Welcome, Someone!

Thank you for telling us about camping season in Sukir! I had no idea.

I hope you're able to Burn next year as planned . . .

Welcome SweetDreams42!

You might be able to meet an Atlanta Burner dance partner through the Georgia social networks.
https://regionals.burningman.org/region ... a/georgia/

I think a cot is slightly easier than an air mattress (and has room storage beneath) but I have both. The cot is REI's $100 model, which has held up well (cheaper models are available by other makers, but I don't know of their quality) and the mattress is a Coleman. In general, Coleman seems to make...

Savanah, Thank you for posting that. I remember the article but did you read the comments at the bottom! Ha. Here's just a taste. "I just read a report in the New England Journal of Medicine that the spiders currently found on the playa are the type that lay their eggs inside the skin of their host...

Hi Mama Ricci! :D I'm sorry to hear that your son will make the journey only in spirit, but really glad you're making the trip. If you find someone to travel in with you, don't let anyone sit on the floor--make sure you have enough seat belts for all riders (seat belt infractions can get you pulled ...

Google "Green Tortoise Adventure Travel". They leave from San Francisco, and if I were an international traveler I would give them a shot. Note: I don't know anyone with the company or anyone who travels with them, so this is not any sort of recommendation or endorsement, just another possibility. T...

Welcome, TomTuesday!

Welcome! :D I think it would be incredibly handy to meet other area Burners. You might find a good rideshare: https://regionals.burningman.org/regionals/north-america/new-orleans/ You might also join the Florida lists; maybe someone driving from Florida would like someone to split gas with. https://...

Quadruple Karma points if you can offer something for that sore throat, but again only if you make them admit that they left their dust mask in camp because it doesn't go with their cool costume. NO YOU DON'T HAVE STREP THROAT, not if you are riding a bike on Burn Night with no mask on, sheesh. It ...

I will say, I strongly discourage outfits that obscure the face. We communicate with our face. We meet and interact with strangers at the brief week-long event. If you are inside an outfit that obscures your face, you are in spectator mode. I disagree about the spectator thing, but I still understa...

Super interesting find, Simon, thank you.

Welcome, Lady Coco! I will give you 5 random tips :) * Everyone in your party should have their own pair of work gloves. (Mine are leather; they are very sentimental at this point). Put them on before any work at all. "I'm just going to pound this stake" often becomes "I just pounded 10 stakes and t...

Welcome! :D If you have a reliable vehicle and like driving, it's better than flying. You can buy all your stuff ahead of time, pack it painstakingly and be on your own schedule. I'm glad you know about your local groups; just take the plunge and go to their events & casual meetups. Most Burners are...

If I were going to do that, I'd make sure to pack a bottle of rich conditioner or hair mayonnaise (something aimed at African American hair is also good for curls in non African-Americans) and have a wide-tooth hair pick. Post-playa, a long rinse, a gentle wash, then sit with the conditioner in for ...

I don’t recall reading anything about needing bug spray or defending angainst critters. Do any of these exist on the Playa? Not usually. It's too harsh an environment on the lakebed itself, although you will find suicidal jackrabbits and whatnot in the approach to the playa. My campmate once got at...

Hi guys Stars in my eyes, I canna wait!, birgin here. I live as far as one can get to the other side of the country from BRC but I will be there this year volunteering (and hopefully camping) with ESD. I have probably 480 questions at this point but mostly I'm excited. Well excited AND scared. But ...

LOVE the ponytails, Ratty!

. . . And the silver.

I think you should start Bad Typography Camp and print out your camp name in Comic Sans with really bad kerning in black on white office paper taped together. :lol: On a different note, I'm with Ratty: I don't really like stickers or pins or whatnot that have a camp name all that prominent. Usually...

I would go right when they open, and beat the rush. Mid-day always seems the worst wait, but it's pretty festive. Don't cut it too close to the end of the day; they have to end the line somewhere. Bring water, a hat, and if you have one, a wagon. If everyone in camp takes turns, it's not so bad. Or ...

Welcome, SueyMendez11!

Here is some more advice that you didn't ask for. I would skip joining a camp for your first year on the playa. During the week, get on your bike and cover as much ground as you can to see what is out there. The natives are friendly. During your wanderings in Black Rock City, you might come across ...

Welcome, ModestSky!

Welcome, Madsknuts!

Hi all, I'm an event designer from Sydney, looking to make my way over to Burning Man this year. I had a wedding and I asked my client to move her wedding so I could go to Burning Man...am I too late to buy tickets and how the heck do I find a very cool camp to hang with? Any help you can give me w...

Welcome sarakazi ! :D You and your friend might be a good candidate for Green Tortoise Adventure Travel if you don't know anyone or have local Pakistan burners. Google 'em. I've never tried them, but it's probably the route I would go if I were coming from overseas without someone who'd Burned befor...

Welcome TahoeMinx (and CreepyMike! )

Welcome, AddamsonFlint!

That said the age limit for virgin burner is 44, so close but I am sorry to say you can’t go. - Dr. Baron von Realz, Esq. :lol: Welcome, Badkarma ! You're not too old; there are tons of Burners 40+. The greatest age cohort is 25-40, last I looked, and that was a few years ago. Veterans typically do...

Speaking of which . . . Google questions or keywords with the word eplaya added, and you will learn a ton!

AntiM wrote:I never remember the password, one year I had to play the "Do you know who I am?" card.

If I forgot the password I would just have to start SCREEing until Ygmir heard me and lifted me over the fence.