Things you can't live without in the dust....

[Bells]

So it's about 23 degrees outside and I'm dreaming of the playa... Let's play a game...

I'm going to the playa and I'm going to pack _________

eye drops
kleenex
qtips
socks
booze

That's about it right?

[mzfit]

Dunno - i was cold this morning and started looking at playa coats. Started dreaming about making one. I think thats my Christmas present to me this year is a bunch of great faux fur to make a coat!

Beyond that - Tecate and friends are REALLY important!

[Bells]

OOOH playa coat!!! good call!!!

[sonofugly]

music
booze
beer
an open mind

[funkymonkeymech]

goggles
first aid
water
dust mask
condoms
lube
and roman noodles

[savannah]

My packing list from this year was a 5-page Word .doc (okay, page 5 is a To Do List countdown, and page 4 lists only food & beverages) but my favorite things are:


Lip balm
Notebook
Goggles
Riding boots
Stainless martini glass


...what the heck is a roman noodle?

[funkymonkeymech]

ok so i spelled it wrong.... ya know them noodles you ad hot water and it is a meal in a cup.

[Deleted]

3 pair gloves
3 hats-One sturdy wide brim and 2 base ball
3 gallons of alcohol for me
3 gallons of alcohol to give away
3 adjustable wrenches
3 pairs shoes
3 person couch
3 or more bikes to give away
3+1 field phones and telephone line
3 lip balm per day - Give away what you don't use
3 hugs a day minimum
3 extra TP Single ply RV style
3 refuse containers-1burnable 2recycleable 3trash
3 DMV permitted vehicles- SY GC GC2

[whateverwhenever]

An axe 4 killin hobos...........haha. i found u guys! yes its me.

[the jason]

-lots of tecate
-bottle of jameson
-bottle champange
-a little pot to hold it all together
-a fellow stagger to make sure you get home ok

all that and a bunch of camping shit that everyone already knows about....
and 18 tons of rebar...because you CAN'T survive 15 mins.on the playa without rebar!

[Sarge]

Sharpie
Water Bottle
Smile
Green Cowboy Hat
Fuzzy Coat
Dancin' Shoes (aka Combat Boots)
All the fun clothes I wish I could wear every day but but don't cuz even I get a bit self conscious when kids point at me and laugh here in Default

[Ruby]

Be sure to pack plenty of light to see and be seen, and plenty of oxycodone for yourself and other injured burners!
oh yeah DO NOT forget sun 8-)glasses

[sonofugly]

Dec 12, 2008 13:15:17 GMT -7 Ruby said:

and plenty of oxycodone for yourself and other injured burners!

that is the one thing i couldnt find out there and the reason i left a day early

[Ruby]

wish I knew I had a small supply...the cripples are always with pain killers

[Tantrus]

STAGGERS!!!! you can't burn without staggers! and some booze......

[Naked Communist]

Chapstick with sunscreen
Uber-comfortable shoes
Extra contacts
Camera
Bottle opener!!!
Small backpack to tote around said necessities.

[marxaos]

Clif bars
Mixed fancy salted nuts with raisins
Earl Grey
Mustache scissors
Dr. Bronner's
Mouthwash
Black raffia cowboy hat
Bandannas
Magnum swat boots with steel-tipped, safety-orange laces
Banishing ritual
Coyote stories
Subversive plots

[the jason]

i think that some smart burner should find away to make the self destructing, self disposing tampoon... they would make millions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Naked Communist]

Jun 8, 2009 19:01:55 GMT -7 marxaos said:

Earl Grey

I just added that to my list ... THANK YOU!

[Ruby]

Jun 8, 2009 19:02:10 GMT -7 the jason said:

i think that some smart burner should find away to make the self destructing, self disposing tampoon... they would make millions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Isn't that the truth?!?!
We should work on this one