"Chicago GO Fest Travel Tips"

#PokemonGO: Here are some tips that trainers that went to GO Fest last year and trainers going this year have suggested if you're attending Chicago GO Fest this year:"Here is my tip, go back to the hotel at 2pm and take a quick shower and change clothes and shoes. It will completely reinvigorate you. If you have food in your room it can be a lunch break.""Hopefully this tip doesn’t need to be used, but learn how to use your hotspot feature on your phone and make sure your friends do too. When Verizon went down for that time last year, my friend hotspotted me off his AT&T phone until it came back. Also, it helped that we had different providers, of course.""The biggest tip I have from last year: bring some toilet paper. They ran out pretty quickly and did not restock.""Bring wet wipes - don't flush them down the toilet though as they mess up the sewer systems""A hat that shades your neck, more sunscreen, and a water bottle!""Oh, on a related note, this might be a personal thing, but I can't not recommend hiking shoes for this event. They're comfy, last forever, and are usually pretty breathable. Just make sure they're broken in.""Yes. And if you don't like hiking boots or can't justify buying a pair just for this event, Rockports make an excellent substitute. If I get drawn I'm definitely wearing my work shoes to the event." ⬆️"Bring all battery packs and cords, sunglasses.""If your screen isn't OLED, make sure you don't have polarized lenses. They're a hindrance more than a help""You will want to be wearing moisture wicking socks (exercise socks) to avoid your feet getting sweaty and then blistering... I mean I think I still ended up with blisters on a couple of toes but I can’t imagine how much worse it could have been... oh wow good call I was being cheap and didn’t go for the polarized... didn’t realize that could’ve been a problem""Microfiber gloves or a rubber tip pen in case it rains.""Cooling towels are a great investment. Pour some water on it, ring out, snap it out and put on your neck. Got me through a lot of hot days in Florida. While it’s Chicago, it can still get hot.""Last year in Lincoln Park the food truck lines were extremely long, I would recommend you bring snacks of some sort and not rely on food trucks.""Little travel packs of kleenex are always a good thing to have.""I brought at least 2 full water bottles and filled them up throughout the day. Towards the end of the day the water stations were empty.""If it's hot, freeze your large unopened water bottle the night before. Wrap it in a towel and it will slowly thaw during the day. (Security allowed entry with this; 2017 GoFest). This provides a cold drink and a cold place to put your phone if it gets too hot while charging. And, a towel is a 'massively useful thing'.""Careful with the phone bit. Condensation is a B." ⬆️"Make sure you spend some time in the team lounges and play the contests, you get to rest a bit and have some fun. Also last year several areas were biozones for mons and they also had contests there too. You can win a GO Fest t-shirt, a medal, and a poster.""Umbrella hat. Yeah, I bet you're laughing but no, I'm serious. umbrella hat + poncho = win.""They 'only' allowed clear backpacks last year too, however, the park (Lincoln Park) was open to the public. People from the neighbourhood were jogging and walking their dogs, I’m assuming for legal purposes they have to add the clear backpack requirement.""Lincoln Park is a public park, but with Go Fest being at Grant Park this year it could be quite possible they will beef up security and be strict on the clear backpack thing. It has become a requirement for Lollapalooza, which is also held at Grant Park.""Wear cargo shorts, you can store your power banks and other needs in your pockets if you are not planning to bring the clear backpack..."A/N: The tips listed here have been obtained from the Pokemon GO Summer Tour / Silph Road Meetups! Discord Server and this Reddit Thread. This list will be regularly updated as I receive more tips. Feel free to comment below with some tips too and I'll add them to this list.FYI, if you would like an invite for that server, just ask :) via /r/TheSilphRoad http://bit.ly/2ILCmpN