Festival season is officially on, so many great parties and sleepless nights have already happened and no doubt a couple of us have been caught short and had to make do without a vital item. Here are a couple of essentials that we’ve found are making our festival experiences that little bit better!
You may look like a tit wearing it, but when you find yourself scrambling around a tent in the dark you’ll wish you’d listened to our suggestion of a wearable torch of some kind. We recommend a head torch as it will leave both of your hands free and even if you’re slightly worst for wear, you’re not going to drop it. Various manufactures make decent enough head torches, available from as little as £5.99.
Chewing gum is a good thing to pack when you’re going to any show, even more so if you’re partying all night and for consecutive days, bad breath is a bitch. But Blockhead isn’t any ordinary gum, not only is it refreshing for the mouth, it also infused with vitamins and caffeine. Thanks to patented technology the active ingredients take effect within five minutes and they really work. Sugar free and importantly Calorie free, Blockhead Energy Gum is available at Co-op stores for £1.95, for more info checkout www.blockheadenergy.com and @BlockheadEnergy.
Aquaint “Shower in a bottle” is a water based cleaning product made from 100% natural ingredients. Already marketed as a hygiene product for Britain’s babies and toddlers, Aquaint is a multi-purpose eco alternative to disinfectant alcohol gels but does not contain any harmful chemicals – ending the perennial problem of dry and sticky ‘festival hands’. Aquaint is as benign as drinking water and does not leave behind any residues. 
Bola Lafe, founder of Aquaint, said: “Aquaint is a harmless, natural and highly effective shower in a bottle that’s essential for the festival kit. Camp sites aren’t known for being clean and hygienic, but with Aquaint, you can spray yourself all over, clean your fruit, cups, hands, faces and more. You can rid yourself of bad smells as it deodourises, use it in notorious festival WCs, freshen your breath with it and even clean your toothbrush with it.” Sounds too good to be true right? But it’s real and it works! Aquaint comes in two sizes – a pocket-sized 50ml spray, handy for everything from the festival fields to the WC (RRP £2.49) as well as a long-lasting 500ml spray bottle that can be used for the whole camp group (RRP £4.99). You can buy it stores such as Boots or online stores including at Amazon and caravanclub.co.uk.Top draw essential suggestions from other readers include: A bra, a sword and erm…Glitter!
