There’s a saying popular among the RV set. “Sorry What I Said While Parking The Camper.” To those who know, this statement should come as no surprise. Found on shirts, stickers, and even flags, it shines a bright, incriminating light on the frustration borne from parking – backing in, specifically – an RV or travel trailer.
It’s a reasonable, auditory knee-jerk response to an exasperating exercise. No matter how many times we back the rig into a campsite, the geometry involved – often with trees trunks and limbs, power posts and spigots, and other assorted obstacles inconveniently placed about – makes us appreciate (if maybe curse) those who seemingly do it with ease.
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Hearing protection is something most music festival attendees don’t often think about. Maybe some should. Small, easily stashed, and far less costly than hearing loss itself, a couple of small earplugs are always a good option to have when needed. Sometimes, the most advantageous or memorable perch we can find is smack in front of a huge bank of speakers or sub-woofers. They rattle your soul and eardrums alike. You’ve just spent a couple hours at a crushing Umphrey’s set, or maybe you’re in the midst of Day 3 of Electric Carnival – and your eyes and ears are asking for a little relief.
Whether docked at an RV campground or camping at the music festival fairgrounds, for many of us, tunes are essential. Some RVers use the camper’s stereo; car campers often turn up the vehicle’s sound. We’ve used the 
Imagine a friend calls and says, “We’re hitched up and leaving in 20 minutes for a camping / music festival outing this weekend.” What would be in your travel bag? Could you even have one ready to go so quickly? Survivalists and impromptu travelers have their “Go Bags.” If you’re a roadtripper keen to boogie in a moment’s notice, how do you pack and prepare – when prep-time’s at a premium? How do you pack your “Go Bag”?