And I forgot to mention that Sacred Spaces Village will be at 4:00 and Freak Show this year. Great spot, plenty of room, and a fantastic group of people. We're excited to have new camp members, and welcome people with years of playa experience as well as those coming to the burn for the first time.

http://sacredspacesvillage.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2_fake.png I've been journeying to the playa for the burn for 15 years, and joined the community at Sacred Spaces last year. I enjoyed it so much that I am back for a second year. I encourage folks who feel an alignment or connection with Sa...

If you must have wifi out there, you should bring your own. Last year I brought a BGAN terminal that I rented from Outfitter Satellite. It was painfully slow and fairly expensive, but I could reliably check my email every day. There is accessible wifi on the playa, but my experience has been that it...

I've rented from a few different companies at the Reno airport for Burning Man. They have all sternly advised me that they would charge me a fee if I brought it back really dusty. I brought one back to Budget after having spent an hour cleaning it out, and the guy turned on the A/C and got a face fu...

Burners (virgin or veteran) from Oklahoma should feel free to contact the regional contact here in OK... me. [email protected].com. I help OK burners with their questions, help local folks hook up to share ideas and resources, and organize get-togethers to swap stories and tips. Please contact me ...

Talynt, don't rely on cell coverage. It will be spotty and overloaded at best. I rent from Roadpost and have had good luck. If your parents just need to make one or two calls, they can use mine. PM me if you want to set that up.

CK

Claire, when I was in Paris a couple years ago I met a group of burners there who were really cool people. You should be able to meet that group through the French Burners website:
http://www.frenchburners.org/

Good luck!

ck

The email address given for Anonymous Village in the theme camp listing doesn't work. The best way to reach the Camp Anonymous folks is to join the mailing list here: http://lists.p90.net/listinfo.cgi/burning-desires-p90.net The regular website seems to be down... I'm sure it will get fixed at some...

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I've been told that it gets cold at night. Will it get cold enough to warrant more than one layer of clothing? BMnoob Some years I have gone from fire to fire just to keep warm around 4am. The coldest time is dawn tho. Brrrrr. 3 or 4 layers and still cold. Other years, especially the past few, I se...

I am planning of flying back to the East Coast on Monday Sept 1st at 2:35pm from Reno. Any thoughts on what time I am going to have to leave Black Rock City? After dawn on Monday the line to get out of BRC will be hours long. If you leave after 6am, you will be pushing it. I would suggest leaving a...

Don't listen to them... There are no hangovers in BRC.

I'm heading out for my first time after doing regionals here in the deep South for the past two years. I've been looking for the Camp Anonymous folks but the website link no longer goes to anything. I have made contact with the Camp Stella folks and plan to try and catch a meeting or two there. Any...

Being sober at Burningman is 10x more fun than drinking or doing drugs at Burningman. I sure wish someone had mentioned that fact to me in 2000, 2001, or 2002, when I went and had some really rough nights and (ugh) MORNINGS after getting wasted. It's horrible to be hung over on the playa. Thankfull...

I've known DaMongolian as a Ranger for several years. In my experience he reacts appropriately and "Rangerly" to the kinds of things Black Rock Rangers run across on the Playa. From the descriptions of the robot's activities from BOTH viewpoints (DaMongolian's and Cornelius'), it sounds to me like D...

... did you read that wikipedia info or look for corroboration elsewhere? ... it's just that it seems you could have done it without having to debase and humble yourself. ... With 3-1/2 years of sobriety through AA under my belt, I feel no driving need to read anyone else's ideas (corroboration?) a...

This was my seventh burn and also the seventh time I missed the CT parade. I did happen upon the party on the Playa afterward, and observed a pretty small number of guys shooting pictures or video without permission. I prefer to let the women enjoy their parade without my participation. How can I pa...

It is absolutely not too late, and you will only regret it if you pass up another chance to go. Do it. Please. If you have problems out there, just ask for help. You will be amazed at the generosity of complete strangers. If you hate it, you have your rental car and you can always leave. Civilizatio...

Read this and weep.... I don't intend to get political on this board, but I wanted to share this heart-wrenching story with others. I also found their experiences with community-building quite interesting. ________________________ Hurricane Katrina-Our Experiences Larry Bradshaw, Lorrie Beth Slonsky...

The playa already has medical services and a sanctuary team for mental health issues so why not form a legal team (if such a thing is possible)? The justification for it could boil down to event preservation, ie: it gives the BLM one less arrow in the quiver for permit denial reasons in the future....

Camp Anonymous is located near 5:30 and Catharsis this year, and will definitely have 12-step meetings at Noon and 6pm, as they have for years. Other meetings will also be available at this camp, and a schedule will be posted in the meeting tent. As has been mentioned, there are other great sober ca...

the aez guys have maps here:
http://www.ae-zone.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=aezmaps

The fourth one has porta-pottie locations on it.

just saw a logo'd black rock ranger truck drive by... looked like jynx. cool. can't wait til I get outta here in a few more days!!

Technopatra, You do not vote, you come to a "consensus?" A general agreement is the definition of consensus. This agreement I supose is better than the open invitation to a vote. Like hell it is. How long do I have to "volunteer" before I get to really participate in the decision making happening e...

not an urban legend. Someone I know was busted in a case of clear entrapment. Better dust off your law library and crack the books, Stuart. The legal definition of entrapment requires that officers persuade a person to commit a crime that he had no previous intent to commit. If your friend had bud ...

I'm not crying about anything (and your admonition to read the survival guide is condescending). Ok, then, whining. And it was meant to be condescending. Sorry, but that's how I feel about it. I was just surprised that BLM agents simply walked into a dome uninvited to make a pot bust (so much for p...

The second was the night of the Burn after midnight, in the middle of the playa with no one anywhere near us. Try it this way: "I was sitting there on the beach with my friends smoking a bowl and minding my own business, and this damn beach patrol cop came up and busted us! How dare he?!?" Sounds k...

... but isn't the playa experience enough of a head trip on its own? For my part, absolutely. I know quite a number of folks who avoid mind-altering substances at Burning Man, many of them for the specific reason that the event alters their minds more than enough. I love Burning Man without drugs. ...

I looked around, but I can't find a missed connections thread.... If there is one then I apologize for the inappropriate spot for posting. On Friday night I ran across a beautiful girl around 4:00 and Esplanade who was infatuated with the blinky flower on my chest. We traded for a cool little burnin...

I sometimes coordinate with the various law enforcement agencies on-playa as part of the stuff I do out there. I've worked with Kathy of the BLM many times. She's been to Burning Man many years, and is an experienced BLM officer. If you're a bitch to her, she can be tough right back to you, but gene...