Major Categories:

Trip / Flight / Driving Stuff:
Burning Man Ticket! (people have forgotten them in the past)
Maps (go to Mapquest.com and print out your driving route - ask the tribe members for advice on best, shortest, most scenic routes)
Auto Insurance info and roadside assistance numbers
Cell Phone (charged batteries and recharger)
5 Gallon Gas Can! - Its a long lonely desert with no gas stations if you run out)
Good Spare Tire / Tools and Jacks (do they all work?)
Snacks for the Road
CB Radio (talking with your "caravan", other truckers is a hoot AND it might save you from getting lost)
Walky Talkies (these are cheap and are great for "car caravans" and desert wandering ) two mile range and $35 dollars a pair at walmart)
Gambling Money (hell, set aside $50 in quarters and stop and make a deposit in Reno)
Confirmed! reservations at: Reno hotel! / car rental / airline ticket

Sleeping Stuff
Tent! or RV or Trailer or Cube Van (u-haul)
Warm Sleeping Bag!
Air Mattress or Cot
Extra Blankets
Pillow
Tarp - that goes under the tent
Lantern (electric or battery operated for inside of tent)
18" rebar stakes! (with tops "U'd" over for safety)
fluorescent surveyors tape/ribbon (to mark tent ropes for nite time safety)
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Camp Stuff
Tiki Torches (one of them personalized)
Tiki Torch Fuel (six quart bottles)
Carpeting (as much and as big as you can scrounge for the camp)
Shade Structure (aprox 10x10 for the front of your tent / rv)
Lawn Chair/s (bean bags, hammocks, couches, recliners)

Eating and Drinking Stuff
(ALWAYS try and use things that can be burned in our burn barrels)
Water! - Bring "at least" a gallon per person in your camp, for each day you will be there
Paper Plates (they burn)
Paper Cups (they burn)
Paper Drink Cartons (they burn too)
Eating Utensils (everyone brings their own. wash them and take them home)
Lunch Foods! (everyone feeds themselves for lunch - NO food is sold at burning man)
PotLuck Foods! - As specified for the Tribe Dinner Meals
Appetizer Foods - As specified for the Tribe Appetizer nite
Alcohol - Everyone should supply a BYOB to the main bar supply (check with Jeannie on what she needs)
ICE! - Bring as much as you can store (dry ice will keep your regular ice frozen for days. Ice at Burning Man is about $2.50 a bag)

Toilet Stuff - Shower Stuff
Toilet paper! (bring one roll for every day you'll be there (share)
Flip flops (for late nite bathroom trips)
Flashlight ! (")
Sun Shower Bag ! (the portable solar camping type)
3 gallons of water for each shower you want to take ! (don't be stinky)
Toiletries Bag ! - toothbrush / toothpaste / shaving stuff / Soap / Shampoo / fu-fu (biodegradable when possible)
Towels (one for each day your there)

Costume Stuff
(No feather boas or things that will break off like big loose sequins - we have to pick up all those teeny little things)
Hats (the more the better)
Tribal Wear - headdresses, Moccasins, Leather, War Paint,
Masks
"Cool Skirts" (especially for you guys)
Plenty of funky shoes (get dirty muddy fast)
make-up (body paints, glitter gels
Coats
Gloves (elbow length?)
Glow Ropes (glow anything)
Blinky Flashers (battery operated to wear at night)
Stilts (make-em or buy em)

Art and Music Stuff
drums! (the more the better. Any thing percussion / bells / chimes
Musical Instruments. guitars, flutes, baby grand....
give-away / barter trinkets
Tribal Art - Sculptures, Totems, Flags, Banners,

Survival Stuff
Hat!
Sunglasses!
Sunscreen!
Extra Water! !

Tribe Project Stuff
(these items do not include annual theme project items that people will supply)
5 Gallons of gas (per person)
Carpeting (for central shade)
Extension Cords and Power Strips
White Christmas Lights
Tiki Torches (and Fuel)
Cook Stove
Lawn Chairs

Personal and Misc. Necessities
Camera and tons of film (zip bags to protect them from dust and rain)

Clean-Up Stuff
sifting screen
rake
big "hefty" garbage bags! (bring at least 10)

Ok - there it is.... I got it started - now you wont have an excuse when you pull up to the greeters station and realize your BM ticket is on top of your dresser. (don't laugh, it's happened)

luv ya like the yearn to burn

jim
clueless leader since 1997