LA AREA BURNERS: I have a large roll of leftover Duracool padding from making my swamp cooler-- nary a small pad remains in any the local stores, so I had to buy the whole thing. I'd be happy to sell you some of mine for a couple of bucks just to recoup a bit of the cost. Message me for details.

So we're in the exact same boat! We're a married couple in our early 30's looking forward to our eighth and fourth burns since 2008. We've lost our usual crew to random unfortunate events and are now rolling solo for the first time. We've got all our gear and various buddies around the playa, but we...