What to bring

2022-04-04T14:01:39Z

Nicko: buckfastFM - Chronic Whine

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This is an incomplete list and only a suggestion!

== Vital stuff ==
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| align=right |⛺|| Tent (or space in someone else's)
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| align=right |🛌|| Bedding - a sleeping bag and a pillow, plus extra blankets in case it is cold
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| align=right |👚|| Clean clothes
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| align=right |🚿|| A towel (we have showers!)
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| align=right |🚿|| Shower gel, shampoo, soap, toothbrush, etc.
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| align=right |🔦|| Torch and extra batteries. The site will be well lit but there will be darker bits (e.g. inside your tent)
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| align=right |🥑|| Food and/or money for food (the bar will do cashback if you need more money)
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| align=right |👢|| Walking boots or wellies (the site is a field, good shoes are a must)
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| align=right |🧥|| Waterproofs. This is the UK: we do wet.
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| align=right |👕|| Warm clothing, for evenings and sleeping in if it gets cold
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| align=right |🎒|| Rucksack (or similar) for carrying valuables about with you (tents are NOT secure & we cannot guarantee things will be safe anywhere on site)
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| align=right |💊|| Medicines, hayfever tablets (you will be surrounded by hay bales all day)
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| align=right |🌞|| Sun cream and/or a sun hat
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| align=right |🎟️|| Your EMF ticket (printed or saved on your phone - these will be issued shortly before the event)
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== Useful things to bring ==
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| align=right |🔌|| A 20-30m power lead. If you can, a 16A plug on the end is useful.
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| align=right |🔌|| A long (as long as the power lead) ethernet cable to connect your tent (although we have WiFi as well).
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| align=right |💻|| Computer, both for personal use and many of our workshops will use them
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| align=right |📱|| A DECT phone to make and receive phone call via the local DECT network
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| align=right |📻|| An FM radio to listen to the local radio stations
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| align=right |🔌|| Charging gear (for phones, laptops etc.)
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| align=right |🇪🇺|| Europe to UK plug adaptors (if you have non-UK equipment)
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| align=right |🔨|| Making gear (for any/all of your hobbies)
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| align=right |☕|| A water bottle and/or mug, useful for food & drink (when not got from vendors)
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| align=right |📼|| Tape, gaffer, LX, what ever, always useful for fixing things wot break (like tents)
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| align=right |🖊️|| Pen and paper
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| align=right |🚮|| Bin bags (for rubbish and dirty clothes)
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| align=right |🔥|| A few gold and silver space blankets and clothes pins to cover your tent and prevent it from turning into an oven in the morning sun
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== Advice for villages/large groups ==
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| align=right |☕|| A small camping kettle may come in handy (larger kettles require care). We have food and drink vendors on site.
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| align=right |🍳|| A camping stove shouldn't be needed, but will be permitted as long as it's off the ground. Induction stoves also work and are less likely to set fire to things.
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| align=right |🖥️|| A network switch may reduce the amount of network cabling required, but please inform [[Network|the NOC]] if you need to connect more than 10 devices. Wireless access points are not allowed at all.
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| align=right |🖥️|| The switches in the DKs won't work at 10Mbps, so if you need 10baseT connectivity (e.g. for old or embedded things) please bring a switch.
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| align=right |🥛|| A mini fridge may be useful for storing milk.
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== Things to avoid if possible ==
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| align=right |🍾|| Glass bottles: broken glass is a pain to clean up.

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| align=right |🔥|| Being on fire.

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| align=right |🛋️|| Repeatedly jumping on a pile of bean bags in the lounge: bean bag balls are a pain to clean up.
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What to bring