rave essentials

if you have ever been to a club for electronic music odds are you know there are some things you can bring to ensure you have a better time. here are a few things I would suggest for clubs:

• hand FAN! it might be cold when the show starts but 300 people dancing gets hot real fast.

•  nasal inhaler

• ID/cash/card

• gum- packed like sardines- it helps break ice when your this close to strangers

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a little more flexible with what they're concerned with, undergrounds are darker, hotter and generally more sketchy. but for many- these are where the true raves are. late night shows till sunrise, address location texts last minute. you have to be ready for them to be shut down, for long waits from Lyft or uber and more. here is a simple list :

• ID /cash/ card

• kandi

• gum/candy

• hand fan

• comfortable shoes

• body wipes

• hand sanitizer

• naxoprene

• lighter

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my favorite events, and the  types that require the most preparation are the larger scale raves such where crowds can be several thousand to almost half a million people or more over the course of a festival weekend 

here is a list for things I would definitely bring as well as things would deeply consider:

Essential list:

• ID card

• Phone

• Wristband

• Debit card/cash (emergency money)

• Battery pack

 

Camp list:

• Pop-up tent

• Tarp for tent

• Camp chair

• Rubber mallet

• Sleeping tent(s)

• Inflatable camp bed (camp pad)

• Hand pump/ electric pump

• Ice chest

• Camp stove/hose/grease trap

• Water jug for washing hands/ dishes

• Propane

• Plates 

• Plastic cups

• Spatula 

• forks 

• spoons

• knife

• Solar generator/ solar panel

• Power wires/ phone wire 

• Sleeping bag/ blanket

• pillow

• Sunblock

• Cooling towel

• Sunglasses

• Hat

• Hand fan

• Water guns

• Towel

• Swimwear

• Camelback/ reusable water bottle

• Beach/ swim/ bath shoes

• Body wipes

• Chapstick

• Nasal inhaler

• Ear plugs

• Medicine/ first aid kit

• Toothbrush/ toothpaste/ floss

• Toilet paper

• Hand sanitizer

• Shampoo/ conditioner

• Mirror

• Lotion

• Raveaid/emergen-c

• Electrolytes

• Deodorant

• Brush/comb

• Trash bags

• Rubber gloves

• Q-tips

• Wagon

• Lazers

• Rope/zipties / bungee cords

• Jumper cables (just in case)

• Walkee talkee 

• Bluetooth speaker

• Bag/ tent locks

• Hammock

• Foldable table

• Grill stand

• Kandi/tradeables

• Flag/ totem

 

For the ladies:

• Feminine products

• Shewee

• Makeup

• Glitter

• Perfume

• Make-up wipes

• Tweezers

• Hair ties