At 53 db, you're below the background noise field. Nobody will hear it. I SLEEP 20'feet from my honda EU2000 and have sat bolt upright from a deep sleep because I couldnt hear it running and paniced. After a minute, I could hear it again so was able to drift back to sleep. Seriously, no worries. BM...

I think your are over thinking this. This, coming from a Burgin who over thinks everything!! :oops: Did you decide to bring the RV or the truck? If the RV how are you hauling the genny? The genny is portable. It travels in the storage compartment. Ya...i am always accused of overthinking....but nev...

If you're coming from the Northwest check out Wally's guide to driving to BM . Be sure to take the roads in the last stretch slow and down-gear to avoid burning your brakes since there is a long downhill winding section. I have personally crashed my car in one of those sections on the way to the ev...

First off...may i say you guys are THE coolest, and i love reading your posts on ANY page, not just mine. I will be coming from Nebraska, I-80 all the way. I-80s a straight shoot from Omaha to the playa. Is that same deadly curve you spoke of on my route? Somehow i need to also get over the wyoming ...

In terms of things you can carry with you to be ready to help out a random person in need, some good options (in no particular order) are first aid supplies, a small travel sewing kit, extra sunscreen, cheap foam earplugs, hard candy, packets of electrolyte drink powder, duct tape, paracord, single...

Was thinking of just putting it inside the backseat of the truck on a platform, and venting it with a metal flex hose out the window. Lead reflective sheeting on the windows would dampen the sound considerably, and reflect sun off the generator. Cheapest so far.

Yea it had a suggestion for overheating: To install a fan to draw air. I thought i might cover it with reflective sheeting on all sides. Fans can fail on the playa, and thermal cutoffs too. Another idea to consider is the geni charges a battery only when needed, then run your sound system & loads o...

I checked out your link and I don't think that's the best solution for a baffle box in the desert. I would think if all sides and top were covered like that the generator would overheat. Here's what we do. We bought 2 pieces of 1/2" plywood (4' x 8') and cut them in half so you have 4 pieces of 4' ...

I run a Champion 2000 watt inverter, which compared side by side with an (older) Honda EU2000i, is just as quiet. I run it at the burn and it's not a problem. No one will come over and sabotage a generator based on brand alone. For the most part, no one will even come over and sabotage a loud gener...

TT120 wrote:Welcome! You wont be even close to being the weirdest person out there.

LOL You might wanna wait to say that until after youve met me.

a good baffle box can be a pallet, with 4 half ish sheets of plywood around, lined inside with a soft material, maybe swamp cooler pad, foam rubber, styrofoam, etc. If you can't reach over the side, make one side hinged. if you can leave the soft material a little above the edges, and flopped insid...

We don't use what would be considered a "quiet" generator but we do build a baffle box to keep the noise down. You just have to be considerate of your neighbors. Nobody is going to come over and sabotage your generator without asking you if you can move it or baffle it. And frankly it would only be...

You need to do a lot of research. I'm surprised Captain Goddamnitt was so nice and patient in his answer above. Ha!! I'm not always that bad! But don't tell anyone and ruin my reputation. I think you were nice bc this forum IS the place to ask questions before one gets to the playa. It's the playa ...

Someone said to keep tge generator between two cars and inside the camp. Well, Im a newbie and i dont have a camp with anyone else, so will be alone, and I only have my single truck. How big is the area i will have? Where do i put the generator so no one will "sabotage it?" Its a 53db invertor. If i...

I do understand db and sound and distance and the formula to calculate all that,etc, so I get ya. :D There is a smaller version of champion that runs 53 db. Wont run an rv AC, but will run a swamp cooler. Like i said it depends on the model. Even Honda, it depends on the model. My friends farm model...

YAY! I got my ticket! OMG IM GOING TO BURNING MAN! Im pumped! No, im so past pumped that the light from pumped will take a million years to reach me! Ok, now im a bit scared. What to bring what to bring. Already crocheting BM bracelets to give. And give of myself? Oh that I can do. Help build, help ...

Ill be a first timer and coming in an RV. Its huge...38 feet. Im worried about the roads getting to the site. Are they hilly? Narrow? Tight turns? If they are, then I will leave the RV at home and just sleep in the back of my truck. I was hoping to house a few people in the rv when I got there, but ...

I've a question. I will be a first time burner this year, and will be coming in an rv. I see that most recommend the Honda or Yamaha generators. They are quiet, coming in at the 55 -60 db range which is less than typical room conversation which is 60db. However, there are other brands of generator/i...

Thank you for your replies to my post. After reading numerous posts, the entire website, and watching most of the videos, I can officially say that Burning Man looks exactly like what I need. Your camps look amazing. Elliot, I read your webste, and I am a pianist and a Blues lover also! I have a blu...

What a very helpful group of answers thank you! As I was wondering the exact same thing. I think I will come alone, and see just what happens

No...it wont be white at all. I wear it every day. :) but do what you feel comfortable doing. Maybe for your first year you should follow the advice of legendary burners, and forego the chemistry lab. ;) Or try my concoction first with just a small batch before you make a gallon to see if you like i...

I don't want to sound nerdy, but I am a biochemist by training and my ancestry is Irish and Swedish so I have extremely fair skin also. Here's what you can do if you want to have a great sunblock that is also cheap. Go purchase a huge tube of pure zinc oxide ointment USP for about $2. The tube will ...

I really want to go to Burning Man this year 2016. If I can't make it I definitely plan to go 2017. I'm trying to decide on which is the best route for me... to go to London or Burning Man. If I dont go to London I will go to burning man this year. Maybe this is the forum or place to say this, maybe...

Hi Jason! I just joined tallgrass burners today. I learned about Burning Man in December.