Token wrote:The Census team and brass really need to split up the event relevant part from the various science projects.

It’s kind of lame to bundle them together.

I'm glad in the above posts they said it's OK to skip stuff.....I had to quit when I felt like I was in a therapists office.

There is no question on my mind, that those bikes will be cracked down on hard this coming year. They were zooming and zipping in every direction. My guess is there will be a ban on them. It's always been kinda cool to see the LEO's doing 80mph out beyond the trash fence...they must love it and the...

* "The Foot in the Door" manipulation technique. When you ask someone for a little something and receive it successfully (and positively reinforce it), you're more likely to receive a future favor from that person, because A) the favor-giver now sees you as Officially Deserving (they don'...

Thanks, Elliot. These are great and reminded me I've got to get my stories from TTITD down in some format. The stories are not just stories,,,,they changed my life.

Socks: THREE pairs times the number of days. Very cheap in bulk. By far the easiest way to attempt to prevent playafoot. I have one of those expensive SPF long sleeve shirts that is the greatest for camp work. It's still in good shape after 6 burns. I usually wash it with Bonners around Wednesday as...

Papa Bear wrote:What on earth do you drive that with?

Beautiful job. Congrads!

I think the Makita driver was them playing with us...

Good find...(much cheaper including shipping than what's on amazon now.

But I am more concerned with heat as it has no windows.. The real key to lower tent heat is functional shade. But, back to the open/closed window discussion: Even though one would think open windows in a tent will lessen the heat, the process to open and close them, most likely disturbing the playa...

If "she" is the poster NewbieAna, her tent at $150 USD is hardly rolling out a sleeping bag. (to compare, the Trek tent above is $200)

This is the tent she put a link to:

If you are buying a tent, do a long hard search to find one where there is no mesh on the ceiling, and all windows can be sealed off from the inside. (don't open them until you are home. If you want fresh air, open the door. Reason being, playa will accumulate in the closed windows...you open them a...

I will be participating in a work role that will involve long days and being all over the playa. Clothes as said above. But "long days" and "all over the playa" spells "how to not load yourself down with stuff to make it thru the day without worrying about white outs."...

The canopy is sort of a major detail to leave until AFTER you've made the skeleton, but you're not the first. Here's how I did mine: https://www.instructables.com/id/24-Foot-3V-Geodesic-EMT-Dome/ This "instructable" is the best overview I've seen for burners making their first dome. There...

Cover over spars?
Cover under spars?
Is spars the right terminology?

Whole lotta stuff in eplaya

try this in Google or their wannabe competition :

site:eplaya.burningman.org dome cover

Over 500 entries found in the search above....have fun!

FIGJAM: I have been very happy with "the system" : -----lag screws both 18" and 14" -----mule tape -----impact wrench -----two impact sockets -----3 link chain pieces -----washers (only needed when the hex head is just a tiny bit bigger than the opening in the chain) but, when I ...

In production by many now:

One won't feel overinsured once they get a bill for a heli ride... My suggestion to anyone buying a product from any company such as what's being spoken of here, is to not just fill out a web form and pay, but to call them up and ask if they send by mail or email the details of the plan and a receip...

Last year, the notice of the company with the medical evacuation aircraft on the playa came in the July 8, 2017 edition of Jack Rabbit Speaks. I think you typoed the year, but nonetheless, I've used whatever company Jack Rabbit pushes for two years ("they're Burners!"...yeah, just like th...

Love the turtle graphic on the homepage!
Great site, too.

The best cleaning of most everything but bikes is a leaf blower if the next usage of the shade will be the playa.
I powerwash mine as I'm storing them at a friends house and don't want them to smell playa all year, but that's the only reason to take all that time to wash and dry.

Depending on the quality of the grommets (super sharp interior edges that can cut thru stuff) it should be no problem going thru three layers. I have sometimes used small squares of a vinyl type cloth on both sides of the shade cloth as it seems to me (I never did a stress test) the addition of soli...

In my opinion, and experience for many burns working with bulk aluminet and bulk shade cloth, there is no need to tape the edges, or have grommets. Yes, the "tape" may theoretically spread the tension along the entire edge, but I've seen corner fail on taped edges, so does it really help? ...

maladroit wrote:The official process for removing bikes left in your camp is to wheel them over to the nearest porta-potty bank at the end of the burn and leave them there.

"Official" ??????

Link?

For years I've been using the "4 letter" cable locks. I found them better than having a key around my neck. I've been lucky to not have my bike stolen! There must be 100 videos on youtube about how to open that type of lock in 30 seconds. But, there seems to be a Master lock that makes it ...

The Fugs were THE crossover from Beat into Hippie into Punk.
Very political.

Check out the smiles he got from this performance piece.

ShadeKing certainly has it all, but it may be worth it to you to consider BlackRockHardware. I just checked the site, and they have not yet sold out, which always happens at some point. Of big importance in choosing BRHardware is that you must pick up the Shade Kit in Oakland. I believe what makes B...

...While it's good to have a planned destination when you head out for the day, in reality, you'll likely never make it to any of them.... And then when you do make it to "any of them," there is historic precedence that it is delayed, canceled, moved to another location, or already happen...

antio wrote: It's not like others were born to serve you...

THAT statement should be one one of those signs that few read (because they are not driving the speed limit and some editions of that signage are incomprehensible poetry) on the entry road.

I've seen them used, never that short, and always with a very slow turning specialized tool that slips over the top. Doing them with a long bar could be possible until you get close to the ground, as of course you should put them in at an angle. And, they are short and need to go all the way in, may...

This one was purchased sort'a as an accessory to the previous purchase of a 1955 Grumman Albatross amphibious aircraft. Well... the front 15 feet of the aircraft -- which will replace the front 15 feet of the school bus. The dimensions are remarkably close, and I have a big enough hammer to make th...

Stressing about it won't help, though. It's like trying to keep the plane in the sky by gripping the armrest super hard and gritting your teeth. If the plane's going to crash, it's going to happen with or without your input. Same with getting tickets. All over the world you will see people waiting ...