Summer Music Festival Survival Guide

It’s official. With SXSW and Coachella behind us, it looks like it's time to get ready for summer festival season!

Mountain Jam (June 4-7), Bonnaroo (June 11-14), Loudwire Music Festival (June 26-28), Lollapalooza (July 31-Aug. 2) and more are all approaching fast, which means we’re getting our ducks in a row before we venture out for several days jam packed with great music. But prepping for a festival takes much more than simply getting yourself to the venue and quickly glancing at a lineup and schedule.

In the gallery above, we’ve gathered the absolute necessities for surviving this festival season, whether you’re heading to Hunter Mountain, N.Y., or Grand Junction, Colorado (or somewhere in-between!).