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kleinbl00  ·  3164 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: I made an evaporative (swamp) cooler this weekend!

I admire your DIY spirit and disdain your definition of "camping." =)





rinx  ·  3164 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The coolers only coming camping because it's our dry run for burning man gear. Unless the distain was for coolers at burning man, in which case you are way too hardcore for me! I'm going to be hugging that thing for dear life in 6 weeks.

kleinbl00  ·  3164 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Dry running is entirely permissible and highly advised.

I was asked to go to Burning Man 1, 2, 3 and 4. By the time it was a thing I was so sick to death of PLUR ravers that there was no f'n way I'd go. I hear it's great fun. Enjoy it doubly for me.

hogwild  ·  3161 days ago  ·  link  ·  

There's definitely constant tension between the ravers whose burn is about EDM and who complain about an overload of "yoga and TED talks" on the schedule and the ... well, the people I like more than ravers, who go to yoga and TED talks.

EDIT: I should clarify that this tension is during the rest of the year, because burners like to complain! Not so much tension in Black Rock City.

rinx  ·  3164 days ago  ·  link  ·  

And I'm back after a brief Google adventure learning what PLUR is. This is my first burn and we are apparently near the sound camps, so I'm hoping there won't be raver kid overload. I like adventure though and good or bad , it's definitely going to be a unique expirience.

JackTheBandit  ·  3164 days ago  ·  link  ·  

like in Default, you experience what you seek/expose yourself to. It's entirely possible to never interact with the raver kids, sparkle ponies, spectators and silicon valley bros ... or harass them with a megaphone.

Our camp got placed out on K somewhere between 7-8

rinx  ·  3164 days ago  ·  link  ·  

My camp is with Time Colony, a historic pre-enactment society. Arcade & 2:15, feel free to stop by and say hi!

JackTheBandit  ·  3161 days ago  ·  link  ·  

8:30 & Kook. Thunder Gumbo & A Cavallo Village. Our art car actually making it out to playa is still uncertain.