Tag: ProTip
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EDC Vegas ProTip #55 Four Reasons to Rent a Locker
This may be something that really hasn’t crossed your mind but I found great benefits in renting a locker at Electric Daisy Carnival 2012 and will do so again this year. They’re only $50 for three nights and offer some great benefits. The three day access lockers are no longer available but as long as…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #56 Ear Plugs Ear Plugs Ear Plugs
How many times have you walked out of an event and had your ears ringing? How many times have you had to say WHAAAAT in reply to someone? How many times have you just had a random ringing sound in your ears? Never? You’re in good shape, take care of your hearing now so those…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #58 Be a Tourist, Check out some Free Vegas Attractions
There’s more to Las Vegas than sex, drugs, booze, gambling, pool parties and Electric Daisy Carnival so make sure to check some it out (while drinking and gambling on your way to a pool party or back to the room to have sex). This may sound like a ridiculous idea but check some of these…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #59 Being Prepared for the Pool Parties
The lineup will be out by May 1, 2013 for Electric Daisy Carnival and then shortly after the rest of the events around EDC Week in Vegas will be announced and a lot of them will be very tempting and you’ll want to be prepared. The pool parties are amazing and you’ll probably be blown…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #60 Remember Ground Control is for Us, Not Against Us
This is a big one to remember: Ground Control is there for YOU! They are there to keep you happy, healthy and hydrated. The goal is to go to Electric Daisy Carnival to have an amazing time but life can take a turn for whatever reason and if it does and you need help make…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #61 Wrist Wallet or Runners Waist Pack Instead of Pockets
Today’s tip is about preventing yourself from accidentally dropping things out of your pockets by using a wrist wallet or runners waist pack. Putting things in your pockets is what most people do but when you’re taking things in and out it’s way too easy to drop something and not realize it. These two things are wallets but…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #62 Sunscreen for the Day and Festival Line
Las Vegas is hot. Very hot. How hot? Stupid hot! The sun is hot too so make sure that you pack sunscreen and don’t hesitate to put it on. This may seem like another no brainer common sense tip but while you’re drinking, gambling and partying with friends the simple things can slip your mind.…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #63 Pack Light
Today’s protip is a simple one, pack light! Unless you’re going to a nightclub or fancy dinner with a significant other where you’ll need to dress up in fancy clothes you’ll only have to pack the basics. Here’s the basics: * Plan your outfit for all three nights of Electric Daisy Carnival. * Shorts and…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #64 Don’t Be Afraid to Sleep
Today’s tip is a reminder that it’s a great idea to sleep and that you shouldn’t be afraid to tell your friends you’re going to sleep for a while. Just about everyone has those friends that will keep going and going but many of us reach a point where we just need to sleep. When…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #65 Bring a WiFi Router to Share Your Rooms Connection
It’s safe to say that your room will not have WiFi and you and your friends will be stuck without internet on your phones while in your room. There’ll be a wired connection for one computer if someone brings a laptop but that’s it. How do you fix that? Bring a WiFi router with you!…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #66 Make Photocopies of License, Passport and Credit Cards
Today’s tip is to plan for a worst case scenario in case you lose everything. Don’t wait until June to do this either, make a trip to the closest copy machine and do it today! Chances are you don’t have phone numbers to your bank and credit card companies stored in your phone, if you…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #67 Get Cash From the ATM Before Heading to the Festival
Today’s tip at #67 is to make sure that you have cash in your pockets from what you brought with you or from an ATM machine before you are headed to the festival. There will be ATM’s on the festival grounds but the last thing you want to happen is for them to all go…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #68 Help Out a Fellow Raver
Today’s protip is about helping each other out and that’s something that can be interpreted in different ways. The thing to remember is that we’re all at Electric Daisy Carnival to have a great time and that happens by all of us having fun together. This also doesn’t mean that you have to babysit others…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #69 Tell Your Parents When You Arrive in Vegas and When Back Home
Todays tip is to be a good kid and get a hold of your parents (or whoever cares about you the most) and let them know that you’ve arrived safely in Las Vegas and again when you’re back home. Give someone a call. Send a text message. Send a Facebook message. Something! It may seem odd…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #70 Three Sealed Packs of Gum
We’re down to 69 tips after this one and today’s covers something that just about every raver carries with them in their pockets, gum. The tip here is to make sure you have one sealed pack for each night of the festival! The security will not let you bring in any packages that are already…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #71 Tell Your Bank and Credit Card Companies
This one is short and simple. Look at the back of your debit card and credit cards the week before you get on the plane to Las Vegas and call the 1-800 number on each and every one of them and tell them you’ll be traveling. Why? So they don’t suspend or cancel your card due…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #72 Think About Travel Insurance
Here’s a protip that a lot of people probably never think about but it could be a worthy investment. I priced out a plan through a random company and it was only going to be $109 to cover my trip to Las Vegas for six days. So, what is travel insurance? It helps cover a…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #73 Buy an Insomniac Water Bottle or Camelbak
The lucky winner of today’s tip at number 73 is to make sure to buy an Insomniac water bottle or buy a camelbak prior to the event. Why you ask? For the free water refill stations that are setup throughout the festival. You’ll need to drink water throughout the night and these will guarantee you…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #74 Educate Yourself and Know that Less is More
This tip comes from the days that I used to be involved with Dancesafe and harm reduction in the rave scene. It’s pretty simple, educated party goers are safer party goers. The world isn’t stupid when it comes to what people do at any type of music festival and just ignoring those things does not…