I'm only 17....

[Skyler1000]

I'm planning on road tripping to Burning Man with about 7 friends from Rochester, NY. Anything I should know?

[gerlachedNloaded]

you must be 18.

[ygmir]

from Rochester? yikes........one of the denizens here hails from there..........

[Blurt]

My son is 17 and this is his third burn. You will have an eye-opening, life-changing experience IF you read the first-timer's guide three times and then REMEMBER everything. Water, rest, be prepared always.

Underage drinking is illegal and there are undercovers. Don't just focus on the party. Never get so far gone that you can't look after yourself.

Participate in some of the lectures, classes, events because you will never find them anywhere else.

Let yourself be free and forget about all the crap you learned in highschool regarding your societal box and what you should or should not be.

If you're a guy, wear a skirt.

Look us up on the Playa! My boy would be happy to hang with someone his age. 5:45 and G-ish.

[Blurt]

you must be 18.

Yeah, that's what I thought, unless you have an adult guardian or parent.

[AntiM]

Q. How much is a ticket for my child?
A. Children 12 and under accompanied by a parent will be admitted for free. Children between 13-18 require full-price tickets. Children under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian over 21 years of age.

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[Bling]

When's your birthday? You have not quite 7 months to turn 18.

[CornStar]

I don't remember being ID'd at the gate. Obviously you can't drink. Oh well. Drugs are bad and there are hella cops. But I can definitely say that I wish I was burning at 17. There's a lot of good to learn out on the playa. If you make it in as a youngster, do your age-group some good and don't act like most people would expect a 17 year old to act. Age has no bearing on how mature you are, so don't let your number of years hold you back from having an amazing and responsible experience

[Victorian]

SKYLER-WELCOME to Eplaya... And I DO hope you guys can make it!!!!
I'm only 21 myself, so it's good to see the younger generation having appreciation like myself for this awesome week-long event...

Oh, Blurt-sorry to ask...

My son is 17 and this is his third burn. You will have an eye-opening, life-changing experience IF you read the first-timer's guide three times and then REMEMBER everything. Water, rest, be prepared always.

Underage drinking is illegal and there are undercovers. Don't just focus on the party. Never get so far gone that you can't look after yourself.

Participate in some of the lectures, classes, events because you will never find them anywhere else.

Let yourself be free and forget about all the crap you learned in highschool regarding your societal box and what you should or should not be.

If you're a guy, wear a skirt.

Look us up on the Playa! My boy would be happy to hang with someone his age. 5:45 and G-ish.

When you guys mention "camp locations" (i.e. 5:45 and G-ish)
1. I do understand the 5:45 part, the "clock" diagram from the west side of the circle to the east... just as a clock would look, from an aerial view of the esplanade (correct???)

So... what is the "G-ish" part? Sorry guys this year is my first year...

[gaminwench]

The inside ring is the Esplanade, after that, the streets are named alphabetically, names change with the theme...

[CornStar]

The latitudinal streets are named alphabetically and having some relation to the years theme. They run parallel starting at esplanade then a... then b... etc. in the past I believe its gone out to K, but that may be a variable that changes year to year based on the cities expected size.

[CornStar]

Ha. we wrote the exact same thing at the exact same time

[AntiM]

I don't remember being ID'd at the gate. Obviously you can't drink. Oh well. Drugs are bad and there are hella cops. But I can definitely say that I wish I was burning at 17. There's a lot of good to learn out on the playa. If you make it in as a youngster, do your age-group some good and don't act like most people would expect a 17 year old to act. Age has no bearing on how mature you are, so don't let your number of years hold you back from having an amazing and responsible experience

I agree about the maturity thing, however, we're talking a legal technicality here. What IF this is the year BLM cracks down on ID at the Gate? What is the back up plan if you can't get in?

Don't think you can sneak in, that will get the entire vehicle banned from the event. That's the Gate's main purpose, behind checking for tickets, nailing stowaways. They're damn good at it for the most part.

I say you have a few months to find a legal guardian.

[CornStar]

make friends with someone in the 4 hour long line before the gate. switch cars and say that your with them

[AntiM]

Sigh.

You know, there's Gate folks who read this....

[Bling]

Gate folks can read? With the whole blowing-Playa-dust-into-folks'-cars-as-a-prank thing, I wasn't sure.

[pinemom]

see, now that's not even snark.

That's just immature.

[gerlachedNloaded]

fail bling. respect the gatekeepers. or they'll keep your ass out.

[CornStar]

For the record ... I'm certainly not trying to advocate any illegal activity or Burning Man rule breaking. The rules are there for a reason, and there are quite few of them. Just be smart, get involved online, meet some regionals. There are absolutely people in the community who would be happy to represent you as a guardian if they think you are mature and worthy enough of being a minor at BM. But to be honest, you probably want to shadow someone that is over 21, so you don't get hurt or lost or overwhelmed or underfed. Having a responsible adult thats been to BM before is an asset not a burden. Thats what eplaya is all about, meeting friends and neighbors so your at home the second you set foot on the playa

[Bling]

fail bling. respect the gatekeepers. or they'll keep your ass out.

I've never met them--but gotta say they make a bad first impression.

[gerlachedNloaded]

NO, they make a great impression.. but making their jobs tougher due to sneaky freeloaders tends to have a negative effect on the fun dial.

[convenientlust]

Hello Skyler. Welcome! I feel like I've been seeing alot of NY newbies lately. Will you be turning 18 before BM?

[gerlachedNloaded]

that's an invitation dude. go with it

[lonestoner916]

Gate folks can read? With the whole blowing-Playa-dust-into-folks'-cars-as-a-prank thing, I wasn't sure.

As a matter of fact, the majority of Gate is extremely well read, backs of cereal boxes AND porn mags!

[Bling]

Well, that IS impressive.

[oneeyeddick]

Not really, they are reading porn.

Idiots.

[Smitty650]

Hey Skyler I'm also from Rochester!

[Elderberry]

Hey there, welcome to eplaya!

JK