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The question seems to come up every year from people going to WEMF for the first time as to what they should be packing.. here's what I've come up with off the top of my head.


The bare essentials
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A tent.

A mattress. You will not get a good sleep with music thumping in your skull while your back screams at you for sleeping on lumpy ground.

Ear plugs. For the same reason above.

A sleeping bag.

At least one change of clothing (including socks).

Loose change.

Either bring food, or have enough cash to buy food. Expect there to be a 50% fun tax. IE: If you're used to paying $2 for a street vendor hot dog, be prepared to pay $3.

2L of water (your mileage may vary depending on how much you dance, how much alcohol you consume, the temp, etc).

A flashlight/pen-light/mag-lite. If you step into the port-o-lets at 2 AM, not only do you want to know where you're aiming (in a guy's case) but if there are any other foreign objects in the port-o-let.

A few $ of bribe money in case you need to get a lift to the closest town or make a cell phone call and no one wants to seem to help you for free. I'm not sure how the shuttle buses are working this year, but you may need $20 for the return trip.

Money for parking. I'm guessing $10+. The lot may be full and some "enterprising" locals might decide to open up a plot of land / charge money.


Extras/Non-essentials
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More water.

Toothbrush, toothpaste.

Sunscreen.

Towels if you plan to make use of the waterslide and other fun stuff.

Hand cleaner or soap (the soap dispensers at the port-o-lets can be pretty crappy at times. Hopefully not literally).

Some portable form of entertainment (book, frisbee, tennis ball, whatever). If the music shuts off during the day, the entertainment is rained out/not working/whatever, and you're too hot to sleep in your tent because it's 500C out, you might appreciate having something more to do than wandering around aimlessly.

Patience. If you get there at or after 6 PM on Friday, expect a huge lineup to get in. People also get crabby when Sunday morning hits. A lot of people haven't slept properly and just want to get home. Try to remember this .

One other thing: Don't necessarily expect there to be pay phones on site. WEMF two years ago was at the Dunnville Airport, and the nearest pay phone was a 1 hour walk.

That's about all I can think of.. If you've got more, or disagree with something, add it below...

Keron_DaFunky1

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From the WEMF info at http://www.damndjs.com/wemf/wemf2002/email.html

Interactive Inflatable Zone/Waterworks (New For WEMF2002!)

Dance till you sweat and then come and cool off on our SUPER HUGE 40' long inflatable waterslide. If that's not enough, make your way though the rain tunnel and get hosed with a hundred other people at a time - or tackle the 24' tall Giant Slide to get commanding view of the party! When the fun in the sun gets to be a bit much, kick back on some extra-large INFLATABLE COUCHES! (Specially designed for industrial strength lounging - they can fit ten of your friends at a time).You can stay all day and night or keep coming back for more through a one time all access fee on site (independently owned and operated).

Penis Envy

im gonna go to wemf all weekend with the same clothes and some money, ill sleep in other peoples tents, and i will buy some water. but other than that......

i will just go with NOTHING but the clothes on my back

Mikie

Yep! Last year I thought I'd try that and it went off great!


I brought a backpack with 12 bottles of water, two bottles of sprite, toothpaste/brush and underarm and 6 pairs of socks with extra shoes & flashlight


as for sleep, sleep was quite irrelevant all weekend long

Keron_DaFunky1

For Shoes: I STRONGLY recommend you take a pair of shoes that are broken in but not at their worst...or near the end of their days...and do NOT buy a new pair of shoes days before the event and then go with them and try to dance in only those all weekend...this will cause lengthy sessions of ache!!! I know...the first WEMF i went to I had bought shoes the day before and my other shoes were beaten to crap so i pretty much wore them all weekend...i paid for it a plenty for the next few days ( mind you i WAS dancing a fuck of alot )

*ShAnN*

That's DISGUSTING......
a toothbrush IS essential! you are there for THREE FUCKING DAYS.....


god damn dirty kids!

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There are other ways to clean your teeth without a toothbrush / toothpaste. On top of that, you will likely be there for 36 hours (7 PM Friday to 7 AM Sunday). Not a 72 hour period.

I tried to be objective and listed things that you would need in order to enjoy yourself/sleep comfortably while there and get back home reasonably safely as essentials. As you can see in the thread already, there are people who are planning to go with nothing but their ticket (or not), the clothes on their back, and their reliance on charity to enjoy themselves.

It's easy enough to turn this into a flame war about hygiene. Someone else may find it essential to bring a bar of soap to clean their entire body as well as q-tips. Someone else may find it essential to have fresh fruits and vegetables. It's likely that if you have these kinds of needs that you'll bring them without having to rely on what's on this list in the first place.

Penis Envy

as long as you arent at wemf to make out with strangers, the fact other people dont have toothbrushes shouldnt bug you!

*ShAnN*

it's nice to talk to people though who don't have BAD breath..

Camrose

Toliet Paper!!!!!!! This is a must for me this year.

I won't even mention the port-o-potties last year and they're issues!

Ewwwwwww!

Amy

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disasterpiece

maybe some sparklers and fireworks????

MaTcH

hmmm people share tents eh? Well I'm sorry to say people but i sleep commando and I'm not puttin on any boxers or pants for no one ya hear. anyways my list of bear nesseties are as follows:money, tent, inflatable mattress, incents, deoderant, toothbrush, toothpaste, 2 cartons of smokes cuz i know people be like hey man you got a smoke and I'll be like dude no problem because I am a gullable sucker. hacky sack, lotto licorice and other candied goods and just for those rowdy people who might forget I have talked to a friend who works at a condom shop and he's going to supply me with all shapes colours and sizes of condoms, better safe then sorry right? right! ummm a blow up doll blah blah blah. thats about all. One question though. where do i buy the tickets for this glorious event?

mirahonthawall

haha, tickets go on sale next week...

match, you're bringing condoms? well? what for? lol j/k, i joke, i joke...

haha, i'm bringing everything possible, and an 8 person tent, all to myself....well...maybe not, i might share the tent with my ravin' sista ashley...but that's all!

go team 8-person tent!

mirah

MaTcH

My lord mirah such a mean person. lol and i have no use for the condoms you know i've retired. anyways tickets next week yay.

mirahonthawall

you and i both know that *noone* retires....not that i'd know or anything.... =)

not at the age of 17.....!

lol, why else would you bring condoms?

mirah

MaTcH

For those other people who say to their gf's "hey baby i forgot my wraps, I'll pull out real quick, wink wink nudge nudge you get wat i mean guvener." and then you end up having something like woodstock 69 happening again.

Mikie

It's all about buying a cheap pair of white payless shoes for the weekend - something that you can totally destroy through out the weekend, but keep you rnice pair of shoes with you - so when your about to leave the grounds, you change into some fresh new socks and shoes hmm

and you leave your now old shoes there...

monstercan-D

I like two of Nub's items from last year: one pocket mirror, and one two-inch straw.

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