The purpose of this thread is to illustrate methods which do not work when trying to join a theme camp.
Please, don't make the same mistakes.
So, here is our first object lesson, fresh from the book of faces.
Let's take a look at this, shall we?Hey what's up ALl my **** Burner Family?! I need HELP!!! My camp, Camp **** is a group of **** & I and 13 of our friends who are in ****, and are also friends of mine who are performing artists who want to find a home at the Burn this year! We are specifically looking for 3 things in terms of infrastructure. We would like to have community showers, a community kitchen & community shade. We would like to pay $150 in camp dues or less if possible. Our crew will be our hosts entertainers throughout the week at Burning Man. Camp **** does knightly private Sunset burns for our hosting camp!
An ideal camp would be one that would want to host performing artists @ we would like to be near the esplanade if possible as well, or in my real happy place, ON ESPLANADE! >^o.o^< We like performing on and around art cars. We love creating memories that last a lifetime. So please, reach out your arms and let us know where we fit at Burning Man this year!!!
Here are the rules of camp ****:
1) You may never lie to kick it with us.
2) You must threaten us with a good time!
3)You must give us offers we cannot refuse.
SInce we give what we have:
1) We never lie to kick it.
2) We threaten everyone with a good time!
3) We give others offers they cannot refuse.
Also **** and I and 2-4 others are looking for early passes, which means we are down to help with set-up and tear down!
**** takes burners throughout the playa and give those that party with us the opportunity to see the Burn from the Performing Artist's prospective. We also like bringing all the sexy burners back with us back to camp after a night of crushing it!
So please PM me and let me know if you know of a camp that is a good fit for us!
Or call me on my cell (***)***-****
1-Opening with your own camp name, when you in fact do not have a camp, and are trying to join a camp. Bad form. Right away you are saying to people, "we don't give a crap about your camp."
2-15 people. You are looking to put 15 people in an existing camp one month before the event. 15 people is enough to build your own camp. This seems to indicate you are not interested in effort.
3-"We would like to have community showers, a community kitchen & community shade." Great. Most people would like those things. Not offering to help supply any of them is not a way to endear yourself to a camp.
4-"We would like to pay $150 in camp dues or less if possible." Well, people in hell want ice water. Meals, water (including for showers), greywater disposal, these are all things that cost money. Probably more than $150 for a week. Maybe see if you can find a hotel room in Reno for that price.
5-" Camp **** does knightly private Sunset burns for our hosting camp!" I hate to harp on this, but Camp **** doesn't exist. You are trying to join a camp; stop mentioning yourself, and start talking about the camp. Additionally, private fire shows are not difficult to come by in BRC. Just sayin.
6-"we would like to be near the esplanade if possible as well, or in my real happy place, ON ESPLANADE! >^o.o^< We like performing on and around art cars." Now we are getting into the thick of it. You have shown you don't care about theme, only location and perks. Theme is a fairly important part of a "theme camp".
7-"Here are the rules of camp ****:" DAMMIT, CAMP **** IS A FEVER DREAM! If you had a camp, you wouldn't be asking to join one.
8-"Also **** and I and 2-4 others are looking for early passes, which means we are down to help with set-up and tear down!" Hey, yeah, who wouldn't want 2-6 entitled "artists" taking early arrival passes? Those things are a dime a dozen!
9-"We also like bringing all the sexy burners back with us back to camp after a night of crushing it!" There is just so much wrong with this sentence, I can't pick what to attack.
Now, as said above: 15 people is enough to build your own damn camp. Hell, there are registered/placed theme camps that aren't that big.
The impression that comes from this statement over all is basically "We want a plug and play camp, but we want to pay DIY prices."
Take that $150 per person; shit, with 15 of you that's $2250. You could do a lot as a small camp with that budget and a little effort.
The important thing here, is that a camp that is willing to take 15 people this late in the game... Odds are they are only interested in your money. You might even get screwed over in any number of ways.
