Whether you're going to Glastonbury this week, Reading in August or any other festival, one thing is true: you're going to need some cool gadgets in order to make the best of your experience.

You need to make sure you don't miss out on any of those cool last minute parties. You've got to be certain you don't lose touch with your mates. And you have definitely got to ensure you don't miss that one band which is the main reason you're going.

Here's our top 11 gadgets to make sure your summer festival experience is as good as it can possibly be.

If you're going to be lugging a variety of gadgets around with you, the last think you need is to run out of batteries. However, with a solar charger, that need not be an issue, as long as you remember to charge your gear during the daytime. A solar charger at night is about as useful as a paper cricket bat. The stand-out product in this category is the Solio solar charger. It'll efficiently charge a variety of different gadgets. You might find this little device saves your bacon. Read more about the Solio Solar Charger

There's nothing worse than losing your mates among 100,000 other festival goers. You can desperately try and phone them, but the chances are in that crowd they won't hear their phone. And anyway, phone reception at these places tends to be quite poor – at Glastonbury you'll need to be on Orange in order to guarantee coverage. What you really need is a set of walkie talkies to help you and your mates keep in touch at all times. These days, they've got a massive line-of-sight range so you'll never be out of touch, and the batteries last ages too. Try these: Motorola TLKR T5 Two Way Radio Twin Pack