FIGJAM no way in hell I'm getting some cheap ass blue tarp. Have been reading boards (some might say obsessively) and realize that blue tarp is insufficient for the playa. I plan to become a tarp expert over the next couple of days. Of course you could shorten the learning curve and lay some of your...

you guys are funny! ghetto sounds perfect for our short stay. i'm having a hard time picturing this porch your neighbors built but I am definitely intrigued. i went around looking at tarps today. i'm thinking of just buying one here and lugging it out there just in case the local places run out, at ...

thanks for the advice seeing eye, great to here from people who've done it.

Bob: Checked out your site on structures. wow. very humbling. pictured myself in my car at tyson's as you suggested and realized I would go check into the ritz...maybe i'm not ready to burn...

Thanks for all the input, much appreciated. i did see a post where someone recommended put an old comforter over the SUV (the post was actually much more elaborate & involved than just that), maybe i could use the comforter & a tarp over that. Or maybe I'll get off my lazy ass and pitch a tent. anyw...

hey all: as it turns out we are only able to attend for 2, 3 days at the most. rather than spend alot of $$ on an RV we were thinking about sleeping in a giant SUV. doable or not doable? I've only read one post from a person contemplating this, responses were not highly positive. thanks

jk thanks for being the first to welcome me! i'm starting to feel all warm and fuzzy now

Hello Out There: My husband and I will be traveling from DC to attend BM for the first time. We're kinda old--I'm 47, he's even older--but love to have new experiences and meet crazy ass people. I'm busy reading all the practical stuff and making lists while he's using his big right side brain to co...