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Platystemon posted:Why would people bring e-bikes? they’re extremely popular with people who come solely to get hosed up at dance parties
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Platystemon posted:Why would people bring e-bikes? I don't have an ebike but some of them appear to come in forms that would be better than a normal mountain bike for getting around in terms of dust patches where you need a bigger wheel+weight for traction or bumpier areas where more suspension would be nice, and in a more casual posture. Or for dragging something behind you. But I never brought anything nice out with me back in the day (phone was turned off and in a plastic baggie) because I knew the dust would get everywhere and wreck things, so the idea of bringing a fancy bike is weird. I used to tow my wife around in a bizarre shopping cart/toddler carrier nightmare with solid wheels and was made of iron and looked like it would kill her at any moment.
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Floating on loose ground is the draw of a “fat bike”. They don’t have to be electrified, but it’s common for electric bikes to use fat tires for comfort and because the weight/rolling resistance penalties matter less if a motor is paying them. So why not bring an electric bike if that’s what’s available? Because the salt/sand destroys everything. Don’t even bring a nice pedal bike. Bring a beater. Are fat tires and generous frame clearances enough to keep a person rolling on that muck? I kind of doubt it, seeing what happened to boots and not seeing videos of people biking, but maybe.
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E bikes are costlier, heavier, more wasteful, and less useful off-grid. They fit in perfectly with the paunchy techbro chic on display. It’s beautiful.
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when you're on all the drugs pedaling can be confusing instead of rocketing off into the dark with a push of a button
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Philthy posted:when you're on all the drugs pedaling can be confusing instead of rocketing off into the dark with a push of a button this goon gets it
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Drugs and anything with a motor are one of those very fun and also very terrible ideas.
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 They would've needed these to not get stuck in the mud, and it would've been a matter of time until the back tires were clay racing slicks Also re: drugs and driving - my college buddies/my old landlord Heavily Emphasized that the point of Burning Man was to do a shitload of drugs and drive around. They went in the early/mid-90s, when it was obviously wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy less people, and tbh there really isn't poo poo to hit out there. My landlord described an art car project that allowed you to do drive-bys with actual AKs, and my buddies both talked about doing all the mushrooms in the world and hauling rear end across the desert on snowmobiles. Ofc you can't do any of that poo poo anymore. Burning Man really isnt that far from Reno and weirdo-redneck culture used to influence it more.
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Vampire Panties posted:
yeah, they were way cooler back then https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YinnJHknTXw
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Sep 9, 2023 06:05
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lol my Facebook aquaintance who went to Burning Man is getting roasted by his friends and is having none of it
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i don’t think your friend gets burning man. sorry you had to find out this way
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Me when my camping trip gets rain: I am a TRAUMA SURVIVOR
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Very weird and surprising that people are less sympathetic to people who go out to the middle of the desert to go to a very expensive party and intentionally put themselves in the path of bad weather than they are to people whose houses are destroyed by hurricanes, etc. Also lol at people who go to burning man being furious that other people don't appreciate just how awesome and cool they are for doing that
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At least he’s not in denial in calling it a “megaton nuke of a poo poo show”, but it’s pretty cringe to refer to himself as a trauma survivor.
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Dick Fontaine posted:yeah, they were way cooler back then smoobles posted:lol my Facebook aquaintance who went to Burning Man is getting roasted by his friends and is having none of it loving   One of my medium-grade regrets is that I never got my poo poo together to go to Burning Man circa 00/01. I had an opportunity to go to Burning Man 2023, before the rain was predicted, but decided to pass because I felt like it wouldn't really be the same. Even if the weather had been nice, sharing a festival with a dude like the person quoted would've been a loving buzzkill and a half. Now I will go out into the desert by myself and do drugs like a normal person
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smoobles posted:lol my Facebook aquaintance who went to Burning Man is getting roasted by his friends and is having none of it "Trauma survivor" Now that's insulting
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"there will be no commentary on this post" [10 comments] Love to think they were all saying "you get the burn you need" or generally taking the piss but I doubt it.
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Sep 9, 2023 22:00
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Imagine going to a therapist for your Burning Man mud trauma.
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I have been hailed on multiple times while hiking in the mountains, you can't even imagine the amount of trauma I carry from that really it's close to surviving a battlefield imo
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smoobles posted:lol my Facebook aquaintance who went to Burning Man is getting roasted by his friends and is having none of it "there will be no commentary on this post" next to the link that says "10 comments"
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MrQwerty posted:I have been hailed on multiple times while hiking in the mountains,   quote:really it's close to surviving a battlefield imo
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smoobles posted:lol my Facebook aquaintance who went to Burning Man is getting roasted by his friends and is having none of it I swear everyone has a Facebook acquaintance who gets roasted for Burning Man poo poo. I know this dude who quit his job and started a gofundme to pay for his trip and people were like "Are you serious? Are you a loving idiot?" And he also got all indignant, it was great. He did not go to Burning Man.
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best bale posted:
i am making fun of that person but yeah don't get hailed on by stuff bigger than peas in the open mountains, it sucks dick! smoobles posted:this man is 45 years old btw
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smoobles posted:this man is 45 years old btw I wouldn't assume an acquaintance of a goon would be any younger than this
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smoobles posted:this man is 45 years old btw you have some amazing pals. the best
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Vampire Panties posted:
I'm lucky to live close enough to go out there on off time. It truly is a awesome place without people around. The early summer gets a lot of dirt bikers and people shooting guns and stuff though. The fall is great, but you have to really be up on the weather forecast. I go out where the hot springs are way out like 15 miles from where burning man happens.
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Jelly posted:I wouldn't assume an acquaintance of a goon would be any younger than this
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those vietnam vets complained about humping through the bush knee deep in mud, but they got nothing on my camping trip in '21 when it rained for a day straight
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MrQwerty posted:i am making fun of that person but yeah don't get hailed on by stuff bigger than peas in the open mountains, it sucks dick! I was just adding to your joke, I’ve never been hailed on. but I have seen the really small kind! Which I’m also now counting towards my tragedy survivor status
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For the most part, everyone I know who was out there has gotten back now. Their reports have pretty much all been that it wasn't nearly as bad as everyone made it out to be. I think it's just the people who freaked out the most who got out first and have been flooding the internet with their stories. That said, the mud was pretty crazy. Here's a friend's picture of their boots after taking a short walk while it was still wet out... 
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why are you getting your filthy boots on the rug, were you raised in a barn
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LanceHunter posted:For the most part, everyone I know who was out there has gotten back now. Their reports have pretty much all been that it wasn't nearly as bad as everyone made it out to be. I think it's just the people who freaked out the most who got out first and have been flooding the internet with their stories. Thats what the mud there does. The most common solutions ended up being bare feet, bags over shoes, socks, and socks over bags over socks.
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smoobles posted:There will be no commentary on this post. Just as bad at predicting the internet as he is at predicting the weather, I see
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festivals rule but they always carry a risk of becoming an absolute gently caress if bad weather arrives ive had great luck with weather but i have seen wind throw a bunch of e-z ups and un-staked tents in the air a few times
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Jelly posted:I swear everyone has a Facebook acquaintance who gets roasted for Burning Man poo poo. I wish he went to burning man
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Chief McHeath posted:festivals rule but they always carry a risk of becoming an absolute gently caress if bad weather arrives Get lag bolts
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two lags and some chain to go between. rolling up like the ghost of jacob marley. it’s the only way to be sure. toss some ratchet straps in for good measure
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Sierra Nevadan posted:I'm lucky to live close enough to go out there on off time. It truly is a awesome place without people around.  I'm at the southern range of the desert, but I've been to Joshua Tree quite a few times  LanceHunter posted:That said, the mud was pretty crazy. Here's a friend's picture of their boots after taking a short walk while it was still wet out... there's going to be a Burning Man flood of used/thrashed RVs with that poo poo caked everywhere.
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Imagine a bunch of rich kids not knowing what to do when it rains when they go camping. That's basically what this is, then they act like they are all victims.
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