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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a
Paraffin might work, or wax.
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Pudding would work about as well as beeswax.
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I have always used beeswax on zippers - but suspect that on the playa it would actually make things worse. The slight adhesiveness of the wax would actually attract and bind the dust.
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It does make a great substitute for synthetic motor oil, though.
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a
Drawingablank wrote:I have always used beeswax on zippers - but suspect that on the playa it would actually make things worse. The slight adhesiveness of the wax would actually attract and bind the dust.
True. Graphite is probably better.
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a
Does chapstick(or beeswax) make your lips dustier?....no.
Does it make your zipper dustier?
Go ahead and try a pencil.... although a crayon will be more effective.
Does it make your zipper dustier?
Go ahead and try a pencil.... although a crayon will be more effective.

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Yes, and Chapstick (or beeswax) is a great additive for windshield washer fluid and contact cleaner.
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a
Bob wrote:Yes, and Chapstick (or beeswax) is a great additive for windshield washer fluid and contact cleaner.
*looking for new can of Scotchguard*
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a
WD-40 is a water displacer (hence WD) not a lube. You'll be better off using a wax based "dry lube" that won't attract playa dust as much as an oil based. Your bike chain will thank you.
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Countertop compost buckets with activated charcoal filters in the lids make great piss jugs. Takes the smell factor way down.
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Peeing in bottles is a good idea if the bottle has a lid.
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a
Fingernail clippers.
Carry them with you everywhere.
If you're like me;
Your cuticles will get tore the fuck up, you'll be riddled with hangnails that snag on everything. Your once beautiful healthy nails will be dry and brittle.
Not only is it important to cut hangnails off at the root before they can snag and bleed and open you up to the possibility to infection, but having fingernails that feel like broken glass just aren't comfortable.
Carry them with you everywhere.
If you're like me;
Your cuticles will get tore the fuck up, you'll be riddled with hangnails that snag on everything. Your once beautiful healthy nails will be dry and brittle.
Not only is it important to cut hangnails off at the root before they can snag and bleed and open you up to the possibility to infection, but having fingernails that feel like broken glass just aren't comfortable.
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a
oneeyeddick wrote:Peeing in bottles is a good idea if the bottle has a lid.
and it's off.
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a
ygmir wrote:oneeyeddick wrote:Peeing in bottles is a good idea if the bottle has a lid.
and it's off.
that all depends on whose tent you are in.
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a
Carry at all times a plate, bowl, mug, chopsticks, utensils, wipes for cleaning them (after a good licking - don't be proud) and a zip loc for dirty ones. Make friends with your feeding opportunities.
On Token's theme - bring a bunch of plastic 375ml flasks of spirits. Gift them to the chefs in your fav on playa eateries, especially ones you would like to be regular spots. You know the ones. Also throw into your kit some exotic sauces to gift to on playa chefs.
Get a large mesh onion bag from the grocery. Hang it up and dry any moist waste before trash bagging. Theoretically should work with rock baby diapers (on a flagpole?), but I'm not trying diaps.
On Token's theme - bring a bunch of plastic 375ml flasks of spirits. Gift them to the chefs in your fav on playa eateries, especially ones you would like to be regular spots. You know the ones. Also throw into your kit some exotic sauces to gift to on playa chefs.
Get a large mesh onion bag from the grocery. Hang it up and dry any moist waste before trash bagging. Theoretically should work with rock baby diapers (on a flagpole?), but I'm not trying diaps.
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a
oneeyeddick wrote:ygmir wrote:oneeyeddick wrote:Peeing in bottles is a good idea if the bottle has a lid.
and it's off.
that all depends on whose tent you are in.
So if the wind is just right I can pee into your jug from my tent?
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a
That carabiner that your camera case has in addition to the belt loop? Clip it to the belt loop too. Why? Because, like what happened to me, the case can slip off your belt when you're visiting the porta-potty to empty your bowels. It was only luck that it landed on the floor rather than in the pot.
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a
Go to the kitchen, grab a glass, fill it with water, and drink it. Yes, all of it. Now do that a few more times today, and everyday before you leave for the playa.
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If you drink enough cocktails, the melted ice in them is all the water that you will need for the week(or two).
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a
I you are using a Mountain Dew or Diet Mountain Dew bottle as a piss jug, do something to distinguish it from a bottle you haven't finished drinking. Although, if you are grabbing a 'Dew to wake up in the morning, urine might work just as well.
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a
Heal any cuts you have now, and if you even just get a scrape on your knee on the playa, fix it up with a wash, band aid and cream right away. What is it about that Playa? Its so sanitizing, yet it really stings and infects any cuts or snags! It is very irritating.
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RedHeaven wrote:What is it about that Playa? Its so sanitizing, yet it really stings and infects any cuts or snags! It is very irritating.
It's not "infecting"- it's desiccating. It sucks the moisture out, and then keeps at it (which is why playa foot can be so bad). Bring vaseline with- if you get a cut, flush it with water, put on vaseline & band-aid it. The vaseline will keep it from drying out & cracking.
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a
Just dip into that vat of beeswax you've been using as lube.
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a
Sex shops sell "Toy" cleaning wipes.
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Eric wrote:RedHeaven wrote:What is it about that Playa? Its so sanitizing, yet it really stings and infects any cuts or snags! It is very irritating.
It's not "infecting"- it's desiccating. It sucks the moisture out, and then keeps at it (which is why playa foot can be so bad). Bring vaseline with- if you get a cut, flush it with water, put on vaseline & band-aid it. The vaseline will keep it from drying out & cracking.
Bring some Neosporin and Gold Bond foot Cream.
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a
Bob wrote:oneeyeddick wrote:If you are going to bring an inflateable sex doll the best kind to get are the ones that stand up on thier own and have a beer holder built in on top of the head.
Just trust me on this.
Nice if they have an ashtray too.
Until you, in the throes of plastic lust, put the cigarette out on top of your "date", popping a hole in it, causing her to deflate and spilling your beer all down the front of you...
Gives getting a "wet-on" a whole new meaning.
Packoderm wrote:If you pull the grips off your handlebars, you'll have a handy spot to stash jerky sticks.
And see, it's about the right height, and you don't have to worry about the bike handlebar deflating. (Plus, if you're cool it'll have a tray for your beer, smokes, AND a magazine).
Oh, about that snaggled welding on the inside, and the razor sharp handlebar end? Fuck, you're a tough guy, suck it up!
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"Jerky stick"! Is that what we're calling them now?
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a
Insist on Having total strangers Rename your Genitilia with a playa name, Then refer to it in the third person.
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