No way in or out of Burning Man after storm

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Post by ohjeez » Sat, Sep 02, 2023, 5:38 PM UTC

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 UmYeahNo » Sat, Sep 02, 2023, 6:10 PM UTC

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?

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

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Post by hombre_fatal » Sat, Sep 02, 2023, 6:14 PM UTC

I had to look it up but apparently a playa is a dry lake bed.

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

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Post by et-al » Sat, Sep 02, 2023, 6:19 PM UTC

Fortunately all the participants embraced radial self-reliance, right?

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

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Post by xrd » Sat, Sep 02, 2023, 6:22 PM UTC

Having been there on and off for twenty years, rain storms during BRC are not a new thing. Maybe this is something extraordinary (I'm not there right now) but I really doubt it.

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

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Post by carabiner » Sat, Sep 02, 2023, 6:23 PM UTC

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Post by c22 » Sat, Sep 02, 2023, 6:25 PM UTC

xrd wrote: post #5

Having been there on and off for twenty years, rain storms during BRC are not a new thing. Maybe this is something extraordinary (I'm not there right now) but I really doubt it.

I think the extraordinary thing here is that it's happening right when everyone wants to leave.

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

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Post by gmerc » Sat, Sep 02, 2023, 6:26 PM UTC

carabiner wrote: post #6

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You must gather your party before venturing forth from Ironman

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

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Post by cj » Sat, Sep 02, 2023, 6:26 PM UTC

xrd wrote: post #5

Having been there on and off for twenty years, rain storms during BRC are not a new thing. Maybe this is something extraordinary (I'm not there right now) but I really doubt it.

Is it normal to not be able to leave burning man (airport shut down, no cars, no bikes?)

I’ve never been. But the feeling of being stranded with no possible way of leaving would have me going crazy in about 3 hours.

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

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Post by Projectiboga » Sat, Sep 02, 2023, 6:27 PM UTC

hombre_fatal wrote: post #3

I had to look it up but apparently a playa is a dry lake bed.

Yep turns to a caustic mud. There was a weird weather modification attempt during the 2000 one. Mandated curfew one night everyone ordered to stay in their camps events canceled. Sunny day and 4 huge military cargo aircraft come from east circle and head south then weather came from south west and windy that night. Anyways what ever happened the playa gets less comfortable when it's wet and cool.