On Wednesday, August 21st, a very powerful wind front blew through the beginnings of Black Rock City. There was some warning from weather services, and the staff communicated what was coming to artists and staffers. Most art crews were prepared, and afterwards the ARTery conducted a survey of the art projects for damage.
Many staff camps dove into action in the initial whiteout, strapping down tents and shade structures, despite the fact that most were secured the previous night. But this very powerful storm had higher winds and bent structures that only shook before.
So here’s the lesson: plan carefully for the prevailing winds, and use very long stakes and more strapping and ropes to secure your structures than seem necessary. You’ll be glad you did.
There is another moderate storm warning about one hour from the writing of this post. Always on our toes out here…
That first picture looks just like the BM Theme picture, I was wonder how the lighting was going to work.
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So, what is the best practice to keep our structures from blowing away? All I have is a PVC Monkey Hut
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People on eplaya are still answering questions and offering feedback.
http://eplaya.burningman.com/
I’m sure there is a lot of advice to be found there.
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Scared Burner, tie it down, and tie it down again. I also have a pvc monkey hut and they do pretty well in wind, but tie it the fuck down.
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