Phil has a springbar and a link to a lot of useful information. Bob has a link which may be useful for shade ideas. To clarify what I said about my shade last time, the three pieces I used form one upright arch to go over the center of the tent. As it lined up with the tent frame, the vertical part...

Checked back with GT and reserved space for one extra bag. That's going to work. Thanks for the reminder.

I have the 12in steel stakes the springbar comes with - everyone I've asked says those work fine on the playa.

thanks again

graidawg wrote:There are three intolerable things in life - cold coffee, lukewarm champagne, and overexcited women.


all of these things i actually like quite a lot........

then good things to all!

I recommend solid shade over a tent. They do make variants of solid aluminet. 100% Silvicool may be the same thing. It is rare in the usa now. Note on their sites that 70% aluminet, is not a 70% block, but much less. It does work well for what it is. It is also a dust catcher. I think the mesh has ...

thanks gyre for the aluminet hint. I think I will skip the whole shade structure topic and drape some 70% aluminet directly over my springbar canvas tent I basically read EVERYTHING on ePlaya about Aluminet and the combination with canvas tents and all the pros and cons and dunnos. Still, ss anyone ...

Hey there, I am looking for one, too, so in case anybody wants to sell one, I would be very happy to buy it.

Thanks

Another thing about bikes...if you are not able to find a bike to call your own, there are BRC Yellow Bikes available for anyone to use on the playa. They are not intended to be used as personal bikes, but rather to run an errand or two, or even to go on a playa art tour...but when you're done with...

Savannah wrote: The packing process has gone much more smoothly since I've become accepting of my eccentricities.

I know exactly what you are talking about

If this is your first year, I wouldn't worry too much about the costumes, IMO. If you can, maybe score some fun make-up (that can dress up any clothes you're wearing) and make-up is light weight for travel. You can definitely hit up the costume give away theme camps on playa. Shoot, a few funky nec...

Costumes aren't really needed. The Haight in San Francisco has a wide range of shops with sizes that fit men. I don't know how much time you will have. You might do better finding things to wear in Berlin, with an emphasis on weight and compressibility. The springbar is an excellent tent, but if yo...

Shade, I used a kelty tripod shelter for two years before I got a northpole. Alps and Abo gear make one as well. Tie it out from every possible point put a chair in the windward corner. Adjust as needed. Costumes: there are camps that will dress you up and that can be lots of fun. Thanks for the al...

Thanks for the advice on light and costume. Will do that.

Hi dragonpilot, thanks for your reply. Actually I did not know about the shade structure. And this is one thing I did not ask them about. So that helps a lot. thanks. If I do not HAVE to bring it to have my own shade I won't. Well, I get you in terms of self-suffieciency and GT. For the three of us ...

hello there, let me introduce myself quickly: My name is Christine the chameleon - coming over from Berlin for my first and long-awaited burn. Who am I? Still in progress of finding out... How do I spend my time? I love my job as a producer / filmmaker, my life as a practising ashtanga yogi, wheneve...

A warm hello to you, stopping by to say Hi. The dream of going home finally comes true and every day I get a little more excited about it... I prepare this trip for the last months now (did all the homework as far as recommended reading and veteran Q&A and FAQ / thread search is concerned) but the f...