Another Florida virgin...

worksofheart · Post by **worksofheart** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 8:15 am

...heading to BM...NEXT year...2012 is it....plotting and scheming and dreaming! Can't wait to stop living vicariously through forums and ustream! :D

Donna Matrix · Post by **Donna Matrix** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 11:15 am

Why wait til next year.

Come home this year.

dragonpilot · Post by **dragonpilot** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 12:25 pm

Next year is already sold out! Come this year!

worksofheart · Post by **worksofheart** » Mon May 02, 2011 12:05 am

I LOVE how that sounds "come home"...definitely hope the experience feels like a homecoming! :) Work, family and life conspire against me for 2011...but 2012 will be transcendent!

goathead · Post by **goathead** » Mon May 02, 2011 5:02 am

Welcome Home.

worksofheart · Post by **worksofheart** » Mon May 23, 2011 6:57 am

Thank you!

worksofheart · Post by **worksofheart** » Mon May 23, 2011 6:59 am

Thank you!

Post by **AntiM** » Mon May 23, 2011 7:14 am

So nice, she said thanks twice!

Hey, even if it isn't transcendent, it will be an interesting dusty camping trip.

Welcome home.

Post by **Savannah** » Mon May 23, 2011 9:07 am

Hi worksofheart!

Post by **Elderberry** » Mon May 23, 2011 10:05 am

Hey there, welcome to eplaya!

Rice · Post by **Rice** » Mon May 23, 2011 10:15 am

worksofheart wrote:I LOVE how that sounds "come home"...definitely hope the experience feels like a homecoming! Work, family and life conspire against me for 2011...but 2012 will be transcendent!

Welcome to the ePlaya!!

It seems that work and family always work against my attending. Book the time off early. Stash something for your burn every day (1 less coffee, pack of smokes, etc). I aim for about $25 a week, and a bit more if I feel flush that day.

Don't let the travel distance stand in your way either! I travel 3 days to BRC (6 hrs just to get to the US border). It is doable.

Get in touch with your local burner group. They will be invaluable for ideas, advice, etc. http://regionals.burningman.com/us_fl.html

Good luck!!

See ya on the playa.

Love Rice

mudpuppy000 · Post by **mudpuppy000** » Mon May 23, 2011 11:35 am

Welcome!

worksofheart · Post by **worksofheart** » Mon May 23, 2011 12:35 pm

Thanks for the warm welcome!

I expect that it will definitely be a dusty and interesting camping trip (should I mention that I've never camped??)...hence a whole year to prepare! lol! As for being transcendent...the fact that I AM GOING is transcendent in and of itself..it's one of those choices that I expect will be life-altering to some extent...and in a goooood way!

Already that y'all are offering an open-armed welcome speaks volumes!

Have a beautiful day!!

mudpuppy000 · Post by **mudpuppy000** » Mon May 23, 2011 3:09 pm

worksofheart wrote: I expect that it will definitely be a dusty and interesting camping trip (should I mention that I've never camped??)...hence a whole year to prepare! lol!

Well now you will have a whole year to go on some camping trips and prepare yourself.

Probably no place playa-like near Florida but at least there's no alligators or mosquitoes!

worksofheart · Post by **worksofheart** » Mon May 23, 2011 3:41 pm

What, no mosquitoes?? Such a place exists??? It's too early to tell, but I THINK I will happily trade mosquitoes for Playa dust...

And yes, some camping experience will be gained in the next year in the hopes of (at the very least) being able to construct some sort of shelter! lol! A camping-experienced fellow noob should be making the journey with me, so there is that!

chris2010 · Post by **chris2010** » Mon May 23, 2011 5:13 pm

I think the mosquito should be the Stat Bird here in Florida!!!

chris2010 · Post by **chris2010** » Mon May 23, 2011 5:15 pm

mudpuppy000 wrote:
worksofheart wrote: I expect that it will definitely be a dusty and interesting camping trip (should I mention that I've never camped??)...hence a whole year to prepare! lol!
Well now you will have a whole year to go on some camping trips and prepare yourself. Probably no place playa-like near Florida but at least there's no alligators or mosquitoes!

I did see Dragonflys out on the Playa last year!... or I was seeing things?

jerroc · Post by **jerroc** » Mon May 23, 2011 5:39 pm

The Nevada desert has the biggest mosquito's I've ever seen. Although none on the playa thankfuly. you live in a great place to test your equiptment for heavy rain and. High wind. Set up camp pre playa and see if your stuff is leak proof and won't blow away. Winds can be a constant 25 mph with 70 mph gust or just blow 5-10 mph all day long. If you don't test your stuff the playa most certianly will.

chris2010 · Post by **chris2010** » Mon May 23, 2011 5:43 pm

jerroc wrote:The Nevada desert has the biggest mosquito's I've ever seen. Although none on the playa thankfuly. you live in a great place to test your equiptment for heavy rain and. High wind. Set up camp pre playa and see if your stuff is leak proof and won't blow away. Winds can be a constant 25 mph with 70 mph gust or just blow 5-10 mph all day long. If you don't test your stuff the playa most certianly will.

We used bent re-bar to keep our stuff down which worked really well. We also make them with solar lights to make them noticeable at night so we did not walk into them.

worksofheart · Post by **worksofheart** » Tue May 24, 2011 10:54 am

jerroc wrote:The Nevada desert has the biggest mosquito's I've ever seen. Although none on the playa thankfuly. you live in a great place to test your equiptment for heavy rain and. High wind. Set up camp pre playa and see if your stuff is leak proof and won't blow away. Winds can be a constant 25 mph with 70 mph gust or just blow 5-10 mph all day long. If you don't test your stuff the playa most certianly will.

Perhaps a sandy beach during stormy weather? Lots of reading happening here to determine the best way to camp...it's a little overwhelming! Particularly in light of the fact that flying seems to be the best means of getting there but limits what we can bring...eeeep! Or am I overthinking? How simply can a Playa appropriate camp actually be done?

chris2010 · Post by **chris2010** » Tue May 24, 2011 11:37 am

worksofheart wrote:
jerroc wrote:The Nevada desert has the biggest mosquito's I've ever seen. Although none on the playa thankfuly. you live in a great place to test your equiptment for heavy rain and. High wind. Set up camp pre playa and see if your stuff is leak proof and won't blow away. Winds can be a constant 25 mph with 70 mph gust or just blow 5-10 mph all day long. If you don't test your stuff the playa most certianly will.
Perhaps a sandy beach during stormy weather? Lots of reading happening here to determine the best way to camp...it's a little overwhelming! Particularly in light of the fact that flying seems to be the best means of getting there but limits what we can bring...eeeep! Or am I overthinking? How simply can a Playa appropriate camp actually be done?

You have to make sure you have enough food, water and shelter for the week. We had a small pickup last year (as shown below) but we managed to fit all our stuff in it for the week for three people

The back seats was a little full too! But we managed to fit a person (and Mickey) in there for the 4 hour drive

worksofheart · Post by **worksofheart** » Tue May 24, 2011 10:59 pm

chris2010 wrote:
You have to make sure you have enough food, water and shelter for the week. We had a small pickup last year (as shown below) but we managed to fit all our stuff in it for the week for three people

Hmm...wonder if I can check a small pickup as baggage...??

chris2010 · Post by **chris2010** » Tue May 24, 2011 11:19 pm

worksofheart wrote:
chris2010 wrote:
You have to make sure you have enough food, water and shelter for the week. We had a small pickup last year (as shown below) but we managed to fit all our stuff in it for the week for three people
Hmm...wonder if I can check a small pickup as baggage...??

Haha, probably not... I have been told by others and read in the past that as we get closer to Burning Man time you may have trouble finding suitable vehicles to rent near Reno, mostly due to other Burners renting them to get to the Playa, and some places don't like to rent to Burners because the cars come back covered inside and out in Playa dust! I don't know if that is still going on. I read that wayyyyy back in 2009.

Bob Bitchen · Post by **Bob Bitchen** » Wed May 25, 2011 4:45 am

Welcome

worksofheart · Post by **worksofheart** » Wed May 25, 2011 6:30 am

Thanks, Bob!

The Hustler · Post by **The Hustler** » Wed May 25, 2011 9:10 am

chris2010 wrote:I think the mosquito should be the Stat Bird here in Florida!!!

I thoguht they were crazy on the East Coast until I was in Minnesota in spring. Forget any definition of what you think a mosquito is, how big, how many or how aggressive until you go there.

worksofheart · Post by **worksofheart** » Wed May 25, 2011 10:14 am

Super Evil Brian wrote:
chris2010 wrote:I think the mosquito should be the Stat Bird here in Florida!!!
I thoguht they were crazy on the East Coast until I was in Minnesota in spring. Forget any definition of what you think a mosquito is, how big, how many or how aggressive until you go there.

I cannot fathom mosquitoes bigger or more aggressive than Floridian ones! Remind me to stay clear of Minnesota if that's the case!

chris2010 · Post by **chris2010** » Wed May 25, 2011 10:20 am

worksofheart wrote:
Super Evil Brian wrote:
chris2010 wrote:I think the mosquito should be the Stat Bird here in Florida!!!
I thoguht they were crazy on the East Coast until I was in Minnesota in spring. Forget any definition of what you think a mosquito is, how big, how many or how aggressive until you go there.
I cannot fathom mosquitoes bigger or more aggressive than Floridian ones! Remind me to stay clear of Minnesota if that's the case!

I agree, also we have the biting Flys, Scorpions, and Fire Ants! I stopped to take pics last weekend and got my feet and leg covered in fire ants!

The Hustler · Post by **The Hustler** » Wed May 25, 2011 10:43 am

worksofheart wrote:
Super Evil Brian wrote:
chris2010 wrote:I think the mosquito should be the Stat Bird here in Florida!!!
I thoguht they were crazy on the East Coast until I was in Minnesota in spring. Forget any definition of what you think a mosquito is, how big, how many or how aggressive until you go there.
I cannot fathom mosquitoes bigger or more aggressive than Floridian ones! Remind me to stay clear of Minnesota if that's the case!

I was dumb enough to forget insect repellent at dusk in a state forest.

Although, I walked across the Mississippi River on a wooden plank a few times. I could see clear to the bottom as well.

worksofheart · Post by **worksofheart** » Wed May 25, 2011 12:01 pm

Super Evil Brian wrote: I was dumb enough to forget insect repellent at dusk in a state forest.

Although, I walked across the Mississippi River on a wooden plank a few times. I could see clear to the bottom as well.

Eep! Not the thing to forget! Though, even covered in repellant, we were recently hotly pursued by a mob of mosquitoes while hiking a state forest, vicious little buggers.

As for walking the plank...gator free and clear water sounds good! Or at least one or the other...gator filled dark water has little appeal!

Fortunately we do still have some crystal clear springs where photo ops abound! (Including the odd gator or two...)

I reckon this means I can knock "insect repellant" off of my things-I-need-for-the-Playa list?