Welcome to ePlaya! Aside from joining a camp, or not, if you don't have any experience camping, I'd suggest a couple weekend practice camping trips before you head out to the Playa for a week. The Playa is pretty harsh and it helps to know how to make yourself comfortable in the outdoors. Learn how ...

So, just a normal day on the ranch Token?

DVD Burner wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 27, 2020 4:18 pm

larry and sergey.............................


Try and Google me.

YA CAN'T!






Go ahead and try.

I'm pretty sure Larry can't google you.

Where do you like to stay in Reno? I've done the Sands Regency the past couple of years. I like the 24-hour Mel's on site, and their parking is decent and free. Looking for opinions about other places though. I normally stay at the Sands as well but this year, I'm trying out the Western Village & I...

Hotel accommodations booked for before and after TTITD... Where do you like to stay in Reno? I've done the Sands Regency the past couple of years. I like the 24-hour Mel's on site, and their parking is decent and free. Looking for opinions about other places though. I normally stay at the Sands as ...

I don't know how much camping experience you have but it probably wouldn't be a bad idea to go camping for a weekend or two. If you've never camped before, these practice trips will help a lot. If you have camped before, this will be a good shakedown for your gear. Aside from all the other stuff Bur...

Thanks RD. I'll be sure to bring a couple HT's to play with.

Hotel accommodations booked for before and after TTITD.
Trailer rental booked.
Meal plan sorted and waiting. (MRE's)
Complete service done on the truck. (tune up, oil change, etc)
Credit card paid down and just waiting to be slammed again.

myrtlerankind wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 05, 2020 5:41 am

Is it possible to rent a bleach there? Or I should care mine one?

We don't understand what this means. Bleach is a liquid that can disinfect water. Bring a little container of it with you. Renting bleach is not a thing. The second sentence makes no sense at all.

Maybe Camp Threat should be a cult. You could have Kool-Aid and and new tennis shoes. Fuck the old leader, the new guy can't be any worse.

I don't know you so I don't hate you yet.

What goes good with a Corona virus?











Lyme disease.

Welcome Liz! Read the survival guide here and even though it's the 2019 version, it contains lots of valuable information. Then read the 2020 version when it comes out. If you have never been camping before, you should do a couple short practice runs before coming out for a week on the Playa. The co...

I'm sorry to see you go Eric. You have been the Face of ePlaya for a long time and done a very good job of keeping the crazies in line.

I hope you do well in the next chapter.

Moto camping is also fun out there. There are Indian Petroglyphs on the hillsides all around as well as abandoned mines and hot springs. Wild Mustangs are out there too. https://i.imgur.com/QUmwyUe.jpg https://i.imgur.com/2KZW0Ag.jpg https://i.imgur.com/EEcpWUA.jpg https://i.imgur.com/zs4IkNG.jpg

Good: not breaking my back and bank going to that godforsaken desert last year
Bad: FOMO
Ugly: planning my return to that godforsaken desert in 2020

#WESTANDWITHBARBIE

I wouldn't even WANT that phone back.

Captain Goddammit wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 31, 2019 1:48 am

Yeah... that’s why they’re out there...

Yeah, because we all know how unsafe it is to have dust on your license plate. If your bike is blocking your plate, that's just an accident waiting to happen.

I also got a tracking number. Says it will be delivered tomorrow. Unfortunately, I wont be home to sign for it. I always had the tickets shipped to my work but was not given this option this year and I am unable to change the delivery address at UPS. What a fucking shit show. I don't know why they ...

I will be camping with envy this year as well. I'll be streaming the video to my iPad while I relax in my pool with a cold beer. You're welcome to join us this year Chowski but be warned, we eat bacon in this camp.

I guess what I was asking was is it possible to link in to an analog repeater so that us old skool guys with analog equipment could use it.

I agree on keeping the default world out of it. I quite enjoy being off the grid.

I don't know much about DMR as I'm an old school analog HF guy but it sounds like something fun to experiment with. Would you be able to backhaul to an analog repeater or could you assign a talk group to analog operations?

wizzzzzzard wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 18, 2019 10:47 am

I thought as much...but thank you, folks. I will pick up an inline fuse for the cooler. What amperage would you recommend?

For just the pump, go with a fuse a little bigger than the max current rating on the pump. If your pump is rated at 1.9 amps, I'd go with about a 3 amp fuse.

RE: Grounding. As I understand it, the water table is around 15' below the surface of the Playa. If you can get a ground rod down that far, you'd have a very efficient antenna system.

The pump wires are tiny because the pump does not draw that much current. You could hook that pump up to a million amp battery and it will only draw the current it needs.

Sounds like a cool idea. I've always wanted to setup my mobile rig for cross band repeat and link in to one of the 2 meter repeaters you can hit out there but I always end up chasing shiny things and never get around to it. There isn't as much traffic as you'd think but I have talked to several peop...

I think the vast majority of the people responsible for all the trash everywhere do not have any idea they're causing problems. They are not reading the JRS, have never been to the BM website, and are generally unaware of any of the culture associated with BM. They've only seen a couple pics on inst...

I also got a tracking number. Says it will be delivered tomorrow. Unfortunately, I wont be home to sign for it. I always had the tickets shipped to my work but was not given this option this year and I am unable to change the delivery address at UPS. What a fucking shit show. I don't know why they d...