The explosion of music festivals over the previous fifteen years has been outstanding. Each place appears to have a competition with RV tenting, the place you’ll be able to hear music, see artwork, camp and calm down. From Burning Man to Firefly, Electrical Daisy to the Hulaween, these enjoyable music occasions are in every single place. I’ve discovered rather a lot since taking our Shasta trailer to those enjoyable occasions.
A few of our most treasured reminiscences are these of RVing at festivals like Burning Man and Symbiosis. However competition RV tenting requires plenty of prep. If the competition permits campers, normally there aren’t any facilities like campground shops or locations to refill your provides, so competition goers have to convey all of the necessities.
In case your summer time features a competition expertise, first issues first. Ensure you get your tickets properly prematurely as lots of them promote out. Upon getting that squared away, planning the enjoyable can start. From outfits to meals to creature comforts to water, you’re going to want all of it as a result of most venues don’t have a retailer with comfort gadgets for buy. So it is advisable to make an intensive camping checklist.
Some festivals with RV camping like Symbiosis or Electrical Daisy do have meals vehicles, however some like Burning Man mandate self-reliance. To play is secure, it’s best to all the time be ready with sufficient meals and water for every day you intend to attend the competition, plus additional.
What to Contemplate When Pageant Tenting with Your RV
Earlier than you start to prep, learn the competition tips, the satan is within the particulars.
Do they provide meals? What’s the common value of the meals?
Do they take bank cards, Apple pay or money?
Can you purchase water or ice or espresso?
Is WiFi accessible? Are there electrical hookups?
What does your parking move get you? Is the price of your attendee wristband included?
Do they permit pets? Most don’t permit RVing canines or different animals.
Lastly, verify the climate. Will it’s chilly at night time? How scorching is it throughout the day?
By no means go away dwelling with out the fundamentals resembling a sunhat, sun shades, sunscreen, bug spray, and heat hats, gloves and jackets. In some locations like Tennessee, you would possibly want umbrellas and raincoats too.
Don’t neglect your mobile phone battery charger. Photo voltaic panels that cost your RV batteries throughout the day are a incredible luxurious to have when boondocking. And even higher, in case you have a system the place your photo voltaic panel prices your batteries (lithium batteries are finest), and converts D/C energy to A/C energy, you might be set with regards to utilizing your electronics as wanted whereas celebrating.
Each festival with camping (or with out) has its personal fashion.
And by fashion, I imply trend. Coachella has one look, Burning Man one other, Electrical Daisy one other. Take a look at the style and determine what you wish to put on. Take a look at the web site and take a look at competition images on Instagram or on-line. That is additionally a good way to get impressed to create your individual funky wardrobe. Purchasing at thrift outlets is a reasonable method to discover distinctive competition clothes and accessories. However this takes time, so give your self just a few weeks or a few months to get your fashionable assortment collectively.
If this isn’t your jam however you wish to have a bit fashion, ask your most fashionable buddy for assist. There are additionally some web sites devoted to “competition couture,” like Dolls Kill, Revolve or 12th Tribe. These websites have fairly funky cool clothes, some higher costs than others.
Lastly, you’ll want to convey comfy footwear (that match your outfit after all).
Subsequent, do you want a motorbike? Should you go festival camping with your RV, remember festivals solely permit attendees to stroll or experience their bikes. Most don’t permit automobiles to drive as soon as they’ve parked of their designated spots. That is usually factor and retains all competition pedestrians secure.
And don’t neglect LIGHTS. You will have flashlights for your self, on your campsite and on your bike. Remember to beautify your campsite so that you could spot it if you find yourself heading dwelling after an extended night time of dancing.
It’s all the time enjoyable to place up distinctive equipment, like a flag or artwork piece with lights so that you could spot your own home from far-off. Get artistic and have enjoyable! We like to convey solar lights as a result of oftentimes electrical energy will not be accessible in these campsites. Beautify your campsite desk with lights, a cute camping tablecloth, hold some lanterns on strings and lightweight up that RV. Don’t maintain again, create some campsite aptitude with your individual distinctive color and style.
And don’t neglect a camping rug to place outdoors your RV door or tent. This retains your dwelling house clear whereas competition going.
You’re additionally going to need just a few little creature consolation gadgets whereas exploring the competition.
We like to convey our light-weight portable camping chairs and a backpack to convey your provides. Our RV additionally has a conveyable tenting mess kits and stainless tumblers with leak-proof tops so we will picnic whereas on the transfer. We pack loads of drinks and meals, too.
Our competition provides additionally embody a primary first-aid equipment in our competition daypack. You’ll discover:
- sunblock
- electrolyte powder packs resembling LMNT
- bandaids
- hand sanitizer
- alcohol wipes
- Neosporin
- Benadryl (in case somebody has an allergic response)
- bug chew ointment
- headache medication
- tweezers (you by no means know when you’ll get a splinter).
It’s all the time simpler to have what you want for tenting at a music competition.
Don’t arrive hoping a close-by stranger has these emergency toiletries with them. We additionally all the time convey a sarong which doubles as a picnic blanket or heat wrap within the night. Most significantly, don’t neglect that hydration is KEY.
This additional ingesting water doesn’t embody recent water in your tank that will probably be used for the toilet bathe, washing arms or flushing the bathroom. In case you have a small black tank, it’s a good suggestion to convey a conveyable black tank (aka “blue boy” tanks) in case your RV black tank fills up and you like to not use the general public restrooms. However reality be instructed, we have now one and have by no means used it, it’s extra of an insurance coverage coverage.
We all the time be certain that our trailer’s propane tanks are crammed,
For inside your RV
Pack your favourite meals and drinks, cozy pillows, comforters for night time sleep.
Don’t skimp in your tub and seashore towels, being extras! And lastly, be certain that your kitchen RV is properly stocked with gear you want, particularly additional kitchen towels and cleansing rags. For an intensive checklist of fundamentals to pack, try our RV packing list right here.
Most of all, have a blast. Pageant tenting along with your RV is a calming, fantastic form of expertise. There’s nothing else like listening and dancing to stay music underneath the celebs, with your own home on wheels proper there. Take pleasure in!