Gadgets You Need to Survive Mayfest

By Shea Garner

The Mayfest countdown has begun: 5 days. Focus on prepping your liver and praying for a Mayfest Miracle (it’s supposed to rain) – and let us take care of the complicated stuff. These gadgets will help you navigate the sea of red cups and beer pong tables on Euclid.

iPhone, Droid, or Blackberry. Without your phone you would be completely lost, and that’s when you’re sober. Mayfest without a phone is like Scarlett Johansson without a bra – except no one will be willing to help you when you’re falling all over the place. Utilize primarily to take record Kid Cudi and take photos of where you are so your friends can find you when you pass out.

Google Maps. Campus is an entirely different world after 12 shots of Burnett’s or Barton’s. Solution: break out the free GPS on your smartphone. While it might not talk to you in a sexy Australian accent like a Garmin does, the Google Maps app is easier to use than other GPS systems, so you won’t wind up in the ghetto trying to find your way home after your eighth keg stand. Alternatively: use Google Maps to make your way down to the endless tables of drunken munchies at Walnut Park, or to head over to Chuck’s to incoherently scribble your name on the walls with a sharpie. (Seniors, you only have three weeks left to do it. Yeah, I said it.)

Indestructible camera. Most of the time, the iPhone camera is sufficient, but on memorable (or unmemorable) days like Mayfest, a camera of a higher quality may be necessary. How else are you going to capture the last picture of Kid Cudi before he slits his wrists on stage? These underwater digital cameras shock-resistant and waterproof, so they’re bound to withstand all your spills and falls.

Stay away from: The Breathalyzer. Let’s hope that the only time you’ll be breaking into one of these is if it’s a novelty Breathalyzer that you’re testing just for fun. Or pregaming with. Just stay away from the ones that the cops carry on Euclid (or…Walnut? Yeah…fuck that).

What’s your most embarrassing Mayfest memory? What will you be carrying with you this year? Let us know by commenting below.