So you've been getting answers mostly from very experienced playa folks. In 2008 I was a noob and I didn't go in 2009. (I am going this year.) Let me be VERY clear...I don't give two shits about the status or appearance of my car, as long as it gets me from place to place. But if you are very concer...

We got screwed by the Empire station as well. Our trailer had a blowout and the Empire station said they had a similar size tired to sell us. They charged $40 but said they couldn't mount the tire (despite the fact that the mounting equipment was right there) and that I'd have to go to Gerlach to ge...

[quote="thirt33n"][quote] ..it did seem like you got your answer and kept asking the question in different ways. that gets annoying and the flames start.[/quote] If you look at the post you'll notice I asked the question once, for the benefit of the forum under an appropriate title. Then only once d...

I actually have no intention of bringing tiki torches...I hate those things. I asked the question and titled this thread as such because there's NOT a straight answer available out there, definitively, about 2008. Any newb reading the survival guide and the preparation section of the website will NO...

I'm a hard core camper, I never leave a fire unattended, regardless of where I am. I'm going to be our camp manager/custodian. Don't plan on leaving camp very often this year.

So is a chiminea considered contained or uncontained? It keeps heat off the playa, is surrounded on virtually all sides, and easy to smother or extinguish if the wind picks up.

I understand that camp fires and tiki torches were officially banned at past events. However, nothing in the Survival Guide or the preparation>event survival>safety page ban camp fires or tiki torches. They just specify that all fires must be contained and not contact the playa surface. But I still ...