I'm a big fan of japanese food, and foilpacks of curry & pre-cooked rice can do no wrong in my book. Put the rice pak in the sun, and toss the curry in some boiling water & you're set. Especially good for the vegetarians, Tasty Bites come in a variety of flavors and are easy with very little clean u...

BIT has been my neighbor for the last 3 years, and the playa just wouldnt be the same without a night of "Flesh Gordon" and some tasty tasty booze. This year, be on the lookout for some of Dead Meat's homebrew and take a spin on the Wheel of Crap. Mike, Silver, Bender, Kay & others have made my expe...

Yay!

I'm coming all the way from Los Angeles for this burn.... can't wait.

We generally have "good seats" in the 3rd to 4th row at the Man & temple burns. I love watching the Fire Conclave, and I sadly missed that this year. I didn't want to miss the temple burn, so I biked out there just after sunset and sat right in front near some photographers' tripods. Considering how...

Have you tried Parmalat? I do believe they sell it at Raleys, which can be found all over NorCal and Reno. We usually stop at the Raley's in Carson City for last minute bread & fresh veggies. They're like a high end pavillions or a reasonable Wholefoods... I'd bet they'd carry it. I'm partial to ric...

my food prep is nearly complete, and I'm getting more excited as the days go by. Kathanika Garage and Gifting Centre will be in the 9:00 Plaza this year. Looking forward to sharing treats with my fellow foodies on thursday night! (I'm not actually living there... the kathanika Diaspora camp - aka th...

Bad shit always seems to happen around playa time... 2 years ago we were nearly killed in an accident coming home, last year my car was broken into and my tickets were stolen (they were in my purse with some cash) 2 weeks before the event, same car broke down and I lost my job a matter of days after...

man, I thought this was a thread in praise of playa dust. we unfurled the canopy today and were covered in playa for the rest of the afternoon. I napped with a bandanna over my face and felt at home. in other news, I've been praying for inclement weather the past 3 years, I was superduper prepared f...

I have in the past brought dozens of "special" cookies and brownies to gift on the playa. I also have many friends who are nonsmokers due to careers/random testing, and so I'm very aware of how fucked up it could be to unintentionally give someone chems that they do not want. I usually have untainte...

my mama always suggested slamming your lower back against a wall to "bring it down early" I've mensed on the playa 2 out of 3 years so far, might actually be able to make it home this year without a bloody mess. tampons, ziplocs, and wipes are your best friends. I keep a spray bottle with a mild bod...

please jebus, say there will be playa pancakes! Sounds like the Brane is the spot, I know a buncha people that'll be camping there. I haven't seen the camp map yet, but is there a central meeting spot we can hook up at? Also, papabear, in case you hadn't heard, we're doing a playa dinner party on th...

Ok kiddies, your wishes have been granted.

Playa Potluck dinner Party is ON.

Thursday nite sep 2, at sundown. Camp Kathanika (location tbd - we'll be on the map).

Please come and eat with us, and bring your favorite playa dish to share.

Yes, I am part of Kathanika, though I won't be living there. We've got a "garage" theme going this year so I believe we're doing them mailbox style. We're registered, hopefully will be in a plaza again this year, so we should be easy to find. I'm so glad to hear that you remembered us and will be gi...

another note on carpet - unroll it and shake it out before you head to the playa. we had a bunch of leftover carpeting in our dome last year and the moop it produced was rediculous... I spent the first morning just picking up bits of nylon that could have been avoided if we'd unrolled it first. or j...

We built a "give a gift/take a gift" structure for our camp last year, and are currently working on one for this year. It was actually two construction cubbies with spaces for people to slide in random trinkets, toys, treats, and all sorts of other cool stuff. I loved that it was interactive and fun...

I like to eat good food, and usually I like to eat a lot, but on the playa, my appetite is down. I also love to cook at home, but I don't really care to spend playa time doing it. So I like to eat good food that is quick, easy, and usually high in protein, because after all the alcohol is consumed,...

rev. lucifer wrote:running with scissors is a great idea, make sure they are pointed towards you for maximum fun. You could start your own x sport "running with scissors pointed towards ones face" or "rwsptof" for short.

Safety Third!

Ditto on what everyone's said so far, especially on the gazpacho. Bring fresh cucumbers to slice up and serve with the gazpacho for a crunchy, filling treat. My fave playa treat is fresh fruit. We had a campmate come late in the week (wednesday night) and he brought fresh mangoes and a pineapple... ...

Sure, it's hard work being a leader, but the rewards make it worth it, or not. I often feel like things don't get done unless I take them on myself, and the biggest reason was because I wasn't camping with the right group of people. This year my group had a grand scheme, but when it was all broken d...

Twin-size down comforters are cheap, and they pack down very small. Also, a Therma-Rest pad works amazingly well for keeping your bottom half warm. A combination of those two items kept me cozy on top of a snow covered mountain, so they'd work swell on the playa.

the "no glass" is just a guideline, no one's going to give you shit for it, unless of course you leave piles of broken glass littering your campsite. I bring quite a few things in glass bottles... beer, soy sauce, olive oil, artichokes. Glass jars are useful for storing grease & things you don't wan...

I was recently introduced to a different version of the white trash martini.

Place 1 pickle slice and about an ounce of pickle juice into a plastic cup.

Fill with PBR.

Drink, repeat.

I party all night but still want to cook dinner every evening. I love making curries on the playa, so I pre-chop and freeze the veggies beforehand, so I'll just need to stir em in the pot once I'm there. Hinoichi House Tofu also does a tasty-bite type deal with japanese curry that you boil in the po...

I know it's been done before... during my explorations of the city in 2001 I followed my nose to a camp that was firing their raku early in the week. I think they used metal trash cans for firing. My sister has a kick wheel, and if you brought a gennie I'm sure you could make it happen.

Great idea!

It's just a camping trip in the desert folks. </soapbox> JUST A CAMPING TRIP IN THE DESERT?!?! hehe. Yeah, yeah. I have a tendency to make it such a huge part of my life that all of my projects for the year are centered around it. I view my week on the playa as a time to live my life exactly as I w...

seems to me that should be decided before you decide that you need to register. one of my pet peeves is that the registration process encourages people to want to get a reserved space, and only make a token effort at fulfilling the "doing a theme camp thing". Precisely why I'm still on the fence ab...

Thanks guys for your insights. My group is still trying to decide what we want to DO this year, and I have a feeling we will end up registering our camp, just to avoid hassle of having to scout for a location. On the other hand, I'm contemplating having it be a low key type of thing, where we can of...

Each year I forget, and each year I wish I'd remembered a dish sponge with a scrubby side. Makes cleanup so much easier. Think about what your daily routine is like... are you the type of person to let your dishes sit in the sink before you wash em, or are you a cleanup as you go person? You'll find...

I decided that this year I'm going to gift tamales. Thy fit in a pocket, are good hot or cold, and when you're finished you can burn the husks.

Plus it gives me an excuse to walk around in my taco costume.

I live in LA, 12-14 hours from BRC. I've been going the last 3 years, and last year was the first time I was actually able to enjoy the journey to and from home, mostly because *I* was the one driving. We stopped along the 395 at several spots and just enjoyed the scenery. I got to finally visit Top...