Shipped overnight directly from TEMU, this odd little figure is encased in Playa dustproof plastic. Andy "Tetris" – your very own UK Regional Contact – personified. He's the maestro of sparkle ponies and plug-n-players, bringing a peculiar flair to Burning Man each year.

This Limey Bastard, with socks eternally unsoiled, navigates the Playa with a peculiar zest for influence and an uncanny dread of connectivity loss. "What, no Wi-Fi?" he laments, as he grapples with the mere thought of being unplugged from his sacred Burning Man Facebook group. 📵

But let's not forget, the ethos of our camp was to cultivate human connections, not to provide a sanctuary for digital escapism. Isn't the Playa about embracing the human experience rather than surfing the web for questionable content...?

And who could forget his grand exit? Just before the Man was set ablaze, Tetris vanished into the thin desert air, almost as if the very thought of mud was his natural nemesis.

Here's to another year of dust and delight. See you out there, Tetris.

Shoutout to u/Markday for the Inspiration

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I tried to find more info on the Desert Power / Dune camp. Anyone know?

First time burner here. Registered successfully for the main sale and for some reason 1500$ tickets were placed in my cart but main sale tickets were 575$?

The ticketing organizers are telling me to resale the tickets instead of adjusting the price. It’s shameful that an organization that prides itself on integrity and good values will rip off people.

Come on, fellow losers. Vent about another Main Sale that screwed you over. Never mind how many years have you been to the Burn, tell us how many times the ticket sale has failed you!

Word of advice for those new to this: the Org releases a pathetically small number of tickets in the Main Sale, and even fewer in the OMG Sale. But in mid August a ton of tickets start floating around online when camp leads that overloaded with too many tickets realize they seriously aren’t going to convince their mom/brother/boyfriend/college roommate to join them, and they finally decide to sell. So don’t give up hope, just plan to go and keep looking around for tickets.

Alright. So we scored tickets in the main sale! I am so excited (6 time burner) but my husband (birgin) is kind of errr…. dreading it? And now it’s kind of making me anxious too. I really realllyyy want him to like it.

Any tips? Camp or no camp? We have an RV. He does tend to like his alone time so I’m thinking we may just do open camping. But I’ve actually never been without a camp…

Looks like I'm rolling solo this year as my usual campmates are taking a break. I've got two tickets, a vehicle pass, and a 4 or 5-person RV rented out of SF. Since it's just me so far, I'm open to two possibilities:

1. Open camping (you know, just pulling in and parking wherever there's space).
2. Joining a camp that welcomes RVs. I'm totally up for meeting new people and contributing to a camp in the kitchen, for ice runs, at the bar, or leading group dance/stretch sessions ✨

About Me: She/her in my 30s, ex-professional contemporary dancer now working in tech. I'm super organized and will clean/reorg the RV at least once a day... I like to keep a nice home on the playa :) Former SF resident, now splitting time between Mexico City and a little place on a lake in the midwest.

If anyone's in a similar boat or knows of a welcoming camp that I could join, I'd love to hear from you. Or, if you’re looking to share an RV, hit me up.

Shoot me a DM or reply here if you have suggestions, tips, or if you want to join forces. Thanks and see you on the playa!

Stay dusty! 😎✌️

My wife and I both got in. We both used the same CC on our computers by mistake. Tickets show on our accounts. Should we be worried? They’ll flag the tickets before shipping?

It's back! The one thread to post all issues related to today's main sale and everyone’s progress and efforts to purchase tickets with updates in live fashion. Don’t be the sparkle pony that creates your own separate post.

This is the busiest day of the year in the sub (though 2023's mudfest gave it a run for the money) and this is the best way to avoid a total clusterfuck. People can see what people are saying about how the sale is progressing and you only need to look in one place in the sub. The comments are set for sort by "new" so all new comments will be automatically posted to the top. Need the latest info? Just refresh your webpage to get the latest and perhaps not so greatest.

Nothing posted on Reddit should be considered "official" and you should only accept answers from the official BM X/Twitter account, though I'm not sure if it is still being used or the official BM Facebook account about the Main Sale. When all tickets are really gone (no tickets are available and all purchases are completed), and not a moment before, you will see a "The Main Sale has ended" message. If you don't see that message, keep trying, even if your cart says no tickets are available. It only means no tix AT THAT MOMENT. Tix become available as others fail to complete their orders (wrong credit card, already bought tickets, typos, bank rejects charge, entered info doesn't match whatever it's supposed to match, people go to the bathroom when their place in line suddenly comes up, wifi signal gets lost, etc). [Even the Org acknowledges ticket screwups.] (https://twitter.com/burningman/status/1509251534915219457) No, it does not end within minutes--expect the sale process to take about 2+ hours as all the orders get processed. It happens EVERY YEAR so keep trying and hit refresh.

My best piece of advice before the main sale starts: go to the bathroom. And then go again. The stress and anxiety of waiting to buy tickets will do wonders to your gastrointestinal tract and kidneys. Adrenaline pumps, your heart races, your blood flows, all of which impacts your body. You do not want to be on the potty when your ticket opportunity comes through. If you're bringing your phone or laptop into the potty with you, make sure you have strong cell or wifi coverage in the potty (porcelain, tiles and fine Italian marble are not your friend).

Want more success tips from your fellow Redditors? Go here and here

FYI from an AMA in 2019: “The name on the order needs to match the name on the registered Profile. That said different billing info may be used.”

Didn't receive the Org email with your special code? Log into your Burning Man profile and click through from there.

Good luck everyone and enjoy the race!

PS-Reminder that the sub doesn't allow posts about ticket/vehicle pass sales/requests/gifts/trades/swaps. And, yes, people have been banned for breaking this rule.

PPS-I still predict a relatively quick sellout but who knows.

Now that the 10am PT main ticket sale is finished. How did it go for everyone? Any crashes? Carts get stuck?

I assume the new early time this year will trip some people up come noon.

Hey Burner fam. Hubs and I attended from 2009-2018, but getting married and then the pandemy (and being international) caused us to not be back since.

We are registered for tomorrow’s sale but haven’t bought tickets since they were sold with Ticketfly. So here’s my question;

Is there such thing as needing an account with eventbrite?

I don’t see anything in regards to signing up with them but I want to have my ducks in a row for tomorrow and make sure I give us the best chance at returning to the dust.

Or is it as simple nowadays as clicking the button at noon and praying to Larry Harvey?

Or there abouts.

Orange octopus with blue tentacles

Waiting to be assembled off of the 4th street exit (8) of 80 heading east.

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There is another art piece. Sunflowers that are lit up at night.

Not sure who is doing this.

I took the exit. There is no way to get close without trespassing. L

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Since the BLM just dropped this bombshell exempting geothermal projects from environmental review it seems likely that Ormat will try its hand again at getting Washoe County approval for the Burning Man overlooking wells.

I'm one of the leads of a camp you've likely seen, having recently celebrated our 20th anniversary, and it was only in the past few years that I realized the perfect tool for mapping out the camp is one I'd already been using to run D&D for years.

I mean, they're literally designed with map creation in mind- create a tile of a certain size, give it a label, drag it around on a grid, they're perfect!

I just learned about this method to use pvc and aluminet. Since the wind goes through it more it doesn't have to be as crazy tied down. It was so light weight and easy to put up compared to the metal conduits my camp uses! I've gotten so many cuts and bruises from those metal parts, so I was convinced immediately. I put together a little sketch up model and after playing around made a new type of monkey hut, I'm calling it the "Fifi hut".

https://imgur.com/a/r3jdBWy

Has this been done? Is there a standard design out there I haven't seen yet with pvc and aluminet like this?

Is the cost reasonable? At about $600 for 2-3 tents is this in line with other methods? I saw that the Gorilla Hut costs around $500.

Because this is a fit together system the pvc can be reused into any new design type in the following years. I'm starting with a square but I heard about a camp that made a bunny shaped shade with this method.

In a perfect world a 30' x 30' aluminet would be used but based on availability sewing two 20' x 40' together and having a little extra on each side seems the way to go.

Thoughts? I'm going to see if I can get some friends to go in on this shade and will try to build one soon.

Thinking about an art piece that would have a spot to have incense burned in a censer (so contained inside of it) out on the open playa. I can't decide if that is even allowed, or if it is would require a fire art permit. Has anyone dealt with it before and have a concrete answer?

I was totally tittillated by the furry wumpus looking thing blasting amazing beats with bubbles and fireballs and disco ball eyes every time I walked by. I went up and saw there was an insta, named Kali Kuba or something? I didn't have my phone but I want to connect with the wonderful wizards who created this beaut!

So after last year’s deluge we did our best to dry our camp out but everything was still a little damp when we put it into the container. I’m hoping that the desert heat and lack of humidity cut down on any mold that might be forming. Have any of you been to their container yet? It would suck to get to the Playa and find out that our tents and furniture is unusable…

Is it too late to join a theme camp for the 2024 burn? Do some theme camps have paper work to go through? Free will on the playa?

I thought ticket sale registration started today at noon. I set an alarm. Turns out it ended at noon. I was a minute too late. 🤦

Genuinely curious how themes for each year are chosen. Like what’s the process - do people sit around a table with ideas and then they just choose a theme that sounds cool? Or are themes chosen with relevance to what is happening during that year?