dumb question department: burning man started a few years ago as a few
 friends meeting around a driftwood fire at baker beach, a windswept stretch
 of surf where the pacific ocean meets san francisco bay, with a magnificent
 view of the golden gate bridge to the north and the marin headlands across
 the water. it's five minutes from my residence in san francisco and i visit
 baker beach often. from the posts here, it sounds like burning man is now
 staged in a hellish sort of moonscape, out in the desert far from its
 origins, and has become an ordeal but evidently worth the aggravation. is
it
 fair to say burning man has become a sort of modern-day woodstock?  the
s.f.
 chronicle usually has a big story on burning man each year, with photos,
but
 the overall attraction remains a bit hazy to those of us who have never
 attended this huge and hugely popular tribal gathering. i mean beyond the
 presumably same attractions of, say, spring break in florida? any
 enlightenment here? cheers, art, '82 westy

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeffrey Schwaia" <jeff@TSSGI.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 2:38 PM
> Subject: Re: Burning Man Tips?
>
>
> > 1)  Get a rug to put on the ground in front of your sliding door.  This
> will
> > greatly reduce the amount of sand/silt you get in your van.  It's also
> > easier on your feet.
> >
> > 2)  Put a tarp over and around your van.  I don't care how good your
> window
> > seals are, when the wind speed hits 80mph and is swirling, dust WILL get
> > through the seals.  It's also hell on nice paint jobs...
> >
> > 3)  Be prepared to spend the day after BM cleaning your van, inside,
> > outside, underneath and the engine compartment.  That dust gets
> everywhere.
> >
> > 4)  Change the oil, oil filter and air filter after BM.
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Jeff