Hi All, Anyone care to chime in on how long lag screws last? Put differently, --what is the risk of the head snapping off from fatigue or stress corrosion cracking after a few years use? I didn't clean mine from my last burn 2 years ago, and they look pretty rusty, and I use enough of them (~70) tha...

Regarding ceiling height: I'll second the 8' height - lower is better for less wind resistance but 8' was the minimum height for me last year with a 10X10 Kodiak. This year the ceiling was raised to 8'6", because I'm adding angled corner tarps, and, at least for equilateral triangle corners and stan...

Hi fresh,

Only one picture that shows this ~ only two lags per footing, each with a chain link. You could use only a single lag with an extra link, but ...well overkill is sometimes my style

FWIW,-- I used two lag bolts on each foot pad. The reason wasn't to make sure it wouldn't come loose (no chance of that!), but it allowed me to tie the hold-down ropes at ground level and kept the post base from moving (pivoting) around the single lag bolt. I used rope tied to a chain link that went...

it's probably important to remember to check any pre-assembled bike you buy Elliot,-- It might be helpful if you posted a list of items that you recommend checking on a pre-assembled bike, or double checking on a bike that is assembled by a new owner. I purchased a bike for the Playa (not a Cranbro...

Hi All! I read: https://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic.php?f=277&t=56127&p=848574&hilit=rv+logo+cover and it seems opinions varied a bit as of a few years ago. This morning I received an email from a truck/trailer rental company (orange and white) offering a removable white vinyl product for coveri...

It will all be new to me, so I want to take in everything I can 8) Condition ALPHA?.... Bring It! Rain/Hail/Lightning?.... Bring It! Crazy/Beautiful/Unique People?... Bring it! I'm going to dance all night, smile until my face hurts, get naked and dusty, and be awestruck by the art - large and small...

I looked carefully at getting mule tape instead of rope, but the only stuff I could find was pre-lubricated (some type of dry lube). The research I did on the web indicated that the lube would come out when wet and could stain or leave deposits on everything it was in contact with (unless washed fir...

Oh, and one other thing... I'm using polyester rope (soft, fine white braid). Taping each side of where a cut is going to be helped prevent unraveling prior to melting the end with a lighter, and then rolled each end (while still very hot) on a flat surface to keep the diameter from getting too larg...

I am doing the exact same shade/rope method. How long are you per-cutting your rope sections? I was thinking 20ft would be a safe length to do the trucker's hitch. Giving it a test run on thursday. I did a test setup to check. There are three rope lengths I'm using: 1) Rope that ties into lag bolt/...

Weird. My process: clamp one end of a link in the side of a bench vise, use a hacksaw with sharp blade to make a cut, twist the link a little with vise-grips. It was taking me about 45 seconds for each section. <Bump> I have an angle grinder and cut-off wheel, but they throw dust everywhere. Using ...

Let some air out of the tires if you are coming from low elevation. A little reality check on this advice, seen in this post and many times on this board: Standard atmospheric pressure at sea level is 14.7 psia Atmospheric pressure at 10,000' is 10.1 psia Pressure variation due to weather is at mos...

A few comments from a virgin Burner here on theme camps vs. camping solo and community involvement... One of the only friends that I have that has been to BM very emphatically told me *NOT* to camp solo (something about being stubborn, pig-headed, missing out, dumb-ass... :oops: - she knows I'm not ...

Thanks Roundabout!

Exactly the kind of advice I was looking for. I'll practice these four (midshipman's, buntline and bowline hitches and the trucker's knot) until I'm confident I can do them on-playa, where the internet may not provide a way out if I forget.

Soliton

Hi all you beautiful experienced people out there! Can you please provide some advice on knots? I am planning on bringing a 20' X 20' X 8' high 1" EMT frame and tarp structure to BM (with angled tarps on all sides, so total footprint is ~40' X 40'), and am using 3/8" braided polyester rope for tie-d...

Ok, Great comments everyone - and thank you for sharing the knowledge! I won't bring an evaporation pond -- and will look at other solutions for my minimal water disposal needs. The pond idea was driven mainly by wanting to take a shower (solar shower or garden sprayer), and it seemed the simple sol...

First burn, and making plans, etc. Read on the main Burning Man site that evaporation ponds are not advised: http://burningman.org/event/preparation/playa-living/gray-water/ Oops! :oops: That is my plan, and it is a little late in the game for me to construct an evapotron or similar (and going solo,...

One note on coolers: the big ones filled with ice are HEAVY! I purchased a 100 qt and tried it out at a regional precompression (fully loaded with champagne, OJ, beer, etc) and basically had to unload it to move it to my camping spot :shock: I was really worried that the handles would break as well....

Roundabout,-- As to angled side walls, I would suggest using dynamic rigging (zig zag paracord like a boat sail) instead of the static rigging that is bungee balls. Those walls have to withstand a lot of wind pressure, and the dynamic rigging spreads out the load among the grommets. Also, it is easi...

FWIW, After reading many posts on this board, I decided to go with a 20 X 20, flat-topped 1" EMT structure this year (first time on Playa). Some notes: 1. The Chinese-made tarps (silver/white, sold as "heavy duty") really didn't look all that heavy duty to me once they arrived. I'd suggest American-...

Hi Burners & Burners-to-be! I'm Dean, and heard about BM many years ago, but this is the first year that I'm going to go (well, assuming all my ticket is real and arrives on time :shock: ) It is super useful reading all the advice and wisdom on these boards --as it is somewhat daunting to plan on ca...