What we are packing for Download Festival 2023

Me and Vicky go through all the bits and bobs we are brining to camp at this years Download Festival, hopefully it helps some of you out.
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[@XxILoveYouMostxX]

Awesome thank you, ready to rock and praying to the weather gods

[@simon_bond]

Please say your prayers daily and they will bless us 🤘🏻

[@ash.bambi.aesthetics]

This will be my first download!!

[@JohnWayne-vf5bs]

This download is gonna be awesome and amazing keep up with the great work dudddde

[@chriskelsey2874]

Happy birthday Vicky! Met you and Simon at Download Pilot!

[@cookiesontoast9981]

I already have a huge list of things to take and you just gave me like 5 more things to take. 😂
Thanks again, man.

[@simon_bond]

Hahahaha, sorry dude.

[@lukewardle1196]

Happy birthday. I hope to see you on Sunday 11th. Can’t wait for slipknot 😊😊😊

[@NWBloke2008]

I normally work at festivals, usually in the Dog Squad at Download. Decided to stop at Melbourne Hall this year, can't wait. Going alone, filling my car with everything. Should be an amazing four days.

[@Greyfield95]

No jokes i've been checking every couple hours every day for the past 2 weeks to see if the weather is gonna be good, and its looking hopeful. We've got the bell tents this time so hopefully / luckily we won't have to take loads

[@nikkirose1719]

The long range forecast is looking good for the midlands at present. We didn't take any wet weather stuff last year 😬, neither were we properly prepared for how cold the evenings would be 😭.

[@simon_bond]

last year was so nice, hope we get the same weather again, we probably wont lol.

[@AimeeRead14]

Happy Birthday Victoria! X

[@foggyfrogy]

Thanks vicky, i always forget a mirror and the look like a clown 🙈 also happy birthday. May people are the best 😉

[@manlikegus238]

Cheers Simon. First timer here. Youre videos are becoming a life saver. Wouldn't of known about gas canisters!!

[@simon_bond]

Happy I could help 🤘🏻

[@RobertJPalmer]

Haha love the "I tent camping" mug

[@simon_bond]

Pure nerd mug 😂

[@YGP64]

Get some Compeed second skin plasters. They come in a pack of 6 and SAVED my feet last year, use like all six and your feet will thank you. Also get some finger socks and rotate them daily, they do look Ç̷̡̢̡̖͔͎͓͕̭̩̜͎̫͕̟̘͎̟̬̱̫̼̪͉͖͆̈́͆̽͆̇̎̑̇̓̆̈́̇̀̊͗̽̊̏̐̈́͒̌̉ͅų̶̛̼̩̫̦̺͔͍̰͙̥̤̫̼͖̙̣̘̗̪̳̪̲̱͓̬͕͈̞̭̮̲̘͓̥́́́͌͐̓̅̑̐̾́̑̍̔̐̓̈̑̇̽̃̾̽̿͊͆͆̒̔̓̕͘͘͜͝͠͝͠͝͝Ŗ̴̲̙̘̝͎͙̞͉̱͓̱̪̲̫̫̭͒̊̓͐͊̓̉͐̈͌̽́̿͒́̍͗̎͋͐̎́̊͊̀̔̽͝͠͝͝͝s̴̡̢̡̗̯͎̥͎̻̖̹͖̩̭̟̖̠͉̼͖̮͙̣̝̼̝̰̱̜̐̇͑͂̉́̌̇̔̋̔̄̈̀̃͛̓̀̿̍͂̽̓̔̃̿͘̚͠͠E̴̢̢̡̡̡̨̨͍͇͉̬͍̯͎̤̙͔̠̣͇̜͎̻͙̣̯̟͈͉̫͙̮̼̺̬̘̲̞̯̥͓͇̞͍̱̬̘̯̲̼̙͔͈̦̪͔̳̥͕̜͐͗̋̈́̓̈́̉̋̽́̓̕͠ͅͅd̵̡̧̠̞̻̣̟͍̱͂̍ but they are very good at reducing the friction between your toes.
Also happy birthday! Hope to see you guys at Download.
Love Phil :)

[@pottingerstef]

Happy Birthday 🎉

[@columa6578]

Awesome video man, unfortunately I’m not camping this year left it too late so had to book a hotel. Will miss camping mainly for the village after the acts but hopefully catch you in the arena dude🤘

[@simon_bond]

I’ve actually though about doing a hotel, deffo gonna do it one year.

[@manananaboo]

My first Download this year and in my very late 30s. I was thinking of getting a bum bag and then said to myself "no, that'll look stupid."

[@HarleyAyre2728]

Happy Birthday

[@chidzvidz]

Forgot what an adorable couple you two are 😂

[@irakli9604]

Awesome Simon. I'm doing my first Download this year. Do you reckon, I could sneak my buddy to the campsite for an hour or so ? He has only one day ticket and I have general camping ticket

[@connollygaming3555]

Hey Simon, have you got any advice for packing light? I'm flying over from Belfast so I can only bring so much

[@simon_bond]

You can always buy stuff at the festival, so don’t bother bringing stuff that you can get one use out of, also try and be clever with packing like putting your socks in your shoes so you have more room for stuff.

[@TheMegaross91]

Get a thermarest or really any decent self inflating mat - the sleeping bag barely makes a difference compared to having a proper insulative camping mat so you're not led on a giant heatsink. Those are the best because the foam is designed to not only expand to suck up the air but also prevent heat loss.
Been camping donkeys years and that's always the big mistake people make.
Crazy high tog sleeping bag but they're sleeping on an icecube of an air bed or something.

[@dgriff91]

Punching btw.

[@scottmcdowell27]

💯

[@EXPLICITBG]

Shoutout to Ongo Gablogian (the art collector)