Alternatives to Burning Man

[archerships]

Originally published at craschworks. You can comment here or there.

Due to the ticket fiasco, many people may not be able to go to Burning Man this year. I’ve started a list of conferences/events/festivals that I think might appeal to many Burners.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArM4SmspDEEAdDk4cmhmazU4QWJ6NWtDMlpnNDVRamc

Please feel to expand, edit, or forward the list!

Comments

[drewkitty.livejournal.com]

Stupid question: why can't people go out to the playa, save the $300 ticket price, and roll their own Burning Man?

Of course, you'll have to bring your own porta-potty and rough it without ready access to Black Rock Rangers, emergency medical services, and so on.

"The rest of the playa outside the Burning Man site, over 97,000 acres, will remain open to the public. "

http://renotahoe.about.com/od/burningman/qt/Burning-Man-Closures-On-The-Black-Rock-Desert.htm

Seems like an interesting idea . . . the actual carrying capacity of the playa for visitors is much larger than merely Burning Man, although collectively they would do much more damage even if they were careful, which some of them won't be.