New Girls on the Playa

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naomifix
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New Girls on the Playa

Post by naomifix » Fri Feb 23, 2024 9:07 am

🤩🎈Hi community! My name is Naomi and I’ve been waiting it out to go to BM though I’ve been to some Otherworlds, pre Burner events in the forest on the west coast. I have 3 girls now that I would bring, and I haven’t planned anything but I’ve been following many journeys and stories and blogs. I think this is the year! Feels right! Living in the Okanagan now so would be driving down, wondering who wants to share with me their stories? Reach out! Love you all!

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Re: New Girls on the Playa

Post by Elderberry » Fri Feb 23, 2024 1:43 pm

Hey there, welcome to ePlaya!
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Re: New Girls on the Playa

Post by some seeing eye » Fri Feb 23, 2024 2:57 pm

You can do it!

1 Reach out to your Burning Man Regional: https://regionals.burningman.org/region ... h-america/ and subscribe to all their socials and announcements. Make friends with local burners in person.

2 Learn up on tickets: https://tickets.burningman.org/ and you may be eligible for low income tickets. You may find tickets through personal relationships with your regional. Burningman is not like other festivals, there is a massive shortage of tickets

3 Start planning your transportation. Your regional may be able to help with advice or even sharing a vehicle. Each vehicle entering requires a vehicle pass. The more passengers per vehicle the better! There is also the Burner Express Bus on the burning man website if you can get to Reno/SF/

4 Make out a budget and a packing list. Search for "burning man packing list" then customize it to you. If you camp in your area or go to camping festivals you are most of the way there! Also the more outfits, if you do outfits, the better! If you can share sizes all the better. Comfortable footwear. Non-fancy bikes with a super lock are hugely essential and hard to transport.

Though the regional is in Vancouver, I can guarantee there are burners very close to you.

Eplaya has a lot of posts you can search on food, shade, packing lists, traveling from BC-Seattle, how to keep the wind from blowing away your tent, shade, grey water, and many other things.
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Re: New Girls on the Playa

Post by Popeye » Fri Feb 23, 2024 4:50 pm

Welcome!
There are lots of Burners who make the trip from Vancouver every year. I've been to BITF twice. There used to be a monthly? meet-up at your equivalent of the American Legion in Vancouver. Don't know if that still happens but worth checking out.
When you say you are coming with 3 girls is that girl friends or kids? If kids then check out Kidsville.
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Re: New Girls on the Playa

Post by Opto » Mon Aug 12, 2024 11:05 pm

It was my first year last year and we had a blast. This year we are brining a crew and setting up Yurts with air conditioners. People around me were amazing and really helped me out. Let us know if there is anyway we can help you to pay it forward.

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