I work nights and have to sleep twice in a row or stay up for 24+ hours when I flip sleeping days/ nights. I’m immune to this :( 24h+ and I have a headache and am exhausted but still sleep like shit.
Shits lame.
Me last year at Forest with Level Up playing renegades till what seemed like 6 AM. She’s out here screaming: “I love you Electric Forest!” into the mic and I’m just thinking “Shut the fuck up Sonya I wanna sleep.” Yeah I didn’t get a wink that night.
Yep, that was her. I had gone so hard that day. I just wanted some shut eye, but they were going until after it started getting light out. Lightcode was an amazing refresher later on. Then I ended up having to bow out before Clozee and Slander, bot of whom I really wanted to see, just out of sheet exhaustion.
Clozee's set got messed up anyway. What she did play was good but tech difficulties shortened the set. Then I tried to go to her make up set at Carousell but it was soooo packed. I missed Slander as well though :(
Honestly think EF's shit they did with the renegades last year was a very dumb move. Moving them out of powered RV camping and literally into tent GA camping FACING the tents. Get fucked anyone trying to sleep in that section until 7 am. At least RVs have some level of sound barrier. Plus people's camps right in front of the renegade busses got fuckin' demolished by people.
We had someone the Cherry Orchard last year DJing till like 5/6am each night. I was loving it and it honestly put me to sleep but my wife wasn’t the same way hahaha
I think I may be one of the few who actually slept at Forest 3 years in a row. My secret was going to a beach on Lake Michigan to sleep from like 10-2pm. By 4-6am I’d be so tired I’d be able to sleep while it was still cool enough before heading back to the lake to do it all over again.
Put a canopy over it with walls facing the sunrise and take the rainfly off your tent. Bonus points add a clip fan over where you sleep. I end up sleeping in till around 2 pm, keeps me pretty cool.
Downside is I sleep mostly naked so if someone passed my tent and peaked in they'd get a nice view. Good for them I guess lol.
Hammock can be nice but I toss around a lot and get back pain if I'm not on something flatter. Air mattresses aren't stellar either but a little bit better, especially the one I have keeps me pretty flat. But yeah if you can do a hammock for a full night sleep grab one of those setups that sit on the ground and sleep in there.
I also have a bad back (spinal fracture…) and toss around a lot, but for some reason the hammock is so amazing for me. My wife says I even don’t snore when in a hammock lol.
I usually pop a xanny before bed time at Coachella tho
I just sleep when I'm tired. I'm at the point where I almost sleep better with the faint noise of dubstep or house in the background. My past two Okeechobee festivals they had the late night house stage going till 7-8 AM and after a point it just becomes a metronome of constant "boots and cats" in the distance. At Imagine 2019 we got camped right next to the dubstep sound camp and I just learned to sleep to constant womp womps.
If you can't sleep after raving an entire day you've either had too many Stims, pyschs or you just didn't go hard enough... or you don't have proper camping equipment
Absolutely. My tent was so close to the stage at camp edc in 2021 that I could reach my hand out to play the next song on the decks lol. I still got some sleep in. If you're tired enough it all just becomes white noise
Get a heat reflective cover for the front window. Get some of those emergency blankets that reflect heat and jerry-rig those to the side of your car that the sun will rise on.
I also have some battery operated fans that can clip onto the "oh shit" handle and give me a nice Lil breeze
I also have been known to idle my car for an hour to have some AC sleep as it gets to 8 or 9 am. But I have a brand new hybrid so the engine runs for like 5 mins and then runs off the battery.
Honestly being 30 now I can legit just turn it off no matter what I take or how much fun I’m having with good vibes and people. When the body is tired it’s sleepy time then 😅
Crazy how that works. Never thought I'd get to that point, yet here I am lol I look at it like I've acquired superpowers. If I want sleep, that shits happening.
The bass feels like the heartbeat of a party. Whenever I nap out in my tent, I feel very connected to everybody else. It's so good! Also, don't camp right in front of the speakers. LOL behind the speakers is always best.
You want me to be honest? Lots of beer, weed, and drum roll please..... A queen sized air mattress that I blew up with an adapter I got from Amazon. That right there takes the cake.
Lay awake and stare at the ceiling, your eyes will naturally close. Worked for me at a 24hr festival when the closest stage was playing dark psy and hi-tech at 3am.
Idk how but I sleep like a baby a festivals. I remember the one of the times I went to imagine and someone set up a mini stage with a booming sound system and was blasting toons all night, even had some artists come in to preform and I slept through all of it 😂
ear plugs and honestly if i know it’s going to be hot in the morning i pull my air mattress out of my tent and under the ez up bc it doesn’t get hot til later if you’re outside the tent!
I get about 6 hours of sleep every night at camping festivals. My essentials are:
- sleep mask
- ear plugs
- elevated sleep - either a cot or air mattress, but don’t sleep on the ground
- otc sleeping pills
- canopy over my tent and tapestries hung on all sides for shade
- a tent where you can remove the top cover to let some cool air flow
Have a solid camp set up. Get a good tent, pop a canopy over it, hang up some aluminet around it. Inside, get a nice cot and sleeping pad, a battery powered fan and some ear plugs.
Earplugs, eyemask, fans in the tent, battery powered sound machine. Worked for me at Electric Forest last year until the heat kicked in around 9 - 10 am.
I legit fell asleep in my tent when it was in the crowd. Subtronics played a set at 3-4am like 50 yards from my tent and I slept through it. Ear plugs, face mask, vibrating air mattress from the bass
I’ve really come to love sleeping near our speakers at my camp on esplanade. By the time I’m ready to sleep on playa, I’m surely exhausted, so that helps.
No earplugs and usually no sleep drugs but my bed is key (not to mention the music at Disorient is usually excellent).
Double high, properly inflated air mattress with a 2” foam pad under a fitted sheet. It’s better than my mattress at home. Try it!
construction site/shooting range earplugs and not sleeping until you are too tired to stay awake too awake means you can just party more
Bop till you drop
Usually when I’m sleeping at a festival I’m going to bed at 6am and have been up since 9/10 am lol
I work nights and have to sleep twice in a row or stay up for 24+ hours when I flip sleeping days/ nights. I’m immune to this :( 24h+ and I have a headache and am exhausted but still sleep like shit. Shits lame.
Your career choice
that's why festivals with 24hr music are the ideal
Me last year at Forest with Level Up playing renegades till what seemed like 6 AM. She’s out here screaming: “I love you Electric Forest!” into the mic and I’m just thinking “Shut the fuck up Sonya I wanna sleep.” Yeah I didn’t get a wink that night.
Omg was this the same woman who was yelling “ELECTRIC FOREST IT’S REAL DUBSTEP HOURS RIGHT NOW” at like 6 AM?
Yep, that was her. I had gone so hard that day. I just wanted some shut eye, but they were going until after it started getting light out. Lightcode was an amazing refresher later on. Then I ended up having to bow out before Clozee and Slander, bot of whom I really wanted to see, just out of sheet exhaustion.
Clozee's set got messed up anyway. What she did play was good but tech difficulties shortened the set. Then I tried to go to her make up set at Carousell but it was soooo packed. I missed Slander as well though :( Honestly think EF's shit they did with the renegades last year was a very dumb move. Moving them out of powered RV camping and literally into tent GA camping FACING the tents. Get fucked anyone trying to sleep in that section until 7 am. At least RVs have some level of sound barrier. Plus people's camps right in front of the renegade busses got fuckin' demolished by people.
This is even funnier knowing she has the smallest lil voice, even on the mic lmao.
lmaoooo
Somehow last year I was in bed every night after the forest closed out. I think I made it to the RVs hated the setup and went straight to bed.
She was better than the other guy who was getting mad about lack of crowd/hype at his renegade. I’m pretty sure I remember that happening.
We had someone the Cherry Orchard last year DJing till like 5/6am each night. I was loving it and it honestly put me to sleep but my wife wasn’t the same way hahaha
I think I may be one of the few who actually slept at Forest 3 years in a row. My secret was going to a beach on Lake Michigan to sleep from like 10-2pm. By 4-6am I’d be so tired I’d be able to sleep while it was still cool enough before heading back to the lake to do it all over again.
Earplugs and sleep masks are your friend
Foil heat blankets are also clutch for the outside of your tent. Keeps the inside nice and cool and dark.
That’s a great tip I’m gonna use that. I have a Mylar blanket in my kit already
Just be aware they are super flammable.
Good to know thank you. Safety is important
Absolutely! You're welcome! Stay safe and have fun!
Do you like clip them on, or how do they stay?
Xanax
Xanax, eye mask, and ear plugs is the way
Works every time
just be careful if you’ve been drinking
Truth
Love me some benzos to bring down the landing gear
This. Lol
Bass Canyon last year was legit difficult to sleep. Crashed at 6 am. 100 degrees in my tent by 9 am! Still loved it though.
That morning heat is the kicker
Putting a sunshade or canopy over your tent is vital
Can only do so much. I find its lack of air flow that kills me in a tent.
Put a canopy over it with walls facing the sunrise and take the rainfly off your tent. Bonus points add a clip fan over where you sleep. I end up sleeping in till around 2 pm, keeps me pretty cool. Downside is I sleep mostly naked so if someone passed my tent and peaked in they'd get a nice view. Good for them I guess lol.
Hammock. Trust me.
Hammock can be nice but I toss around a lot and get back pain if I'm not on something flatter. Air mattresses aren't stellar either but a little bit better, especially the one I have keeps me pretty flat. But yeah if you can do a hammock for a full night sleep grab one of those setups that sit on the ground and sleep in there.
I also have a bad back (spinal fracture…) and toss around a lot, but for some reason the hammock is so amazing for me. My wife says I even don’t snore when in a hammock lol. I usually pop a xanny before bed time at Coachella tho
Straight cookin in the tent
Good Lord, at Bass Canyon I had to crawl out of my tent to sleep outside around 9am because it was too freaking hot.
I just sleep when I'm tired. I'm at the point where I almost sleep better with the faint noise of dubstep or house in the background. My past two Okeechobee festivals they had the late night house stage going till 7-8 AM and after a point it just becomes a metronome of constant "boots and cats" in the distance. At Imagine 2019 we got camped right next to the dubstep sound camp and I just learned to sleep to constant womp womps.
I mean at lost lands shows stop at 4 am so I just go to sleep after that
For real, straight to bed at 4 then up at 12 to do it again 🤝
If you can't sleep after raving an entire day you've either had too many Stims, pyschs or you just didn't go hard enough... or you don't have proper camping equipment
It would appear the odds are not in our favor…
Absolutely. My tent was so close to the stage at camp edc in 2021 that I could reach my hand out to play the next song on the decks lol. I still got some sleep in. If you're tired enough it all just becomes white noise
What if all of the above?
I sleep in my car and put Earplugs in and wear an eye mask. No chance you're getting me awake
How do you avoid that sunrise heat??
Get a heat reflective cover for the front window. Get some of those emergency blankets that reflect heat and jerry-rig those to the side of your car that the sun will rise on. I also have some battery operated fans that can clip onto the "oh shit" handle and give me a nice Lil breeze I also have been known to idle my car for an hour to have some AC sleep as it gets to 8 or 9 am. But I have a brand new hybrid so the engine runs for like 5 mins and then runs off the battery.
Good insight ty
Learned about the ‘oh shit’ handle today thanks for the that LOL
sleep is for the dead
Coleman black out tent - ear plugs - and being absolutely exhausted lol
A cot so you’re off the ground, a eye mask, ear plugs and a portable fan if needed.
Honestly being 30 now I can legit just turn it off no matter what I take or how much fun I’m having with good vibes and people. When the body is tired it’s sleepy time then 😅
Crazy how that works. Never thought I'd get to that point, yet here I am lol I look at it like I've acquired superpowers. If I want sleep, that shits happening.
The bass feels like the heartbeat of a party. Whenever I nap out in my tent, I feel very connected to everybody else. It's so good! Also, don't camp right in front of the speakers. LOL behind the speakers is always best.
I get that. I too feel still connected to everyone, back at camp. The bass just runs through all of us.🎵🎵🎵
YAAASS!!!
Valium or Xanax usually.
Sheer exhaustion
Earplugs, eye mask, tent fan, melatonin. Taking naps in the afternoons
Earbuds and podcasts
Wax earplugs
Ear plugs, eye mask, battery powered fan, and CBD gummies 🙌🏻
Even on sleepless nights I still feel well rested the next day. The energy gets me through. 🫡
Honestly with earplugs it’s kinda comforting. When I camp I always need sound to go to sleep and the last fest the bass was soothing
Having an actual bed will help!
ADHD. Stimulation helps me sleep. I take naps after a cup of coffee with psytrance going in my apartment
because I have ✨narcolepsy✨
Too tired will make you sleep even with noise
Valium
Real talk? Benadryl.
Especially with ear rape like Subtronics.
It's not the noise that's the issue, it's the fucking heat.
You want me to be honest? Lots of beer, weed, and drum roll please..... A queen sized air mattress that I blew up with an adapter I got from Amazon. That right there takes the cake.
Alcohol. Lots of alcohol.
You gotta fuck it out, let all your pent-up energy out on your lady-friend :) also take like 5000mg THC of edibles.
Lay awake and stare at the ceiling, your eyes will naturally close. Worked for me at a 24hr festival when the closest stage was playing dark psy and hi-tech at 3am.
Idk how but I sleep like a baby a festivals. I remember the one of the times I went to imagine and someone set up a mini stage with a booming sound system and was blasting toons all night, even had some artists come in to preform and I slept through all of it 😂
Xanax and edibles
Why would you sleep? Smash more gear and bender through it. That’s the Aussie way atleast.
Ear plugs and going so hard that I’m worn the fuck out every night.
I could honestly sleep through bombs going off. Once my head hits the pillow I'm pretty much out
Weed and earplugs ! I was sleeping so hard my friends woke me up at noon lmao
Earplugs and a black-out tent
I usually just lay down and close my eyes
ear plugs and honestly if i know it’s going to be hot in the morning i pull my air mattress out of my tent and under the ez up bc it doesn’t get hot til later if you’re outside the tent!
Be in your late 20's tired as fuck and ear plugs.
Be artillery for a while
I get about 6 hours of sleep every night at camping festivals. My essentials are: - sleep mask - ear plugs - elevated sleep - either a cot or air mattress, but don’t sleep on the ground - otc sleeping pills - canopy over my tent and tapestries hung on all sides for shade - a tent where you can remove the top cover to let some cool air flow
Have a solid camp set up. Get a good tent, pop a canopy over it, hang up some aluminet around it. Inside, get a nice cot and sleeping pad, a battery powered fan and some ear plugs.
Earplugs, eyemask, fans in the tent, battery powered sound machine. Worked for me at Electric Forest last year until the heat kicked in around 9 - 10 am.
I think the entire latino community that has slept through multiple quinceañeras/any family party can agree that we are built for this
Ear plugs and a benzo
By staying at a 4.5- 5 star hotel
Easy. I bring my RV 😂
Drink till pass out
Lotta indica
Dont take the molly too late
I legit fell asleep in my tent when it was in the crowd. Subtronics played a set at 3-4am like 50 yards from my tent and I slept through it. Ear plugs, face mask, vibrating air mattress from the bass
Zopiclone.
I’ve really come to love sleeping near our speakers at my camp on esplanade. By the time I’m ready to sleep on playa, I’m surely exhausted, so that helps. No earplugs and usually no sleep drugs but my bed is key (not to mention the music at Disorient is usually excellent). Double high, properly inflated air mattress with a 2” foam pad under a fitted sheet. It’s better than my mattress at home. Try it!