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goodness posted:I'm doing Burning Man next year. That's good. Next year will have been better two years from now.
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Can't speak more good words about the hexayurt and swamp cooler combo. My partner and I had an H12 tricked out like a (very) small flat. Shelves, drawers, full sized futon. Also 120v AC provided by solar panels but I digress. Hey Booger what thickness boards did you use ? The first year we used our hexayurt (without a swamp cooler) the temperature was more or less bearable for naps any time of the day. The biggest benefit the swamp cooler brought was keeping a consistent temperature throughout the day with all the door opening / closing. Unrelated to hexayurts; who else is doing GPE this year? I'm all signed up in their management system now I just need to figure out who to sleep with for a sweet perimiter shift.
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Jul 12, 2014 19:23
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OniKun posted:Perimeter fills up really fast. You just have to keep your eye out for one to open up and jump on it. It's kind of tough, and you'll probably do a midnight - 6am or 6am - noon shift for one. Yeah turns out you can just sign up for this poo poo! Working 6am-Noon perimeter shift on first Monday. Then two gate shifts later in the week. Gods I'm going to need to figure out what to do for vacation after this burn.
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Jul 12, 2014 21:21
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schweg posted:Hi folks, virgin with ticket here. Anybody ever see a hexayurt with A/C on playa (or other non-RV structure)? I was able to sleep fine (my first year, in a H12 hexayurt) without a swamp cooler. I've seen people use commercial sized air conditioners to cool entire villages of yurts and tents. It's amazing what people will do in the name of glamping!
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Jul 18, 2014 17:24
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Liquid Communism posted:gently caress tents, hammocks all day every day. Cooler during the day, warmer at night because the ground isn't leeching out your precious body heat. After the van with all our camp infrastructure was ganked in Oakland last year some neighbors donated a hammock pavilion. I did a lot of napping last year.
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Jul 18, 2014 20:20
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Mandaryn posted:I visited your camp! That hammock dome was lovely…. KFC, yes? Nope. But KFC was the other camp that had their stuff lifted in the east bay.
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Y'all like wind right? Saw this pop up on social media and then disappear  edit: here's another shot 
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mitztronic posted:We are shooting for 8:00 and D (many goons in this group) That's pretty close to where I'll be - 745 and C
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Aug 11, 2014 19:17
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Alfajor posted:Since you're virgins, I'll say it: do NOT drive all the way to Black Rock City without a ticket. Whoever doesn't have a ticket will have a really bad time. Also everyone in the vehicle will have a bad time. If anyone doesn't have a ticket... everyone who has a valid ticket gets it voided. At least that's what I read on the internet.
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Aug 13, 2014 22:28
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stratdax posted:Okay one more question. I'm having a tough time figuring out what guys wear on their lower half to keep warm during the night. Long johns + hiking-type pants? Leather? Jeans??? Any suggestions? I don't want to get too crazy with buying festival-specific stuff, because I'm only ever gonna use it this one time. At all the other festivals I go to it stays relatively warm at night. Thanks guys. Really long socks and one of these http://www.thegoofygiftshop.com/weenie_warmers.php
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Aug 15, 2014 17:57
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OniKun posted:I leave on Thursday and I have packed absolutely none of the things. fuckfuckfuck Yeah I leave today and  But for real I'm pretty sure I've gotten worse at packing ahead of time. I'm just glad we are overnighting in Reno on the way up otherwise I'd probably my borderline psychotic now. 
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Aug 20, 2014 17:21
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Smeed posted:I've been seeing weather reports through reddit that predict high 80s and lows in the 50s. Anyone have same or conflicting reports from a trustworthy source? I'm surprised its predicted to be so mild. Make sure the weather reports are coming from as close to BRC as possible. The difference between even Gerlach and playa can be pretty extreme. This is the most local weather station I'm aware of. I think it's on the comms tower near center camp? Also don't forget that the weather is going to do whatever the gently caress it's going to do. Be prepared for the playa to turn into a lake bed for a day or so.
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So working with GPE was kinda rad. While I didn't find any hippies stowed away during my gate shifts my very first perimeter shift during the storm on Monday was kinda interesting.
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Remember everyone; wait at least three weeks before breaking up with your goldfish.
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Sep 7, 2014 23:55
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Ninja Pangolin posted:Have some pictures. Also a few bonus shots of our bike rehab in a magical junkyard in Gerlach. Nice schedule one drugs there.
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Sep 8, 2014 06:22
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slogsdon posted:don't think about the principles too much, they unravel really easily upon examination yeah especially leave no trace, civic responsibility, and radical inclusion radical self entitlement seems to hold up year round tho
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Liquid Communism posted:Also don't forget that a lot of tickets don't sell at face price. The Org comps a good number of performers for fire conclave and other volunteers, as well as the low income ticket program, and what they give to the locals. And then there are the "exception" tickets that may or may not be a thing at the box office for extraordinary circumstances. I heard of prices ranging from $650 to $800. Also pretty sure the "early bird" tickets tend to go for more than the normal face value as well.
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Sep 10, 2014 16:52
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Nov 30, 2014 20:44
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On that note good luck to everyone in the directed sale 
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Feb 4, 2015 20:57
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Any of you heading to the Santa Cruz regional in a few weeks?
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Apr 14, 2015 02:12
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Or for that matter, are any of you heading to the shenanigans happening in Toronto tonight?
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Eldritch Sandwich posted:We were there, we're part of the Site 3 crew. Hope you had a chance to stop by and see some fire! Was Site 3 where the fire trucks slowly cruised by before deciding everything was under control and continuing along? If so, yes!
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When I read that article I just assumed that BLM was jealous of the sweet BM commissary.
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Jun 28, 2015 17:21
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Any of y'all gonna be at ephemerisle. Details are shaping up but I should be there the whole time.
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Ephemerisle has the best moop. We found a giant floating couch, a floating disco ball that belongs to the bump bed (they put their art car on a barge), and we pulled up another anchor with one of our own anchors.OniKun posted:Anyone working GP&E this year? If so, see you in the hole. Yeah just signed up for my lighthouse and apex shifts. See you in the hole indeed.
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Jul 25, 2015 16:49
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Turtle Blogger posted:Is there a goon meetup this year? Sounds to me like you just volunteered to set that up
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Aug 9, 2015 18:12
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Prowler posted:The tears are real. The playa might provide? Or you could crash https://www.facebook.com/events/1421491501502902/
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Aug 14, 2015 18:06
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Liquid Communism posted:Clearly BRC isn't inhospitable enough. Need to move someplace even less comfortable. You've heard of the Afrikaburn franchise right ?
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Aug 22, 2015 23:34
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Which one of you fuckers did I see with the  license plate on the 447 today.
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Alfajor posted:This year wasn't the usual "hot and dusty", it was more cold and dusty. I think a whole bunch of people (probably Southern Californians I did a double shift at gate on Friday and most of the people leaving were doing so precisely because it was too cold and dusty. They all seemed so sad about it.
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) didn't prepare, and that's why Friday/Saturday night weren't as busy as usual burn nights.
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SolTerrasa posted:What did they get arrested for? There was an article published recently with the FOIA requests about BM'13 which had exactly two arrests the whole week, both for punching a BLM Ranger ("simple assault"). Has BLM gotten way worse in the last two years? The majority of arrests I witnessed first hand, or heard of second hand were for appropriate causes appropriate. The amount of vehicles being searched after a K9 "signaled" was about the same. That aspect of LEO activity remains a clear cash grab. I feel like the LEO presence is about the same, however now that they have a station on esplanade (and retain their heavy presence out near point 1), there is less showing of the flag. Backup is never far away...
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RACHET posted:I'd just go back to the BHB to be reminded of the cool people that make this event when I dealt with too many assholes. Pretty sure it's the classiest bar on playa. I loved rolling up to 0600 shifts to hear Billie Holiday or Patsy Cline on the 'jukebox".
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I'll be there but not because I'm visiting but because I like enjoying a tonic and bitters before I head out on gate shifts.
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Darth123123 posted:Think how much fossil fuels, garbage, and otherwise these people waste to celebrate communing with nature or whatever. Nobody makes the pilgrimage to Black Rock City in order to lower their carbon footprint.
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