This is my first burn and I seek advise. I am an experience camper, but never for longer than 3 days and never in the middle of the desert. I live in the desert so understand about climate, temps, winds, dust, etc but since I live in a house with electricity and a fridge, have never had to figure ou...

uh helpfull and a few other typos - its late - forgiveness requested

the peeps at coolightwest.com have a set of instructions you can print on how to work with el wire. Yes - soldering - el wire to inverter wires and you will need a power source in addition to the inverter (some small inverters are also battery packs - larger projects require lareger batteries) check...

Use safety pins and clean plastic straws. Take the side of the pin with the "head" on it and attach it to your frame using hot glue and reinforced with piano wire (just in case the glue comes unglued). Place a section of clear plastic straw over the "pin" part and close the safety pin. Now you can t...

call Mike at coolightwest.com rather than go online and order. 208-861-2187 let him know you are a fellow burner - why call? can't let them know online you want the burner discount - can only get it if you call. I recently purchased 2.3mm for $0.99 per foot with no quantity limits - don't know the c...

Hmmm - maybe we'll just wait and leave after midnight Monday night/Tuesday am?

We need to be able to report for work on Wednesday and we have a minimum of 14 hour drive just to get home. I don't like to rush, don't like to waste gas sitting in traffic so we just plan as much as we can. Not having been to BM yet, I did a lot of reading and this is the idea I have so far: Comple...

We're doing it again! Saturday the 13th of March! If you missed it last month ya gotta make it this month! Old and new we want ya'll to come on down! Huntington CITY Beach , end of Beach Blvd, cross the PCH go to the right to enter the City Beach section. Drive thru the parking lot pass the restroom...

Having never been to BM before I am at a loss as to how we know where to camp. I have been very active with my local groups and many have given info about some camps they would recccommend we join. The info I can't seem to find is how much SPACE can I claim for our setup - not as a theme camp but as...

Don't forget that Saturday the 21st is the El Wire workshop being sponsored by elwirecheap.com 10 am to 3 pm at 22445 E. La Palma Ave Suite A in Yorba Linda CA. They will set up @ 10 soldering stations for us to use as well as a grill for us to barbeque on! Bring your supplies if you have them or yo...

I know the feeling! My BOSS actually checked out the BM web site after I put in my request for my vacation for 2004 (oh yeah - already claimed the dates-they're MINE I tell you!) So, she thougt I was nuts and then on a dress down Friday I finally wore a dress that did not cover the tats on my calves...

I live in Desert Hot Springs, CA - just a hop skip and jump from Lancaster. Just spent a weekend in Joshua Tree with some new friends and fellow burners - great place! Read - Read - Read I'm a 2004 newbie too, but I read a lot and check out a variety of boards relating to BM so have actually had the...

thanks to all! Seems like the 395 has the most votes (here as well as other resources for pulling a motorhome) Would like the info re place to stop and fish! Please PM me the info, thank you. After a weekend at Joshua Tree with some new friends, it looks like I will have a co-pilot in the form of my...

I will be driving a 22 ft 1974 Dodge motorhome and I am concerned about the ascent of the roads. I figure rt 80 is the flatest, but 395 is more direct. I'm coming from the Palm Springs area. Does anyone have any experience with these routes or know where I can get drving information? Thanks in advan...

Ok play nice children. If Jimbuttwipe er way, wants to start a thread that sounds like its pure sarcasm he/she/they/ should expect to get some strange replies. As for the rest, several of the posts express much of my own thoughts on the matter. I will add that life is too short to be so petty - US p...

Ive made quite a few posts on various threads but not yet on this one so I figured I'd stop by and say hello to all! I am a Burning Man newbie, 2004 will be my first burn and NOTHING is going to stop me! I've already sent in my request for the time off at work to make sure no one else tries to take ...

In 1997 my world fell apart and for the next 5 years I was gone. Here physically but gone. One day I decided that it would be nice to be able to go to sleep and stay asleep until the pain went away. I wasn't even thinking in terms of suicide - just being able to go to sleep so I did not have to deal...

If you need a ride for 2004 for you and your stuff...I plan to leave from the Palm Springs area around 3 a.m. on Sat. Aug 28 via route 10 West to the 5 North etc. I do not plan on leaving the playa until LATE on Monday Sept 6th. If your schedule can accomodate my departure dates, and you can be pick...

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I've been reading this thread and trying to stay uninvolved with the posts, but after reading everything that you have asked, I can't help but wonder two things either 1) you get harrassed a lot about your lifestyle choice or 2) you over worry. Now, I don't want to offend you, but to me the whole th...

Thank you all for the sympathy, but I must confess, my entire post was a joke :oops: I honestly don't have anything that could be called a problem except maybe missing all of you. That's kinda weird too since I haven't actually "met" any of you yet but I feel l like have. The anticipation of actuall...

My dog died. My boyfriend left me for my brother. I can't remember the words to the redneck version of 12 days of christmas and the tequila is all gone. Bright side - I will be joining the red suited guys in LA on Saturday for Santacon!

I love you for the welcome you have given me, the sage advise and even the occasional criticism that reminds me to look outside myself. So maybe I do love you all!

I started a thread under Newbie questions called RV-help. I received a lot of usefull advise. I have a motorhome that I plan on driving up in for BM2004 but I am also keeping in mind all the helpfull info I have been receiving in regard to dust - eyesore - ect. Renting one -how do you plan on coveri...

searching the internet will get you an amazing number of results for plans. Also see some of the threads under this same major topic one post was about flexible connectors and shows a partial diagram. Easy enough to make with pvc and connectors can be made with rubber hose or pvc. Again see previous...

ok, I have 3 coleman lamps one small coleman stove and one coleman stove that sets up to a height of 3 feet. You bring yours and I'll bring mine and we'll all sit around the coleman's and compare you might be a redneck if stories --- you might be a redneck if your working tv sits on top of your non ...

can we not talk about cumming of any kind when I am supposed to be working? Uh why am I on this thread? Oh Yeah - me next -I wanna be a bot too - pout.

Ok, now you will all find out what a truly redneck, trailertrash person I really am. We go camping/fishing a lot and we always like to have a firepit. Makes good story tellin to sit around the fire after a long day of resting and doing nothing. Anyhoo not a new idea - the inside drum of an old washi...

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Hey Ivy - No, I don't know Scar - if you know how to get in touch with him can you ask him to post here so maybe we can touch bases? I don't know anyone (Burners that is). I f you've read any of my other posts you will see that I am a newbie and am searching for folks I can hook up with before the 2...