by Vito Valentinetti

Do you like to travel light to music festivals? Like, really, really, light? Let us introduce you to to the world’s first all-in-one waterproof jacket, tent, and sleeping bag from JakPak. It’s like I finally live in the future. A fairly uncomfortable future… Here’s a video of the most bonkers thing that I’ve seen today

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Watch the video above to see how the Kanrocksas Music Festival transformed one of more obnoxious forms of advertising (billboards) into roadside art

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You may not need VIP, but what about upgrading your ticket just a tiny bit in exchange for luxury toilets all weekend? It’s possible at the Isle of Wight Festival which partnered up with with a fancy loo company. Just imagine a relaxing, comfortable, bathroom experience for four days instead of the nightmare that is

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Check out the plans to build your own teardrop trailer — straight out of the pages of Mechanix Illustrated, Sept. 1947. Yeah, that’s right 1947 because back then they didn’t use a namby-pamby pre-made trailer

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If you think it's tough booking travel to Bonnaroo, then a roadtrip to the Forest Moon of Endor is out of the question.

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One can. One cook-stove. One rad idea

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This weekend is the Green Man Festival in the Black Mountains of Wales and one of the most intriguing areas of this festival is Einstein’s Garden where music, technology, and awesomness collide. Ride your heart out and help power an offbeat music performance. Learn if gorillas are stronger than air. See contact microphones turn any object

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From October 20-28, 2012, the Railroad Revival Tour will chug from Duluth, Georgia, to Oakland, California with Willie Nelson Band of Horses, Jamey Johnson, and John Reilly

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We don’t all live in a yellow submarine…but it is possible to spend the night on one. This bad boy Beatles inspired submersible is moored at Liverpool’s Albert Dock. The guy behind it plans to also build a Titanic and Black Pearl hotel. This begs the question. Where does one pick up a submarine? Turns out this

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According to his bio, Shockwave the Robot is “The World’s Only Breakdancing Wrestling Robot.” And this summer you can catch him body slamming and body popping at the 2012 Gathering of the Juggalos at Cave-in-Rock, Illinois. Pro wrestling at a music festival? There’s another good idea&#

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A temporary tattoo of the festival schedule. Now that’s a brilliant idea. As far as we know it was only used at Outside Lands in 2012. And it’s a little less permanent than branding the festival logo into your skin for life

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For those of you that need your inflatable to transform into a floating beer pong table, we present to you: PortOPong. It comes in a variety of colors including the All American limited edition They even included a cup holder for a “social/rinse” cup. Genius. Just don’t let PortOPong get caught in the current. And

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So this ninth wonder of the world is called The Afterburner. It’s real and shoots 30ft flame balls from the top along with high-powered lighting, all in time with the music played by a DJ. Arcadia, a UK based sculpture collective, is responsible for this and other works of military scrap metal art. The Afterburner

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Music festivals hate glass. You love wine. That’s why you need the PlatyPreserve bottle. The collapsible and light-weight container not only keeps wine fresh, it slips easily into a backpack (or under a shirt if needed). You also get to skip lugging around a chunky and heavy wine bottle all day. The PlatyPreserve is a

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This may be a music festival first: The Peach Music Festival in Scranton, Pennsylvania, will feature a water park onsite. An admission ticket to see The Allman Brothers Band and friends will also let fans experience the Sno Cove. We’re talking luge slides, lazy rivers, and that weird ass cone shaped funnel. via The Peach

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