Things You'll Need:
- Water
- Sunscreen
- Hat or bandana
- Appropriate clothes
- Misting spray bottle
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Step 1
DRINK WATER. Lot's of it. Stay hydrated. Water is $2/bottle at Coachella. Buy several. If you have a hat or bandanna on your head, soak it in water every so often.
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Step 2
FIND SOME SHADE. There's not a lot of natural shade at Coachella, so spend some time in the tents, or wherever else you can find shade.
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Step 3
DON'T WEAR TOO MUCH CLOTHING. Every year, I see a few poor kids wearing jeans and long sleeve shirts in the blazing sun. They look miserable. I say, go for comfort over style. But remember that the temperature does drop quite a bit after it gets dark, so maybe have a sweatshirt or something packed in your backpack.
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Step 4
HIT THE OASIS. This is a just a relaxing place where you can get out of the sun, and just outside of it there's a fountain thing you can stick your head under to get cool.
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Step 5
BRING A MISTING SPRAY BOTTLE. Technically, you're not supposed to bring these into Coachella, but I've gotten in with them before, and seen plenty of others with them too. Just a regular .99ยข spray bottle (which you can probably find in the travel toiletries section of your local Target or Wal-Mart) works great, but if you get one that has a built-in mini fan, even better! If you have one of these, you'll make a lot of new friends... strangers will walk up to you and ask you to spray them down.
