My first burn was 2010 and I wasn't prepared with costumes or even anything that might actually hint at style. But I was impresses by what I saw and even made attempts to alter on the playa what I had so I could feel part of the crowd. One thing I did notice is that my sporty-utilitarian technical ...

I may have missed it because that was a lot of text, but, where are you travelling from? Are there local burners you can connect with? Maybe a truck is going out that you can pay to help ship your stuff? Or, a burner friend you can ask to bring your water? There are a million and one ways to plan y...

FossaFerox wrote:Fig, are yours 14"? For some reason I had it in my head that the ones you use (and used for the pull-out test using your truck) are longer...

That's a rather personal question don't you think? OH you were talking about lag bolts I see.

A well packed plastic ice chest also ships well(UPS,USPS,FedEx)to your destination, or can be stuffed and count as "luggage". Many people go this route. Styrofoam is crap, and would probably not survive the bus trip (think stacking). Much less use on the playa. Right. No Styromoop. Hmm - $90 to shi...

OK, Styrofoam coolers are out! One of the coolers I have is a collapsible softsided cooler, but still sturdy enough not to moopify in a week. Perhaps a couplea of these would fill the bill, and I could take them home on the train. The idea of using a huge cooler (with wheels!) as a suitcase on the t...

I'm planning ahead for 2015. Coming from a long way away, and not really interested in driving. I am trying to figure out how one can bring enough stuff on the Burning Man Express bus. Apparently this is done all the time! You get 4 bags with the Large baggage option. Plus a bike. 1 "bag" will be wa...