Burning Man
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some more tips, 'cause i'm waiting for my ride and have nothing else to do:
bring two ice coolers for your cold stuff. buy pizza and chinese take-out, freeze it, then put it in one of the coolers along with some ice cream and whatever else. you can put regular ice on the bottom and cover the top with wrapped blocks of dry ice. now seal that bad boy and don't touch it (don't even crack the lid) until around day 4. when everyone else's perishables have been consumed and their ice has bit the dust, you break out the fucking ice cream and have a pizza party. you can make a lot of friends and happy neighbors with a pack of otter pops. use the other cooler for daily stuff.
buy one of the trendy shemaugh/keffiyeh. this is like the towel in hitchhiker's guide– you can sit on it, eat off it, wrap things in it, wrap your hair to keep dust out, wrap your neck to stay warm at night, tie it around your nose and mouth in a dust storm, and snap butts with it. in the heat of the day, wet it and drape it over your body while you lie or walk about to stay cool. same thing goes for bandanas. those are smaller but better for face masks.
get a good pair of goggles. the absolute best are us military issue "sun wind dust goggles" http://www.google.com/products?q… made for troops in the middle east. they are ventilated so don't fog up and come with two lenses– dark and clear. you'll need both, for day and night. you'll need protection from the blinding day (everything is white on the playa) and dust protection both day and night. there are more colorful variations on the design used for motocross. avoid welding goggles as they will cook your eyeballs and fill up with sweat.