I'm a bit anxious about the dust. It would suck to have to cough dust all the time, not able to see any of the cool art, or have multi-day dust storms where you can't really do anything. This is of course the worst case scenario, but someone make me feel better!

"Squirting Vagina Night"? Sounds interesting.

I'm part of the Nordic group of Burners joining Baal-Mart, can't wait! The camp plans look amazing!

Wow, this topic brings back memories from last year. I was a virgin burner too. I hope you don't mind if I write down some of my memories from the Sunday before the Burn. I had been in the States for about two weeks by then, my first time outside Europe and first time travelling alone. My ride from ...

While I sympathize with the stress cause by not getting tickets, why is everyone assuming this is it? There's still the open sale and ticket resales, and the latter will probably be HUGE. Think about it this way - from 2010 to 2011 total participants grew about 5%. The amount of people left outside ...

I was a first timer this year, coming by myself from Finland, knowing no one on playa except the people I had talked to shortly on the Internet. I had the time of my life, did a lot of things I never thought I would, saw a ton of amazing art, fell in love with the Temple, participated in many things...

Thanks! :D I'll be sure to bring as much black vodka as the legal limits allow. I am a little worried about the thought of a playa hangover however...

Hello everyone! I'm a first timer from northern Finland. Been reading and posting in this forum for a while now, but I only recently finally got flight tickets and now it's guaranteed that I'll be participating! Really excited about everything and I can't wait until August. Most of my preparations a...

Looks like I'll be joining Club Verboten this year, though I will arrive on Monday or Tuesday and not with the rest of the camp. Looking forward to meeting all you people and being a part of the socialist utopia!

Thanks for the fantastic thread! Gathering all the most common important advice into one place is so handy. ePlaya is full of useful information but it's hard to remember or find it all without doing something like this.

What , pray tell, is the name of that "manna-like" beverage? Assuming we are talking about the same thing, Koskenkorva Salmiakki, or Salmari. Welcome! http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic.php?t=38007 Im gonna try and do it!..and I dont mind if others steal the idea! Wow, that certainly is a nice ...

not so much salty black licorice flavored vodka stuff, though. Haha, I was actually planning on bringing some to give as a gift. The lamplighters are great people. love their bloody marys! Just realize that camping with them will be a lot of hard work! You might want to play more then you will be a...

Haha, whoops, didn't even notice my typo. Thanks for the advice! I actually already contacted the Lamplighters, seems like they're newbie-friendly! I'll be sure to read as much stuff about logistics as I can.

As for accordion bands... can't really say I know any :D

Hello! First timer coming from Finland to the States to meet some friends and realized it would be a great opportunity to participate in Burning Man 20100 as well. I have been planning a lot already, and I bought my ticket, but there is so much to figure out! I probably can't bring any more than som...