Thank you for the clarification Trilo. It changes how I send the invites.

From reading the ticketing page, it seems that every invite is valid to purchase 2 tickets, but I am not sure. Does anyone know if this is correct? ie: If I am sent an invite for 4 additional people, the total number of DGS tickets I can purchase would be 10 (myself + the 4 invites x 2).

We use the combo of: Low water use for dishes and cooking. A pump solar shower that is low use (I love this: http://www.duckworksbbs.com/gear/shower/) Small amounts of Greywater is either collected, strained through a nylon, treated with a bit of bleach, then sprinkled (not dumped) on the road durin...

I have an old 36v mutant vehicle that runs out of juice all the time no matter how often I upgrade its T-105 batteries, so I want to extend its range on playa. I would like to run a small quiet Honda generator to power the vehicle's charger and charge the batteries while the vehicle runs off of the...

Trip Report.....Memorial Day There was standing water on much of playa. Three mile entrance was underwater when we came through on Friday. As of today, the north south roads (tracks/ruts) on either edge of the playa were full of water and there was ponding (though much less than Friday) in many loc...

I've used the Duckworks set up for the last two years and it is awesome. It kept the water hotter after sundown than my old solar shower, was easier to tote around, and the pressure worked way better. Also didn't have to hang it above my head. I also use it to rinse dishes when we take it regular ca...

I loved looking at these in the past years. Thank you!

I think using a technology for art is pretty cool.

We've been talking about doing some pieces like this. At a party, a guy had made a nice airship/flying pirate ship on a drone. At Burning Man we followed one that had long LED tails and the operator was good at puppeting it so it looked like one of the hunters from the Matrix.

misfit wrote:>>>>getting all the way from G to the DMV will be an immense hike.
you must have missed the invention of the bicycle....

I believe an immense bike would be just as apt.

On the flip side, if you're volunteering so you can grab prime space before the gates open, consider yourself deterred (and yes, the space outside Esplanade/A is most definitely prime space). If location isn't really important, then G or beyond shouldn't matter. I wouldn't base volunteering on this...

theCryptofishist wrote: Ah, but you calibrated your intuition back when things weren't so crowded and when land grabs weren't so brazen...

true, true

I love love love The Fertile Desert. It has touched my heart and I watch it whenever I am low. I cannot wait to see your next project!

I agree, I don't need to camp on the Esplanade or even A, I would usually camp on E street. There is no department camp for DMV, and I'm sure a number of people will be stuck in the same situation with other volunteer shifts in other departments. Camping beyond G because you are showing up early to ...

Does anyone know how this works for people who get early entry for volunteering on their own, but not part of a volunteer camp? In the past, I have gotten early entry to work at DMV, but I camp in my own camp. In past years I would set up camp not in a reserved theme camp area and not on A (also res...

That Flora looks fun, and the fact that you can add sensors to it adds to its fun and experimental factor. You can always add a strip of fabric on the inside of your pants over the electronics (sandwiching them in) to protect your skin. You can even use something like stitch witchery if you don't wa...

3- if you read the whole fundraising page which you did not, it says at the bottom... Other things to help- spread the word and bring vodka or other booze and mixers to our camp. Please read next time before getting on someone. It's not cool. I truly was trying to be nice and suggest an alternative...

-Cheshire cat http://www.loupiote.com/burningman/photos/1384702970.shtml - evil cat - http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4Cb_t7BLaIA/TUBY7yGNJKI/AAAAAAAACGs/Mf0iVDNXNCA/s1600/evil_cat_burning_man_art_car.jpg Both of these were done by the same person, Doc who is usually with Gigsville. The second one is act...

Yes because they have money to do it or charge camp dues in the hundreds or do fundraisers with in the camp. We have none of these. So we are asking the public to help. Why don't you ask the rest of the camp to pool their resources to pay for the booze, etc? That is how most camps pay for their "gi...

Yes, but keep receipts to write it off.

On all our vehicles with real headlights, we have taped the top half of them with gafers tape during the event to prevent blinding walkers. Other vehicles have very bright LEDs lighting the ground in front as a replacement for the headlights. Some have real btailights, others have red LEDs on the ba...

If I get a chance, I'll test it out this weekend and let you know how it goes. I especially like buying stuff from small businesses who come up with good ideas.

We just got this. No power needed. Of course you already have the bags. You can make you own from hardware store parts, but it will be almost as much. http://www.duckworksbbs.com/gear/shower/index.htm Or scavenge an RV shower head and tube and buy a garden sprayer. Then dump your solar bags warm wat...

What might help take it from - ho-hum to "wow" would be to think beyond just covering the bottom. Make it have a thematic whimsical element to it. You could mount plastic sharks circling the outside; at night they could light up and maybe you could find someone to help "animate" them by el lighting ...

How fun! Please post where the piece is placed in the future.

We have a Coleman Xtreme that is silver and an Igloo Max Cold that is blue. The Coleman has it's original handles and no problems, but I have replaced hinges after 6 years; actually I have replaced the hinges on the Igloo also with Coleman hinges because the Coleman replacement parts were easier to ...

Yes.. AVOID the Coleman model and go for Igloo all the way. Coleman handle design sucks and they will break off with your first use. The Igloos are all around a better cooler and comparable in price. We've used both and feel strongly about this :) Huh, I've had the opposite experience. We've had bo...

So true about how terribly built all these things are. We moved on to a true cargo hauler and are fitting that out as a camper ourselves. All aluminum shop cabinets. I feel so much more secure with that hauling all our toys! We bought our smaller vintage trailer from an estate sale and spent almost ...

Everyone has really good advice, especially Captain Goddammit. I second the trailer over RV idea, as almost everything on it is fixable (except the fridge after a point). And yes, look for warping and sponginess. We bought a more recent toyhauler, and the lesson we learned there was the water intrus...

I am very very fair (think snow white) and had a child a couple of years ago; so I am well versed in the sunscreen hunt. I tried lots of low toxic, natural sunscreens (including many from the EWG recomendations), but have ended up liking the Neutrogena Pure and Free line best of all. It just works, ...