Blog ≫ 2025 ≫ Find my tent

Just had a great idea, I can't be the first with this idea, but I'm pleased anyway. Now that Android "find my device" trackers are getting up to speed with the Apple airtags, I can get thew new trackers, and I can take them with me to Glastonbury. Not only handy for my bag or something I might accidentally put down, but if I can leave one attached to / hidden in the tent, I can find my way back to the tent easily at the end of the day! Great idea.

Only one issue, not sure I have a tent yet. It will be fine.

Glastonbury checklist, in order. Latest Glastonbury packing check-list version will always be here, but I will paste updates over time.

• booked time off
• ticket
• train ticket
• tent ¹
• tracking tags for tent and other gear ²
• sleeping bag
• day bag ³
• waterproof bag ⁴
• pillow case ⁵
• running gear ⁶
• minimal wash bag ⁷
  • toothpaste
  • lip balm
  • sun cream
  • earplugs
  • hay fever and other meds packed
  • travel towel
  • tissue packs
  • hand sanitiser
• clothing arts shorts
• tifoon ⁸
• 1995 Glastonbury t-shirt
• travelling socks ⁹
• solar charger ¹⁰
• charge the battery packs
• charge the torch ¹¹
• charge the pen torch
• charge the phone
• charge the watch
• charge the headphones
• snack bars ¹²
• spare pants
• spare t-shirt
• spare socks ¹³
• outer layer (shirt type job)
• shell layer (waterproof)
• battery pack ¹⁴
• spare battery pack ¹⁵
• watch charging lead
• torch
• pen torch
• headphones ¹⁶
• water, collapsible in water bottle

Based on my travel checklist and hostel checklist. No, pen torch is still not on there twice.

Things I am leaving off the list for now that I had taken previously:

• folding chair, too heavy. Of course I would not consider something like this in 2024, but I had it on my list from twenty years ago...
• Pac-Safe, nowhere secure to lock it to is there? Hmm they mostly make bags now, but this is the thing I have.

1. Yeah went without this one year...
2. Pleased with this, stop losing my stuff, but also find my way back to the tent!
3. Tote bag? Small backpack? Bum bag? To carry round the site in the day.
4. This is something I found on an old reminder list! Keep stuff dry! Weather dependent.
5. For stuffing clothes in and using as a pillow.
6. There is a Glastonbury parkrun! I can do it.
7. Not a lot of washing going on, but already this is not looking that minimal.
8. Titanium fork / spoon. OK spork if you prefer.
9. My favourite Patagonia travelling socks, assuming I'll be in them for the whole event!
10. This is new, could be important, otherwise this is a lot of days on one charge.
11. Hmm, head torch maybe? Is three torches excessive? Two is one, and one is none, they say.
12. Don't want to take all my own food and drink with me, but just light stuff to see me through between burger vans.
13. Only really in case the originals get wet.
14. Got a new one with built in USBC lead now.
15. Going to need to take two to be safe I think.
16. Good for the long journey there.

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Paul Clarkeʼs weblog - I live in Hythe near Folkestone, Kent. Married + dad to two, I'm a full stack web engineer, + I do js / Node, some ruby, python, php etc. I like pubs, parkrun, eating, home automation and other diy jiggery-pokery, history, genealogy, Television, squirrels, pirates, lego, + TIME TRAVEL.

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