Thanks for the direct link "May I ask, did you even bother to read this thread before asking this question? FigJam posted the link to HD's entire inventory of panels. A little radical self reliance please? :shock:" Did you read the first few posts also, I did & looked at all of the links. I even rea...

Could someone post the Home Depot part numbers for 1 1/2" panels? Am going to try to order them through homedepot, my nearest stocking dealer(dallas) wants a small fortune to ship/deliver to Austin



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Xtevan

Wow did not expect to see this thread resurrected. The boxes barely survived the first year- I have both carports in a yakima rocket box on the top of the bus. The was a bit more room for a tightly rolled bedroll or two.

Hi Elliot, Great posts! It was good to meet you and see Millicent. I was inspired by Elliot & Jason's exploits over at Skoolies.net and bought a 1991 Bluebird TC2000 almost exactly a year ago. It took 6 of us to Burning Man & back rather nicely. It was wonderful to have a safe haven from the dust st...

Volunteer to do a shift or two of something, look on the bm website- greeter, lamplighter, info desk, help your neighbor set up, or find a theme camp that you feel you would fit into & make things happen I am the handyman for a large camp but since most of the camp officials are usually working rang...

Anyone ever try this stuff? [img]http://www.athletegift.com/athleteshop/images/rocket%20shower.jpg[/img] "The deal is, cool down and once your active sweating has diminished, (The mfr claims it works best on active sweating but hey whaddo they know?) spray your self down with Rocket Shower and then ...

I will try to make it over, would post more here If I had faces attached to usernames

Patiently awaiting for the ones I ordered a week ago.

The radios we had last year were useless.

Xtevan

We used 16-18" long pieces of 1/2" rebar with two 3/4" washers welded on to them to hold a pair of 10X20 cheap carports tents down. They worked great even in the worst storms last year. Candy caned rebar might be better for your application. The double washer allowed us to use rachet straps to pull ...

One of college drinking buddys had one of those clear hospital bed urinal containers with handle and lid, he used it as a beer mug. Besides squicking out most folks, it's main benefit was that it was never stolen or lost even when the cups that came with the kegs were long gone. I would suggest a pe...

Flipside was great, like Hugh said it was a little short on the art side. The energy level was huge. I was impressed with the number of sound camps for a smaller event. The singing tesla coils were really cool! Soaking in the creek in the afternoons was like heaven on earth in the Texas heat. Will b...

I scored Flipside tickets for the first time and am really looking forward to it. Would have gone years ago but It's a bear to get tickets Have heard that Myschevia the north texas burn is small but a fun event, particularly the cooler fall weather. They still don't have a date set for '08 though.

Sounds like quite an adventure! My Blue bird TC2000 weighed 16,900 lbs. with no seats when I registered it. Front engine Vs Rear engine- Rear engine bus are generally quieter inside, the ride in back is smoother and engine access is much better than a flat front transit style bus. There is more room...

I ate mostly canned & foil pouched type stuff with chips/crackers last year. Which was a good thing we arrived about a day later than planned, heavily stressed from car trouble and trip problems. my travel companion was mostly incapacitated for the first two days, the energy for cooking was not ther...

My best friend has a class C RV we frequently take to music festivals, It would be difficult to keep it from being destroyed by playa dust. I looked at my options and ended up buying a flat front Bluebird school bus that was set up for highway use(4.30 rear end, under body lockers, roof rack). I get...

Saw this off grid pc rig on Boingboing last week:

http://www.aleutia.com/offgrid/


[img]http://gadgets.boingboing.net/gimages/aleutia2.jpg[/img]

Xtevan

I have had the kilt jones thing going for a few years now. I brought my tan Uk & camo tripp brand kilts that served me well. Left the wool and fancier ones at home I like the idea of silk/rayon brocade kilts mentioned early in the thread, did any one actually sew one up? pictures? I have an amerikil...

[img]http://gadgets.boingboing.net/gimages/doughnumatic.jpg[/img] "The culmination of American consumer electronics: the $130 starch-and-sugar-dispensing "Dough-Nu-Matic," an all-in-one machine that forms and fries mini-doughnuts in just under a minute. Without too much trouble I should be able to s...

I found myself dancing there several times, do they have a website with a list of who played/dj'ed there?

Xtevan

Wow, thats incredible found our tent and car, even the camp shower!

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Xtevan

I was but I stopped when my parents told it would make me wet the bed

I bought a ticket for this year after a few years of contemplating the logistics

I just bought two Shelterlogic brand 10x20 carports on sale at Peps Boys Automotive, they were marked down from $99 to $79 for their 4th of July sale. The sale goes through sunday. There is also a $30 mail in rebate, the rebate paper work says the rebate is good on purchases till August 4th. When I ...

Fullerplast is one brand name for a clear resin product. I can't remember the other one i've seen used

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The least manual labor would be a hydraulic press with either a hydraulic pump(electric or gas-think log splitter) or pnumatic booster pump. I have been thinking about this for a bit, I don't have the vacation time to drive to this years burn so dome building is on hold till fall. A manual hydraulic...

I am researching and planning my first burning man. I bought the airline tickets last week so I guess I'm committed at this point. I am a 41 year & single living, working, and playing in Austin, Texas. My last gf was a bit too uptight for BM and my utilikilt fetish so now is the time. I have been kn...

http://www.steampunkworkshop.com/ I love this guy's work, the keyboard and recently posted flat panel screen are great. I may may have to build a set for the computer at my mom's home, it would drop right into the 1870's vibe perfectly The strat is pretty cool also! He has a bus conversion on the no...

I worked in a mountain shop and sold boots amongst other toys for a while, I like Vasques and Asolos. I think the only Lowa's I have tried on were plastic double boots. With hiking footware your real concern should be the fit on your feet, each company has there own ideas about what the 'average' fo...