>weed
obv
>alcohol
obv
>condoms
maybe not so obvious depends on what you look like
>tampons
for real
>showering shit
take a bath please
>lsd
for real

Guys, can one of you explain to me what all this "con survival" shit is?
I've seen it a bunch in the last couple years and I DO NOT understand it. Just about every con I've been to recently has had one or two of these "convention survival" panels on the schedule I just don't get it.
What about conventions involves "surviving"?
Is it just like rules on what to do and not to do? Shouldn't people have figured out that they should shower, give people personal space and bring water/snacks by now or is that really too complicated for weebs?

sage because I really don't understand the entire concept.

>>4365973

doubt I'll need tampons since they don't fit in my penis.
Not sure where to get the drugs.

>>4365977
To me those are the normal things to pack. Hygiene stuff and I usually keep water and cliff bars in my car for emergencies. But I've yet to go to a con (op by the way) and want to know if there is anything different that comes into play. I'd give an example but I don't know, hence the thread.

Bring a water bottle, extra batteries for your camera, snacky foods to eat while walking around (granola bars, jerky, trail mix. Stuff to keep you energized)

Keep your money separated so you have a food fund and money for merch and fun stuff

Make sure you have your phone charger for obvious reasons.

Shower daily. Not just because you might get smelly, but because you are brushing up against hundreds upon hundreds of people and you don't want to catch the con plague.

And yeah, bring condoms/contraceptives if you think it's really going to be a weekend like that. Seeing as it's your first con, I imagine you might be younger, but better safe than sorry. You only have to mess up once, after all.

>>4365980
I always bring extra pads or tampons, even when I'm not on my period. You never know who might need them.

Plus, maybe you'll start bleeding out of your ass. Like I said, you never know!

>>4365996
Actually I'm 25, spent a few years in the army, got out, started college and some girls from class invited me. I'll probably be the old guy there.

>>4365977
>explain to me what all this "con survival" shit is?
Not becoming a story like 'tunameltchan' or 'bloody Miku' or anystory told on a con horror thread
>Is it just like rules on what to do and not to do?
Pretty much. These people are the kind of people that don't leave their room. and don't have a social life outside of the internet. I can see how some people at cons get excited and don't want to do anything other than con things (not excusing them I'm just saying that sometimes I'll go outside missing a part of my costume or something because I wanna get to the con). They're also not used to physical activity so they're not used to the concept that after running around without a shower you're gonna smell like shit.

Also since they are out of shape they begin stinking like halfway through the first day.

Poor poor out of shape weeaboos

>>4366013
broseph there are assholes there that are like forty three and like "sup girl i like anime" to fourteen year olds its funny

>>4366019
By funny you mean creepy?

>>4366013
treat it like going out of the wire. bring water and all the other supplies you need. you'll realize just how close it is to entering a combat zone once you run into your first hambeast.

>>4366040
lol, That's comforting.

>>4366028
nah its funny itll teach young girls to act like sluts when theyre parents arent around

Pepper Spray
For when you really need to drop them weeaboo hambeasts

>cash
>bottle of water, or an empty one to refill at the con (at least, the country I live in has crystal clear tap water)
>at least one set of clothes to change to if for longer than a day
>showering/hygiene supplies

For the rest, depends on where it is/what you're planning on doing. I take photo's, but my camera lasts me at least 5 hours, so I don't need to take a charger - there's not enough decent cosplayers here anyway to fill those hours. If the food is expensive at the location, and likely it will be, try and get cheap food in the area. No cheap food in the area? Bring some that doesn't go bad fast/order out.

I think people telling you to pack granola bars, $100 for con merchandise and three different costumes are bat shit insane, but then, I don't turn into a mindless, drooling weeb for those three days at a con and remember to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner. Plus most convention merchandise is shit anyway, and way overpriced compared to online.

DEODORANT I CAN NOT STRESS THIS SHIT ENOUGH

>>4366101
i packed power bars but that was also because big 100s are fucking delicious and full of protein and carbs

Given the stress on hygiene and deodorant I'm guessing I should bring some menthol for under my nose.

>>4365956
Tylenol.
Febreeze.
Spare cash.
Phone.
Phone charger in case your phone starts to roam and eat your battery life.
Contact numbers.

thanks all. This gave me some ideas I didn't think of.

>>4366130
This. And keep that spare cash in your shoe or some shit.

>>4366130
>Febreeze.

Fucking this, man. More so if you're going to be wearing a costume for 3 days. But it's good to just douse everything in it.

I also suggest something like pepto-bismol or some sort of anti-gas medicine. I somehow always fine a use for it.

And for ladies- something like midol could be invaluable.

>Ibproufen
>Zicam because colds love to pop up friday morning of con
>Safety pins out the wazoo.
>Glue guns for prop repair
>An alternative pair of shoes for costumes in case the original pair starts killing your feet and you don't want to end up wearing your nasty sneakers with your froofy magical girl dress
>Phone charger, bring two if you can

>>4366479
(Hell, if you drink a lot, midol could be invaluable. It's great on hangovers.)

Tylenol [or advil depending on your preference]
Safety pins
Bandaids
Alcohol wipes
Hand sanitizer
Condoms
Deodorant
Cologne/perfume
Check/Debit card.
I do not recommend carrying most of your money in cash since it WILL get stolen. At least if your credit/debit card gets stolen or lost you can automatically cancel it.

And for fuck's sake shower.
It'll take 15 minutes tops.

>>4366497
If you're serious about actually making a survival kit, please use this list.

I take comfy shoes, something to tie my hair back, and some kind of snacky foods like crackers. $100 for con merch., but that's because I collect the actual con's merch.--I have all of the pins released since 2003, except for the ones I lost when I moved. Every morning I pick up a bottle of water from the staff suite and refill it during the day (you could do the same at a gas station/convenience store or the hotel gift shop); saves me $5 a pop each time I need more water, and our con has Culligan in every room ever. Other than that, I have my normal travel stuff, namely my "emergency bag", which has emergency cab fare, a roll of quarters if I need to use a pay phone (less common these days, but it's good to have, anyway), phone charger, feminine stuff, tylenol/advil/motrin/immodium (because nothing's worse than spending a whole day shitting your guts out because of some bug you've caught) and any sort of medication I could conceivably need, and band-aids. Since I keep that bag stocked all the time, anyway, it's really a very short list of things for me to grab; I never have to check bags at the airport, since I can also fit my changes of clothes (I'm there for a week, so six shirts and three pairs of jeans) into that bag, too.

>>4366538
Forgot to mention (because I could never consider forgetting to bring it) that I also bring hygiene stuff: toothbrush, hairbrush, comb, shampoo, soap, etc. NO FRAGRANCES. I hate walking through Axe Alley to get where I need to go because the neckbeards think that Axe is a suitable substitute for showering.

>>Cologne/perfume

Use as DIRECTED. (Read: sparingly, a few drops)
I'd rather smell BO than whores/man whores coated with this shit. Smells just as bad.