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Sur-Thrive-Al List

What to bring so you not only survive.. but thrive at Enliven 2025!

Camping

  • Small/medium sized tent (including fly, poles, pegs, mallet for pegs)

  • Sleeping pad or mattress & pump

  • Sleeping bag

  • Pillow

  • Toiletries

  • Medications

  • Headlamp

  • Lantern & fairy lights for your camp

  • Camp chairs

  • Portable battery

  • Cooler

  • WAGON or Wheelbarrow to carry your belongings to your campsite

General Preparation

  • YOUR TICKETS. Downloaded onto your phone or printed.

  • Water jug (the water on-site is from a mountain creek and is not “officially” potable. If you drink it, it is at your own risk. We officially recommend either bringing enough water for the weekend, or bringing a filter or sanitizing tablets. (You can drink the water at your own risk)

  • Water bottle

  • Electrolytes, vitamins, nourishing things!

  • Multiple pairs of good shoes (closed toed as well as sandals)

  • Multiple pairs of socks

  • Sunscreen (non-toxic) – we also have this for sale at the general store

  • Bug spray (non-toxic) – we also have this for sale at the general store

  • Sun hat and sunglasses

Communal Kitchen

  • Tables

  • Gazebos

  • Food in a LABELED and well sealed bin

  • Stove, lighter

  • Pots/pans

  • Cutting board

  • Your own dishes and utensils, bins for washing

  • Eco-friendly dish soap and scrubbies

Enjoyment

  • DRUM – we have a drum circle on multiple nights, the more drums the better!

  • Other instruments – there are multiple jam spaces and we encourage you to make music together!

  • Fan and spray bottle (to keep cool during the day)

  • Shawl or scarf to cover yourself from the sun

  • Fanny pack for your valuables

  • Tapestry to sit on in communal areas

  • Clothing including fun, expressive outfits (prepare for warm and cold weather)

  • Hammocks! There are plenty of trees to set up hammocks on (please bring tree protectors).

  • Yoga mat

  • Ear plugs and eye mask (for sleeping, as well as if you’re very close to the speakers)

  • Journal and pen for note taking and integration

Contribution

  • Gifts for new friends – it can be really fun to bring items that you feel are ready to go to a new home, or even something really meaningful to you or something you’ve made, you might be surprised by meeting the perfect person to give it to!

  • Gifts for the local N'Quatqua Nation

  • Items for our communal altars

  • CASH if you want to obtain goods from vendors including the food trucks. There is service on site so they will accept cards, but technical difficulties happen - cash is Queen

We would also appreciate if you’re willing to lend the following for communal spaces:

  • Propane fire pits

  • Gazebos

  • Old carpets or rugs (not your nice rug...will get dirty)

  • Your big beautiful smile!

What Not to Bring

  • Weapons

  • Alcohol

  • Fireworks

  • Generators

  • Glass

  • Illegal substances

  • Pets (except service animals)

  • Glitter, feather boas, costumes that create MOOP (matter out of place)

  • Culturally inappropriate costumes
    Offensive clothing

  • Unnatural body products that may harm the environment

  • Very large camping setups that will take up unnecessary room. We are in a dense forest, not a big open field. Please be mindful of other campers and share the space.