What should I bring?

Seasoned BiCon-goers will have their own packing lists, although after a couple of years of attending BiCon from home, we all may be a bit rusty. But if you need suggestions for a packing list for BiCon, here are ours.

Essentials

  • Food (including tea/coffee, sugar, milk,ย salt & pepper, etc if needed – venue does not provide consumables)
  • Water bottle
  • Masks/face coverings
  • Hand gel
  • Warm clothes for sitting outside in the evening
  • Phone
  • Phone chargers and plugs
  • Medication and assistive devices
  • Toiletries (toothbrush & toothpaste, shampoo, soap/body wash, deodorant)
  • Towels
  • Kitchen roll/tea towels
  • Washing up liquid
  • 4 days' worth of clothes
  • 4+ changes of underwear
  • Pyjamas/dressing gown
  • Spare shoes/slippers
  • Wallet
  • Keys
  • Wet wipes
  • Soap+flannel
  • First aid kit
  • Condoms, dams, lube, gloves etc
  • Any extra bedding
  • Flask
  • Tea fixings
  • Day bag
  • Cash & coins in case you need them
  • Glasses
  • Sunglasses

You might also want

  • Music playing device and earbuds/headphones for DIY silent disco
  • e-reader (Kindle, Kobo, etc) and/or books
  • Knitting
  • Clothes for clothes swap (also other small items)
  • Picnic blanket
  • Yoga mat
  • Crafts for craft room
  • Board games (please note games left in the games room are at your own risk!)
  • Earplugs
  • Clothes/costume for the Ball (nature themed)
  • Pens and paper
  • Make up
  • Camera
  • Corkscrew
  • Bottle opener
  • Sun cream
  • Sun hat
  • Umbrella
  • Raincoat
  • Fiddle toys
  • Books
  • Portable snacks
  • Fan
  • Menstrual products
  • Painkillers
  • Extra pillows
  • Laptop/tablet

What do we provide?

We will have some stocks of the following available at the registration desk, but suggest that you bring your own if possible:

  • Safer sex supplies
  • Face masks
  • Hand gel

We will provide the following, so you only need to bring extra if you have specific needs:

  • Cutlery and crockery for flats
  • Breakfast for those staying on-site
  • Bed linen
  • Toilet roll for flats
  • Some craft supplies for the craft room
  • Some games for the games room