28 Apr

How to build stuff, Bike rentals

Posted by Alison, under Bikes, Shade, Shelter

Temporary Desert Structures
Whoa, this website has overloaded me with information on building structures and shelter on the Playa.
Notes about building for Burning Man and other Projects, by Bob Stahl
http://www.geocities.com/potatotrap/tech/bluetarp.htm

Bike Rentals for Burners
We may end up needing this service if a ton of people fly out.
They sell recycled bikes too.
http://blackrockbicycles.com/itemdetails.cfm?catalogId=39&id=444

Q: ” Why rent when I can buy?”
A: “This one of the most asked question we get. Yes you can buy a bike at Kmart or Wal Mart for close to the same price , but then what ? Do you drop it off, donate it, or worse yet leave on it the playa when you are done with it? This is best of all you get a new or close to new bike, no hassles. You rent it return it and off till next year and no fussing. You will also see bikes on the side of the road for rent but do you want to find out that the bike you planned to rent is gone. We offer stress free rental with your bike reserved until you pick it up.”

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20 Apr

Help Build the Basura Sagrada

Posted by Alison, under Art

The creators of this year’s temple need your help. The 2008 Temple, Basura Sagrada: (http://www.basurasagrada.org), is seeking materials and financial support to make the project happen. Those of you who went in ‘06 only, or who have never been, missed out on the grandiose designs of years past. There is a 3-D rendering of the 2008 temple below that makes me think this year’s temple is going to be amazing. Please consider donating some personally inscribed cardboard cutouts from the provided templates, requested pieces of large junk (practical only if on the west coast), or moulah to the project. How big will it be? The creators say “If all goes as we hope, the entire temple space should be somewhere around 70 feet high and 120 feet wide.”

P.S. Yeah, I know I posted something about this already.  It’s such an easy way to help out other burners, I thought it was worth reiterating.

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