JUST BUY A FUCKING TENT!!!!

[MegsLegs]

my first year- I was going to buy a tent, but there was a perfectly good one pulled out of the camp storage that I borrowed.
year 2- a friend had built a yurt, so he lent me his tent-castle
year 3- friends couldn't make the burn so I borrowed their Barbie Dream House mega tent
year 4- slept in a box truck (such a nice time!) that was used to haul yurts and various group-travelling gear

So, inadvertently, I have yet to buy a tent for the playa. I was going to build a yurt, but I bought a shitty car this year (to drive to the burn, then to Calgary, then home across the Trans-Can oh yeah) so I really should hold off on another big expense. Monkey-hut all the way, but I will be buying a tent. I just need to figure out how tall it should be... I like to be able to stand up and have privacy at the same time while changing, so I have to decide if the MH will provide me with the enclosure I need, or if I should get a 6' tall tent to put under it.

[Ratty]

Hey! Centercamp redecorates the ceiling every year. This year in the spirit of 'cargo cult' it is being done with playa moop. Tents, parachutes and such are cut and sewn into a fresh new look. There is a reuse for almost everything.

[Elliot]

Every RV should have a "Fucking Tent"!!!

Just buy an effin' decommissioned school bus! And install whatever effin'-beds you want in it.

And two-person shower and whatever else you want in it.

[burner von braun]

Wow Elliot, is that Millicent with a fancy new paint job!
(new to me anyhow)

Well done sir! I hope to see her on the playa!

[Elliot]

Millicent is a Work In Progress, and always will be. Yes, she has gained some murals in recent months. There is more painting to do, but she is indeed beginning to look Pretty Cool. (6 1/2 years after purchase!) I appreciate the kudos. The murals are by Kurt Kabika of Davis, CA. All but one image are of our Kinetic Racing Kontraptions, with one image showing one of those Kinetic Kreations in use at TTITD.

I really do recommend recently decommissioned school buses for BM and similar activities. I wrote a long thread about it -- "School Bus 101" or some such.

To recap -- and hopefully inspire -- Millicent has four single bunks in the forward living compartment -- one of them at ground level serving as a daytime sofa -- and a fold-down double bunk in the rear toy hauler compartment. Of course, as soon as the toys are unloaded, that toy hauler compartment becomes an improvised Master Suite (with much interior decorating still to be done -- work in progress, remember.) Millicent has a regular household shower stall, big enough for two good friend to shower together -- try that in a store-bought RV! Chrissss... in some of those RVs you need a giant shoe horn to fit one person into the shower.

To sum up... You Can Have Anything You Want, Excepting Alice... with a vehicle you configure yourself. Millicent's porcellain commode has a 70 Gallon holding tank.

Tents blow.

[TomServo]

Every RV should have a "Fucking Tent"!!!

Just buy an effin' decommissioned school bus! And install whatever effin'-beds you want in it.

And two-person shower and whatever else you want in it.

I almost bought one of these. It went up for sale at an auction I used to work at. Had a dealer already lined up to bid on it for me..as I was driving the bus through the auction block. was prepared to spend $600...it sold for $100..barely..no one wanted it.

[BBadger]

My friend bought a school bus, but later found it was just too expensive for him to insure and get it checked out for him. So he ended up selling it to another burner and the latter made good use of it. So if you have the space, and even if you can't use the bus, somebody else might be able to use it.

[Elliot]

My friend bought a school bus, but later found it was just too expensive for him to insure...

That puzzles me. I pay $60.- (sixty) a year. That's minimum liability only, but....

Perhaps your friend did not know to register it as an RV. To do that, you have to remove most of the seats and install camping equipment -- requirements vary slightly by state. Nothing to it.

[geospyder]

Looking forward to meeting Millicent in just over 50 days. I'll be in the TENT on the corner

[Elliot]

When a dust storm blows your tent to Winnemucca, you may seek refuge in Millicent.

[tattoogoddess]

I need to check it out anyways I didn't get to see inside last year

[maryanimal]

Millicent looks lovely Elliot! What pretty blue eyes! Thank you for the tour last year! Have you changed the inside any?

[FIGJAM]

Elliot has a marvalous many years collection of playa dust that you simply must see.

[dragonpilot]

Awesome bus, Elliot!

[Elliot]

Thanks! But I have not worked on the interior in a couple of years. Still lots to do.
But she is serving her purpose faithfully. 37,300 miles in the first six seasons.

[Elderberry]

Huh? That makes absolutely no sense to me. How could you have "almost" bought it? If you were prepared to spend $600, had somebody there bidding for you, and it sold for $100? Wouldn't that mean that you had ACTUALLY bought it?

I almost bought one of these. It went up for sale at an auction I used to work at. Had a dealer already lined up to bid on it for me..as I was driving the bus through the auction block. was prepared to spend $600...it sold for $100..barely..no one wanted it.

[TomServo]

Huh? That makes absolutely no sense to me. How could you have "almost" bought it? If you were prepared to spend $600, had somebody there bidding for you, and it sold for $100? Wouldn't that mean that you had ACTUALLY bought it?

I almost bought one of these. It went up for sale at an auction I used to work at. Had a dealer already lined up to bid on it for me..as I was driving the bus through the auction block. was prepared to spend $600...it sold for $100..barely..no one wanted it.

I called it off at the last minute (Chickened out ((I think "was prepared' kinda implies that))). Sorry to confuse you.

[Patsh]

Glad to see that Millicent is still performing her duty as the Incident Instigation Mobile Command Center! She looks Absolutely Marvelous with her new paint... Can't wait to see the full three dimensions!

[Nipple]

Really though, you should telecommute to Burning Man.

The jet fuel expended in just getting to Reno is probably made from enough oil to manufacture enough PVC for several monkey huts.

Don't forget to clear your browser cache and cookies as you log out of burning man, LNT and all...

Please visit my camp: Almost Home (Powered by Cisco Telepresence.)

Also, when you visit, could you install my Cisco Telepresence?

Thanks.

[CornMan]

Tents are nice, domes were radical, I loved seeing the hexayurts and monkey huts getting developed, and I'm now looking forward to the next things to come from our ingenuity and imaginations.

[tattoogoddess]

Treehouses!! A whole block of treehouses!!

[Canoe]

... (Powered by Cisco Telepresence.)... could you install my Cisco Telepresence?

wtf
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[MyDearFriend]

... (Powered by Cisco Telepresence.)... could you install my Cisco Telepresence?

wtf
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Love you, Nipple! Please announce yourself at the M&G this year!!!

[theCryptofishist]

... (Powered by Cisco Telepresence.)... could you install my Cisco Telepresence?

wtf
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Love you, Nipple! Please announce yourself at the M&G this year!!!

Canoe, on the off chance that you weren't joking, Nipple is very sly and subtle...

[Canoe]

Canoe, on the off chance that you weren't joking, Nipple is very sly and subtle...

like I said, wtf
It's gone completely over my head... I haven't a clue.

[theCryptofishist]

(I'm not sure either, but MDF seemed to, and I do know Nipple. And admire him... very sly, very funny. watch him.)

[Eric]

*sigh*

Basically: "Powered by Cisco Telepresence - now could someone show me how to set it up because it's too complex for me?"

Did that wring out every drop of humor Nipple instilled in it?

[5280MeV]

*sigh*

Basically: "Powered by Cisco Telepresence - now could someone show me how to set it up because it's too complex for me?"

Did that wring out every drop of humor Nipple instilled in it?

Ok, look - not everything posted to eplaya is some sort of a joke.

Nipple and I are proud to partner with our corporate sponsors and are working very hard to bring the Burning Man experience onto the cloud.

Also, before anyone gets all up in arms about "commidification" and whatnot, please note that all proceeds of this effort (after administrative and consulting fees) go to a very good cause. 100% of them. We are equally proud supporters of the North American Dandelion Conservation Fund. The increasing prevalence of broadleaf killer used in American lawns poses a threat to the Taraxacum officinale species. As of yet, the IUCN offers no protection to this charming plant that so many of us remember fondly from our childhoods.

[otakup0pe]

Bespoke artisinally crafted burnier than thou attitudes as a white labeled in the cloud service.

Already got my seed round who wants in?

[lucky420]

I have no idea what you just said