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- Sat Mar 31, 2018 8:28 pm
- Forum: Q & A Tips and Tricks
- Topic: Ratchet straps or used climbing rope?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 459
Re: Ratchet straps or used climbing rope?
As above: ⋅ ratchet straps for the ease of adjustment, high visibility ⋅ rope to avoid the noise of straps vibrating in the wind, you'll need to hang stuff on it so people notice it If you're familiar with climbing rope, you should have no problem with securing it. If not, as abo...
- Sat Mar 31, 2018 8:11 pm
- Forum: Building Camps & Villages
- Topic: Tent mesh
- Replies: 6
- Views: 287
Re: Tent mesh
Well since there’s no sand on the dirt dry lake Black Rock Desert, you’ll be safe from sand entry regardless. Goddammit Captain! sigh So are there any new and improved ways to cover the mesh in tents to help keep the sand fine playa soils & dried-out aquatic micro-fauna parts dust out? ...
- Wed Mar 14, 2018 5:48 pm
- Forum: Keeping Cool
- Topic: cooling your tent or van
- Replies: 4094
- Views: 871481
Re: cooling your tent or van
All this crazy effort to replicate this:. https://cdn2.blueearthsustainable.com/sites/default/files/styles/jqzoom_large/public/product-images/h-d-hudson-weedn-bug-eliminator-sprayer-1-gal-hgspray1gal.jpg?itok=kJZosleb ~ Well, yes. But ours has more parts (looks cooler), is automated (except for add...
- Wed Mar 14, 2018 3:18 pm
- Forum: Keeping Cool
- Topic: cooling your tent or van
- Replies: 4094
- Views: 871481
Re: cooling your tent or van
Has anyone experimented with a rectangle or box shaped design (such as a regular cooler) ? 1. Dust filter at air intake vent 2. Tape either one big chunky pad or a series of multiple thinner pads up tightly to the interior sides of the cooler 3. A simple "in parallel" sprinkler irrigation...
- Tue Mar 06, 2018 3:09 pm
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: "It's news to me!"
- Replies: 833
- Views: 51090
Re: "It's news to me!"
British headline:
Florida woman winds conch-blowing contest - and a marriage proposal
Florida woman winds conch-blowing contest - and a marriage proposal
- Wed Jan 24, 2018 3:09 pm
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: Rest In Peace
- Replies: 3020
- Views: 347540
Re: Rest In Peace
RIP Simon Shelton (Tinky Winky)
- Sat Nov 18, 2017 9:29 am
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: Rest In Peace
- Replies: 3020
- Views: 347540
Re: Rest In Peace
Malcolm Young http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/acdc-co-founder-guitarist-malcolm-young-dies-age-64/ Malcolm Young, who co-founded the Australian hard rock band AC/DC with his younger brother Angus, has died aged 64. Older brother George Young, the Easybeats guitarist and AC/DC's longtime produc...
- Sun Oct 29, 2017 7:39 pm
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: Donald Trump is my hero
- Replies: 649
- Views: 45534
Re: Donald Trump is my hero
He's looking awfully tired, don't you think?
- Thu Oct 19, 2017 7:48 pm
- Forum: Recommendations
- Topic: 3/8"x14" lag screws for good price
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1866
Re: 3/8"x14" lag screws for good price
I ordered these, and they came in quite partially threaded. (only about 5" of thread, leaving 9" of screw that is *bigger* than the threads having to force its way through the playa, and making the top 9" of the hole easier for even the threaded section to slide out, should it come t...
- Thu Oct 19, 2017 7:33 pm
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: Politics, Everyday, All day... morning, noon and night....II
- Replies: 2659
- Views: 198674
Re: Politics, Everyday, All day... morning, noon and night....II
For our esteemed president to say that the Republican Party’s Tax Cut For The Rich Inequality Enhancement Scheme has as its primary goal raising the wages of middle class American workers is like saying that feeding an entire chocolate cake to a fat man has as its primary goal giving stray crumbs t...
- Thu Oct 12, 2017 9:43 am
- Forum: Stories
- Topic: Elliot's version of "This One Time At Burning Man....
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1514
Re: Elliot's version of "This One Time At Burning Man....
... The stranger picks a large pair of vice-grips, then carefully selects a small socket. Not a couple one would normally find walking hand-in-hand. Worse, he clamps the poor socket in the vice-grips! Note: square end out. … With this improvised TUNING LEVER, he proceeds to tune ... Been there. Don...
- Mon Oct 09, 2017 9:47 pm
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: PAGE TWO
- Replies: 4248
- Views: 192888
Re: PAGE TWO
Back when I was a kid even the broken clocks were right twice a day.
You're a modern broken clock.
You're a modern broken clock.
- Fri Oct 06, 2017 8:57 pm
- Forum: Q & A Tips and Tricks
- Topic: Bikes on the Playa
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1090
Re: Bikes on the Playa
...Finally... I buy nothing but Thorn Resistant inner-tubes -- extra thick rubber. (Except for the sizes that are simply not made in TR.) Of course, I buy cases and cases of them, so I get a break on the price. But even at full retail they are sooooo worth the money. (And please don't tell me there...
- Fri Oct 06, 2017 2:01 pm
- Forum: Bikes & Transportation
- Topic: Belt Bikes
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1283
Re: Belt Bikes
If you get a Clydesdale stomping on it, not a chance. Someone wanting to get from A to B, knowing they have to be gentle, (leg push to start?), and I bet enough of it tight enough... Question is: for how long? The other question would be, what can joint across the broken ends temporarily. I'd be tem...
- Fri Oct 06, 2017 6:44 am
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: Politics, Everyday, All day... morning, noon and night....II
- Replies: 2659
- Views: 198674
Re: Politics, Everyday, All day... morning, noon and night....II
Is there a Nobel Anti-Peace price?
- Thu Oct 05, 2017 8:58 pm
- Forum: Q & A Tips and Tricks
- Topic: Bikes on the Playa
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1090
Re: Bikes on the Playa
That's what Captain Goddammit said.
(my evil twin made me)
(my evil twin made me)
- Thu Oct 05, 2017 8:54 pm
- Forum: Q & A Tips and Tricks
- Topic: Bikes on the Playa
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1090
Re: Bikes on the Playa
That's what Captain Goddammit said.
- Thu Oct 05, 2017 8:46 pm
- Forum: Bikes & Transportation
- Topic: Bike kickstand design: The Playa Bike Foot
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2291
Re: Bike kickstand design: The Playa Bike Foot
trilobyte wrote:... unless you're using a material that can withstand extremely high temps,...
And the chemical composition of the various particulate that makes up playa soil.
BBadger wrote:...or just lay the thing on the ground.
But it'll get dusty! (said the sparkle pony)
- Thu Oct 05, 2017 8:43 pm
- Forum: Bikes & Transportation
- Topic: Belt Bikes
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1283
Re: Belt Bikes
motskyroonmatick wrote:Bring a replacement belt. I've got replacement chain but no replacement belts and this year we had someone come in to the shop looking for a replacement belt.
What?
It's the playa.
No pantyhose?
- Mon Oct 02, 2017 9:22 pm
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: Politics, Everyday, All day... morning, noon and night....II
- Replies: 2659
- Views: 198674
- Sun Oct 01, 2017 6:19 pm
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: Donald Trump is my hero
- Replies: 649
- Views: 45534
Re: Donald Trump is my hero
Pretty good explanation of Trump's tweets. It sure fits the pattern of disinformation.
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles ... me-old-war
Leadership example: his caddie follows him...
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles ... me-old-war
Leadership example: his caddie follows him...
- Sun Oct 01, 2017 1:32 pm
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: Donald Trump is my hero
- Replies: 649
- Views: 45534
Re: Donald Trump is my hero
The impression he makes around the world can be interesting.
- Sun Oct 01, 2017 1:14 pm
- Forum: Bikes & Transportation
- Topic: eBikes and Burners who Ride them
- Replies: 61
- Views: 5491
Re: eBikes and Burners who Ride them
People on bikes don't seem to realize how much more severe the injuries are to pedestrians (and themselves) when they collide at 10 mph vs. 5 mph. Too many bikes - all bike types - are moving above the 5 mph limit, many around at the 10 mph mark and some above - and in congested areas. For an e-bike...
- Sat Sep 30, 2017 7:50 pm
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: Donald Trump is my hero
- Replies: 649
- Views: 45534
Re: Donald Trump is my hero
Language experts at the University of York have unearthed what they refer to as 30 Lost Words. Old words that have been rediscovered by linguists who claim they perfectly explain the irritations of modern life. “We’ve identified lost words that are both interesting and thought-provoking...". T...
- Tue Sep 26, 2017 6:33 pm
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: "It's news to me!"
- Replies: 833
- Views: 51090
Re: "It's news to me!"
Evaporative Power Has the Potential to Create Electricity for Large Parts of the U.S.
https://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/en ... -of-the-us
https://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/en ... -of-the-us
- Tue Sep 26, 2017 9:40 am
- Forum: Building Camps & Villages
- Topic: Best playa tent
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2558
Re: Best playa tent
Except that the wrong tent on the playa will give you opportunity to cry over and over again, as many have found out. You need to do a search of eplaya for "tent". Lots of threads; tons of posts. Note the differences between those guessing how a tent will do on the playa vs. those reportin...
- Mon Sep 25, 2017 10:48 pm
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: HP LTO tape drive repair and backup company
- Replies: 1
- Views: 263
Re: HP LTO tape drive repair and backup company
Good to know.
Worrying about this is something that keeps me awake at least two nights a week.
Worrying about this is something that keeps me awake at least two nights a week.
- Mon Sep 25, 2017 7:55 am
- Forum: Bikes & Transportation
- Topic: DPW looking for people to come get some bikes.
- Replies: 62
- Views: 4593
Re: DPW looking for people to come get some bikes.
Abandoned at Burning Man, bicycles now head for Houston and the Caribbean
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41312810
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41312810
- Sun Sep 24, 2017 10:39 pm
- Forum: 2017 Lost On-Playa
- Topic: No "lost people" column this year?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 875
Re: No "lost people" column this year?
It's lost?
- Sun Sep 24, 2017 10:37 pm
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: "It's news to me!"
- Replies: 833
- Views: 51090
Re: "It's news to me!"
Burning Man, like Mars, but lots of shit, no rivers, so going to Mars, how do you handle sanitation on Mars...
No shit.
So to speak.
No shit.
So to speak.