the Event | the Project | the Community | Search | 1997 Retrospective | Email

Survival

Last Update: August 5, 1997

Survival

• Required Reading

• Community

• Events

• Performances

• Music

• Art Installations

• Theme Camps

• Village Directory

• How to Get There

• About the New Site

• Burning Man and the Environment

• Hot Spots of Reno

Part of the challenge of Burning Man is confronting your own survival. The harsh desert elements bombard you and demand you carry water at all times. Survival within the group context takes on new meaning at Burning Man. We come together as a community, and we are work towards the survival of our community as it provides a unique opportunity for individual self-expression found in very few other places. We ask that you not only come prepared to take care of your own person, but to address the concerns of the community at large and your role as we create something that is bigger than any one of us alone. The Survival Guide is an essential part of the registration packet and we require all participants to read it and be prepared to the Burning Man experience. It is available online now.

If you'd like information about the geographic conditions of the new site, we have a brief article, About the New Site, by a member of our crew that visited the property over the Memorial Day weekend as we began the first stage of creating a permanent environment which will help facilitate future events. There has been concern about the effect our event will have on the surrounding eco-structure, and Larry Harvey responds to some issues in: Burning Man and the Environment. Part of the adventure of reaching Burning Man is the road trip. We encourage you to share a ride or find a ride with the Ride Bulletin Board. And if your road trip brings you through Reno we have compiled a nifty list of tips for eats, gas, ice and accommodations in The Biggest Little City in the World, with our Hot Spots of Reno.

A list of Hints from Heloise for Hualapai (aka: Hints from Hualaoise), and a still to be finished book list for mental preparation are soon to come. You will also find a list of cool catalogs maintained by GoMonk and a list of Flea Markets and Swap Meets which are a useful source for various odd objects and camping paraphernalia.