That's right!

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You could but that wouldn't be nearly as much fun

That's great, Captain!

Sound camps, theme camps, and loving people with beating hearts--- The Playa Heartbeat Project needs you! This is going to be an amazing event and we would love you to get involved if your keen. Imagine this: When a human heart is surrounded by rhythmic low frequencies of the right meter, it aligns ...

Mutant vehicle owners and aficionados -- The Playa Heartbeat Project needs you! This is going to be an amazing event and we would love you to get involved if your keen. Imagine this: When a human heart is surrounded by rhythmic low frequencies of the right meter, it aligns with the beat. Imagine mil...

Nitevenus" Yeah, you're right, that's a good point. It is probably silly but I have silly ideas sometimes!

Token, what you're talking about is the line I'm thinking.

No up-the-butt infusions.

[quote="Homiesinheaven"]please educate us on what you are talking about. what kind of abuse do you put yourself through to warrant sticking something up your butt several times as a preventative measure?[/quote]

That was a joke about the colonics

Okay, I guess cleanse is the wrong word... Detox is more accurate. I'm basically thinking a few weeks of "No bad stuff into the body." I don't think that's overthinking it. I got really sick at the very end my first year and did okay last year but was thinking it would be a good idea to be going int...

I'm thinking it would be a good idea to go alcohol free and do some serious high hydration, low-crap type diet before the burn to get my body in better shape to handle the playa stress I put upon it. Anyone have a regimen they do that they'd like to recommend?

Oops, apologies. Should have checked out that Van rental thread first...

My camp is realizing we do not have enough space to get all of us and our stuff out to the playa. I've checked the ride-share board a bunch but I think it's time we start exploring rentals. Does anyone have any GOOD experiences renting? My fear is that any SF area rental place will say : "No way in ...

We had the same design (just double long) my first and second year. I would recommend using a fabric that is air-permeable. Letting breeze go through is key. I recommend Garden Shade Cloth from Home Depot. It's not the cheapest but it's way cheaper than camo netting and works well. BUT I would say y...

Yeah our PVC was good for the last couple years but we're definitely looking to upgrade.

Tensile looks SER [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensile_structure[/url]

Babysnakes is from zappa. I am a fan of the great frank.

Love this idea Cricket. Camp mates and I have done a simple pvc arch design shade structure for the last couple years and are looking to upgrade to something that's bigger and might actually shade our tents and protect us in storms. If you know anyone that's done scaffolding incorporated structures,...

[quote="pinemom"]snicker.... dude dont be an idiot! You live somewhere dont you? you dont sit out on your front porch and light up a bong do you? You wont be doing that at Bm either! As with anything, use your commonsense.[/quote] Except if you're a bay area burner and then its counterintuitive to p...

My first year, 2008, arrived really late Sunday night/ Monday morning. Got set up by probably 10am on Monday morning and then the dust storms rolled in. Tried to get some sleep before going out exploring but could barely get comfortable in our very open shade structure. My tent, which was new but ki...

I've done boots, sneaks and mocs and haven't had a problem.
A little vinegar treatment and lotion on the down time was fine for me.

Vinegar water spray + playa breeze on the feets = awesome

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Thanks Emily,

Do you have any idea how long these will last on one set of batteries?

[quote="theCryptofishist"][quote="Fire_Moose"]isn't that radical self preservation?[/quote]
Only if you seal yourself in brine.[/quote]

HAHAHA

This thread is hilarious

Thanks!

(and WORD on the bacon)

I would love that but since we have a bunch of veggies and vegans in the camp and I'm an ex-vegan, I think I'll have to pass on that beautiful idea.
Fried tempeh bacon maybe?

We're planning on having a fire pit/barrel at our camp this year. As far as I can tell from the BM site, there isn't any kind of permit or anything required for this- just common sense and ensuring you keep the burning up and off the playa and out of the reach of flamables. That's all I need to know...

My bf is also different from me in many ways: Not into electronic music or the scene that surrounds it, far far from a hippy, less into partying in general than I am. I still really want him to go someday because the design/art/technical aspects of it I think he would really really dig. And the tota...

Awesome. Thanks for the advice. I think getting knit shade cloth and grommeting it would make for a mean, secure tarp.

We're doing a simple pvc arch shade structure that will be 36X20. All the camo netting I'm finding is pretty expensive. Are there other materials you have used with decent shade/air-flow properties?

[quote="MikeVDS"]Someone in our camp was tested for and diagnosed with strep and quite a few of us came down with similar symptoms.[/quote] I think I might have gotten that. Felt fine and dandy Monday>Saturday. Sunday on the drive out I started to feel a little bad and then an hour or two later: Fev...

[quote="Apollonaris Zeus"][quote="babysnakes"]First time burner as well and I totally feel you.

I actually got really sick on the drive back too: fever, chills, intense body aches, sore throat. [/quote]

Clamidia[/quote]

wow, nice

First time burner as well and I totally feel you. I actually got really sick on the drive back too: fever, chills, intense body aches, sore throat. The first stop we made at a gas station convenience shop I was openly crying- both cause I felt sooo shitty, and sad. Teared up a few times the next few...