I've been to the event in question. It is not in any way a burn, or even remotely Burning Man related. Some burners show up, there's some fire spinning, that's the whole connection. 90% of the people there are Chicago locals who are just attending a party in the park, watching some spinning performa...

Could they finalize this without approval at the state level?

Also, how specific is the BM location? I know it moves year to year, but I'm not sure how far. Feet? Miles?

Came by yesterday evening but an apparently helpful person told me the event wasn't there Maybe next year!

After the CDL, get ready for California emissions compliance for diesel powered vehicles. The truck I haul horses to Ca and back in is being replaced with a new one because of this, at great cost. https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/onrdiesel/documents/FSRegSum.pdf Thankfully, "motor homes for non-commer...

Re the bus, no mutation this year, just turning it into something like an RV to build a small camp around. https://www.facebook.com/groups/buspatchbrc

Re the CDL, I took the written tests (six of them!) already, but am postponing medical exam and drive test until after BM.

Ah, OK, so all LIT folks have to go to will-call regardless. Hmm. Talk about complicating the rideshare situation. The guidelines about not doing willcall on foot are "should"s, not "must"[not]s. I'm still super wary of taking willcall folks on my rideshare, but I've heard a lot of people are going...

Pfffffffftttttt! What? Whatcha going to do? Liberate green bikes with those bolt cutters? Maybe help a damsel or dude in distress? Cut the lock off of something when the rightful owners can get in touch with the lock owner? Save somebody's day? Wooooo! Yeah damn right you will! Nice! I recently fel...

Captain Goddammit wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 16, 2018 6:23 pm

That’s funny... he’s never charged me for power...

We only met a woman. Not sure who you're referring to.

trilobyte wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 11, 2018 3:01 am

If it's not too late, reach out to them and contract their services... like a person who knows how to plan their camp's needs...

I've called them twice and been waiting two weeks for a call back to set up a contract.

After a few years of using 3/8x14" I am actually downgrading to 3/8x12" this year so that I can upgrade from shiny zinc to hot dipped and not worry about corrosion as much. I might also get some bigger ones, since I've failed to sell my big makita driver and I want something for it to do if I bring ...

Also the roadside of Esplanade would be full of people's creations. Last I checked, camps with Esplanade placement also "own" the far side of Esplanade. I can't remember how far, maybe 50-100ft? The first year I went to ARTery for on-site art registration they filled me in on those details, and I e...

Yikes! 19 pages of rides offered. 44 pages of rides requested. If they take 2.315 persons each, it'll work out. I'm taking about 15 people, about half of whom came from the rideshare board. Unfortunately I can't post in the ride share forum here :( Ha! Look at it another way; 600+ offers and reques...

The site states: You MUST fill out the art installation questionnaire if you would like to bring an art installation for placement on the open playa. Please read through the following guidelines before registering your project. This questionnaire is only for registering physical art installations t...

And then you’re back to more people who can’t bring their own shit... which leads to more plug and play and more spectators.. maybe these solutions improve traffic but they ruin the event. My rideshares aren't 4 people in a 4-seater car. We bring plenty of infrastructure along with us, 15 people an...

Maybe the folk at brcstorage@burningman.org could help you out. They might have stipulations on how you can (not) decorate it or other stuff like that and need written authorization or something from the Artery, assuming they're willing to do it. The Artery might also be able to get you in contact ...

The obvious challenge would be how to enforce a multitude of HOV lanes with varying levels of occupancy. It would require staffers every few hundred feet for the entire length of gate road I suspect someone else could come up with a better plan, but maybe the HOV lanes follow a different path (like...

Sparr, I love that idea. But what would we do to the offenders? More tickets? That would be sad. Who's going to enforce HOV lane use and keep track of how many people are inside passed out in various corners of the rv or bus? I suspect someone else could come up with a better plan, but maybe the HO...

Art projects start here: https://burningman.org/event/art-performance/playa-art/ I'm sorry you feel that way. Are you under the misapprehension that putting art in deep playa requires coordination with or permission from the Artery? You'll need to coordinate with both the Artery to see if you're ev...

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homo ardentum wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 10, 2018 4:31 pm

You will need to hire the contractor for transport

I thought this is what the $350 delivery fee was for?

You have a year to figure this out. [...] Ask them in October or November. No matter when I ask questions like this, someone tells me it's the wrong time. July or August? Too close to the event, ask later. September or October? Everyone is decompressing, ask later. November to April? Everyone is ta...

Why Artery? I thought most containers were for placed camps, not art? Wouldn't that be handled by placement or DPW? I didn't mention in my original post because I expected to be accused of whining, but it does stand out to me that none of the pages about the storage container program give any sort o...

Can the container storage program drop a container in deep playa, as part of an art project? Something like the base of the giant victrola, or the saltines box. The FAQ doesn't address this, and I can't find an example of the container placement instructions to see if it would even be possible to in...

I would like to see benefits for carpooling, other than just splitting the cost of a vehicle pass. Maybe specific gate/exodus lanes for vehicles with more passengers in them ("HOV lanes"), with lanes for 3+, 6+, 10+?

You have early arrival passes for friday?

Large portions of the community oppose the idea of putting names on tickets, for various reasons.

a figment wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 13, 2018 3:47 pm

would also need passenger endorsement, not all CDL have that

Only if you're required to have a CDL by the feds. OP suggests that the CDL requirement in question here is from their insurance provider, not actually a legal requirement for the drive.

Token wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 12, 2018 10:59 am

Once it becomes an RV, the CDL requirement should go away.

Every state has different laws about this situation. Chicago to BRC goes through a few with pretty wonky rules, much more complicated than just CA/NV.

My camp has some space to spare in our rideshare. We are leaving Oakland on Saturday morning, with a planned shopping/food stop in Reno in the afternoon, aiming to hit the playa around midnight (so no EA passes). We're leaving playa Monday morning, again with a planned stop in Reno if exodus was lon...

I've got some space for a ride from oakland to brc and back. Message me for details.