I saw this the other week. Would like to have it on suburban roads.
http://www.lightlanebike.com/

And I no longer can say that 200 lumens is bright.
http://www.rei.com/product/776622
I think the company makes a 1000 lumen version, but the link above already exceed what I paid for my bike itself.

How much is a lot? I bought like six feet on a lark.

Do you know people who have had trouble with their regular cars on the playa? I don't remember any ground clearance issues last year; the paths were all very smooth. We were a little concerned about duct taping over the air intakes to keep playa dust out, but my friend said there was no evidence of ...

Even if the seats fold flat (this is a '99 model that we have), if they are removed, it's more storage space in the car.
I was mostly thinking of the seat cushion/bottom because that was easy to remove on one of my cars. It's probably not easy to remove the seatbacks themselves.

[quote="gaminwench"]Mazda 626 allows the back seats to fold down to expand the trunk, that will help...[/quote]

Any idea how easy it is to remove the back seats?

I thought renting cars was really expensive for the week and to coin a phrase, [i]fraught with peril[/i]. Don't you have to spend a lot of money afterward getting it detailed and cleaned out and still risk capricious fines? Otherwise, yeah, I'm flying in from Philly so a car rental might have worked...

The roof mounted bike rack is permanently there so we can't use a rooftop container instead and put two bikes on the truck. I'm surprised that the rack would only hold one bike; thought they were all for two, but I've never bought one before. We're part of a theme camp so alone, we should be pretty ...

[quote="ConnieH"]Totally doable - I did it last year in a VW Passat[/quote] You can pack a lot into a Passat! That's what I drive myself and took it to Alaska once (from Philly) http://www.geocities.com/paylors/rt_index.html I had a few daydreams about driving from Philly to Black Rock but can't jus...

Hmm, good idea. I'll check on that. I think the bike rack that's on the roof might be a permanent mount, but it's worth asking.

(The car is in Santa Cruz and I am in Philly, so the logistics are a bit strained. I'm also researching on mazdaforums what would be involved in removing the back seat.)

I'm riding into BM with a friend and we're in a 1999 Mazda 626, which appears to be a regular size car. Not small (that would be the 3-series) not an SUV or a taxi-sized car. Someone more experienced than me thinks we're not going to have enough space. Our idea is to have one bike on the roof and th...

This could be good for the sides. http://www.geekologie.com/2009/06/pimp_out_your_bike_wheels_with.php It's a lot more sophisticated than I would have assumed. I just have about 4' of EL wire that I haven't figured out what to do with. More from the post: It's essentially a AA battery-powered 256 RG...

Yeah, primarily the lights are for you to be seen, but that secondary purpose of seeing where you're going is still important, imho. You could hit anything out there on the playa in the middle of the night, including a passed-out, uh whatever that word is for people aren't lit up.

speaking of sharing wheels, girlfriend's neighbors let me drive their '55 corvette and '60 rolls royce tonight! ok, just around the block more or less, but still driven

I do like that name! I remember a Camp Nowhere from last year, guess there's no relation.

I'm also old enough to remember St. Elsewhere... fml

OK, I called in, using 19th century technology, and got the details. They sell two different models. One has six legs and no sides. $99 The other has eight legs and sides. This one is made out of canvas, with a zipper door. $249, item #62680 I saw mention online for specials for these that make them...

but for some reason they sell a nitrous kit for my volkswagen

[quote="itssunnyv"]what's your price range? we got a carport last year at PEP BOYS for $230. LOVE IT. probably one of the best purchases we've made as a camp. i think it was originally 250, but pep boys frequently has coupons for 20% off online that you can find. it did have walls also. hope that he...

[quote="golgotha-a-go-go"]The primary purpose of personal bike lighting is "to be seen by others" as you're cruising at night. The majority of bike lights are adequate for that. Sometimes those big powerful front lights blind pedestrians and cast too much light that sometimes detracts from the "nigh...

That was my other idea, but I might need that for the campstove.

I think I'm going to bring an unremarkable LED bike light to Burning Man. I have a really bright model with rechargable battery and it appears to be plenty rugged and the manufacturer claims other models have survived Burning Man (light and motion stella). But maybe it's too bright? If the light is ...

[quote="StevenGoodman"]You could always just use three 10x20 carports, which would give you 30' x 20 '. Nice and simple, easy to setup. Martini Steve[/quote] I'm still checking these, but they appear to be out of my price range. Please post a supplier if you know of a good one. It could be a great m...

oh, ok, i'll check out prices for them then

But the carports don't normally have walls, right? We'd want those. I guess you could add them easily enough, have to consult an architect on that one.

Yeah, I'm looking at that tent, but from another site. I'll compare prices, tax & delivery.

I'm charged with picking out a tent for a theme camp. I've got some likely candidates for it, but thought I should check with the crowd. If you recommend a specific item, that's great. We're looking for about 600 sq. ft. (55.7 m2). I was wondering about vinyl vs. canvas. I like the organic associati...

Oh, btw, I found that PDF map of the Tahoe Forest.

[url]http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/forestvisitorma ... /tahoe.pdf
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be warned, it's like 35 MB or so

[quote="jkisha"][quote="paylors"] Might also be a good recuperation place on the way back.[/quote] Best recuperation place on the way back is a hotel in Reno! JK[/quote] Hmm, maybe, but last year we stopped at my friend's sister's house in Carson City. Pretty much everything you get a hotel but free...

yeah, i googled up their site and was trying to find one of the PDF maps of the area. http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/tahoe/maps_brochures/index.shtml http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/forestvisitormaps/tahoe/ i'll try to find something on Castle Peak. I'm sure there's a trip report out there somewhere. (At first I t...

Thanks! I was going by the green areas on Google Maps and for some reason this isn't shaded. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=tahoe+national+forest&sll=39.126864,-120.135498&sspn=0.51242,0.884399&ie=UTF8&ll=39.318363,-120.471268&spn=0.255513,0.4422&z=11 I'll check it out! ...

Hi, a friend and I wanted to go for an overnight backpacking hike before Burning Man. Can anyone recommend a hike/destination between San Jose/Santa Cruz and Gerlach? We went to Yosemite last year (not related to BM) and that seems too far out of the way to get up to Gerlach. I saw El Dorado Nationa...