How to pack the car for a festival

Nevertheless, the near-treacherous conditions underfoot seemed to do little to dampen the spirits of people at this year’s event - maybe because preparing for all eventualities is an essential part of anyone’s festival preparation. So here are a few pointers about how to give yourself the very best chance of having a perfect festival experience.

Making room

Naturally, packing all of your essentials is going to mean that you’ll need plenty of room in the car. The worst possible scenario would be starting to load everything up on your day of departure - only to find it won’t all fit. So make sure you build in enough time to have a dry run and, if needs be, to invest in a roof box to store all that extra stuff or think about hiring a vehicle if you need to.

It’s also important to think about the practicalities once you get to the festival. Chances are that you’ll have to park some way away from the main site and carry everything from car to camp. So having several lighter bags is a better idea than just a couple of really heavy ones. A little foldaway trolley could also be a real help.

Comfort in the car

The final tip, for when the festival’s over, is to have a comfort kit waiting for you in the car to ease you through the journey home. It’s amazing how welcome you’ll find having a set of comfortable, clean and dry clothes; some tasty snacks and some chill-out music on hand after a few days of festival life.

So here’s looking forward to a fun-filled few days for you wherever you’re heading – and fingers crossed that it really will have been worth packing all that factor 35 sunscreen.