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Summer has arrived, which means festival season is upon us.
Whether you are heading to Latitude, Reading or Leeds festival or another musical weekend that requires you to camp, we have found the essentials to help you sleep.
Yes, we have already curated your camping essentials for festival season, and the sleep aids we can’t be without when at home. But now it’s time to combine the two for when we’re trying to sleep outdoors in a music festival.
Now we know you don’t go to a festival and expect to sleep for an undisturbed eight hours, but with the few hours of slumber you may steal during the weekend or five-day music extravaganza there is no denying you will feel fatigued and need a good rest. Obviously, this is mainly achieved with a comfortable place to lay your head.
Silentnight is known for its luscious mattresses and pillows, though sadly we can’t take the hybrid bedding to a festival as much as we would love to. However, Silentnight does have a camping range, which is perfect for camping trips, caravan staycation, and of course festivals.
Silentnight’s camping range will help you feel at home and unwind even when you’re in a muddy field.
We have whittled down the best items to help you snooze while camping this festival season. It’s also worth mentioning the range is available from Silentnight’s website, as well as Argos, J.D. Williams, Decathlon, Wayfair, Boots, Sleepy People and Amazon.
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Deep Sleep Ultimate High Rise Airbed
There is little worse than laying your head to sleep on a cold and rock hard floor, hence why an airbed is a hit come camping. With a 47cm depth, built-in raised pillow, as well as 21 air coils, this airbed may be better than some home mattresses. It offers the desired support to keep your body in alignment, while the slip-free flocked surface ensures any bedding or sleeping bags on top stay put.
Kids Sleeping Bags
Some festivals, such as Glastonbury, are kid-friendly, and making sure your little ones are cosy, dry and get a good night’s sleep is paramount. It has been crafted from soft-touch fabric and Softfill fibres for optimum comfort.The cocoon-shaped three-seasons sleeping bag measures 165cm x 82cm, is available in four prints, and suitable to sleep in almost all year.
Inflating Mattress
When heading to a festival you want to pack light, and not spend a fortune on equipment you don’t know will make it back in one place. This easy breezy mattress is super-light – weighing just 0.63kg – compact to carry and pack away. Plus it is easy to inflate in minutes to a 12cm depth. It’s water-resistant and scratch proof, so it’s durable to say the least.
Soft Fill Adult Sleeping Bag
Crafted from the same Softfill fibres as the children’s version, this sleeping bag delivers on comfort. The three-season sleeping bag can keep you warm, cool, but most importantly, dry, when camping outside. It features a hood-like detail to hug your head and a zip fastening to keep you cocooned in place.
Restore Cooling Lightweight Blanket Blue
If you are camping in a heatwave, which is likely come Glastonbury, and want to stay cool but covered, this lightweight blanket is a saving grace. It has been innovatively crafted using cool sensation fabric and breathable jersey cotton that is light, soft and cooling for whoever is laying underneath.
Sweet dreams, I guess.
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