Hi Sharz!
The 2011 Burning Man Survival Guide is being mailed right about now(ish) and will also be posted soon, so if you bought your ticket online, you'll probably receive one at the address your ticket was shipped to. It's considered Required Reading!
If you bought your ticket from a person, or just want a look at what the Guide is like, last year's is here:
http://www.burningman.com/preparation/e ... index.html
Make sure to read that one (or better: the 2011) as soon as you can--if you haven't.
Are you traveling with friends?
I'm Sharz from California
Re: I'm Sharz from California
oh Sharz, honey. Some people may start posting and you might take it as them being mean. Just so you know, they want you to be well and happy at Burning Man, as do I. Please read the survival guide as soon as possible, you can find last year's at the main Burning Man website. Check out the ten principles.
”On second thought, Let’s not go to Camelot. It’s a silly place.”
Roll on through, Tumbleweed.
Roll on through, Tumbleweed.
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Dr. Pyro
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Re: I'm Sharz from California
When you come to the Meet & Greet Thursday evening at 6 p.m. at Barbie Death Camp & Wine Bistro, make sure to bring a token of appreciation. Absinthe would be an excellent idea.
Re: I'm Sharz from California
Sharz, that's a lot of stuff to get sorted out in a very short amount of time. However, if you actually get this done, you're a rock star.
Post on the rideshare board:
http://rideshare.burningman.com
Note: most of those are rides only, not RV shares. However, some folks might definitely have space in RVs. This is the time of year when folks start dropping out of their RV shares leaving the renter to find warm bodies to fill the seats. However, RVs are really expensive, and they may want a large chunk of change.
Green Tortoise San Francisco might have some space left on their 5 day trips, but you'll need to check. I think of them for you because because they will give you water, shade, and transportation from SF for $763 + $77 more for food. I know it sounds like a lot, but that's a lot of support they're supplying you with. However, you'd still need your own tent, sleeping bag and other supplies that are listed in the Survival Guide. When people take the Green Tortoise bus, they often travel with only costumes, shoes and goggles to SF and buy their camping supplies the day before the bus leaves.
http://www.greentortoise.com/adventures ... tival.html
A childcare exchange is not something I've seen before on these boards. You could put it in your rideshare post, but unless you have references or certifications it might be a tough sell, so you should first indicate if you have the ability to pay towards gas costs, and THEN indicate other skills to be negotiated.
Post on the rideshare board:
http://rideshare.burningman.com
Note: most of those are rides only, not RV shares. However, some folks might definitely have space in RVs. This is the time of year when folks start dropping out of their RV shares leaving the renter to find warm bodies to fill the seats. However, RVs are really expensive, and they may want a large chunk of change.
Green Tortoise San Francisco might have some space left on their 5 day trips, but you'll need to check. I think of them for you because because they will give you water, shade, and transportation from SF for $763 + $77 more for food. I know it sounds like a lot, but that's a lot of support they're supplying you with. However, you'd still need your own tent, sleeping bag and other supplies that are listed in the Survival Guide. When people take the Green Tortoise bus, they often travel with only costumes, shoes and goggles to SF and buy their camping supplies the day before the bus leaves.
http://www.greentortoise.com/adventures ... tival.html
A childcare exchange is not something I've seen before on these boards. You could put it in your rideshare post, but unless you have references or certifications it might be a tough sell, so you should first indicate if you have the ability to pay towards gas costs, and THEN indicate other skills to be negotiated.
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Elderberry
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Re: I'm Sharz from California
Hey there, welcome to eplaya!
Elderberry
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle.
Then I realized that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle.
Then I realized that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me
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funkyjigsaw
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Re: I'm Sharz from California
Hi Sharz!
Please check out the following FB page. It's a camp for orphans such as you. There is "Orphan/Endorphin" Camp, and "La Petite Mort : Orphan Too Town", but these are now full. All the Orphan camps will be quite close together, so there will be a community for you.
Funx.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Orphan-I ... 34?sk=wall
Please check out the following FB page. It's a camp for orphans such as you. There is "Orphan/Endorphin" Camp, and "La Petite Mort : Orphan Too Town", but these are now full. All the Orphan camps will be quite close together, so there will be a community for you.
Funx.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Orphan-I ... 34?sk=wall
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swampdog
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Re: I'm Sharz from California
First, a little humor. My weird folks in the early 60s trained us kids to use the science-y proper-y term 'BM' (bowel movement) instead of normal words like 'poop' etc.
So when I read:
Now on to advice: reach out to people where you live. Any major city in CA will have burners. You can go here http://regionals.burningman.com/us_ca.html to see if maybe you can find someone local to help you out.
I read your comment about exchanging baby sitting to mean, "I'll babysit for you OFF PLAYA in exchange for help getting myself there" and again, you might have better luck starting with local resources. People looking for baby sitting ON PLAYA are probably fairly rare - people who bring kids probably expect to be with them 100% (guessing). If that is what you are looking to do, look for contacts in Kidsville.
Craigslist might be a place to find local resources also.
"Radical self reliance" is one of the BMan principles. People will share their last beer with someone they just met and respect, but beggars are not looked on kindly. Beggars manage to survive somehow, but they are not respected. It does sound like you are using your resources as best you can, but keep radical self reliance in mind.
You've got plenty of time to pull it together, once you nail down a ride you can go pretty minimalist on everything else. Minimalist can be low comfort, be prepared for that if that's how you end up rolling. The essentials: Someplace comfortable to sleep, adequate food, warm and cool clothing, and WATER WATER WATER.
So when I read:
well, it makes me smile a bit. That must be pretty uncomfortable. Personally I've started to use BMan instead of BM just because of this peculiarity of mine. But that's just me being weird.This will be my first BM!
Now on to advice: reach out to people where you live. Any major city in CA will have burners. You can go here http://regionals.burningman.com/us_ca.html to see if maybe you can find someone local to help you out.
I read your comment about exchanging baby sitting to mean, "I'll babysit for you OFF PLAYA in exchange for help getting myself there" and again, you might have better luck starting with local resources. People looking for baby sitting ON PLAYA are probably fairly rare - people who bring kids probably expect to be with them 100% (guessing). If that is what you are looking to do, look for contacts in Kidsville.
Craigslist might be a place to find local resources also.
"Radical self reliance" is one of the BMan principles. People will share their last beer with someone they just met and respect, but beggars are not looked on kindly. Beggars manage to survive somehow, but they are not respected. It does sound like you are using your resources as best you can, but keep radical self reliance in mind.
You've got plenty of time to pull it together, once you nail down a ride you can go pretty minimalist on everything else. Minimalist can be low comfort, be prepared for that if that's how you end up rolling. The essentials: Someplace comfortable to sleep, adequate food, warm and cool clothing, and WATER WATER WATER.