{"id":42167,"date":"2016-07-06T10:00:13","date_gmt":"2016-07-06T00:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/?p=42167"},"modified":"2018-04-12T09:35:00","modified_gmt":"2018-04-11T23:35:00","slug":"festival-survival-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/festival-survival-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Festival Survival Guide: 12 things you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"

Music all day erryday, mud for days, afternoons spent crafternooning and food trucks to satisfy your festival foodie cravings\u2026 is it almost time for you to start preparing for your favourite festival?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Your\u00a0count down has started and it’s a race to get your roadtrip playlist and\u00a0the rest of your\u00a0shizz sorted! Not sure what you need to get sorted or what to expect? Here are the tips you\u2019ll need to get yourself #festivalready \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

#1 It could be\u00a0a mudbath out there<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The rain gods seem to have a thing for festivals, there’s a\u00a0very\u00a0high\u00a0chance you’re going to NEED gumboots like a donut needs cinnamon, a pi\u00f1a colada needs pineapple and Eric needs Ariel.<\/p>\n

The mud will swallow everything \u2013 it\u2019s a shoe graveyard out there. You start off wearing suede boots and you end the day wearing socks (if you\u2019re lucky). Don\u2019t have a pair of gumboots? Stop what you\u2019re doing and get them stat! Gumboots become an endangered commodity the week leading up to festivals,\u00a0finding them is like finding a $50 note in your jeans pocket when your bank balance is $0.01 (it\u2019s a magical moment). If you\u2019ve left gumboot shopping until a few days out, you\u2019ll be faced with the sold-out gumboot epidemic, true story.<\/p>\n

Gumboot hack:<\/strong> If you\u2019re in a desperate sitch and you\u2019ve got small-ish feet, you may be in luck, go and check out the kids shoes. I was just able to squeeze into the largest kids sized gumboots, but that should really be your last resort!<\/p>\n\"\"\n

#2<\/strong> You\u2019ll need these to keep you going<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Unlike new gumboots, donuts are usually\u00a0easy to find at\u00a0festivals! Find\u00a0yourself a\u00a0donut stall (or other stall\u00a0pumping out\u00a0wickedly delicious treats to the festival tribe) and cram your mouth. Be warned, it may become a daily addiction, but there\u2019s nothing wrong with being high on sugar, in fact you\u2019ll need it. Trudging through mud can be an epic thigh workout and they\u2019ll give you the sugar hit you need to keep you going into the early hours of the morn. Also a great way to eat your feelings if you’ve lost your fave suede shoes in the mud pit!<\/p>\n

Totally rate these: The fluffiest, most delicious cinnamon donuts I came across by the good folks at Byron Bay Organic Doughnuts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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