I agree with most of the above. The event has just become too big, and I'd limit attendees if I could. I don't plan to go back any year soon; I'm thinking maybe regional events instead. It was fine about 20,000 people ago. I've never walked/biked so far to find so little going on, and really relate ...

During 2005 BM I woke up one morning and heard NOTHING. ZERO. Total desert silence. Freaked me out, didn't know where I was. Might as well have been in Yosemite. Heh. That morning freaked me out, too. No thumping music all night, no drums in the morning. I wondered if something had gone wrong with ...

maximumeyewear sell over glasses goggles. I think they are called big bens and come with swappable lenses. Looked great on the web site, which shows the goggles fitting over great big aviator glasses as long as they didn't have a double nose bridge. So I bought them. They don't fit over my tiny fra...

unjonharley wrote:Yes and you sound like one of the asshats that other people will end up taking care of. Do you even know why 1ply is needed? Did you even read anythig before posting?

Not a connoisseur of whimsical sarcasm, I take it... so how do you wear an asshat anyway?

Thought I'd say hi after reading my way this far. Glad to see there are other folks arriving for their first time by circuitous routes in space and time. I was really intrigued when I read about Burning Man in Wired around 10 years ago but never got around to going. A shame as I was conveniently loc...

Thanks to everyone who's replied (and of course no need to stop - others may wonder the same thing). Seems like a consensus, if not unanimity, that midnight traffic might not be fun, and that serious darkness/new moon might make navigating from Reno and across the playa, and setting up camp ill-advi...

So first we thought, join theme camp, arrive early. On further thought, we decided we'd rather camp on the outskirts to have a little more peace and privacy at night, arrive at midnight as gates open and greet the first morning after setting up camp quickly and grabbing a little sleep. Don't want to...

Thanks for the rapid responses. Diversity! One thumbs up, one thumbs down, and one "don't panic". :) I really appreciate the information, and whatever anyone else may care to add or confirm. I'm sure your posts will help other newbies; seems like important information at least to all those hurrying ...

This is my first burn and my traveling companion's second. She's on a tight schedule and we plan to leave midnight Sunday night as she did last year, when she encountered very little traffic and had smooth sailing to Reno. We're wondering how typical that is because we don't want to count and plan o...