I was contemplating attending BM next year and was wondering if there are any burners out there that took their MINI.

I/we would be driving from MN to NV, with all of our gear. We've done the cross country thing before in the MINI, but never a week+ long trip, needing to pack out what we take in. Is it possible?!?!?!

 

Sure, it's possible! Last year, a group of MINI enthusiasts from Florida discussed caravanning to Burning Man, but I don't think it happened.

As for packing, I live out of my MINI for 6-8 weeks every spring on my annual cross-country roadtrip. You can get PLENTY of gear into yours! DO IT!

Be sure to take loads of PIX to post here, too!


Clover

 

I SO want to attend Burning Man!

Thing is, it's one HELL of a drive for me.

Has anyone from the east coast attended?

 

Yeah, I thought a 24 hour trip would be a long haul.one way...

 

Yes a few of us form Florida had planned to go, but then one person changegd jobs and another started back to school so we called the trip off.

 

So, who wants a bunch of naked pot smokers hanging around and drooling all over their MINI?


Seriously, sounds like fun, go for it!

 

Let's revive this thread.... DEFIB.... CHARGING.... CLEAR!!!

Anybody been to Burning Man? I'm really thinking about going in a few years and taking my boys when they're old enough to not get screwed up by it, but still young enough that I can keep them outta trouble...

I'd be interested in some first hand impressions... all I've seen and read really appeals to my artist side and my anthropologist side (and disgusts my conservative and Christian sides, but hey, my life is wierd that way...)

 

Hey, it's BurningMan. Easy to pack. No clothes, just a giant cooler! Would be great fun!

 

Well said, TanchoGirl! Folks need to be prepared to survive EXTREME heat...so figuring out a good portable shower/tub rig is a good start as to what to plan for the road trip.

 

I'd do it. All I'd need would be some incense, a lava lamp and a Phish CD - I'm all set otherwise...



Ooooh, YEAH, baby... you all laugh now, but wait till the Big Guy beams down His neon benevolence down on me and Nano...

 

Freakin' Awesome, Dude.

(in best reefer-induced surfer boy voice)

Duuuuddde...... your car glows like The Mannnnnnn...... Woahhhhhh.....

 

what is burning man? details?
I might attend

 

See the link in the first post -- it's sort of hard to describe...

 

MadMax meets Woodstock meets Clock Work Orange meets Boonaroo meets??

Yep, hard to explain.

 

I just want to go and shoot photos for four days straight... I hear it's surreal... This has been on my "Things To Do Before I Die" list since I first heard about it like seven years ago. I might not be able to make it this year (I need a bit of time to plan between work and family) but maybe next.

 

I'm thinking maybe 4 more years out for me - I actually do want to take the kids (there is supposedly a "family friendly" section...) - great exposure to art culture... (and a lot more, if you're not careful)... but they need to be certain ages for it to "work"...

But yeah, on my big "to do" list also.

MDK's description is as good as any...

 

Ah, so the kids see a few boobies and some pierced freaks acting... well... freaky. It won't scar them, I figure.

 

My kids are fun that way - seeing that stuff will make them LESS likely to do it, at least for a COUPLE more years.... I was raised so straight-laced, I didn't get pierced and tatted until I was almost 40... though I did let my boobies hang out before then...

 

I still want to attend at least one, maybe next year.

ImagoX's car has enough LED action going on that it would practically qualify as an art car.

 

It's always the quiet ones that end up on "Girls Gone Wild" when you're not looking...

 

....ummm, you know Blimey's a dude right???.......

He did refer to "boobies" so I can totally see the confusion, I often get very confused at the mear mention of boobies.

With my recently acquired detailing OCD (happened right about the time I signed the sales document for my MINI-go figure) the thought of all the desert sand and dust getting into every part of my MINI (no euphamisum intended) is kind of troubling.

 

Oh Yes.... He knows, alright....

 

Mmmm... yeah I know.

 

If anyone is thinking about going to Burning Man, check out their website, which includes the survival guide: http://www.burningman.com/first_timers/

Remember that EVRYONE is expected to be a part of the overall art expression. It's not a Rave or anything like that. It's a temporary community in the desert focusing on art and artistic expression. Who can forget "Red" in the nude, painted gold, riding her unicycle, and playing the tuba?

From their website:

"You belong here and you participate. You're not the weirdest kid in the classroom — there's always somebody there who's thought up something you never even considered. You're there to breathe art. Imagine an ice sculpture emitting glacial music — in the desert. Imagine the man, greeting you, neon and benevolence, watching over the community. You're here to build a community that needs you and relies on you.

You're here to survive. What happens to your brain and body when exposed to 107 degree heat, moisture wicking off your body and dehydrating you within minutes? You know and watch yourself. You drink water constantly and **** clear. You'll want to reconsider drinking that alcohol (or taking those other substances) you brought with you — the mind-altering experience of Burning Man is its own drug. You slather yourself in sunblock before the sun's rays turn up full blast. You bring enough food, water, and shelter because the elements of the new planet are harsh, and you will find no vending.

You're here to create. Since nobody at Burning Man is a spectator, you're here to build your own new world. You've built an egg for shelter, a suit made of light sticks, a car that looks like a shark's fin. You've covered yourself in silver, you're wearing a straw hat and a string of pearls, or maybe a skirt for the first time. You're broadcasting Radio Free Burning Man — or another radio station.

You're here to experience. Ride your bike in the expanse of nothingness with your eyes closed. Meet the theme camp — enjoy Irrational Geographic, relax at Bianca's **** Shack and eat a grilled cheese sandwich. Find your love and understand each other as you walk slowly under a parasol. Wander under the veils of dust at night on the playa.

You're here to celebrate. On Saturday night, we'll burn the Man. As the procession starts, the circle forms, and the man ignites, you experience something personal, something new to yourself, something you've never felt before. It's an epiphany, it's primal, it's newborn. And it's completely individual.

You'll leave as you came. When you depart from Burning Man, you leave no trace. Everything you built, you dismantle. The waste you make and the objects you consume leave with you. Volunteers will stay for weeks to return the Black Rock Desert to its pristine condition."

 

Cool-just checking. Now "Blimey's Gone Wild" might be in luck!