I'm not sure what you're really getting at here, or what you're trying to argue for. Are you saying that it is somehow better or acceptable to voluntarily waive your rights because of some preconceived inevitability? That somehow waiving your rights will result in a more lenient punishment (hint: t...

Unless a cloud of pot smoke bellowed out of the window when you rolled it down, the officer will have a hard time justifying a search, especially if you're being polite and giving no reasonable reason to have your belonging searched. But who is there to justify the search to? Lets suppose someone d...

Never speak to the police, never answer their questions. Watch the video links BBadger posted above, see the pdf link above as well. Your friend confessed to a crime when he didn't have to (don't forget Nevada has incredibly strong anti-drug laws). He could have gone to jail instead of the event. T...

If a BLM officer asked to search my bag, I'd politely ask them what would happen if I refused. Just as a data point, I have a friend who was stopped by BLM on the way into BRC about 6 years ago. The officer stopped him going 10 in a 5 (for real!) and asked if there was anything in the car he should...

Hi, A link to this was sent out over the JRS recently: http://www.youtube.com/user/FlexYourRights My question is does all of this apply to BLM officers detaining you on BLM land? What if one is asked by a BLM officer to have their bag searched when walking around playa? What rights do you have on fe...

tucano, practically every year for the last 10 or so there has been a roda that happens many times at center camp. i couldn't find a link for last year after a quick search but this is from 2009. you might email the guy listed there: http://earth.burningman.com/brc/2009/playa_event/1604/ good luck. ...

ah lots of good advice here. i'm feeling a bit of information overload from all the suggestions. maybe thats a good thing and means there are several good ways to do this. does anyone have experience with the product Rustoleum Rust Reformer? apparently its pretty decent at stopping the process of ru...

I certainly don't have these tools but I might know some friends around town who do. This is a great suggestion. Thanks! As to the type of paint, I still feel like some paints must be superior to others in this respect. Like you say, I don't imagine any paint can completely survive the abrasion... C...

Hi all, I have a five year old 2v dome I built out of EMT (steel conduit). Over the years the paint has come off the tips and I've started to see rust building up, especially in the holes that were drilled out as well as the very ends of the struts. I'm looking for advice on the best procedure to re...