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2010 Afterburn notes:
Notes from after the burn: we used about 5 gallons of water each.
Next year's theme: Rites of passage. Ideas: circumcision camp?
Put a weak man competition in the directory (What Where When)? call it spagetti dinner, or "gun show": guns have been illegal in black rock city, UNTIL NOW.
Other pages: Photo Album | Dessert Cart | Scott & Shannon Menu
Camp Name:
Transit Lounge
Camp Members:
Confirmed Members: Scott, Shannon, Michelle, Ryan, Emily, Susan, Patrick, Charles, Dana. (9 total = 6 tents )
Dana has all her own stuff, so will be nearby buy not necessarily sharing too much otherwise, just haning out for good company.
Possible Members: Sean, ( no tickets yet, so we'll see )
Camp Location:
Haven't decided this yet.
If you want to tell your friends how to find you, they can search for "Transit Lounge" in the computer directory at center camp, or you can put your name and location in the directory as well.
Group things will be shared, so no need for everybody to bring extras! If you have any of the items below, please put your name in the "who" column, and be sure to bring it!
Transportation:
Cars:
- Scott & Shannon: Borrowing my brother's truck, can carry the shade structure and all of our gear, plus maybe 1 extra bike.
- Emily: Going to be in Reno earlier in the week, so she needs a ride from Reno to BM.
- Michelle & Ryan: Driving my Civic hatchback with our stuff. Will be getting a bike rack, but we *will* need help with the PVC poles for our shade structure...
- Charles and Dana will carpool together
- Susan and Patrick:
- Trailer? If we want, I can rent a trailer for about $250 / 8 = $30 each. Then, we could have less worries about space and it would enable several of you guys to carpool so we don't have to take so many cars. Downside is more work for me to pick it up and stuff, but it's been worth it in the past. It would also require people dropping stuff off at Scott's place and helping load it before leaving for Reno.
Reno meetup: (Ryan) I have booked 4 double-queen rooms in Reno at the Sands Regency for us on Sun Aug 29th. That way, we can split the drive into two parts, and not have to wake up as early on Monday. We should discuss exact transportation plans soon.
Group things:
| Item | Quantity | Who | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shade structure | 2 | Scott/ Ryan |
12' x 20' structure with additional 4 10'x20' tarps for sides Need new ball bungees asap! Jeff Gin still has some of the structure brackets, so we should get them from him soon. Ryan: We have a cylindrical monkey tent, about 6ft x 4ft in floorplan |
| Extra tarps | 4 | Scott |
We also have 2 4x10' black shade fabric. |
| Stakes | 16 | Scott |
For tying down shade structure- have 16 now- heavy rebar types. Ryan: I have enough stakes for the monkey tent |
| Hammer | | Scott |
I'm bringing a normal hammer- does anybody have a sledge hammer? Ryan: I have a rubber mallet which works well for hammering stakes into the ground |
| General tools for fixing things | | Scott |
Wrenches for bikes, screwdrivers, etc. Ryan: I'll be bringing a complement of tools. |
| Rope | lots | Scott |
Bring some if you have some! Ryan: I've got a decent amount |
| Bungee cords | lots | Scott | Scott has 10 or so bungees which will be used for the shade structure. The bungees are getting worn, so some new ones would be helpful. |
| Grey water bucket | 2 | Scott |
Use compost bucket. Ryan: We have two utility buckets |
| old Pantyhose | 2 | Emily | to put over bucket to catch food items. then, we can throw the water on the street. Anybody? Michelle's crotchless ones won't work, obviously. |
| 8x10 carpet, roughly | 1-2 | Scott & Susan |
Susan has 1 8'x10' rug (maybe larger). Patrick has 4-5 4'x4' office rug samples. This should at least get the main shade structure. Ryan: We're right next to a rug place, so I'll go scope them out to see what deals they can do on remnants. Seriously, we shouldn't have to pay for rugs! -scott I think we have enough. -susan |
| Broom | 1 | Scott | To keep carpet clean. |
| Small refrigerator white board + pens | 1 | Shannnon |
Or some other message system that we can put near the cooking area. Good to leave people messaegs, of for visitors to leave messages. Have board need to get markers. |
| Tape + permanent pens | | Scott |
To label things with your name, etc. |
| Bike pump | 1 | Shannon |
Shannon is getting one these; welcome to share, but please take care. Ryan: I have one as well, IIRC. |
| Camp lighting | 2 | Shannon |
Shannon has a gas lantern that can be used at camp for nighttime lighting. Ryan: I have a couple of push-button lights that work fairly well. I also have a small LED lantern that is useful. |
| Camp Sign | 1 | Scott |
Need battery for LEDs. Does anybody have an extra car battery? Ryan: It's better to get a "deep-cycle" battery for something like this. What voltage does the sign need? I'll see what I can do. One of my friends recommended me to order custom writingon EssaysProfessors.Com. To tell you the truth, I have never regretted my decision. The writers are real professionals and know how to write impressive work full of knowledgeable information. We may skip on the sign to save space, but it's nice to have. Last year we could charge the battery using Dave's generator, but this year we won't have that. Anybody want to vote on the LED light-up sign? was it useful last year? |
| Camp Chairs | 1 ea min. | Everybody |
Susan is bringing 3 lawn chairs (check). Scott has 1 small lawn chair. Shannon has one beach chair. Ryan: I have 1 chair, and will be grabbing another cheapo from the store or craigslist Scott: I'll bring my air mattress like last time. Seemed that everybody liked it. |
| Pillows and blankets | some | ?? | Old pillows and blankets for use in the common area. Bring some if you have old ones. |
Cooking items:
| Item | Quantity | Who | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folding table | !!! |
Scott
| I have a folding camp table now. We need one more for cooking! -- |
| Stove& Fuel | 1 | somebody | Scott and Shannon will have small backpacking stoves.
Ryan: I have a 1-burner stove that has been acceptable in the past |
| Pots/Pans | 2 | Shannon + scott |
Shannon has 2 decent camping pots (1 small, 1 medium) good for heating water for coco/tea and making 1-2 person dishes. We should bring larger ones, too. We should also have a couple skillets. Scott will bring his small backpacking cook set, pot, and tea kettle. Ryan: I have a full complement of small pans for the 1-burner stove I have.
|
| Water cooler | 1 | Scott | Insulated 3 gallon water cooler for group use: we put ice in it and fill it with water so there's cold water. Bring crate to put the cooler on. |
| Ice money | | Everybody | Bring money for ice- $2.50 per bag or so. |
| Cooler | 1 | Everybody | Bring your own food cooler. |
| Wash bin | 1 | ??? !!!! | For soapy water? Scott has a round container that may work. |
| Soap & scrub pad | 1 | | For washing dishes |
| Water | 7 gallons | Everybody | See below |
| Food | | Everybody | Everybody brings their own food. Sharing a stove shouldn't be too much of a problem. |
Personal items:
YOU MUST BRING (Dave's List, slightly modified)
Everything you bring will get covered with playa dust. Generally you shouldn't bring nice things to Burning Man.
- TICKETS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TICKETS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TICKETS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TICKETS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (don't forget to bring your tickets)
- WATER 1-gal/day (2.5 gallon plastic water bottles are useful). People usually bring too much, especially if you drink canned drinks and don't shower.
- Water math: Figure 1 gallon drinking/cooking water if you're not boiling spagetti every night. Add a little extra for washing, etc, and you get about 1.5 gallons per day. If you want to shower, I have a sun shower, and you can bring it to a camp that has a shower setup (figure 1.5 gallons extra per shower). So if we're traveling most of monday, and then leaving early monday morning, that's T-S = 6 full days of water. Subtract off some because we reuse cooler water for washing dishes and drink water that has lots of melted ice in it, and a little less should be ok. So you'll be able to survive fine if you only bring 5-7 gallons per person. Last year we recommended 9 gallons per person, and most people had at least 4 gallons extra.
- Showers: Some people just use baby wipes or take a spit-bath. If you wake up by 10:30, you can run after the water trucks that spray the roads and rinse off in the refreshing Pyramid lake water. I do this, and you'll feel really clean afterward. It'll take a few days to learn that you have about 5 seconds to hear the truck coming, decide to run after it, and then take off as much clothing as you want to. No need to bring a towel since you'll dry in a few minutes.
- Water Jugs are available from REI. Some have a built-in spigot that works well. The reviews on the colapsible ones are pretty bad! The 2.5 Gallon jugs you get from the store are a good option also.
- Camelbak or other water carrying device
- Hot/cold weather clothing: Extra underwear and t-shirts, plus a few interesting pieces of outerwear. Durable (jeans), full coverage clothing (nothing ignitable) for playing propane soccer and participating in the run at the burn.
- Garbage bags
- Contact supplies, toiletries
- 2 or more of: Headlamps (LED), flashlights, glowsticks, batteries
- Day and night goggles (haight street/aardvarks $10-15 goggles) also see: campnplaysafe.com
- Dust mask (put it in a ziplock bag when not in use)
- Sunscreen + hat
- Sunglasses
- Bicycle (this is REQUIRED gear)
- Bike lights. Decorating your bike makes it easier to find.
- Self lighting. walking on the playa at night if you're not illuminated can be dangerous; you will be invisible to hell-raisers on bikes/scooters.
- Extra inner tubes! (or a good patch kit will probably be fine if your valves work when you leave)
- BIKE LOCK. Do not use a bike at Burning Man without a lock.
- Baby wipes + lotion
- Shelter (tent, or otherwise able to handle harsh winds/dust)
- Tent stakes / rebar (with covers - tennis balls, plastic bottles if they stick out of the ground)
- Footwear (non-open, non-nice, *comfortable*, breathing- Tevas work well if you feet dont mind the playa)
- Food (see below)
- Folding chair for lounging around at camp.
