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No way in or out of Burning Man after storm

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Re: No way in or out of Burning Man after storm

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Post by j0hnyl »

Gibbon1 wrote: post #66
zamadatix wrote: post #17

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It rained a lot in e.g. 2014 but it was just before and at the start of the event. I don't think there was a time there was anywhere near 73k people already inside unable to leave expecting a couple of days of rain to come right when everyone was planned to head home. At best outlook, this is going to be one of the worst events to have gone to. I don't think it'll be a disaster but I would say it's extraordinary.

In 2000 there was a storm like this starting Monday afternoon. So most people left before or during the start. I think there was only 500 that were stuck for a few days. Since then I've always been aware this could happen. One of my friends was up there and bailed out yesterday for that reason. One of my long term thoughts about the event is the BLM really needs to require those guys to buy and install ground protect…

Could anyone even drove to gate road in this epic mud without a tank?

Re: No way in or out of Burning Man after storm

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Post by fragmede »

grogenaut wrote: post #70
c22 wrote: post #55

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Last time I was there in the rain I remember walking was quite difficult since every step added 4-6 inches to your height.

Can you make a snowshoe like device to help with this? Not saying to do so and hope everyone comes out merely a bit dirtier than normal.

plastic bags, duct taped to your ankles is best

Re: No way in or out of Burning Man after storm

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Post by thriftwy »

cpursley wrote: post #139
thriftwy wrote: post #135

We had an Empty Hills festival in Russia like this one. Was it 2009? A combination of heavy rain, bad soil and bridges being floated away, splitting the event into two. It resulted in a song how the helpless white collar proletariat lost its self esteem to dirt. Otherwise, was fun. You had to walk for a mile heels deep through dirt field which featured a stranded UAZ 4x4 van in the middle. Next year, they built these…

Ha! Are any of these songs on YouTube?

https://ru-umka.livejournal.com/787469.html - now I'm actually not sure if it was made into a song

Latter is https://youtu.be/KGymzHBALdU?si=T_ZkOWhatPSFyvGI - anachronistic since I would expect it to be about 2010 event.

There's a video from the event, though: https://youtu.be/yIfGwYKPj2Q?si=6UUg5SepczrDME6E

Re: No way in or out of Burning Man after storm

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thriftwy wrote: post #143
cpursley wrote: post #139

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Ha! Are any of these songs on YouTube?

https://ru-umka.livejournal.com/787469.html - now I'm actually not sure if it was made into a song Latter is https://youtu.be/KGymzHBALdU?si=T_ZkOWhatPSFyvGI - anachronistic since I would expect it to be about 2010 event. There's a video from the event, though: https://youtu.be/yIfGwYKPj2Q?si=6UUg5SepczrDME6E

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Re: No way in or out of Burning Man after storm

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Post by fragmede »

Posting from BRC via Starlink intermittently powered by solar (it's a foggy day). The sound camps are bumping their music out across playa and people are venturing out (on foot) to go dancing. Hopefully everyone realizes that now is not the time to take a shower and to conserve water and other consumables.

If you try driving you'll get about 10 feet and then you'll sink up to the middle of the wheels.

Re: No way in or out of Burning Man after storm

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Post by fragmede »

stickfigure wrote: post #120
tapatio wrote: post #115

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It’s been impossible for me to get a ticket to attend. How do I increase my odds of getting one? You’re lucky to have gone 4 times already!

Burning man has peaked. This year there were tons of people trying to sell their ticket at discount. Some friends were giving away tickets. I don't think we will see the same demand again. Which is good - 70k people is more than enough. Next year, just watch craigslist or fb marketplace a month beforehand.

Or maybe people's ability to attend is simply a function of the economy, which is currently in high interest rate territory. The cost to attend is the equivalent of a trip to Europe for a week or a month, depending on how you roll. With things how they are, people simply can't take the time off work or afford to go.

Re: No way in or out of Burning Man after storm

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Post by somewhereoutth »

jeremyt wrote: post #89
hgsgm wrote: post #77

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Have you been to burning man, because it sounds like you have not. Food and water is everywhere. They will not run out unless this thing lasts another week. If some people run out, others will have extra. Of this I am 100% sure.

Food and water are everywhere until they are not.

70k ppl consume a vast quantity of food and water every hour. Once stuff runs out things get dicey very fast. Yes another week would almost surely lead to that eventuality - but when is the tipping point exactly? Hard to know.

Food ppl can manage without for a couple of days, but water is a different matter. Many camps may be relying on regular top ups of their water cube, and camp mates may not bring reserves because of the camp provided water. If water cannot get into BRC then you have a simple maths problem - water on playa / ppl on playa = time.

Re: No way in or out of Burning Man after storm

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Post by fragmede »

jowday wrote: post #15
UmYeahNo wrote: post #2

The article paints a pretty dire picture. Having never been to that part of the world, is the nearest place that could support Reno? I assume this would need a post-hurricane type support airdrop of supplies?

You’re told when you buy a ticket to prepare for this sort of event - it’s happened before. So anyone who’s actually on their shit will have enough food, water, etc to wait for it to dry out and leave normally. They even explicitly advise bringing a bucket to turn into a makeshift toilet if something like this happens and shuts down the porta potties. That said, I’d bet a sizable fraction of the attendees are complet…

Despite the existence of shift pods, and plug and play camping, it's not "Burning Man, brought to you by Budget Rental" level of commercialized. Thankfully theres EDC and other events to take that stead.

Re: No way in or out of Burning Man after storm

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Post by darkclouds »

stickfigure wrote: post #120
tapatio wrote: post #115

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It’s been impossible for me to get a ticket to attend. How do I increase my odds of getting one? You’re lucky to have gone 4 times already!

Burning man has peaked. This year there were tons of people trying to sell their ticket at discount. Some friends were giving away tickets. I don't think we will see the same demand again. Which is good - 70k people is more than enough. Next year, just watch craigslist or fb marketplace a month beforehand.

You'll have about 250k people at Glastonbury, but there is alot to do at Glastonbury having been a few times, so 70k sounds rather cosy, which seems so unusual for the US which normally does things bigger and better.

Going to Burning Man is something on my bucket list, which is why your comment surprised me, how can you say its peaked?

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