I have been made aware of this and it sounds very interesting and have been given the opportunity to attend it this year.

Has anyone ever been to it, or knows anything about it?

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1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

alright i saw a video of last years burning man and i will say that it is very interesting. Lots of naked ugly people walking around. The event has to do wih art and everything there is art. from what most people bring or represent is art. If i could rap everything up in a couple of words i would have to say "artistic hippy convention". if you have the chance to go just go, it sure will be interesting, maybe not of your liking but hey if you enjoy it when you get there then have a great time.

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1981 300d

Its a gay ol time.

We did ’04 and ’06. An absolute blast.

Must have:
Dust Masks
Sun Screen (and lots of it)
Light cotton everything.
Many (as in MANY), memory cards for your camera.
Tons of water
Long tent spikes and a heavy hammer.
Single?... Condoms
Married?... Take the wife, for sure. (And, keep telling each other you’ll never see these folks ever again.)

Must do:
Leave kids at home. (obviously)
Pretend you’re 19 to 23 again.
If anyone hears your wifes Brit accent and asks where she’s from – don’t say: Texas.
Lock your car. (we had no issues, but heard of many others who did)
Keep anything political to yourself. (Like Boom stated: It’s a hippy convention.)
Zip the door, but never shut the windows of your tent.
Keep your full name to yourself.
Go out in your back yard and work on your (all over) tan well before you go.
If you’re briefs and not boxers…don’t even go. (That holds true for the wife/GF as well.)
Don’t wear a watch.
Don't worry about your friends seeing your wife naked, you get to see theirs too, so it's even. (Nobody gives a ---- anyway.)
Keep one hell of a big grin on your face. (This is actually quite easy.)
Do not (as in DO NOT) miss a wedding.
Remember that there’s no such thing as telling your wife and/or friends that your “…just going to go check something out for a minute, and we’ll meet back here….”

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1980 300D - Veggie Burner !

$210 per ticket and no ticket sales at the gate.

Nevermind, the $210, $225 and $250 tickets are sold out.

A friend of mine went several times back in the '90's and said it was a blast. I don't know anybody else.

From what I've read, you can't drive any "conventional" vehicles - only artsy, home built creations. I believe they have a tanker truck there selling gas at astronomical rates as well. Some friends and I were going to go there and do Mad Max re-inactments but after seeing the price and the logistics of getting everyone and the vehicles there, we kind of bagged that idea...

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Benz Fleet:
1968 UNIMOG 404.114
1998 E300
2008 E63


Non-Benz Fleet:
1992 Aerostar
1993 MR2
2000 F250

Take a good carbon filter respirator, mainly for the tight fit to your face -- the paper dust masks might not be sufficient, but would be better than nothing. A woman friend of mine whose son goes frequently tells me it's the kind of dust that can damage your lungs -- moreso than regular old dust. They sometimes have hellacious dust storms.

I hear the thing is so huge, you can never really see all of it. I might go someday but the older Rainbow gatherings appeal to me more.

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I've thought it would be fun to go to at least once. Maybe I'll put it on my "bucket list." The photographs and video I've seen of it were really wild! I think the first time I ever heard of it was in Wired magazine.

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OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

its an tawdry event for a bunch of homosexuals, hippies, and nudists

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'86 300E 5 speed
'71 Triumph TR6
'46 Cushman Scooter
'41 Ford 9N tractor

I think we're pretty much all in agreement that it would be a lot of fun. Your comment is redundant, sir!

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OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

I live only a couple hours away from where it takes place but I've never gone and probably never will. I don't know about homos, but yes a lot of hippies and a lot of drunks hang out there. No thanks.

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2004 VW Jetta TDI (manual)

Past MB's: '96 E300D, '83 240D, '82 300D, '87 300D, '87 420SEL

Oh, c'mon. Where's your sense of adventure?

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

IMO there are much better outdoor activities around here than this event. Things like skiing, swimming (in Lake Tahoe or Pyramid) or hiking.

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2004 VW Jetta TDI (manual)

Past MB's: '96 E300D, '83 240D, '82 300D, '87 300D, '87 420SEL

I bet Chuck Norris would go . . . .

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles