It might be refreshing to have fewer massive camps and more smaller groups. Back to the festival roots. I"m with you there. Well said. I agree that a little downsizing would be good for our soul, small intimate theme camps are just as valuable as the larger ones. The sound camps have gotten out of ...

Please, DO NOT ENCOURAGE scalpers! There is a much better way to make sure you make it to Burning Man. Sign this petition to recall the lottery and sell non-transferrable tickets. http://signon.org/sign/burning-man-lottery-recall?source=s.fwd&r_by=2342080 While I do believe in non-transferable tick...

Doug from NJ here. 5 years ago, my son (then 12) found out about Burning Man. He is very creative and artistic, and asked me if we could go. I promised him that if he kept his grades up, we would go the summer between his Junior and Senior Year in High School (he will turn 18 in May). Needless to s...

Buns here, new to the eplaya but not to the burn. I have always stopped by but didn't get a profile until I had something I really needed to get out. I am looking forward to watching burning mans evolution over the next few years and becoming more involved in the burner communities is my way of insu...

I do not think the current lottery system is the BEST option, but I do think it is BETTER than what happened before. I think the change was good. I think further change is going to make it better. I think people need to turn around and quit complaining about what is clearly an improvement, and inst...

I am so glad to see this forum, and while many veteran burners did not get tickets that does not mean they will not be going and there will be many virgins to share the love with. We were all virgins at some point and we need to remember that the event will never go anywhere if we get to clicky and ...