Irish burning man virgins looking for somewhere to camp!

faugho · Post by **faugho** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 5:49 pm

Hi all,

My name is Ronan. Myself and my girlfriend Eimear will be driving down from Vancouver to the Burning Man, can't wait to get there. We're trying to get ourselves organised with a camper at the moment, otherwise we'll be tenting.

Just wondering, how do we know where to camp? We'll just have a ticket and a tent(and food, water and beer for the week) and no idea where to go once we get to the gates to the eplaya!

So any advice on where to go would be much appreciated... lookin forward to seeing ye all.... go raibh maith agaibh!!!

dragonpilot · Post by **dragonpilot** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 9:04 pm

Welcome, guys!

You can camp anywhere within the encampment area, except in an area that's been reserved for registered theme camps. Theme camp spaces are designated on the map:

http://www.burningman.com/preparation/m ... index.html

When you pull in, before you start setting up, go around to your neighbors and introduce yourself, share some cookies, and get a sense of who you're near. Most everyone is glad to see you, but it can;t hurt to recon the place you'll be living for the next week.

Don't camp too close to the porta potties. A two minute walk is just about right. Just the constant spring-loaded slamming of the doors all week is enough to drive you crazy!

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 10:59 am

The portapotties are part of the urban rumble of BRC, like the lowing of the diesels in the distance.

As close as you can stand the noise, is very convenient.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 11:01 am

does that make you Irish-Canadians?

*shuddering with anticipation*

Post by **Elderberry** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 11:06 am

Hey there, welcome to eplaya!

JK

dragonpilot · Post by **dragonpilot** » Sat Jul 10, 2010 11:59 am

ygmir wrote:does that make you Irish-Canadians?

*shuddering with anticipation*

They best come as Irish...the Canadian quota is filled...we're bringing one.

faugho · Post by **faugho** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 9:20 pm

[quote="ygmir"]does that make you Irish-Canadians?

*shuddering with anticipation*[/quote]

We're 100% Irish but living and travelling around Canada for the year, driving down from Van, it's going to be some trip!!!

faugho · Post by **faugho** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 9:22 pm

[quote="jkisha"]Hey there, welcome to eplaya!

JK[/quote]

Thanks!!!

bigbluedoggy · Post by **bigbluedoggy** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 9:28 pm

faugho wrote:
jkisha wrote:Hey there, welcome to eplaya!

JK
Thanks!!!

Don't mind JK. He spews his welcome with equal abandon upon one and all!

FaeTora · Post by **FaeTora** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 10:42 pm

Except me. I never had a first post in the introduction I don't think.

::sneaks away:::

DUBLINBURNERKAREN · Post by **DUBLINBURNERKAREN** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 6:47 am

Hey there Ronan, I am also Irish, and this will be the 1st Burn i will be attending. We are hiring a campervan hopefully if we get our hands on one... we are travelling from Vegas to BM, really looking forward to it now. My mates live in San Fran and they are also Irish so there will a whole crew of us... hope to see u and ur GF on the Playa

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 6:54 am

faugho wrote:
ygmir wrote:does that make you Irish-Canadians?

*shuddering with anticipation*

We're 100% Irish but living and travelling around Canada for the year, driving down from Van, it's going to be some trip!!!

you may want to cross the boarder backwards..........so the guards think you're leaving

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 9:57 am

faugho wrote:
jkisha wrote:Hey there, welcome to eplaya!

JK
Thanks!!!

faugho
YOu might want to visit your profile and click that box that says "Disable BBCode" so that it's off instead of on. then you'll get those nice nested quotes going.

btw, is faugho one of those inpronouncible (for me anyway) Irish names?

misfit · Post by **misfit** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 10:49 am

Melungeon / Irish here. welcome. depending on when you arrive, will dictate where you find a spot....

faugho · Post by **faugho** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 8:05 pm

Hi there,

Nope faugho, is a nicknme I aquired, a long time ago. Originating from my last name,faughnan- equally unpronounceable for you i expect?? fawknan phonetically!!!

faugho · Post by **faugho** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 8:14 pm

[quote="DUBLINBURNERKAREN"]Hey there Ronan, I am also Irish, and this will be the 1st Burn i will be attending. We are hiring a campervan hopefully if we get our hands on one... we are travelling from Vegas to BM, really looking forward to it now. My mates live in San Fran and they are also Irish so there will a whole crew of us... hope to see u and ur GF on the Playa :)[/quote]

Hi there karen,

Yea can't wait for this, we're trying to get our hands a cheap camper too, otherwise we'll be heading in our tent and our banger of a car, if it makes it that far??!! I know a lad who's doing the exact same trip as you are, do you know hime by any chance?? is name is brendam m. We're from leixlip.Where are you from??

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 8:16 pm

Enable bbcode on your profile and posts.
All features work in preview.

I suggest enabling email too.

DUBLINBURNERKAREN · Post by **DUBLINBURNERKAREN** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 1:13 am

Yeah we are planning to rent one hopefully the rental companies have one left we doin it this week so fingers crossed

yeah we are heading to LA, then travelling to Vegas for few days den driving from Vegas to BM den after BM headin to San Fran for few days then back to this depressing kip lol I am from Drimnagh, i know a girl from Leixlip I am mates with her years. Cant believe ur mate is doing the same trip we will prob bump into him, is there many of them going from Vegas?

pinemom · Post by **pinemom** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 8:37 am

So your saying your name is pronounced "Fauko"

heheheee
Cool...welcome to eplay....not the same thing as the playa!
Go to front page and read first timers guide and survival guide.

Tons of info!!!!

welcome to here....fasten your seatbelt!

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 10:18 am

faugho wrote:Hi there,

Nope faugho, is a nicknme I aquired, a long time ago. Originating from my last name,faughnan- equally unpronounceable for you i expect?? fawknan phonetically!!!

Ah, unpronouceable English English, from the same people who brought us the name known as "Chumley."

Joe Buck · Post by **Joe Buck** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 12:53 pm

CÃ©ad MÃle FÃ¡ilte Ronan! I think you will be surprised by the number of Irish folks at BM! If you can't get enough of your fellow countrymen, try the Paddy Mirage!

[url]http://www.burntheirishbar.com/[/url]

They just got placement around 2 and Athens.

An Irish pub in the middle of the desert, leave it to the Irish to do something so crazy! LOL I'm looking forward to hanging at the Paddy Mirage, I'm an Irish musician (Uilleann pipes) so I'm hoping some other musicians show up so we can get a good session going! Hope to see you there! Less than 50 days for me to get the damn reeds in the pipes working for the desert, not an easy task

SlÃ¡inte mhaith!

John

AKA Joe Buck the piper

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 1:02 pm

Joe Buck wrote: An Irish pub in the middle of the desert, leave it to the Irish to do something so crazy!

I dunno. Pound for pound, crazy for crazy, the slavs may have the celts beat. Although, I admit it's a different kind of crazy.

red arrow · Post by **red arrow** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:40 am

faugho wrote:
Hi there karen,

Yea can't wait for this, we're trying to get our hands a cheap camper too, otherwise we'll be heading in our tent and our banger of a car, if it makes it that far??!! I know a lad who's doing the exact same trip as you are, do you know hime by any chance?? is name is brendam m. We're from leixlip.Where are you from??

haha whats the crack faugho, just stumbled upon your post now

gettin through some more reading and preparing for this thing!

defo meet ya on the playa... make sure to remember to come to the minitropolis camp and look for us (will try and get a tri colour hanging above an RV if my scottish mates let me ha ha) - we are camping at 8.30 and G (mobile phones wont work out there so need to plan before as the place is huggge)

DUBLINBURNERKAREN wrote: lol I am from Drimnagh, i know a girl from Leixlip I am mates with her years. Cant believe ur mate is doing the same trip we will prob bump into him, is there many of them going from Vegas?

yeh its a small world.. ive not seen faugho in years since we used to hang round together as teenagers, causing trouble on the mean streets of leixlip ha ha... seen him on facebook then seen reference to the burning man too...

gona be the best week ever! hope it lives up to my expectations (was there in 2008 but i can feel that this trip is gona be way different) ~ four of us driving up from vegas karen, got RV in el monte and returning it to san fran after... how long are yous in vegas for? we are stayin in the MGM for a few days to get used to the climate and all that jazz...

RVs will be hard to come by now so you really need to put in the work (and try not to mention burning man to them) we booked on the UK site for el monte and it was half the price as the american site - www.elmonte.co.uk

let us kno whow u get on

bren

Token · Post by **Token** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 7:31 am

theCryptofishist wrote:
Joe Buck wrote: An Irish pub in the middle of the desert, leave it to the Irish to do something so crazy!
I dunno. Pound for pound, crazy for crazy, the slavs may have the celts beat. Although, I admit it's a different kind of crazy.

Ha, ha. I resemble that remark.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:06 pm

Practice looking innocent and saying
"What's burning man?"

[email protected] · Post by **[email protected]** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 10:47 pm

theres a gaggle more of us irish coming from vancouver too! driving down in a shit heap van...starting to hope and pray we come prepared..

velocirafter · Post by **velocirafter** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 5:50 am

we did the vancouver to burning man trip in '07 ( via san fran and tahoe) best holiday ever.

Joe Buck, it looks like me and a few of the lads are gonna be camping in the paddy mirage as well, I'll have the travel guitar with me but the mandolin cant make it this year...i only have so many hands for carrying, probably better off, i'd only make a show of myself on it :-p

Joe Buck · Post by **Joe Buck** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 12:16 am

Yo Velocirafter, guitar would be great. Heard from a flute player a few days ago so that's a start to a session! I'll look for you at the Paddy Mirage. I will be on the playa next week to set up our camp, hope I have some extra time to help the Paddy crew set up!

Cheers, and a safe trip from Limerick!

Joe Buck

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