None of my close burner friends are attending this year. Most cite financial reasons.
What's the vibe this year? If you run a camp, have you noticed a drop in interest this year?
Nowhere better to celebrate America’s birthday than the playa. The county sheriff and BLM loved my hat, and we were blessed with the northern lights.
Burn is awesome, but sometimes you need machine guns, no speed limit, and pure freedom to get the full playa experience.
Wanting to explore a bit more sides of burning man this year that I likely would not find on my own. Feel like my first year there was so much mud and rain that the camp experience came second to art but would love to hear from the community about what camps they can’t forget about and can wait to revisit! (Or tell stories about!)
Heyyy Burners
made it out last year but my ticket was a gift, so this is my first time actually navigating the ticket process myself. bit lost lol. also being real money’s tighter this year, i got laid off recently (my role got automated) so i’m trying to be smart about this.
heads up i’m looking for 2 tickets one for me, one for my s/o.
few questions:
Praise be the Cage
Full broadcast available on my kick channel: shaeds. Reddit profile for more info. Over 370 hours of EDM broadcast since NYD 2026.
We are a small but mighty Mutant Vehicle Support Camp and would love to have you join us (unless you're an obnoxious moron, then please don't apply). We are planning on being around 15-20ish campers and have a solid crew that has formed over many years - the ship was originally built in 2013. We are all pretty good at building stuff and making shit happen. We love to collaborate with other camps and this year will be co-living with Legends of the Hidden Playa, and join activities with them.
What we offer
Who we are looking for
More about us:
The Blazing Death Ship was created in 2013 when a bunch of fairly inexperienced burners got struck by inspiration and decided to build their own mutant vehicle. Having absolutely no relevant prior experience, they took welding classes and learned the ropes of metal fabrication and design, resulting in hours (read: an entire summer) spent on metal scrap yards, now defunct makers spaces, and backyards of friends who were told that this wouldn’t take over their entire garden for that long… The rest was learned in the welding school of hard knocks which resulted in burning of some clothes and lacerating some legs with an angle grinder and having to go to an emergency room… But all of these valuable learning experiences led to creating the coolest viking-themed Mutant Vehicle on playa, and the foundation for a mutant vehicle support camp that has been returning every year since.
How to apply:
If the above sounds enticing, please apply using our extremely thorough camp application form (https://forms.gle/Rm755eg2q6tqR9aZ6 ) that may or may not be partially inspired by other camp applications, and we’ll get back to you! Should you have any questions in the meantime, do not hesitate to reach out!
I had never been to the ranch, and jumped in our truck without shoes. Yes, I’m an idiot. And soon as we got there, I realized I probably would need some flip flops.
This guy, I didn’t catch his name, said “you have no shoes? I got you.”
Proceeds to pull out flip flops from his backpack and give them to me. Lifesaver. I told him I’d get them back to him, but we all were scattered, and I couldn’t find you.
Please, if you’re on here, DM me so I can mail them to you. Thanks again!
Fuck your burn.
Hoping for the best best- planning for the worst. What’s the best playa footwear/ boot people found worked for them when the playa turns to soup?
last year I vowed to get myself a hat for this year that had a chin strap because I was loving my mother-in-law's hat that had one, and hating the one I had that didn't. I tried to add one to the one I had but it was too flimsy, and not worth it anyway because the hat was bad.
I've been looking in person and online and it's been surprisingly hard to find one that meets my needs of functioning, not being too hot, and also not giving indiana jones or safari.
would ya reply with where you got your hat/what your hat is?
or even post a picture of your hat just for fun because I know people deck them out and i'd love to see them and get inspired and add some art to the one i end up with.
Pretty sure this is not what art cars are supposed to be for
I remembered to take some pics for you all.
Here’s what I got.
I’m having too much fun doing other shit to get more, so this is the best I can do unless I’m inspired to do more. There are pockets of hard pack, and of course the playa highways are hard packed too.
I’m gonna go out on a limb and say it could be hot and dusty for the Nevada regional this Labor Day.
Dug into this into a comment on another thread, thought it was important to surface:
Only in 2025 did BMP start claiming the use rights of your Personal Attributes for promotion or "whatever".
In the older versions I've seen, the Ticket Terms & Conditions do assign joint copyright to media, but for the expressly stated purpose of allowing the Org to enforce takedowns of unauthorized media.
There is no labeled "Media Release" clause in older versions, this is the closest they have:
>I acknowledge that people are using film, video, and photographic cameras at the Event, and that my image may be captured on film, video, or photographs that may subsequently be displayed or disseminated without my consent or payment of compensation to me, and I release BMP from any liability due to such capturing, display, or dissemination.
Starting in 2025 there is an explicit media release section:
>Media Release and Consent. I acknowledge that people, including BMP and its designees, are using film, video, and photographic cameras, audio recorders, live streaming devices, and other means of capturing media at the Event, and that my name, image, likeness, actions, and statements (“Personal Attributes”) may be captured on film, video, photographs, audio recordings, streams, or other media that may be displayed or disseminated simultaneously or subsequently without my consent or payment of compensation to me, and I release BMP from any liability due to such capturing, display, or dissemination. I grant BMP the right to include my Personal Attributes in any media or context for any purpose, including for purposes of promoting BMP’s nonprofit mission, without further authorization or compensation.
(emphasis added)
If you see BMORG using your face for promotional or other purposes and you know you haven't worn that shirt since 2024, then you should contact doingitwrong@burningman.org
The fact that, instead of Marian dipping into the fireworks budget to pay for them to get to the Burn, Zendo won’t be there. Want to know why they won’t be there? Because it’s gotten so expensive that they can’t afford it.
And hey Marian, on the off chance you read this, resign. You are not the leader BM needs right now.
We need to have a serious conversation about influencers and consent.
I want to start by saying I don't have an issue with people taking my photo. In fact, if you ask first, I'm usually overenthusiastic about it. Phones aren't the problem. Cameras have been on the playa for decades. The technology didn't change. People did.
There are plenty of legitimate reasons to have a phone at Burning Man. Some people use them for blood sugar monitoring or other medical devices. Others use Meshtastic for on playa communication, and plenty of people want to take pictures of their own camp, friends, and the amazing art.
The real problem is people recording others without their consent and posting those videos online for likes and clout. Burning Man has always been about participation, self expression, and, most importantly, consent. That includes respecting people's privacy.
Burning Man is a private event, not a public park. Participants agree to media policies that emphasize getting permission before photographing people and respecting their privacy. Those rules should be enforced much more aggressively. That includes unauthorized drones and people using them to film participants without permission.
Just because nudity is common on the playa doesn't mean people are consenting to have those images posted online. Being comfortable being nude at Burning Man is not the same as agreeing to become someone else's social media content. In some cases, especially with nonconsensual intimate images, posting those photos can also have legal consequences, not just violate Burning Man's rules.
As a community, we need to be much more proactive about calling out and reporting nonconsensual filming and photography. Consent shouldn't stop at physical interactions. It needs apply to cameras, too.
There needs to be a cultural change.
Here is burning man rules for capturing media
Here is NV law against intimate pictures
Possibility of NV's revenge porn law may apply too
Edit: Someone mentioned that consent should be the 11th Principle. Honestly, I've always felt that way.
The more I think about it, the more it makes sense. Consent is already woven into a lot of the existing principles like Civic Responsibility, Participation, Immediacy, Leave No Trace, and Radical Self expression. But with social media and influencer culture changing things so much, I think it's worth calling it out as a core value on its own. We need the 11th principle:Consent
It's pretty serene without the rest of you noisy bastards here.
I’ve been to Burning Man five times and recently became single after a long-term relationship.
I hate dating apps with a passion. I’d much rather meet someone organically—preferably another burner who’s also a bit of a nerd. (Like myself)
For those who’ve actually found their person… how? Theme camps? Volunteering? Regionals? Or did the playa just magically make it happen?
Looking for tips… and maybe a little hope. 😂 i am f btw early thirties
I am sorry but many newbies do not understand that marketing, selling one on or trying to persuade someone to sell their vote to your group is commodification.
I understand some people think that quarks and time-space are political, they are not, not everything political. If you wish to talk politics at the burn you MUST decommodify it and make it generic and artistic.
Thank you
I live in the DC area and there are some concerns about the 850,000+ fireworks that will be set off for July 4. I was wondering how that # compares to how many fireworks are set off at the man burn?
There’s an article that’s been making the rounds here that notes this will be about 354 fireworks per second: https://chadtopaz.com/essays/fireworks-per-second.html