Add hours for the complete clusterfuck that will be Will Call this year due to the ticket problems. It will impact every lane.

In Reno - a couple of years ago it was Twin Cities. https://www.yelp.com/biz/twin-city-surplus-reno I haven't been in a couple of years, but what I heard is they let their Burner inventory go to shit. In the SF area is South Bay Canopy. https://www.yelp.com/biz/south-bay-canopy-san-jose . They are l...

Want facts? Go to Reddit and search the same topic. A couple people have mined Gate times off of twitter feeds to present in graph form. Personally, in 2017 I hit gate road just after dawn and got to camp B/9 at 1PM. Last year left asphalt at 11:30 and landed at same coordinates at 4. Whatever you e...

Those are pretty canopies, nestled between the noble trees in the quiet forest. Poles look weak Shade cloth looks thin - I get better sun protection using SPF 8 Paracord and lag bolts are a tight setup but i'd be worried about the fabric around the grommets. Maybe add a couple more tie off points be...

Awesome, thanks for the setup. KM6MYC @ C&915. Close enough to walk over and check it out. I'll bring the beer!

By Wednesday its going to be 99% full. Open camping @ 415. Probably have to make friends when you drive in. Play it cool, pull over on L, crack a couple of beverages and start talking to people. Bond and ask if you can park your vehicle somewhere that won't bother them. Bring a wagon and haul your g...

I have a 20x30 aluminet that I roll out over the RV and shade structure. I'm at a daytime service camp that opens at 9am, so it doesn't help me to sleep in late. I gotta be up early anyways. And I usually catch some ZZZ's around 4pm and that's a decision to sleep hot or not - there is no middle grou...

18, I wish ya lots of luck on that one. I'm not a big workshop on playa person, but if I was to attend one, a session on mindfulness sounds interesting.

Best advice I can give is to cast a wide net, and beware of maggot scammers and skidmark scalpers.

yah, brought in a 4 wheel Rhoades Bike for a few years, they didn't give a damn.

which reminds me, finding specialty parts out there is near impossible. it can be done but you gotta be committed and willing to change your burn. so bring extra.

That thing is fucking rad. Can totally see myself on that 3rd seat, drinking beers and insulting people with a megaphone.

Heck, shower away. Collect all water and store in a grey water bin. Pay to have a pumper haul it away just like the RV's.

The BORG has had a dozen years to figure this out. Fact is, they don't care. Every year they promise a better experience. Every year its a clusterfuck. Every year there are complaints by those who missed out. Every year the BORG makes false apologies and does absolutely nothing to fix it. The BORG i...

Little Jack, for minimal investment you could easily take it to the next level. Get your ham license and open up a whole range of frequencies. There are a lot of us in the burner community.

I come from the "Try & Succeed, Try & Fail, just as long as you Try" school of thought. So I say go for it. Failing spectacularly out on playa? Well, that's how legends are made. And yeah, if you're giving away free food and/or free drugs and put it into the book, expect an onslaught of demand. For ...

Wednesday, August 28th, 2019 2PM we all show up to the trash fence with leaf blowers and point them outward at full blast.

I'll bring the two-way radios.

Who can cover the beer?

I issued myself a 2 way radio. And stamped DOUCHEBAG on my forehead.

Volunteer for a ticket. There are many camps and organizations that offer a ticket (for purchase) if you work.

By the time any of us get to Nixon we're going to be surrounded by hundreds or thousands of other vehicles.

Safety in numbers.

To hit gate by 10 - 11 am on Sunday, you'll want to get into line before dawn. There will be plenty of space open between I and L.

Personally, I'd ditch one of those yurts and bring a bike.

Maybe your "friend" doesn't want to go and is using the wife excuse to shut you up.

Multiple Honda 2000's in something like a 6x12 enclosed Uhaul. Probably with a roll up door, but possibly with the barn doors.... Well, first off make sure that all refuels are done with safety in mind especially if you're running more than one at the same time. I'd bring an electric fan for circula...

Not in instead, but both. Now you're talking. A shaded tent, with a fan, and a damp top sheet over you, you will sleep an extra 2 hours. I guarantee it.

Ticket, check.
Getting to the playa and home when leaving?
Shelter?
Food and liquids to sustain life for X days?
Whatever you need to make yourself content?

You're almost there. Just a couple critical items to think thru.

Elliot, you are awesome. I'll make my annual pilgrimage to drop off a six pack of tubes again this year. I had the pleasure of camping next to PBR last year and saw their operations. A line of broken down bikes literally all day long and an amazing crew of mechanics who somehow helped every person i...

Several burns ago, a neighbor showed up at camp across L from us, really late in the weekend. She had attempted Jungo with a camping trailer. She left Reno the same day as me, but spent 4 or 5 days stuck. Multiple tires later she got out. Every cabinet in her trailer was shaken off the walls and in ...

Hi Kwansu, We have a mobility taxi camp that provides art tours, bar tours, and connection services for burners with mobility issues. We have a stable of pedicabs with drivers, and bike trailers outfit to carry riders. Our pedicabs include trikes, sidecars, and quadricycles. Nobody runs wheels small...

How much shade can you pack? Throw out enough crap to triple it. Bring at least that much shade.

This isn't a luxury. Out there it is a necessity.

Greetings, KM6MHC here, This year we are placed again at 9:15 and B. We've expanded our UV-5R units to include UV-5R V2 extended, and a Tram 1480 base antenna. We'll have our base dispatch available to a unit at Disability Camp in Center Camp, and in contact with our mobility taxi operators out on t...

love the Costco carports. used them side by side and end to end, either way remember you can double up on the number of burners if you stack them.

Yeah, same here, California and 14 days. No problem reserving online.

Hint - call the actual location after you get online confirmation. Give them a week or so but talk to a person at a desk in an building at that U Haul yard. They'll tell you whats the real deal.