FEST CAMPING 101

This page is to help people with less experience in camping and/or attending outdoor music festivals with questions like "what is it like" and "what should i bring". Treat this as an outline and not the single correct source on the topic, and do further research, if needed!

Campground

CHIPWRECKED is an outdoors festival with a designated camping area in one part of the fest grounds, and the stages and common areas in the other. Bringing the camping supplies is on you, and coming without the basics is not advised at all. There is a sink in the common area for brushing teeth and washing faces. The common area also has a number of 220V power strips. Essentially, this means that you have to make your own camping place and bring some basics, but the utilities and food are there. The basics list is further in this article.

Food

Tasty and filling food is prepared twice a day, and fries are made in the evening. Fest food costs money, but saves you from bringing your own rations. Food and drinks are exchanged for tokens - small cardboard tickets. They can be bought from Anders, the main fest guy, for real money: both cash and cards are OK. Unfortunately, as of 2024, the shop a few kilometers away from the festgrounds is closed. However, hot drinking water is available, which includes preparing quick-serve meals and other just-add-water type offerings.

What should i bring

• Camping - necessary

  • Tent: nothing fancy or rated for extreme conditions, but make sure it's not leaky - a thunderstorm is not out of question
  • Sleeping bag: rated for 10 degrees or lower, 5 or lower if you're a chilly sleeper
  • Sleeping pad: dedicated gear advised, but can be an inflatable mattress, or even a yoga mat if you can sleep on crappy surfaces. Must separate you and the cold ground.
  • Sleeping clothes: the more chilly sleeper you are, the warmer these should be.
  • Medicine: adhesive and rolled bandages, painkillers, disenfectant + 7 days worth of your daily meds if applicable

• Camping - auxiliary

  • Flashlight, which helps orienting in the dark
  • A tent tarp, in case you're not sure your tent is actually waterproof
  • Bowl and cutlery if you plan on making your own food. Lidded bowl is good for quick serve ramens, etc
  • Cup, if you plan on making your own beverages or not using the available glasses

• Personal - recommended

  • Toothbrush + toothpaste, facewash, other necessary hygiene
  • Sunscreen, sprayable is easier to apply quickly
  • Powerbank + necessary cords
  • Earplugs, especially if you are volume-sensitive
  • For sensitive sleepers: earplugs and a sleeping mask
  • Raincoat or equivalent anti-rain clothing, even if the forecast is good

What should i NOT bring

The general advice is to travel light and take stuff that's hard to break. Do not pack a huge suitcase of various tech which you're not going to use. Don't bring a super expensive beefy laptop unless you've got actual work to do on it. Don't bring fragile things unless you know full well what you're doing. Playing loud music in the camp ground is off, so think twice if you need to carry the guitar for such sort of stuff.

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