Simply the Fest!

The Gadget Show  Wednesday 03 June 2009

Survive this year's clutch of festivals and kit out with all this gear...

The festival season is nearly upon us, and you know what that means: sodden fields full of revellers and toilets more deadly than an outbreak of Swine flu. No worries. Load up with these five gadgets and the ultimate festival experience is within your grasp…

Olympus Mju Tough-6000 (£200) Drop this festival-proof digital snapper from a height of 1.5m, submerge it in water to a depth of 3m, or crush it with up to 100kg and the Olympus Mju Tough-6000 still obligingly take 10-megapixel photos of your gurning, mud-splattered chums.

Aigle Parcours Advantage (£80) Don’t get fleeced buying ill-fitting wellies from men with facial tattoos when the rain sets in. These have a quick-dry lining that prevents mould build-up. Your feet will adore you forever.

Gelert Quick Pitch SS tent (£45) Less time spent fiddling with tent pegs means more time to spend knee-deep in mud, necking pear cider at £4 a can. Mmm. Anyway, the Gelert Quick Pitch SS tent sproings into shape and is erect in just a few seconds. It’s also available in a not-exactly-camouflaging blue camouflage, so you won’t lose site of it on a packed field.

Outwell Luminous Guy Line Swap your tents guy “lines” for these glow in the dark ones and there’s a sporting chance your sleep won’t be interrupted by some drunken clot falling face first onto your tent.

Nitecore Extreme R2 Not everyone’s going to be as conscientious as you with the luminous guy lines, so don’t forget your Nitecore Extreme R2 torch. It’s the most powerful compact LED torch in the world with 220 lumens maximum output and a weight of just 65g. That should see you safely navigate the quagmire.