Are you planning to attend a music festival? Did you go to one and forget something? Or wish you had a list of things to bring?  Here are a few essentials you will need to survive your beloved festival of music.  A festival map of the grounds so you know where to get where you want to go.  A schedule of the bands and what stages they are playing on.  Water!  This is probably the most important so you don't collapse of dehydration.  A banana or other source of potassium so you don't cramp up from all the walking you will be doing.  Sunscreen, essential to avoid malignant melanoma.  A set of ear plugs.  Yes, ear plugs, you can still hear the concert just fine with them and if you plan on enjoying music for a long time your ears are necessary, so preserve them.  A two-way radio to keep in touch with you friends when they get lost (because you are not the one that is lost), NOT a cell phone as coverage is never 5 bars despite what the commercial says (not pictured).  A flashlight or headlamp to avoid things that go bump in the night such as bumpy paths, people who have passed out along the ground, and general darkness.  Also, a digital recorder (not pictured) so you can remember the best live music you have heard in a long time and play it again and again on your iPod.  Rechargeable batteries for your 2-ways, flashlight, and digital recorder as these are no good to you if you have no power.  Rechargeable because you are green-conscience and what to reduce the carbon footprint and landfill waste.  A digital camera (couldn't take a picture of itself to take pictures of hippies, silly girls with hula hoops, and random crazy things you would never see anywhere else.



Things to avoid: drunk or drugged festival goers as they can be very unpredictable and potentially ruin your good times.  Puddles of mud unless of course you plan on wrestling in it, in that case it may be ok.  The over-priced beer & food. You thought gas prices were high try food & drinks at a festival.  Just some tips that we thought might be helpful.  Rock On!