Festival FUN
1 NUBY PORTABLE UV STERILISER
This might be designed for baby bottles, but it’s more than subtle (and spacious) enough to pass as a stylish shoulder bag – and given that everything you put in it can be blasted with UVB-C, you can sterilise your belongings even when you’re stomping around the site. With enough charge for 17 cycles, it’ll last until you get home.
£132, nuby-uk.com
2 COOLERR CLASSIC
If you’re lucky enough to both find some sunshine and something cold to enjoy while you’re basking in it, it’s imperative you don’t let that beverage get warm in your hand. The Coolerr cradles cans and smaller bottles, gives them some double-walled vacuum love, keeps condensation off your mitts, and obscures what you’re drinking, which may be handy. £25, coolerr.co
3 PHILIPS HUE GO
Want to up the ambiance as dusk falls, no matter where you are? The portable Hue Go is made to give things a subtle wash, and it can (optimally) last up to 24 hours on a charge. You don’t even need to have battery remaining in your phone to control it via Bluetooth: Philips has cleverly put a button on the unit to switch between light modes and colours.
£80, philips-hue.com
4 MASTER LOCK 4901EURDLH
It’s inevitable that you’ll need to leave some things behind if you truly want to enjoy the festivities, but Master Lock’s weatherproof biometric padlock (which can also make use of a secret directional pad code if your fingertips prove less weatherproof) is a great way to ensure that what goes in your tent stays in your tent. £140, masterlock.eu
5 WACACO PIPAMOKA
Being out of coffee shop range doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a brew. The twisting action of the super-practical Pipamoka draws a vacuum to pull water through your grounds and helps balance acidity by extracting in around 80 seconds, with no paper filter needed. When it’s done, the same unit makes for the perfect mug, keeping your coffee hot for around four hours.
£42, wacaco.com
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NOKIA 6310 Worried your phone isn’t going to make it all the way to Monday morning? Well, you’re right. It probably won’t. But Nokia’s modern and still iconic take on the classic 6310 formula is polycarbonate tough and it’s kind enough on its removable battery that it should keep you connected for weeks after everyone’s packed up and gone home.
£60, nokia.com
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RUGD POWER BRICK When it comes to selecting practical camping gadgets, RUGD’s Power Brick should probably be your first pack. It’s bright orange so you can’t exactly lose it in your tent, it stacks a more than respectable 10,050mAh battery inside, it charges your devices fast, and includes a light which can go as bright as 1,300 lumens. Just so, so useful.
£70, rugdlife.com
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KOKOON NIGHTBUDS Getting rest at festivals is hard. It’s not just the mix of several stages worth of sound making its way to your tent, it’s the cacophony of people cavorting around outside – but Kokoon’s Nightbuds are the cure. They’re comfortable enough to sleep with, and use intelligent noise masking to squash disturbances and match your usual sleep patterns. £230, kokoon.io