Here is my setup, it looks a bit of a shambles but seems stable enough. I hope attaching both the tarp and tent guy lines to the same pegs doesn't lead to disaster. I have since cut a hole at the top to let the heat out, it's not in the pictures.

I actually got a hammer already, although it may be a bit big for my needs. As soon as I figure out how to post a picture I'll post one of my rather sad looking tarp.

Sorry for the delay in replying here. I am waiting on my tarp to arrive, when I have it I can post a pic of how it fits over the tent. I have no room for extra poles for the tarp however so that will complicate matters. I do have a camping chair, it packs down really small I like it. How hard is the...

Isn't it possible for them to just park their RV in the open camping area?

Space in bags permitting I will definitely bring a tarp or something to put over the tent. I think that extra shade is going to be important. I just need to find the right size.

Suggestion 2 certainly has merit as I have found reading through eplaya to be a very valuable source of information. It's also interesting to read the different opinions people have about the direction burning Man has taken.

Hello everyone! Thank you for your responses. Ratty and Popeye, you have made some very interesting points that I have been giving a lot of thought to for a while now. I did consider putting a tarp, or aluminet over my tent but I was unsure if I can get any height over the tent which I think means i...

Hello. I will be coming to burning Man this year for the first time. I will be traveling alone and coming from Scotland. I first heard of burning Man a few years ago, on the internet I think. I became very interested in the event reading a lot of websites (like this one) and watching the various vid...