If it can happen, it will.

What to bring

• Ticket, photo ID, signed liability waiver. Duh!
• Water: 1.5 gallons per person, per day.  Piss clear!
• Enough food for your entire stay and a way to prepare it.
• Weather appropriate clothing.  The sun is bright, rain is wet, snow is cold, hail hurts, etc.  Apogaea is in the mountains of Colorado – anything can happen.
• Bedding and shelter.  Did we mention this takes place in the mountains in Colorado?  You’ll need something to protect you from sun, rain and cold.
• Garbage bags: this is a Leave No Trace event and no trash services will be provided.
• Sunscreen/sunblock, sunglasses, and a wide-brimmed hat.  The sun is more intense in Colorado.  You burn easier here.
• Flashlights and/or headlamps with spare batteries.  It’s dark in the woods.  You’ll want to see where you’re going at night.
• First Aid kit, toiletries and prescriptions: single-ply toilet paper, prescription drugs, soap, insulin, ibuprofen/aspirin, lube, condoms, and anything else you need to maintain your health and comfort.
• Common sense, an open mind and a positive attitude!

We strongly suggest you bring:

• A reusable cup or mug.  Don’t miss out when someone offers you the best drink at Apogaea because you didn’t have a cup!
• Shade structures, umbrellas, parasols, sheets, canopies, tarps, tents, parachutes, and/or something to break the midday sun.
• Earplugs.  Not everyone will want to sleep when you do.
• Handi-wipes.  Use your imagination here.
• Watertight protective bags for cameras or electronic gear.  You want your camera to work when you see the guy doing back flips on stilts while breathing fire because none of your friends will believe that really happened.
• Costumes.  You can’t be too costumed, too decorated, too body-painted, too weird, too fabulous, or too beautiful!
• Gifts, toys, trinkets, baubles, magical fabulous-ness and swell stuff to give to your new friends.
• Something to decorate and light yourself at night.
• Duct tape, zip ties, and Swiss army knife: the toolkit that can fix pretty much anything.
• Insect repellent.
• An extra set of keys that you can leave with a friend.  Locksmiths are expensive and hard to find in the forest.

DO NOT bring:

• Firearms, fireworks, or explosives of any kind.  This isn’t Texas…
• Glow sticks.  You can find reusable LED lights pretty easy on the internet.
• Charcoal grills (white gas and propane are okay).
• Pets.  Mr. Pickles and Chairman Meow would rather stay at home and sleep on your couch.
• Stuff you want to sell – VENDING WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.
• Feathers of any kind.  Try marabou instead.
• Glass containers of any kind.  Guess what?  When glass breaks it is sharp!
• Excess packaging from food (for example, remove outer box from cereals and just bring the bag).
• Glitter or sequins or anything that will break up and blow away in the wind like confetti, loose paper, etc.  It all just ends up as MOOP.
• Nuts in their shells.  Treat yourself and get them shelled so you don’t have to deal with the trash.
• Styrofoam coolers.  Do these things ever not break?  No.  Then the foam goes all over the place.