It would be great if you could start a new thread for this so that 2024 would have its own. I would do so, except I am taking a year off this year! Too early? I think not. I'm starting work on my solar power system this week and laying out the components I already have and figuring out what I still ...

This week we cleaned the bus inside and out, fixing some little things that had gone wrong since last year. Especially the window pane that some vandals threw a rock through. They hit four vehicles in the storage yard where I keep the bus. :-( Fortunately it happened this summer during the dry seaso...

We put the breakfast bin together with oatmeal packets and pre-measured snack ziplocs of pancake mix and the miscellaneous dried fruit and nuts we put in our oatmeal. I remembered chia seeds this time! We also went through the tea and beverages drawers that live under the sink in my camper bus but l...

Figured out where I'm getting water on the new-to-me route to BRC from my new home in Oregon.

Just packed all my clothes except a few laundry items I'll do Monday. Will take them over to the bus to load up this weekend. Now I'm like, "what am I wearing for the next few days?!" LOL.

I haven't seen anything about a meet-n-greet this year. Any news? Have enjoyed meeting y'all in past years (I bring the dolmas)...

I packed my "Go Reno", "Go Playa", and "Go Home" ziploc bags that go in a separate duffel from the bulk of my clothing. I also got a bunch of pickle juice freeze pops and fruit smoothie freeze pops and put them in the freezer. We'll see how long they last on-playa.

I got some of the Wolfgang Puck coffee pods and they have been a game changer for cold brew for me, such that I have gone back to cold brewing. I pop a couple of them into a quart nalgene bottle overnight and boom, I have three tall glasses of cold brew the next morning. Which can last me from 1 to ...

Drizzt321 wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 08, 2022 7:50 am

My big task from this past weekend was getting my bearings on my trailer repacked. The last owner apparently hadn't, and the guy doing it said I was headed for a catastrophic failure in the next few hundred miles

Wow good job on catching that!

Risky Ginger wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 06, 2022 1:06 pm

Hi! Is this still available? Thanks!

My apologies, it has been sold and I should have updated the listing.

I topped off my absinthe and rum flasks last night in my drinks kit, added more sugar cubes to the absinthe part of the kit. Need a better flask solution, the flasks I have been using don't hold up to storing absinthe for multiple years-- the BPA-free PET plastic gets cloudy and brittle. I had to th...

ygmir wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 31, 2022 7:19 am

...
well, day 6 of covid.........been a super fun week!
I'll just stay over here and watch the festivities via "probe/cam" from the isolation booth

Sorry you're experiencing this, and I hope it's a mild symptom case.

Yesterday I went through all the leftover batteries from the 2019 event, metered them with a volt meter, and sorted them into bags according to their voltage. I also made sure that I hadn't left any batteries in anything. Found two tap lights that I forgot about and had to clean dead battery gunk ou...

Lonesomebri wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 24, 2022 9:11 am

I decorated my brother's first Burn bike last night.

Nice job! Looks good!

wow, where in CA? and what's taking you to OR? that's a lot of things, packing, moving, packing Burning. Are you singing acapella? or playing electronic? Good for you. One of our long timers, Gaminwench, gives "classes" in singing and stuff out there, sometimes anyway. Moving from Sunnyvale (SF Bay...

No wagons here, just a house full of boxes. Packing for our move from California to Eugene Oregon, as well as packing for the playa. And practicing my set list, I'm doing a couple of a capella jazz/blues/torch sets in BRC this year. Nervous but excited!

Spent some time this morning ride testing our new generic cruiser bikes on pavement, gravel, and soft dirt. We feel pretty confident they can handle the playa. Then we did our obligatory anti-darkwad bike pimping. Rather than trying EL wire again, which I've had various luck with, I got some commerc...

Looks like a neat rig, Strata. Thanks! I got it about 3 weeks before the 2019 Burn, and did a massive push to get it ready for the event. Now it's gone through some more construction on the interior and looks like this: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AM-JKLU9nBh5AtRraGq948up2sQ67ScEeaixaROR67...

Made some quick shelves for the luggage bay of my camper bus. They're just bolted onto the wire rack shelves that are on either side of the luggage bay (and which in turn are bolted into the floor and walls). I still have to remove my water jugs to get my shade canopy out, but at least all the other...

DoctorIknow wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 06, 2022 5:20 pm

The sun/wind map is great for designing the theme camp, but what about us campers showing up on Sunday? One may have no choice as to your tent/RV/etc relationship to the sun/wind map.
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True, but if I don't know what's ideal, I won't know what to aim for.

AntiM wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 05, 2022 10:37 am

OMG... Utah Fire Tribe made the Great Circle this year. They have graciously held a space for me to be assistant fuels, so I get to be in the circle too! Oh wow wow wow. DRINKS!

Wow indeed! Super congrats!

Yesterday I took all of the camping-non-burning-man stuff out of the bus, and moved some things back onto it, like our camp cups and a USB fan and the second LED lantern. Today I went to an auto parts store and got a kit to re-glue the rearview mirror mount to the windshield. When I went to the bus ...

* stumbles in, yawning, and starts a French press of strong coffee with cinnamon, finds some Ray Lynch on the jukebox * I think what I have is the opposite of burn burnout. It's only early July and I'm already waking up between 5:00 and 6:00 a.m. thinking, "is it time to leave yet?" Black Rock City ...

burner von braun wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 03, 2022 1:15 am

I was just looking at the 2022 map as well, and it seems to me like the city is oriented the same way as usual. ...

I hope you have a great burn Strata!

Thanks kindly this is very helpful. I hope you have a great burn as well!

Does anyone have the sun/wind map for 2022 yet? Or is it the same as 2019? I notice that the "N" arrow is positioned the same as in 2019 on the 2022 map...

I'm going to be on Fugue at about 9:15, and I'm trying to plan my camp layout for my bus to provide max useful shade.

Over the past 3 days I have shopped for and packed the non perishable food/drink items I'm taking to the burn, and gone through my tea and sun-tea supplies. I feel much more prepared!

I've done this for regionals, and general camping. My camp at the burn does a shared meal plan so I don't bring a lot of pre-made stuff. My favorite things to freeze are my favorite takeout meals, like garlic eggplant, butter chicken, and saag paneer. Chili is another good one. In the comfort food d...

I can vouch for the “just add water” pancakes. Used them a couple of years out there. The easiest is to bring the pre-measured mix in a plastic jug that you can add the water and shake until it is mixed. Then pour on the griddle and enjoy. I have had good luck experimenting at home with adding powd...

Strata wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 25, 2022 8:56 pm

... ordered a shiny sequin top to wear for my blues and jazz vocals set! ...

And was just realized doh, sequins. Moop waiting to happen. Canceled the order and I'm finding something else to wear. Got too caught up in things and forgot.

Confirmed my schedule with the AEZ stage folks, and ordered a shiny sequin top to wear for my blues and jazz vocals set! Also put together a set list, and now I need to pare it down to 30 minutes or less.