It's never as easy as it looks.
3. Extra Tarps-
4. Spare Stakes - We really like the tough plastic "Power Pegs" available most places that sell camping gear
5. Hammer
6. Tent Repair Kit and Seam Sealer
7. Pole Bag
8. Broom or Whisk Broom - Being able to clean your floor and feet will make you amazingly happy. It saves wear and tear on the tent too.
9. Sleeping Bags and Storage Bag
10. Pillow and Extra Blankets
11. Cot or Air Mattress
12. Air Pump or Electric Blower - for your air mattress
13. Space Blanket - One of our attendees pointed out that occasionally we get a chilly night. If you sleep on the ground ,even inside your tent, a space blanket under your sleeping bag makes a phenomenal difference.

Cooking Equipment

1. Ziplock Bags - We put everything in Ziplock bags (the One Gallon size is perfect for clothing) The bags are generally re-usable. And when it rains, you just can't imagine how cool it is to have dry socks. We will touch on this a lot. It seems that every really bad experience we've had at a festival included being cold and wet. There is a new kind out with a sliding zipper that is just perfect for camping
2. Gatorade or equivalent - Dehydration is a major problem at Festivals. You just forget to drink. Gatorade is usually available at the first aid tent, but you should have it on hand even so.
3. Cook kits - plates, pots, pans, bowls, Cooking and eating utensils
4. Pot Holder or Oven Mitt
5. Pot scrubber and biodegradable soap
6. Garbage bags and ties - Biodegradable and recycled, please.
7. Ice chest and ice packs
8. Cups
9. Coffee pot (call it a tea pot, if you like.)

Clothing

1. Ritual Robes and Tools
2. Warm Weather and Cold Weather Clothing - Every event in all parts of the world has the potential for almost any kind of weather. We attended a PSG one year in Wisconsin (late June) where the temp dropped below freezing. Two days later it was 105. Pack for the expected, but a back up is worth it.
3. Rain gear - We like those rain ponchos that are available at K-mart or Walmart for around $10.00
4. Boots - One for each foot
5. Socks and sock liners
6. Good pair of gloves
7. Hat - Wide Brim for sun protection, Knit for warmth.
8. Sunglasses

Festival Items

1. Instrument of Torture - A Drum, Rattle, Guitar, tamboreen, whatever. Fire Drumming, and Bardic Circle are always fun, all the more so if you can join in the noise
2. Flashlight - Check Batteries before you need it!
3. Lantern - Fuel, Stand, and Carrying case
4. Extra pair of shoes - Keep in ziplock bags! Make sure the extra pair fits you.
5. Sunscreen
6. Bug repellent
7. Biodegradable soap / shampoo
8. Towels / wash cloths - Your towel is your best friend, ask Douglass Adams.
9. Chem-lights - they are waterproof, and great in an emergency
10. Water carrier - There is a folding 5 gal water bag that is very nice
11. Tire inflator-portable air compressor
12. Moist disposable Towelettes or Baby Wipes handy for wiping w/c seats, or quick clean up of hands, feet, face, whatever.

Emergency Items

1. Plastic whistle
2. Change for emergency phone calls
3. Bring your Prescription Medication - It amazing how many people forget this little item. It's your health, keep it well. Once you are on site, it's probably a good idea to make the medical coordinator aware of your health requirements, and with many festivals, it's mandatory.
4. A Fire Extinguisher - Especially if you use candles or other open flame source in your camping area
5. First Aid Kit
6. Ziplock bags
7. Space blanket
8. Knife - The blade should be 3" or longer, and of quality steel
9. Compass - Like the knife, you get what you pay for. Liquid-filled is good, oil-filled is best.
10. Rope - We recommend at least 50' with a 500# test. Parachute cord or "Shock Line" are very good choices.
11. Binoculars
12. Camera and Film - Depending on the Festival. Many Festivals don't allow photography or videography
13. Sewing kit
14. Duct Tape - It holds the universe together
15. Extra food - We recommend freeze-dried foods for this purpose
16. Moisture producing candies
17. Candles - If you also have waterproof matches, you'll have a light when you need it.