What you should bring to Burning Man.
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What you should bring to Burning Man.
There's been a lot of posts asking for advice on what you should bring to Burning Man. I was going to comment on one,but decided to make my own post. Here goes:
Bring all the things! Bring everything! Bring stuff you don't even own yet. Pack all of it. Rent a trailer, you'll need it. Bring stuff you think you would never use; parkas, snowboard, a saddle, scuba tanks, glue traps, wildebeest chow, 5000 spoons, ceiling fans, sprinkler heads, dryer sheets, old lady underwear, weed killer, vinyl record albums, etc. Don't forget electrical tape. Lots of it. Make sure you have at least 3 of everything; one will break, one will get stolen but you will still have one left. Then get water, lots of it. Put it in containers of all shapes. Pack it into every conceivable nook and cranny. If there's a hole the size of a pop bottle, get a pop bottle, fill it with water and put it in the hole. After you get it all loaded, make sure you have tarps. You need tarps not only to cover your stuff, but to use as shade when you get there. About 73 of them should do. You'll need good rope, not that cheap natural fiber crap. Something high tech and really expensive, resistant to extreme sun, abrasions, and alkalines. About 8462 feet of it. Dye it brown so it looks like natural fiber and your neighbors will think you're a friend of the earth. Cover everything with tarps and tie it down with plenty of knots. Drive the vehicle to the local Walmart parking lot and run over all the parking bumpers to ensure the load is secure enough to handle the entrance to Burning Man. Then go back home and unload everything into your garage so it's ready to go at the end of August. Don't worry, you'll be fine. Have a great Burn!
Bring all the things! Bring everything! Bring stuff you don't even own yet. Pack all of it. Rent a trailer, you'll need it. Bring stuff you think you would never use; parkas, snowboard, a saddle, scuba tanks, glue traps, wildebeest chow, 5000 spoons, ceiling fans, sprinkler heads, dryer sheets, old lady underwear, weed killer, vinyl record albums, etc. Don't forget electrical tape. Lots of it. Make sure you have at least 3 of everything; one will break, one will get stolen but you will still have one left. Then get water, lots of it. Put it in containers of all shapes. Pack it into every conceivable nook and cranny. If there's a hole the size of a pop bottle, get a pop bottle, fill it with water and put it in the hole. After you get it all loaded, make sure you have tarps. You need tarps not only to cover your stuff, but to use as shade when you get there. About 73 of them should do. You'll need good rope, not that cheap natural fiber crap. Something high tech and really expensive, resistant to extreme sun, abrasions, and alkalines. About 8462 feet of it. Dye it brown so it looks like natural fiber and your neighbors will think you're a friend of the earth. Cover everything with tarps and tie it down with plenty of knots. Drive the vehicle to the local Walmart parking lot and run over all the parking bumpers to ensure the load is secure enough to handle the entrance to Burning Man. Then go back home and unload everything into your garage so it's ready to go at the end of August. Don't worry, you'll be fine. Have a great Burn!
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Re: What you should bring to Burning Man.
That's an excellent list, especially from a relative newcomer.
But you forgot tequila and pickle juice.
But you forgot tequila and pickle juice.
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Re: What you should bring to Burning Man.
Somebody had the gall to inform me I had forgotten duct tape. I have never seen duct tape used on the Playa, have never used it myself, and furthermore, don't know anybody who would. I can't imagine why you'd want to bring it. Use that space in your vehicle for something necessary, like a trolling motor or some bacon scented shoe trees.
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Re: What you should bring to Burning Man.
I KNOW HOW TO HANDLE A JOHNSON
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Re: What you should bring to Burning Man.
You should actually bring a kitchen sink, if nothing else.
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Re: What you should bring to Burning Man.
Or the American equivalent: Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing.International Incident wrote:Vegemite
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Re: What you should bring to Burning Man.
No burn is complete without a Linotype machine to satisfy one's machine porn needs.
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Re: What you should bring to Burning Man.
be sure and bring your own bowling ball and shoes if you want a decent score on the lanes


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Re: What you should bring to Burning Man.
Well yeah but you have that in your new bus, don't you?Tiahaar wrote:be sure and bring your own bowling ball and shoes if you want a decent score on the lanes
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Re: What you should bring to Burning Man.
That's a stupid list. Not a single mention of a Barbie doll. Or absinthe.
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Re: What you should bring to Burning Man.
Stinkos' squeaky-ball....and some tax forms.
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Re: What you should bring to Burning Man.
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Re: What you should bring to Burning Man.
sticky it, already
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Re: What you should bring to Burning Man.
Bring the door to a wood stove and insert it under your shirt in case you encounter some banditos and they try to shoot you with their six-guns
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Re: What you should bring to Burning Man.
Screen doors. Always.
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Re: What you should bring to Burning Man.
Ffffft! Bring a suitably macho screwdriver and take one from the jots.Earthwalker wrote:Bring the door to a wood stove and insert it under your shirt in case you encounter some banditos and they try to shoot you with their six-guns
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Re: What you should bring to Burning Man.
A heated kidney shaped pool
A microwave oven (dont watch the food cook)
A Dyna Gym - I'll personally demonstrate it in the privacy of your own home
A king size, Titanic unsinkable Molly Brown water bed with polybendum
A fool proof plan
An air tight alibi
Real simulated Indian jewelry
A Gucci shoe tree
A years supply of antibiotics
An autographed picture of Randy Mantooth
Bob Dylans unlisted phone number
A beautifully restored Third Reich swizzle stick
Rosemary's baby
A dream date in knee pads with Paul Williams
A new Matador
A new Mastodon
A Maverick
A Mustang
A Montego
A Merc Montclair
A Mark IV
A meteor
A Mercedes
An MG
a Malibu
A Mort Moriarty
A Maserati
A Mac Truck
A Mazda
A Monzo
A Moped
A Winnebego, hell a herd of Winnebegos, we're givin them away
A Mc Culloch chain saw
A Las Vegas weddong
A Mexican divorce
A solid gold Kama Sutra coffe pot
Or a babys arm holding an apple
A microwave oven (dont watch the food cook)
A Dyna Gym - I'll personally demonstrate it in the privacy of your own home
A king size, Titanic unsinkable Molly Brown water bed with polybendum
A fool proof plan
An air tight alibi
Real simulated Indian jewelry
A Gucci shoe tree
A years supply of antibiotics
An autographed picture of Randy Mantooth
Bob Dylans unlisted phone number
A beautifully restored Third Reich swizzle stick
Rosemary's baby
A dream date in knee pads with Paul Williams
A new Matador
A new Mastodon
A Maverick
A Mustang
A Montego
A Merc Montclair
A Mark IV
A meteor
A Mercedes
An MG
a Malibu
A Mort Moriarty
A Maserati
A Mac Truck
A Mazda
A Monzo
A Moped
A Winnebego, hell a herd of Winnebegos, we're givin them away
A Mc Culloch chain saw
A Las Vegas weddong
A Mexican divorce
A solid gold Kama Sutra coffe pot
Or a babys arm holding an apple
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Re: What you should bring to Burning Man.
what do you want from life?ranger magnum wrote:A heated kidney shaped pool
A microwave oven (dont watch the food cook)
A Dyna Gym - I'll personally demonstrate it in the privacy of your own home
A king size, Titanic unsinkable Molly Brown water bed with polybendum
A fool proof plan
An air tight alibi
Real simulated Indian jewelry
A Gucci shoe tree
A years supply of antibiotics
An autographed picture of Randy Mantooth
Bob Dylans unlisted phone number
A beautifully restored Third Reich swizzle stick
Rosemary's baby
A dream date in knee pads with Paul Williams
A new Matador
A new Mastodon
A Maverick
A Mustang
A Montego
A Merc Montclair
A Mark IV
A meteor
A Mercedes
An MG
a Malibu
A Mort Moriarty
A Maserati
A Mac Truck
A Mazda
A Monzo
A Moped
A Winnebego, hell a herd of Winnebegos, we're givin them away
A Mc Culloch chain saw
A Las Vegas weddong
A Mexican divorce
A solid gold Kama Sutra coffe pot
Or a babys arm holding an apple
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Re: What you should bring to Burning Man.
So nice to see an appreciation for the classics.ygmir wrote:what do you want from life?ranger magnum wrote:A heated kidney shaped pool
A microwave oven (dont watch the food cook)
A Dyna Gym - I'll personally demonstrate it in the privacy of your own home
A king size, Titanic unsinkable Molly Brown water bed with polybendum
A fool proof plan
An air tight alibi
Real simulated Indian jewelry
A Gucci shoe tree
A years supply of antibiotics
An autographed picture of Randy Mantooth
Bob Dylans unlisted phone number
A beautifully restored Third Reich swizzle stick
Rosemary's baby
A dream date in knee pads with Paul Williams
A new Matador
A new Mastodon
A Maverick
A Mustang
A Montego
A Merc Montclair
A Mark IV
A meteor
A Mercedes
An MG
a Malibu
A Mort Moriarty
A Maserati
A Mac Truck
A Mazda
A Monzo
A Moped
A Winnebego, hell a herd of Winnebegos, we're givin them away
A Mc Culloch chain saw
A Las Vegas weddong
A Mexican divorce
A solid gold Kama Sutra coffe pot
Or a babys arm holding an apple
The Lady with a Lamprey
"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.
Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri
"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.
Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri
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Re: What you should bring to Burning Man.
another good one on that: Roundabout. indeed, classics.theCryptofishist wrote:So nice to see an appreciation for the classics.ygmir wrote:what do you want from life?ranger magnum wrote:A heated kidney shaped pool
A microwave oven (dont watch the food cook)
A Dyna Gym - I'll personally demonstrate it in the privacy of your own home
A king size, Titanic unsinkable Molly Brown water bed with polybendum
A fool proof plan
An air tight alibi
Real simulated Indian jewelry
A Gucci shoe tree
A years supply of antibiotics
An autographed picture of Randy Mantooth
Bob Dylans unlisted phone number
A beautifully restored Third Reich swizzle stick
Rosemary's baby
A dream date in knee pads with Paul Williams
A new Matador
A new Mastodon
A Maverick
A Mustang
A Montego
A Merc Montclair
A Mark IV
A meteor
A Mercedes
An MG
a Malibu
A Mort Moriarty
A Maserati
A Mac Truck
A Mazda
A Monzo
A Moped
A Winnebego, hell a herd of Winnebegos, we're givin them away
A Mc Culloch chain saw
A Las Vegas weddong
A Mexican divorce
A solid gold Kama Sutra coffe pot
Or a babys arm holding an apple
YGMIR
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Re: What you should bring to Burning Man.
Nice one!ranger magnum wrote:A heated kidney shaped pool
A microwave oven (dont watch the food cook)
A Dyna Gym - I'll personally demonstrate it in the privacy of your own home
A king size, Titanic unsinkable Molly Brown water bed with polybendum
A fool proof plan
An air tight alibi
Real simulated Indian jewelry
A Gucci shoe tree
A years supply of antibiotics
An autographed picture of Randy Mantooth
Bob Dylans unlisted phone number
A beautifully restored Third Reich swizzle stick
Rosemary's baby
A dream date in knee pads with Paul Williams
A new Matador
A new Mastodon
A Maverick
A Mustang
A Montego
A Merc Montclair
A Mark IV
A meteor
A Mercedes
An MG
a Malibu
A Mort Moriarty
A Maserati
A Mac Truck
A Mazda
A Monzo
A Moped
A Winnebego, hell a herd of Winnebegos, we're givin them away
A Mc Culloch chain saw
A Las Vegas weddong
A Mexican divorce
A solid gold Kama Sutra coffe pot
Or a babys arm holding an apple
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Re: What you should bring to Burning Man.
Just when I thought eplaya had yielded all the necessaries!