If you're driving at night PLEASEPLEASEPLEASE don't over drive your headlamps. No worries there, I'm all about safety on the drive. Coming from SF, so will be careful on the final stretch ... It takes Louise and me two and a half hours to drive out the motel drive way in Reno until we pull into our...

I'm planning on leaving Reno ~10pm on Monday night. Any ideas on realistic drive time to Gerlach, given time of day and likely traffic?

I came across this, thought it might be useful for some folks: http://openstreetmap.org/?lat=40.78119& ... ers=B00FTF

[quote="TomServo"]Does your van have a tool rack on top? Built several camps around my old Dodge Cargo van...and even a shower off the back.[/quote]

In my case it's a rental van (surprisingly reasonable from Enterprise). No tool rack, unfortunately!

Just wanted to introduce myself here ... I'm a second-year burner, and I'm going this year with my lovely fiance (it will be her first time). We're based in San Francisco (near Dolores Park). I've been helping out with the Temple construction over in Oakland. I did some brainstorming on a van-based ...

Hi all, I've been thinking about a minimal, self-contained setup for two peeps on the playa, built around a van. Maybe this will help someone who's pondering something similar. The idea is to get: * a sheltered sleeping area + * a bit of shade + * a shower ... in a self-contained way with a minimum ...