Sleeping in a field for the best part of a week can be a daunting prospect for many women.

They will have heard the generic festival tips by now, but what's really worth knowing is how to survive the festival when faced with challenges only females will understand the struggle of.

For those who are feeling overwhelmed, this list of tips will help to make their festival experience a much more pleasant one.

While it is important to let loose and embrace festival-life, the experience is much more freeing when you are prepared for anything.

The festival is just weeks away
The festival is just weeks away

1. Skip the portaloo

Whether you can't wait for the queue or you just cannot even bring yourself to breathe near one, there are alternative options.

A SheWee is a device that allows women to urinate while standing up and fully clothed.

2. Code red

The last thing you want is to be stuck in an emergency situation.

Even if you aren't due, it is important to pack a small purse filled with sanitary products and painkillers.

2. Waterless washing

There are plenty of convenient products out there for those who can't bear the thought of not showering for a few days.

When deoderant will no longer mask the smell, waterless body wash and towel-off shampoo will do just the job.

3. Face the portaloo

Sometimes you just have to grin and bear it.

There's no tips for making a positive toilet experience but with anti-bacterial hand gel and toilet roll you can’t go far wrong.

WaterAid Loo Crew volunteers cleaning long drop toilets at the 2016 Glastonbury Festival

4. Spare underwear

There is nothing more uncomfortable than having to endure wet underwear.

If you are to prioritise space in your rucksack for one thing, it's underwear.

5. Female only toilets

For the first time this year, Glastonbury Festival will have specifically designed private cubicles for females.

WaterAid are providing revolutionary female urinals which are clean, safe and run by female volunteers.

In true festival spirit, there will also be mirrors and biodegradable glitter available.

Female urinals provided by WaterAid

7. Stay hydrated

Sun, cider and constant partying can take a toll on the body, so it's vital to stay hydrated.

In general, women are advised to drink around two litres of water a day but you're likely to need a lot more in festival conditions.

Glastonbury Festival has banned the sale of single-use plastic bottles, so a refillable bottles should be at the top of your checklist.

WaterAid will have 37 kiosks and refill stations around the site, to ensure you are never far from fresh water.

Michael Eavis serves water at the new WaterAid water kiosks

What WaterAid said

Sian Lamprey, WaterAid special events projects manager, said: “We love festival season here at WaterAid and we have more than 600 volunteers at Glastonbury alone this year ready and willing to take up the challenge of cleaning over 2,600 loos onsite, keeping the hand sanitiser topped up, keeping festival-goers hydrated, selling reusable water bottles and running the ShePee area.

“We have all experienced that toilet panic moment and the desperate need to drink water after jumping about to music, and it helps remind us of the daily reality faced by millions of people around the world who don’t have clean water and decent toilets.

"And so our other role at the festivals is to raise awareness of WaterAid’s work to change these injustices and gather support for those who are denied access to these basic human rights.”

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