Let the supplying begin!!
Jun. 19th, 2005 11:55 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ambericaToday marks the day I begin buying and planning supplies I will need for Burning Man. On Amazon, I just purchased a new Camelbak, a headlamp, a Headlight/Taillight set for my bike, and also a lift-off front basket and a bell for my bike. I guess buying those poi last night kind of got me started.
Talked to Jon this morning about getting renovation plans for the shade structure together. This year we will be re-using the cover made of billboards donated by Mike L (although we have to re-sew the panels together in some places), and creating an all-new frame using these great Starplate Connectors to bracket together 2x4's (or whatever size Jon decides on.) Additionally, it sounds like we are maybe going to have a shower in our camp this year, and I have gotten some pretty good plans for a grey water evaporation pond, so we will have to workshop that at the same time, so we can get everything at once from Home Depot. (Yeah, like that's possible. It's NEVER just one trip!)
About the Camelbak - I am kind of stoked about that particular purchase. It is a 1.5 liter one, and it was a darn good deal at $30. I almost went for a small "fanny-pack" style one that was $16, but I think I made a good choice with the backpack-style one. I do have a small concern about it, in that when I wear backpacks in general out in really hot summer heat, I get a nasty sweaty back... but this might also be nice if I'm filling it with ice water... and LOTS of people SWEAR by them for the playa.
Another thing I'm going to just put here so I don't forget is VINEGAR and BURT'S BEES FARMER'S FRIEND HAND SALVE for the feet. Last year that salve was SUPER popular in our camp, we would wash our feet, smear on a slathering of salve, and then put on nice clean socks (especially before bed)... and someone ended up nabbing my can of it by the time we got back! Oh well. This year, I would like to go barefoot / sandalfoot a little more, and I want to be sure we have a good vinegar/water spray for foot care on the alkaline playa.
Talked to Jon this morning about getting renovation plans for the shade structure together. This year we will be re-using the cover made of billboards donated by Mike L (although we have to re-sew the panels together in some places), and creating an all-new frame using these great Starplate Connectors to bracket together 2x4's (or whatever size Jon decides on.) Additionally, it sounds like we are maybe going to have a shower in our camp this year, and I have gotten some pretty good plans for a grey water evaporation pond, so we will have to workshop that at the same time, so we can get everything at once from Home Depot. (Yeah, like that's possible. It's NEVER just one trip!)
About the Camelbak - I am kind of stoked about that particular purchase. It is a 1.5 liter one, and it was a darn good deal at $30. I almost went for a small "fanny-pack" style one that was $16, but I think I made a good choice with the backpack-style one. I do have a small concern about it, in that when I wear backpacks in general out in really hot summer heat, I get a nasty sweaty back... but this might also be nice if I'm filling it with ice water... and LOTS of people SWEAR by them for the playa.
Another thing I'm going to just put here so I don't forget is VINEGAR and BURT'S BEES FARMER'S FRIEND HAND SALVE for the feet. Last year that salve was SUPER popular in our camp, we would wash our feet, smear on a slathering of salve, and then put on nice clean socks (especially before bed)... and someone ended up nabbing my can of it by the time we got back! Oh well. This year, I would like to go barefoot / sandalfoot a little more, and I want to be sure we have a good vinegar/water spray for foot care on the alkaline playa.
