It’s hard to get ready for Burning Man! That’s because preparing for Burning Man is really preparing for several dozen different but related kinds of things.
Every few years — maybe after just enough “Hey, what do I bring to Burning Man?” emails from dad — someone with an account on this blog remembers to collect all the various kinds of resources appropriate to the present Burning Man era and post them in one place for your convenience. Now is one of those times.
- The obvious place to start is the Survival Guide. It’s essential reading for before you pack, and you should read it again when you’re done. You can find it in the envelope with your tickets, on the web, or as a PDF
- Need a ride? Have buttspace and need gas money? There is a rideshare board for that.
- This cool website called BurnerMap was made by Burners Like You™, and it puts you and your friends on a BRC map, so you can know where everybody lives. Requires a Facebook account.
- Someone named Jessie, formerly named Mama J, created this awe-inspiringly detailed packing and planning spreadsheet and would like to share it with you.
- There is this task management app called Asana that’s good for keeping organized when planning complicated things like camps, art projects, or even just personal packing. They made a whole Burning Man Asana thing because they get it. You might find it stress-relieving.
- While you’re working on things, you might discover that you need help or collaborators. You’ll find those on Spark, our online collaboration… network… thing.
- Of course there’s ePlaya, which stands for “electronic playa”. It is full of ancient Burning Man wisdom as well as other Burners with whom you might want to connect. If you use that website Reddit where people vote on each other’s karma or whatever, there’s also /r/BurningMan, which is also full of Burners.
- The Playa Events Calendar will show you an exhaustive list of what’s prooooobably going on in Black Rock City each day of the week.
- Finally, if you’re into just kinda wandering around — which is definitely the easiest way to have fun at Burning Man — you could plan a few destinations ahead of time using the 2017 Theme Camp listing.
- Did I forget anything? It’s probably already covered in the Burning Man website’s Preparation section.
Okay, that ought to help. If your dad or dad-like figure is asking you how to prepare for Burning Man, just send along this link and be done with it. You have enough of your own packing to do.
Cheers.
Top photo by Andrew Wyatt
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Oh, how could we be so thoughtless! You’re in there now.
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This printable playa schedule is fantastic: http://www.justin-klein.com/playaevents-excel-exporter/
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Does that packing list you recommend use Amazon affiliate links? It appears so.
I usually suggest the very comprehensive Stitch packing list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1t2KvCRFsTvoLiFeo9ewsCgPUFzfgo0Re3AgDq05AdlU/edit#gid=0
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I’m a Dad, buy I’m sending all this advice and shit to both my 21 year old son and his 21 year old gf who are both going this year.
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That’s what I like to hear!
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You must not of heard about the FB group Burning Man Virgins. It supplies factual, supportive information for new and returning members without the snark.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1173209246053005/
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I accidently bought a $1,200 Leonardo Patron Burning Man ticket through the Burner website instead of a regular ticket and the organization won’t help me get a refund!
I’ve never been to Burning Man before and was confused when I was buying my ticket. That is 2 Months rent for me!
If anyone was looking to buy this type of ticket, please purchase it for me. It’s so expensive because it is for people that want to give a generous contribution. As a recent college graduate, I can’t be one of those people!
Please help me enjoy my first Burning Man experience by trading tickets, buying my ticket, or suggesting other solutions! Burning Man organization has been very unfriendly and unhelpful when I approached them.
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The Asana burner list link doesn’t work. It will take you to Asana, but any burner specific lists are unavailable.
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John “Halcyon” Styn’s various YouTube tip videos were a great source for me the first year I attended and are fun to watch as well. Definitely recommended for newbies. Just search for his name, there are a bunch out there on different topics.
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