Burning Man
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- scarabin0
here's a "fullscreen gigapan" of BRC this year:
- scarabin0
tickets for Burning Man 2010 go on sale tomorrow.
the theme this year is:METROPOLIS
i predict there will be more than a few fritz lang references on the playa this summer.
- capn_ron0
scarabin, i will be freakishly trying to purchase 2 tickets at 10am tomorrow. That will solidify my plans to go. My friend got an art grant for some solar powered art installation. I can't wait.
- scarabin0
new posters for this year's event have been chosen. the first is by arin fishkin, who designed this year's ticket.
- sea_sea0
coool i'm actually looking into going this year... gotta love being a newbie. yikes.
- awesome. make sure to read the first-timer's guide on their websitescarabin
- been doing that and looking at images for the past few hours! lol sooo much! kinda scary but exciting! i've always wanted to go! first heard of it back in 96 and new i was missing it! never had the real chance or people to go with. i think this year might be it! very excited. but sooo many questions! lolsea_sea
- go! first heard of it back in 96 and new i was missing it! never had the real chance or people to go with. i think this year might be it! very excited. but sooo many questions! lolsea_sea
- What is this giant shark-plane-thing in the left?OnkelVictor
- sea-sea, a group of my friends are going from San Diego this year. You are invited.capn_ron
- scarabin0
sea_sea, it takes a lot to prepare and get out there, but it's so worth it. everyone i've talked to says the experience changed their lives... plus next year will be so much easier (and cheaper) because you'll have all your gear and will know what to bring and not to bring.
one option you can do is join a pre-existing camp. the guy i went up there with last year joined red lightning; he said for less than 200 bucks they provided food, water and camp showers, as well as workshops and events. all he brought was a hiking backpack full of clothes and basic supplies, and a tent.
also, everyone says to bring a bike but i found it a pain in the ass locking and unlocking it up at every spot i stopped at, and riding around made me feel like more of a spectator than a participant. my tires blew out all the time too. by day three i stopped using it entirely.
one thing that really made life better out there was a 3-gallon pump sprayer (like people spray weed killer and stuff with) i bought at home depot. you can wash yourself, dishes, and your hair with very minimal water, and the cooling mist is great during the hot hours.
- scarabin0
i think capn_ron and sandbag are going too, we should all meet up some night to share dinner and party
- ismith0
I was thinking about doing it earlier in the year but unfortunately I have to be at Cooper early to move in to the student residence. Maybe next year though– I've got the supplies to live on my own for a while but what I lack in desert experience should be easily made up by the number of people around (provided I have something to barter with). The Metropolis theme sounded pretty cool though.
- sea_sea0
2010 Art Theme: Metropolis
"Tumult and change, churning cycles of invention and destruction - these forces generate the pulse of urban life. Great cities are organic, spontaneous, heterogeneous, and untidy hubs of social interaction. In 2010, we will inspect the daily course of city life and the future prospect of civilization."this sounds awesome.
- sea_sea0
thanks scarab, i must confess so much prepping is crazy and nerve wrecking. but i love it. i love camping and when i do it's almost comical because i set up a cool little kitchen and living area. lol
i'm a bit concerned and what i need to do is more research on the tent thing. i'm afraid my tent will fly away or that i will be miserable and cooking inside it. my guy is good at building shelters but frankly the website almost scares one into thinking nothing is strong enough! lol 75mph winds?? really?i love the idea of that sprayer! thank you! and i'm digging all the cool food and shelter tips on the site too! :)
i believe we would go with a camp, my bf has worked with some guy that goes and builds crazy shit there every year. so we would probably latch on there to start! lol
well if i do go, i'm taking an old bike i have, just in case. but i can understand what your saying about the spectator thing.
i'm super looking forward to the visuals and being part of them! loland hell yeah we'll meet up!
- yay! i love the process too, i just know it can put some people offscarabin
- scarabin0
the wind is pretty intense. it's perfectly still in the morning (best time to set up camp) then ramps up until evening (when we set up camp). it was so strong at one point that it broke one of the bars in our shade structure, even though we positioned the van by it to act as a windbreak (it blows up into the valley from the southwest). we had to splint it and tie it to the roof rack...just replace those 4" default tent stakes with good 10" nail-type ones and you're okay. a typical dome tent, well staked, may slap you around a bit but won't fly away. you'll read a lot about using rebar to hold your shit down but that's a lot of hassle to go through for an extra 2" you won't need.
during windstorms we were perfectly fine zipped up in our shade structure.
- look at what it's doing to my teepee at 1:06. that's pretty typical, and before noonscarabin
- actually that could be from the night beforescarabin
- is that your voice?e-pill
- i like how your vid ends with a booty shote-pill
- yeah, that's mescarabin
- tired and hungoverscarabin
- coool, thanks for the visual too!sea_sea
- scarabin0
also, neighboring camps help to break the wind, and i've heard of people setting up tents INSIDE of shade structures both for shade and wind break (and dust)
- scarabin0
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.
- sea_sea0
ok just realized tickets are 300! gulp! but i also realized i can petition for a low income ticket... i knew my broke ass this year might actually be good for something! lol
- e-pill0
i never knew til today that google image had a specific area for products. thanks scarabin.. im going to pretend you invented it.
http://www.google.com/prdhp?hl=e…
coolies!!
- it used to be called "froogle", a name which i liked betterscarabin
- i agree. i still go to froogle.com though to get thereismith
- scarabin0
oh and this is very important. you want a really good, thick lotion for your skin. bring a bottle per person. it's so dry there you will dry up like a potato chip unless you're slathering the stuff on constantly. by the end of the week i had hangnails on every finger and it was so bad i could barely get my hands into my pockets to retrieve stuff without them bleeding. take care of your hands. wear fingerless gloves to protect your hands. wash and lotion your feet at night to get the alkali dust off them. bring extra chapstick.
- scarabin0
another thing people tell me (usually girls) is to bring a little bag or tote with your hygeine and woman stuff in it, some extra TP and hand sanitizer. take it with you when you head to the portapotties.
i call it a "shit kit".
don't run after a water truck because you will slip in the mud and fall.
if someone asks you where they can get drugs, they're a cop. bring your own drugs or get them from close friends.
don't try and watch boobies while on a bike, because you will fall.