Heya, Burn Family - this is a call for any aid you can offer a fellow local Burner. My brother, who is a bartender here in New Orleans - has a wonderful landlord and friend, James "Kiwi" Johnston (Oroc) who has gone missing while paragliding in Nevada, around Eureka, NV (about 4 hours east of Reno o...

It helps if you rent a car far from the event. I have rented from Alamo at LAX more than once. No problems and they didn't even check engine etc. Get your hands on some plastic sheeting to cover the inside of the car and keep it closed as much as possible. Also make sure you turn the air con to rec...

Thanks for the hivemind feedback, y'all! At this point, I think I'm looking at getting a new (easier to set up) tent, which has little-to-no mesh and what little mesh it does have, I think I'll use some radiant barrier solution with gaffers tape as Canoe mentioned up above. I'll be sure to update th...

Howdy, Burning Man Hivemind! I'm thinking about trying out some new and improved tent mesh sealing options (the old blanket patches which have been attached with a zillion safety pins just isn't cutting it after many Burns) and was hoping to get some communal input/wisdom . . . Option 1: Use plastic...

This burn, rather than deal with the hassle of setting up tent and shade structure (the older I get, the more of a PITA that is) . . . I was considering renting a U-Haul van to camp in, but I don't have a carport. What say the hivemind here? Is it still worth it, or would I be better off with the us...