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Evening Standard
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Ellie Davis

Best bags for festivals 2025: Backpacks, bum bags and more

If you’re a chronic overpacker, the most challenging aspect of any festival packing is stashing everything into a single transportable bag.

Plonked in the middle of a field for days, the ‘to-pack’ list is far longer than a traditional weekend break. Not even counting the tent, camping chair and wellies that have precisely zero chance of going into a holdall, you have to be able to fit your curated outfits, waterproofs for when the weather inevitably plays up, and all the booze you have diligently decanted into plastic bottles as per the festival guidelines.

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