I've had an interesting experience getting through the gate one year. Three years ago, I arrived to Burning Man to pick up my ticket and vehicle pass from the box office. I bought them without any issues. Then had my ticket scanned at the gate only to discover neither ticket and vehicle pass would not scan. They looked at me like I was a criminal trying to trespass. They sent me to D-Lot to settle my issue with them. At D-Lot, I was asked to step out of my car and questioned me about the ticket and where I bought it from. Fortunately, I stayed calm and collected. I've presented my printed email confirmations, credit card receipts, and my ID with my current address that matched my burner profile. They checked everything! Once they confirmed the ticket is legit and legally paid for, the people at D-Lot apologized for the mess up and sent me passed the gate towards the city. What happened was that the cashier whom I bought my ticket from at the box office forgot to activate my ticket before handing it to me. Thats why it would not scan. If you are planning on picking up your ticket from the box office. Make sure to have your documents handy just in case any issues might occur.
Exactly. Burning man isn't burning man anymore. It's just an excuse for rich privileged douchebags to go out in the desert and pretend to be hippies for a week. Now I'm not saying all who go are rich privileged douchebags, but most are.
2022 prices . From burning man site: Sale starts: February 2, 2022 at 12pm (noon) PST Approximately 4,000 tickets available, 1,000 at $2,500 each, and 3,000 at $1,500 plus applicable fees and taxes.
It is worth mentioning that it takes like 10 hours from Reno to the gate (google will tell you it takes 2 hours and 20 minutes but that is not the case during burning man). She talks about it like going to Reno is a simple and quick thing but its very far from that.
The younger generation is absolutely ruining burning man! It’s a shame, my parents have been going for over 10 years and in the past couple of years so many people have stolen from others, ruined peoples art, and not respecting the playa. I understand it’s about having fun but there is certain rules you must follow. People who do these things are ruining it for others, thank you for making this video 😊
Fireworks and pets banned. Good to know. Where I'm from you're fined heavily for not cleaning up after your pet, but it's probably impossible to manage 70 thousand people in the middle of the desert.
Goddamn, burning man seems seriously straight edge. They are going to search you, they have re-education in parking lot D, no glitter, or fireworks, and apparently you are implying no drugs are allowed. I feel like every picture I've ever seen of burning man involved glitter, fireworks, and drugs all at the same time.
There are cops there, and if they see you with your drugs it'll be a bad time. But cops do not search vehicles at the gate. Cops do not have a presence on the gate at all as this is not permitted by contract, but they do have a presence on gate road, so don't light up a doobie or crack open a beer when you're driving on it. Wear your seat belt, go 5mph, and don't be dumb, you'll be fine. Burning man has their own trained volunteer security searching vehicles, they do not search for drugs, nor do they give a fuck about drugs. Fireworks are not permitted for legal reasons, burning man has a fantastic fireworks display during the man burn, and there's so much to do there, you won't miss your fireworks at all. Glitter is an environmental hazard to the Black Rock desert, so it is not permitted, but we aren't searching for glitter. Seriously. We don't have time to fucking search your shit for glitter. BUT if you have a work of art that is covered in glitter and we can see this, we won't let you in with it. You can dispose of it yourself and come back, or we'll get rid of it for you. People wear shit tons of glitter out there, tons. We do what we can to reduce that because of it's negative impact on the natural environment there, but glitter is not a priority. We are primarily looking for stowaways, guns, plants, and shit that causes moop (matter out of place= garbage) like a giant cock sculpture covered in glitter, we would not let that in. There is no "re-education" in D-lot. We put you there if you present any sort of issue that will hold up the progress of ingress. If for whatever reason you need extra searching, larger cargo trucks, rv's with hiding stowaways, art cars with no dmv clearance, you brought a dog, whatever the deal, if you aren't easy to process you go to d-lot. This is done for the safety of all. When traffic backs up to the highway, it can become a public hazard. About 50k people arrive Mon-Tue, ingress must go smoothly and quickly all day and night to be safe. D-lot lets us take our time with anomalies, get you sorted out, you don't get re-educated. But if you get sent there, it is likely because you lack info, didn't know something, or you're fucking up and you're gonna get busted, in any case, by virtue of those circumstances you may 'learn something' you didn't know before. But it is not the intention of burning man to teach you this lesson, nay, we would prefer you show up prepared, know what's allowed, and avoid those things that cause us to deny you entry. What kind of gate experience you have is entirely in your hands, really.
@@leridom I never heard so many US es in a sentence, not eve WE's but US. I think BM proves how even without organized govt assholes will appoint themselves God. Stowaways? Stowaways? God forbid you don't pay for a ticket to experience freedom!
@@koscashcars I mean, I've never paid for a ticket once in 20 years so... Maybe you're doing it wrong. I'm not really sure why you seem so upset with me, I'm just laying out the gate at the burn. I don't make the rules, I don't care if you follow them, I don't care if you go or don't go. If paying is an issue, get a grant, make art, volunteer, there are ways to go for free but you have to try. Sounds to me like something there isn't good enough for you, so you probably should stay home lol
@@leridom Ive had the chance to go for free. I don't like things that pretend to be enlightened yet are more rigid than actual society. I took offence to your attitude as if burning man is you and yours private fiefdom. I am sure you spend all year talking about last year and planning toward next year. It's not that serious.
@@koscashcars I go for free every year, and you're right about how I talk about it all year round and plan for it throughout the year. It's my thing, I make large art, and I'm a legacy volunteer. I'm sure to you this is just, pathetic. But I'm disabled and for me this is what I love to do. I don't get to have much in life, I'm very very poor, I have severe disability issues that impact almost every part of my life so my experience is not going to be like yours too begin with. As for them being "enlightened", I really think that's your perception, I don't hang out with anyone who thinks of themselves that way. There probably are people like that present, no doubt, but I don't hang out with them and don't know them. I hang with the builders and makers, we're too busy to give a shit about enlightenment. We're just regular humans who love to build, and there's something really satisfying about creation, I'll thank you to not shit all over that just because you can't understand it. As for you thinking that its more restrictive than normal society, upon what do you make that assumption? Have you ever even attended, or are you just saying all of that based on nothing? Because I've found that I do things there that I could never do in society. But then,I have 20 years of experience with it, often spending a couple months there, so my milage is going to take me further than the average participant. I'm sorry that you think my attitude is one of the burn belonging to me alone, I never meant to make you feel that way. I do feel very personally connected to that community because I've been involved for 20 years now, some of these folks are family in my life at this point. For me, this is my community and I take it seriously, we hang out all year round. We sit around a fire together, singing, passing a bottle, and being kind for the most part. We're not perfect, we make terrible mistakes, we're just people. I try to grow and change as I learn, I feel that's true of the org as well. I've seen them do it, so I know what they're capable of in both positive and negative ways. If you want enlightenment, I feel that such a thing is a temporary situation, not some thing you attain once and keep forever. Just a moment, an epiphany, a peek behind the veil. I think those moments can be had at burning man, but in no way do I endorse any guarantee of that. I think it's kind of sad that you are so mad, that you regard my knowledge as offensive, that you judge me and in reality you have no idea, none, about who I am, what I've done, the people I've helped, and the beauty and healing I've shared yet you sure do seem to have a big opinion. Gonna be hard to make friends with that instantly mean attitude you have, your immediate jump to the negative, all these things show where your mind is at and that you lack the ability to imagine something better than you did.
I can understand the complaints on how it’s changed and maybe becoming unfortunately gentrified; but honestly it doesn’t sound too bad. I mean, keeping people from dying is a good thing and it probably takes a lot to set that up on state land. Having authorities there isn’t so bad too. I mean, if I can feel like I can safely take a free drink or snow cone not potentially laced with LSD, I’ll be happy LoL
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I bring a travel trailer, and I unlock the door just before Gate so they can inspect it. I have to be extra diligent watching my mirrors to make sure somebody doesn't hop into the trailer and stowaway in the stop and go traffic approaching Gate.
Your Name (BONG BREAKER) DESCRIBES exactly how you feel. You would probably be one of those who think no rules should be a good thing so that you can be free to be an obnoxious idiot. What is in your trailer is your business as long as you don't bring your trailer among a group of thousands and have expolsives, firearms, herion, cocain, bennies, etc., and then feel it is OK to do whatever you wish.
Gotta say--have NEVER liked the idea that your ticket can be invalidated because you had to go to the secondary market after tickets were sold out. Yes, scalpers are bad, but it's a step too far. BMORG got paid, the scalper gets paid, and the people who REALLY wanted to go to Burning Man, so much that they were willing to pay inflated after-market prices get screwed. Not the way to stop scalpers at all. The scalpers make out like bandits. And BMORG suddenly has 'extra' tickets to sell again.
I think you would be missing the point of going to Burning Man in the first place. But if that's your jam, just know that Burning Man have actual Navy Seals as part of the crew working on the security teams. And they love dudes like you.
the tickets should only be one price set and ordered only from one place so if the price is different to the price they should be then something is off
it looks like that , yet the art and structures are still awesome to see. But it looks like too many people just wanting to be part of some slow motion ''im so cool looking'' video now . Can't stand the endless slow motion video of EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING
Now this may come as a bit of a surprise to you, but most people don’t give a fuck about Burning Man. It’s just a big fuck fest with a fire at the end and they nicked that bit from the film, The Wicker Man. So thanks for the advise but 99.99% of us will never go anywhere near Burning Man
The transition from grassroots to "established" is inevitable for any event/organization. Between combating people who don't respect the environment when they show up and have no intention to, rising popularity bringing new people who fail to assimilate into the environment and the cultures present there or even appreciate it, natural changes in demographics of culture and values carried by different generations of attendees resulting from prolonged success, and organizers having to jump through hoops to get permission to use intended spaces without getting shutdown eventually leads to this overall shift.
Exactly, I've seen many festivals go down hill from this. Once too many people start showing up. The bad apples become too obvious and ruin it for every one else. Not that they aren't there before its just harder to notice them in small groups. Its how festivals go from a vibe to "i wonder how much molly i can get for this iphone I ground scored out of that guys car."
It was never supposed to be a Utopia... who told you that? It is called an art festival, a social experiment, and a temporary city. So many haters.. Advice to would be BM attendees... If you know these commenters, leave them HOME, they will try to ruin everyone's experience. I'm speaking from experience.
Well, whats the alternative? There's 79.998 people waiting in that line behind you, if they have to give everyone a firm talk about what they did and why it's wrong, the man would have been burned by the time half of them got in. They gotta be strict because there's a lotta people who try and bend or circumvent the rules in the past. Facilities are designed for the number of attendees, if everybody decides to bring their whole family and their pets, there's not gonna be enough and it will become a mess pretty fast.
I remember when i was 13 and found out about burning man, and it was SO different.. still not old enough and dont have the means to go but probably wont want to anymore from what I’ve heard
With events that draw larger and larger numbers of people, the percentages of idiots, incompetents, losers and worse increases dramatically. It might be helpful to have, if possible, some sort of station/spot on a road way before entry that almost "pre-qualifies" people in. Guarantee there will still be countless people getting to the entrance who will be turned away due to the above personality traits being unable to comply with the rules, and some unfortunate others who may've just not been sharp enough to obtain their ticket through the proper channel. I would absolutely love to go to this, but my lungs don't do sand very well. They need to do something like this in the northeast like Woodstock. In the meantime, I'm grateful for the live feeds.
Sucks about the sand issue! The playa dust isn't sand like you would get on the beach, but it is an issue for some people. I always feel bad that there must be some people that get turned away because they thought they had a ticket but they actually got scammed, it must be such a massive disappointment, especially if they've come from really far away, or if the whole rest of their group have got real tickets.
You know in my homeland Germany there are many leftish alternative festivals with a strong political message - entering the festival grounds and staying there is completely free, and in addition, nazis and people in far-right unions are not allowed on the premises according to the right of assembly. You will not find losers there but system-critical people who are politically interested and have something to say. Most of the time there are also great bands playing and it makes a lot of fun. On the other hand it seems to me that Burning Man is just a festival for rich, privileged partygoers who spend a weekend pretending to be spiritual hippies. "With events that draw larger and larger numbers of people, the percentages of idiots, incompetents, losers and worse increases dramatically." Preach it. We probably mean different kinds of people with this sentence but I agree 100%.
LOL "rif raf"...I sure can feel that edgy Burning Man communal love vibe man. Guessing you're only happy letting in the drug addicted rapists and degenerates that can actually afford it huh? 😂😂😂 Fucking losers
It probably started out with no rules but as it went along they had to make rules as they go because rude idiots joined the party and spoiled it for all the others. No one likes rules, including me, but because some people can not act civily rules become necessary to protect those who do.
Interesting that Burning Man requires a valid form of government ID to get into the event but their are some that feel an ID is not necessary to vote in the US.
If the burning man registration process was as strict as voter registration, there would be no reason to require ID. (Also, pretty sure burning man isn’t a constitutional right)
I suspect 2018 is the end. Too much trouble & abuse of their contract to use that land in the future. The founder has died & their needs to be a new venue altogether in my view.
....four years, in a row.....NO TICKETS. NO ‘PRE-SALE...NO “GENERAL SALE”.....this, with TWO people bidding. What, are regular folk, supposed to do ? 2019 ? I’m going to buy a ticket, off the Internet. I don’t know what else to do. What do you bet, I get burned, at the gate ? All the wealthy, connected, hipsters, get to go. Working class people ? Not so much.
I don't get it. It's a huge event in the middle of the desert. How are they going to stop anyone from just coming out and walking in and around from pretty much any direction?
There are only a few ways to bring a vehicle onto the playa and they are controlled and watched over. While the 3/4s of the Black Rock desert to the north are still accessible to the public, the area around Black Rock City is closed to the public during the event and if the BLM, the stewards of the land, catch you trespassing without evidence of a ticket, you are fined several hundred dollars.
I just want to let you know that I love your channel! I have yet not been to BM but watching all your informative videos has really shed much needed light on all my questions,concerns and well...fears. I am 51,so I'm not really a party animal anymore but as an artist and musician myself,I really yearn to experience this wondrous event! Thank you for your guidance! Also,do you have any footage of you out there or do you keep the camera away? Love to see it if you do! ^..^
Pretty funny reading descriptions of what BM is written by people who have not been. You have a right to your opinion but don't ever believe it's more than an uneducated guess.
the first and second rule of burning man should have been 1. gift society 2. dont tell anyone about burning man its become a joke now i cant believe people still wanna goto this shit its like facebook, i joined that in its first 6 months out and realised what people were doing and deleted my account
LOL, it's not really authoritarian at all. But as with most places where large groups of people plan to get down, there are standards for the community. Without those standards, there would be chaos, folks would more readily get hurt, and the event wouldn't be able to exist. The appeal in going is the vast platform for expression that is possible there. It is the largest display of art in the world. People work together to create some pretty amazing stuff. And this is all set in the vast expanse of the Black Rock desert, which is MIND BLOWINGLY BEAUTIFUL AND MAJESTIC AS FUCK. But that's not everyone's jam.
Xavier Fernando lol you forgot about the sexual assaults that happen on a daily basis and the herpes spread on the communal bike seats...but yeah man youre right! Sure isn't everyone's jam. 😂😂😂
@@bumpstart21 I mean, I'm a granted artist. I've been burning for 20 years, and never once paid for a ticket. I've always earned it through art, or volunteer work. I'm a starving artist, and feel very welcome there. The words you're expressing are words of a person who hasn't even tried to go, and has no idea what it takes to get there. There's always a way when you try.
@@lunachilde2000 Sexual assaults do happen whenever you have people gathered. Please don't act like Burning Man is the only place that could happen, or that the org and law enforcement don't do anything about it, they do. As for herpes on bike seats, I think you're probably a nut bag. Herpes can only be passed through direct skin-to-skin contact with the infected area, but thanks for playing. Sounds to me like you have a severe case of sour grapes, best of luck with your shit attitude and indeed you should not attend, best that you stay home lol.
Congratulations!!! You must be so excited! Vehicle passes are usually a lot easier to get your hands on than actual tickets so you could try checking out eplaya or the ticket thread on the burning man subreddit to see if anyone has one for sale on there. Also you might be able to find a ride share or something on there. Alternatively there the burner express bus which is a great choice as you can get water tickets there so you don't need to drag all your water with you, you just need to bring some containers to hold the water you pick up once you're out there. I've heard people have pretty good luck with hitchhiking (I've never hitchhiked to BM) so that might be an option (I'm not sure how risky it would be though, it'd suck to not get picked up and have no alternative way of getting there)! Good luck finding a vehicle pass/ride!
Burning Man is not a good place for dogs. There are a lot of professional firework shows and loud noises in general. There are a lot of people on bikes. The playa (dried lake bed) where Burning Man takes place is highly alkaline. The soil would dry and crack the pads on dog's feet. It's hot and dusty. A water bowl left uncovered would turn into a murky, highly alkaline mess within minutes. People can wear dust masks and goggles, dogs can't. Some people don't clean up after their dogs. Some people don't do a good job of keeping their dogs on a leash. Guide dogs are allowed under some circumstances, but strict guideline must be followed to ensure the safety and welfare of the animals and participants. Some law enforcement dogs are present as well. But they are to be kept inside an air-conditioned vehicle unless they are in performance of their duties. Even then, they are supposed to be wearing protective footwear.
Why would anyone want to bring their animals there? To a hot hot desert. Music probably blasts all day and night. Fireworks that dogs already hate. If you wanna party you save to leave your dog in a car. Theres unfamiliar and scary voices outside all the time. NO festival allows animals. Its not good for them.
its not illegal to deny someone entry to your private event. the rules clearly state no animals. that means you cant bring your emotional needs animal to burning man like you can your desk job or apartment.
Remember if you are going to Burning Man through Cedarville Calif stop and get some chocolate at the Rabbit Trax. " The Adult Chocolatier " will be there again this year!
You know you are old when something like this sounds like a nightmare, then again techno music to me is just terrible, I guess I am more of a Woodstock fan
Oh Robert, you don't think that they could figure out a way to build a fence around their little party and assure that you pay your admission... ah youth!
Forgive me, but don't airplanes have identifiers on the airplane itself? Burning man has an airport, they can see and are tracking your aircraft. If you dump sky divers onto the event, sure, those people might get away with getting in. More likely the rangers will be radioed to pick them up. Be assured that the person flying the plane will get some heavy fines and possible loss of license to fly. BLM will enforce that. I find it very unlikely that you would find a pilot to do this for you. The entirety of the event is enclosed with a trash fence and patrolled by technology and people 24/7. But it is 7-square-miles of land inside so yeah, plenty of room... if you cross the fence and start wandering around outside the event, you'll get picked up by security or turned around. They won't let you enter or exit outside of gate road, which is regulated.
Okay 46 days til the burn..will you be attending this year? I do not see any new videos so I was just wondering.. this year will be my first burn and i will be working with a sound camp. I am so excited!!. I wanted to say thank you, I survived on your videos last year to begin prepping for this year. And for anyone needing advice these videos are fantastic and completely relevant for any year you go!!
Respectfully, this was really all over the place and not very helpful. So, no fireworks, glitter or bad behavior. I also notice 892 Dislikes as opposed to 2.1K like. Not a good average. I will look elsewhere to find this out.
I've had an interesting experience getting through the gate one year. Three years ago, I arrived to Burning Man to pick up my ticket and vehicle pass from the box office. I bought them without any issues. Then had my ticket scanned at the gate only to discover neither ticket and vehicle pass would not scan. They looked at me like I was a criminal trying to trespass. They sent me to D-Lot to settle my issue with them. At D-Lot, I was asked to step out of my car and questioned me about the ticket and where I bought it from. Fortunately, I stayed calm and collected. I've presented my printed email confirmations, credit card receipts, and my ID with my current address that matched my burner profile. They checked everything! Once they confirmed the ticket is legit and legally paid for, the people at D-Lot apologized for the mess up and sent me passed the gate towards the city.
What happened was that the cashier whom I bought my ticket from at the box office forgot to activate my ticket before handing it to me. Thats why it would not scan. If you are planning on picking up your ticket from the box office. Make sure to have your documents handy just in case any issues might occur.
Burning Man has outlived its purpose when the organizers are working hand in hand with undercover cops.
Sounds like they have made themselves the very thing they were trying to avoid.
NUNNA URBIZNEZ would you believe that the place is swarming with undercover feds and they will bust you for WEED
what hippie has 40 dollars let alone 400?
Aret Han Z. I thought pot was legal in Nevada
Scott Gibson possesion is illegal due to it being federal land- they bought new private land so this might cease to be an issue in future years
@@dominickjvlogs Thanks for the info, take care.
Tickets? Rules? Profits? Sort of defeats the purpose of burning man doesn't it?
yep ;)
Exactly. Burning man isn't burning man anymore. It's just an excuse for rich privileged douchebags to go out in the desert and pretend to be hippies for a week. Now I'm not saying all who go are rich privileged douchebags, but most are.
I was thinking the exact same thing.
Wasn't the original purpose for displaying art in California?
I heard it changed so much over the years
For more than $400 dollars for a ticket, you damn sure better be paying attention to this video
I thought it cost $1200 a ticket
Robert Maybeth those are presale tickets
Your kidding me. Hahaha I never knew.
2022 prices . From burning man site:
Sale starts: February 2, 2022 at 12pm (noon) PST
Approximately 4,000 tickets available, 1,000 at $2,500 each, and 3,000 at $1,500 plus applicable fees and taxes.
It is worth mentioning that it takes like 10 hours from Reno to the gate (google will tell you it takes 2 hours and 20 minutes but that is not the case during burning man). She talks about it like going to Reno is a simple and quick thing but its very far from that.
Wow... that's a long ass drive 👀
She definitely didn't make it sound close.
Like everything else in life, if it's around long enough, it will be regulated.
...but not everything in life built its reputation on not being regulated.
The younger generation is absolutely ruining burning man! It’s a shame, my parents have been going for over 10 years and in the past couple of years so many people have stolen from others, ruined peoples art, and not respecting the playa. I understand it’s about having fun but there is certain rules you must follow. People who do these things are ruining it for others, thank you for making this video 😊
Indi Rose was n
Vern Matsukawa was n?
Too many people always ruin things for everyone else.
Fireworks and pets banned. Good to know. Where I'm from you're fined heavily for not cleaning up after your pet, but it's probably impossible to manage 70 thousand people in the middle of the desert.
The irony right?
Drinking game: take a sip every time her hands enter or leave the frame....
i died
You'd end up in the E.R. being treated for alcohol poisoning 😂
Why tf are my eyes yellow?!
BM has become that which I was hoping to escape from by going to BM.
Goddamn, burning man seems seriously straight edge. They are going to search you, they have re-education in parking lot D, no glitter, or fireworks, and apparently you are implying no drugs are allowed. I feel like every picture I've ever seen of burning man involved glitter, fireworks, and drugs all at the same time.
There are cops there, and if they see you with your drugs it'll be a bad time. But cops do not search vehicles at the gate. Cops do not have a presence on the gate at all as this is not permitted by contract, but they do have a presence on gate road, so don't light up a doobie or crack open a beer when you're driving on it. Wear your seat belt, go 5mph, and don't be dumb, you'll be fine.
Burning man has their own trained volunteer security searching vehicles, they do not search for drugs, nor do they give a fuck about drugs. Fireworks are not permitted for legal reasons, burning man has a fantastic fireworks display during the man burn, and there's so much to do there, you won't miss your fireworks at all. Glitter is an environmental hazard to the Black Rock desert, so it is not permitted, but we aren't searching for glitter. Seriously. We don't have time to fucking search your shit for glitter. BUT if you have a work of art that is covered in glitter and we can see this, we won't let you in with it. You can dispose of it yourself and come back, or we'll get rid of it for you. People wear shit tons of glitter out there, tons. We do what we can to reduce that because of it's negative impact on the natural environment there, but glitter is not a priority. We are primarily looking for stowaways, guns, plants, and shit that causes moop (matter out of place= garbage) like a giant cock sculpture covered in glitter, we would not let that in.
There is no "re-education" in D-lot. We put you there if you present any sort of issue that will hold up the progress of ingress. If for whatever reason you need extra searching, larger cargo trucks, rv's with hiding stowaways, art cars with no dmv clearance, you brought a dog, whatever the deal, if you aren't easy to process you go to d-lot. This is done for the safety of all. When traffic backs up to the highway, it can become a public hazard. About 50k people arrive Mon-Tue, ingress must go smoothly and quickly all day and night to be safe. D-lot lets us take our time with anomalies, get you sorted out, you don't get re-educated. But if you get sent there, it is likely because you lack info, didn't know something, or you're fucking up and you're gonna get busted, in any case, by virtue of those circumstances you may 'learn something' you didn't know before. But it is not the intention of burning man to teach you this lesson, nay, we would prefer you show up prepared, know what's allowed, and avoid those things that cause us to deny you entry. What kind of gate experience you have is entirely in your hands, really.
@@leridom I never heard so many US es in a sentence, not eve WE's but US. I think BM proves how even without organized govt assholes will appoint themselves God. Stowaways? Stowaways? God forbid you don't pay for a ticket to experience freedom!
@@koscashcars I mean, I've never paid for a ticket once in 20 years so... Maybe you're doing it wrong. I'm not really sure why you seem so upset with me, I'm just laying out the gate at the burn. I don't make the rules, I don't care if you follow them, I don't care if you go or don't go. If paying is an issue, get a grant, make art, volunteer, there are ways to go for free but you have to try.
Sounds to me like something there isn't good enough for you, so you probably should stay home lol
@@leridom Ive had the chance to go for free. I don't like things that pretend to be enlightened yet are more rigid than actual society. I took offence to your attitude as if burning man is you and yours private fiefdom. I am sure you spend all year talking about last year and planning toward next year. It's not that serious.
@@koscashcars I go for free every year, and you're right about how I talk about it all year round and plan for it throughout the year. It's my thing, I make large art, and I'm a legacy volunteer. I'm sure to you this is just, pathetic. But I'm disabled and for me this is what I love to do. I don't get to have much in life, I'm very very poor, I have severe disability issues that impact almost every part of my life so my experience is not going to be like yours too begin with.
As for them being "enlightened", I really think that's your perception, I don't hang out with anyone who thinks of themselves that way. There probably are people like that present, no doubt, but I don't hang out with them and don't know them. I hang with the builders and makers, we're too busy to give a shit about enlightenment. We're just regular humans who love to build, and there's something really satisfying about creation, I'll thank you to not shit all over that just because you can't understand it.
As for you thinking that its more restrictive than normal society, upon what do you make that assumption? Have you ever even attended, or are you just saying all of that based on nothing? Because I've found that I do things there that I could never do in society. But then,I have 20 years of experience with it, often spending a couple months there, so my milage is going to take me further than the average participant.
I'm sorry that you think my attitude is one of the burn belonging to me alone, I never meant to make you feel that way. I do feel very personally connected to that community because I've been involved for 20 years now, some of these folks are family in my life at this point. For me, this is my community and I take it seriously, we hang out all year round. We sit around a fire together, singing, passing a bottle, and being kind for the most part. We're not perfect, we make terrible mistakes, we're just people. I try to grow and change as I learn, I feel that's true of the org as well. I've seen them do it, so I know what they're capable of in both positive and negative ways.
If you want enlightenment, I feel that such a thing is a temporary situation, not some thing you attain once and keep forever. Just a moment, an epiphany, a peek behind the veil. I think those moments can be had at burning man, but in no way do I endorse any guarantee of that.
I think it's kind of sad that you are so mad, that you regard my knowledge as offensive, that you judge me and in reality you have no idea, none, about who I am, what I've done, the people I've helped, and the beauty and healing I've shared yet you sure do seem to have a big opinion. Gonna be hard to make friends with that instantly mean attitude you have, your immediate jump to the negative, all these things show where your mind is at and that you lack the ability to imagine something better than you did.
I could never understand the attraction of a bull ring
What attraction ?
Can I dress up like Mad Max with a gang in beat up cars and take over the place by force?? I mean go big or go home.
20 years too late.
I can understand the complaints on how it’s changed and maybe becoming unfortunately gentrified; but honestly it doesn’t sound too bad. I mean, keeping people from dying is a good thing and it probably takes a lot to set that up on state land. Having authorities there isn’t so bad too. I mean, if I can feel like I can safely take a free drink or snow cone not potentially laced with LSD, I’ll be happy LoL
Can't believe it is now an exclusive event when it used to be free to all that stumbled upon it.
Hey Ms Pterodactyl, thank you for the useful Info you provide on your channel. I stumbled over a youtube video of the festival and I now try to learn more about it; and your channel has been a very valuable source of information! Wish you all the best for the future, greetz from Austria
Burning Man just reminds me of "Thunderdome"...Except there seems to be too many rules.
All the diamonds in the world can't hide livestock jewelry.
when it reached the point you could be refused or kicked out, it was all over.
I bring a travel trailer, and I unlock the door just before Gate so they can inspect it. I have to be extra diligent watching my mirrors to make sure somebody doesn't hop into the trailer and stowaway in the stop and go traffic approaching Gate.
just wait until gate asks you to unlock it, it takes more time but takes care of you.
What Is In Your Trailer Is Your Business.
Your Name (BONG BREAKER) DESCRIBES exactly how you feel. You would probably be one of those who think no rules should be a good thing so that you can be free to be an obnoxious idiot. What is in your trailer is your business as long as you don't bring your trailer among a group of thousands and have expolsives, firearms, herion, cocain, bennies, etc., and then feel it is OK to do whatever you wish.
Gotta say--have NEVER liked the idea that your ticket can be invalidated because you had to go to the secondary market after tickets were sold out.
Yes, scalpers are bad, but it's a step too far.
BMORG got paid, the scalper gets paid, and the people who REALLY wanted to go to Burning Man, so much that they were willing to pay inflated after-market prices get screwed.
Not the way to stop scalpers at all. The scalpers make out like bandits. And BMORG suddenly has 'extra' tickets to sell again.
This makes me want to sneak in like I'm some sort of navy seal.
Lets dooo it !! My bro in law does it every year lmao. Hes never once been caught or kicked out.
Yes!!!! Lol
I think you would be missing the point of going to Burning Man in the first place.
But if that's your jam, just know that Burning Man have actual Navy Seals as part of the crew working on the security teams. And they love dudes like you.
does sound like a good idea - can't a person just drive and hike into it from ''the side..'' ???
Brent Borders So easy to sneak in, I know ppl who do it every year.
the tickets should only be one price set and ordered only from one place so if the price is different to the price they should be then something is off
'Scuse me m8, 'ave you got a license for that fun yer 'avin?
Do you have a license for that permit?
I need a license for that license, please!
You mean there is a gate and tickets are you kidding? I thought it was just a big free party in the desert. Oh brother! No thanks!
@Skip Frake neither will you
Only the sun shines for free mate, everything else needs to be bought or brought by yourselves.
Burning Man DIED in the early 2000's. All of my friends that went in the early days don't go anymore. It's the desert EDC frat party now.
it looks like that , yet the art and structures are still awesome to see.
But it looks like too many people just wanting to be part of some slow motion ''im so cool looking'' video now . Can't stand the endless slow motion video of EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING
Maybe your friends just grew up.
He actually just died last year.
I'm sorry it was this year. He suffered a stroke and died at the age of 70 in SF. Around March or April?
He dies every year by being burned alive.
Now this may come as a bit of a surprise to you, but most people don’t give a fuck about Burning Man. It’s just a big fuck fest with a fire at the end and they nicked that bit from the film, The Wicker Man. So thanks for the advise but 99.99% of us will never go anywhere near Burning Man
1 mile from the gate is probably 10,000 dumped dogs.
Warsrogue Makes More Since To Let The Dogs In Huh? Fascists.
Not at all. Burners know better and almost no noobs come without a native guide.
Warsrogue - Actual dog's? Live dog's? People just abandon them in the desert?
Warsrogue is talking out of his ass, Ann.
I just cracked my iMac screen thinking a f'ing fly was on my screen. I'll send you an invoice, Warsrogue.
I think I would go to burning man just for the chance of taking in that awesome "who you are" in person.
What happens to you if you teleport into burning man?
Burning Man has technology to monitor all teleportation into and out of the city.
Burning Man has the technology to teleport all invaders back where they came from with a rainbow unicorn horn up their ass.
I played a drinking game for this video: Take a shot every time she says "ticket". I was fucking plastered by 3:00
The transition from grassroots to "established" is inevitable for any event/organization.
Between combating people who don't respect the environment when they show up and have no intention to, rising popularity bringing new people who fail to assimilate into the environment and the cultures present there or even appreciate it, natural changes in demographics of culture and values carried by different generations of attendees resulting from prolonged success, and organizers having to jump through hoops to get permission to use intended spaces without getting shutdown eventually leads to this overall shift.
Exactly, I've seen many festivals go down hill from this. Once too many people start showing up. The bad apples become too obvious and ruin it for every one else. Not that they aren't there before its just harder to notice them in small groups. Its how festivals go from a vibe to "i wonder how much molly i can get for this iphone I ground scored out of that guys car."
So reality has come to BM ? Utopia is a Myth Comrades....
It was never supposed to be a Utopia... who told you that? It is called an art festival, a social experiment, and a temporary city.
So many haters.. Advice to would be BM attendees... If you know these commenters, leave them HOME, they will try to ruin everyone's experience.
I'm speaking from experience.
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BURNING MAN!
so much peace, love and tolerance...1 stowaway "everyone get out" lol
Well, whats the alternative? There's 79.998 people waiting in that line behind you, if they have to give everyone a firm talk about what they did and why it's wrong, the man would have been burned by the time half of them got in. They gotta be strict because there's a lotta people who try and bend or circumvent the rules in the past. Facilities are designed for the number of attendees, if everybody decides to bring their whole family and their pets, there's not gonna be enough and it will become a mess pretty fast.
"reeducation"??? I think North Korea does that too
I’m happy none of the people in these comments go to burning man.
The only proper way to attend Burning Man is to crash the event.
Maybee burning man should build the Wall
By selling and requiring tickets, they basically did. A virtual wall is the same thing as a physical wall.
If they have oil, we'll need to give them freedom.
Thordur Hognason lmao
A Burning Wall that’s really hard to climb over.
Lols!
I remember when i was 13 and found out about burning man, and it was SO different.. still not old enough and dont have the means to go but probably wont want to anymore from what I’ve heard
Beatriz, Nobody goes there any more, it's too crowded.
@@savage22bolt32 this comment was also a long time ago😂
@@beatrizrangel9145 that quote i used, stole it from Babe Ruth.
Just make your own Burning Man up the road a ways, with pets and fireworks.
With events that draw larger and larger numbers of people, the percentages of idiots, incompetents, losers and worse increases dramatically. It might be helpful to have, if possible, some sort of station/spot on a road way before entry that almost "pre-qualifies" people in. Guarantee there will still be countless people getting to the entrance who will be turned away due to the above personality traits being unable to comply with the rules, and some unfortunate others who may've just not been sharp enough to obtain their ticket through the proper channel.
I would absolutely love to go to this, but my lungs don't do sand very well. They need to do something like this in the northeast like Woodstock. In the meantime, I'm grateful for the live feeds.
Sucks about the sand issue! The playa dust isn't sand like you would get on the beach, but it is an issue for some people.
I always feel bad that there must be some people that get turned away because they thought they had a ticket but they actually got scammed, it must be such a massive disappointment, especially if they've come from really far away, or if the whole rest of their group have got real tickets.
Burning Man is just for winners, right?
You know in my homeland Germany there are many leftish alternative festivals with a strong political message - entering the festival grounds and staying there is completely free, and in addition, nazis and people in far-right unions are not allowed on the premises according to the right of assembly. You will not find losers there but system-critical people who are politically interested and have something to say. Most of the time there are also great bands playing and it makes a lot of fun.
On the other hand it seems to me that Burning Man is just a festival for rich, privileged partygoers who spend a weekend pretending to be spiritual hippies.
"With events that draw larger and larger numbers of people, the percentages of idiots, incompetents, losers and worse increases dramatically." Preach it. We probably mean different kinds of people with this sentence but I agree 100%.
@@xXWorldgamefunXx "leftish alternative festivals"?
Sounds pretty elitist to me.
Sounds like a bunch of losers.
not enough tickets? that doesn't even make sense when it's just desert for hours on end
I'm glad that Burning Man cost what it does. Lets all be honest, it keeps the riff raff out.
I hope you're being ironic
Indeed. Wouldn't want the riff raff at our effigy burning desert festival.
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LOL "rif raf"...I sure can feel that edgy Burning Man communal love vibe man. Guessing you're only happy letting in the drug addicted rapists and degenerates that can actually afford it huh? 😂😂😂 Fucking losers
was goint to go,, but its getting controlled and regulated,,,,,,takes the fun out of it,,,,
Sounds like they make their rules up as they go.
It probably started out with no rules but as it went along they had to make rules as they go because rude idiots joined the party and spoiled it for all the others. No one likes rules, including me, but because some people can not act civily rules become necessary to protect those who do.
@@MrTigerprincess hence why we have rules and laws in society.
Interesting that Burning Man requires a valid form of government ID to get into the event but their are some that feel an ID is not necessary to vote in the US.
If the burning man registration process was as strict as voter registration, there would be no reason to require ID. (Also, pretty sure burning man isn’t a constitutional right)
Why did I see babies in some videos?? They allow people to bring babies??? This is just crazy
where burning man is forcing the value onto others..........all full of CHOICE.........RIGHT.
THERE is a reason scalping works. because the is what people are willing to pay. price fixes , in the end, solve nothing.
Blame what happened in 1996.
I suspect 2018 is the end. Too much trouble & abuse of their contract to use that land in the future. The founder has died & their needs to be a new venue altogether in my view.
Sounds like burning man is no fun and costs a lot of cash.
How to stay clean at The Burning Man now that's an oxymoron
Burning man sucks these days to expensive and just not worth it. It has turned into everything that it used to be against.
What about glow in the dark Frisbees and dressing in Victorian style clothing?
SM Music Plus Awesome.
What about no lights, pitch black, and everyone's nude..?
That would be NYC during a blackout.
I bet if i brought grizzly bears to gate and turned em loose we could all get in
they'd be dead within moments with how many cops and undercovers carrying weapons up in that bitch.
Anyone else here remember when you can bring fireworks, guns, other now band thing to BM?
Good Times!!!
tf u need a gun for in the desert? Shoot the dust storms?
Lots of alcohol / drugs are just a bad combination with firearms...
Did you make a vid about how a fair-skinned Brit kept from sunburning horribly ?
....four years, in a row.....NO TICKETS. NO ‘PRE-SALE...NO “GENERAL SALE”.....this, with TWO people bidding. What, are regular folk, supposed to do ? 2019 ? I’m going to buy a ticket, off the Internet. I don’t know what else to do. What do you bet, I get burned, at the gate ? All the wealthy, connected, hipsters, get to go. Working class people ? Not so much.
I don't get it. It's a huge event in the middle of the desert. How are they going to stop anyone from just coming out and walking in and around from pretty much any direction?
There are only a few ways to bring a vehicle onto the playa and they are controlled and watched over. While the 3/4s of the Black Rock desert to the north are still accessible to the public, the area around Black Rock City is closed to the public during the event and if the BLM, the stewards of the land, catch you trespassing without evidence of a ticket, you are fined several hundred dollars.
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I've been going for 13 years, and I've never heard of anyone successfully sneaking in.
If Burning Man is populated by pretentious Anglos like this one my main concern would be sneaking out!
Doug Lippincott then they did a good job at sneaking in
The rules used to be at Burning Man was there was no rules it was absolute freedom time to create a new one called The Burning Bowman
Glad corporations ruined another fun activity
If people wear disgusting nose rings at Burning Man I never want to go
Summary: have a ticket, don't smuggle people in, behave normally?
I just want to let you know that I love your channel! I have yet not been to BM but watching all your informative videos has really shed much needed light on all my questions,concerns and well...fears. I am 51,so I'm not really a party animal anymore but as an artist and musician myself,I really yearn to experience this wondrous event! Thank you for your guidance! Also,do you have any footage of you out there or do you keep the camera away? Love to see it if you do! ^..^
Did you end up going, i am 47 and wanting to go 🎉
This check is a female version of nails on the chalk board!
The Beach with Leo di Cap or Lord of The flies told it all long time ago.
Pretty funny reading descriptions of what BM is written by people who have not been. You have a right to your opinion but don't ever believe it's more than an uneducated guess.
Imagine how much it would cost if there was a Burning Woman.
Burning Man has been utter shit for the last 15 years.
Well if they bought all the tickets and try too scalp them whats the problem they are paid for .....i dont get it
the first and second rule of burning man should have been
1. gift society
2. dont tell anyone about burning man
its become a joke now i cant believe people still wanna goto this shit
its like facebook, i joined that in its first 6 months out and realised what people were doing and deleted my account
absolutely fucking hilarious that people are mad that you need to pay to go to burning man
If you're bankrolling your friends and family, affluent with lots of recreational drugs to share or sell then you should be A-Okay, my friend!
wait - if I don't have a valid ticket, they won't let me in? *SHOCKED*
Shocked? Why?
When you wear a nose ring you get boogers right? I always think of that when I see nose rings.
I wonder if I could bring my racing drone? That would be entertaining to many.
seems very authoritarian, what's the appeal?
LOL, it's not really authoritarian at all. But as with most places where large groups of people plan to get down, there are standards for the community. Without those standards, there would be chaos, folks would more readily get hurt, and the event wouldn't be able to exist.
The appeal in going is the vast platform for expression that is possible there. It is the largest display of art in the world. People work together to create some pretty amazing stuff. And this is all set in the vast expanse of the Black Rock desert, which is MIND BLOWINGLY BEAUTIFUL AND MAJESTIC AS FUCK. But that's not everyone's jam.
Xavier Fernando lol you forgot about the sexual assaults that happen on a daily basis and the herpes spread on the communal bike seats...but yeah man youre right! Sure isn't everyone's jam. 😂😂😂
@@leridom Man the ticket prices pretty well exclude the entire starving artist population. Sad.
@@bumpstart21 I mean, I'm a granted artist. I've been burning for 20 years, and never once paid for a ticket. I've always earned it through art, or volunteer work. I'm a starving artist, and feel very welcome there. The words you're expressing are words of a person who hasn't even tried to go, and has no idea what it takes to get there. There's always a way when you try.
@@lunachilde2000 Sexual assaults do happen whenever you have people gathered. Please don't act like Burning Man is the only place that could happen, or that the org and law enforcement don't do anything about it, they do. As for herpes on bike seats, I think you're probably a nut bag. Herpes can only be passed through direct skin-to-skin contact with the infected area, but thanks for playing. Sounds to me like you have a severe case of sour grapes, best of luck with your shit attitude and indeed you should not attend, best that you stay home lol.
thank you!. we got tickets through the OMG sale, but missed to buy a vehicle pass. any suggestion on where to get on in a save manner?
Congratulations!!! You must be so excited! Vehicle passes are usually a lot easier to get your hands on than actual tickets so you could try checking out eplaya or the ticket thread on the burning man subreddit to see if anyone has one for sale on there. Also you might be able to find a ride share or something on there. Alternatively there the burner express bus which is a great choice as you can get water tickets there so you don't need to drag all your water with you, you just need to bring some containers to hold the water you pick up once you're out there.
I've heard people have pretty good luck with hitchhiking (I've never hitchhiked to BM) so that might be an option (I'm not sure how risky it would be though, it'd suck to not get picked up and have no alternative way of getting there)!
Good luck finding a vehicle pass/ride!
Since the lung-killing dust is already keeping you away, neo, what do you care?
Apparently "radical self-expression" does not include having your puppy with you. Burning Man hates puppy's!!!!!
Burning man EATS puppies!!!! That's why you can't bring them, damnit!!!
I wonder if they would let service animals in? Technically it's illegal according to the ADA legislation.
Burning Man is not a good place for dogs. There are a lot of professional firework shows and loud noises in general. There are a lot of people on bikes. The playa (dried lake bed) where Burning Man takes place is highly alkaline. The soil would dry and crack the pads on dog's feet. It's hot and dusty. A water bowl left uncovered would turn into a murky, highly alkaline mess within minutes. People can wear dust masks and goggles, dogs can't. Some people don't clean up after their dogs. Some people don't do a good job of keeping their dogs on a leash.
Guide dogs are allowed under some circumstances, but strict guideline must be followed to ensure the safety and welfare of the animals and participants.
Some law enforcement dogs are present as well. But they are to be kept inside an air-conditioned vehicle unless they are in performance of their duties. Even then, they are supposed to be wearing protective footwear.
Why would anyone want to bring their animals there? To a hot hot desert. Music probably blasts all day and night. Fireworks that dogs already hate. If you wanna party you save to leave your dog in a car. Theres unfamiliar and scary voices outside all the time. NO festival allows animals. Its not good for them.
its not illegal to deny someone entry to your private event. the rules clearly state no animals. that means you cant bring your emotional needs animal to burning man like you can your desk job or apartment.
Please don’t belabor the point. The video could have been done in 1/3 the time.
Remember if you are going to Burning Man through Cedarville Calif stop and get some chocolate at the Rabbit Trax. " The Adult Chocolatier " will be there again this year!
Nose jewelry is an understatement with her.....
R.I.P.
It's full of "influencers" now... basically a place for rich people to network
Its not burning man no more. Why pay for free access to the desert for a boom fire.
wow I didn't know you needed a ticket isnt that against the idea of whats its about
A very expensive ticket , in 2022 it’s $1000-$2500.
That's for all of the helpful advise !
You know you are old when something like this sounds like a nightmare, then again techno music to me is just terrible, I guess I am more of a Woodstock fan
I think it got to big for itself, sounds like it's about selling tickets
Blame what happened in 1996. When one person was killed and 3 more where seriously injured when there tent was hit by a truck going at high speeds.
Damn I couldn't look away from her. That face and those blue eyes had me hypnotised and under her spell.
Yeah, amazing eyes
so they search your big ass motorhome top to bottom for small things such as glitter???
Just come in with a parachute.
Don't tell me they have gated off the whole region.
What prevents you from going in from some other direction?
You'd have to cross private property patrolled by cops.
Oh Robert, you don't think that they could figure out a way to build a fence around their little party and assure that you pay your admission... ah youth!
Forgive me, but don't airplanes have identifiers on the airplane itself? Burning man has an airport, they can see and are tracking your aircraft. If you dump sky divers onto the event, sure, those people might get away with getting in. More likely the rangers will be radioed to pick them up. Be assured that the person flying the plane will get some heavy fines and possible loss of license to fly. BLM will enforce that. I find it very unlikely that you would find a pilot to do this for you.
The entirety of the event is enclosed with a trash fence and patrolled by technology and people 24/7. But it is 7-square-miles of land inside so yeah, plenty of room... if you cross the fence and start wandering around outside the event, you'll get picked up by security or turned around. They won't let you enter or exit outside of gate road, which is regulated.
I love all your videos they are very helpful
Not even the totes cool accent helps this video. Was she even born when the original burning man was thrown?
I've been behaving badly all my life. Never been turned away from Burning Man. It's a bunch of bad behaving freaks, just like me.
To be a responsible, productive human being?
Okay 46 days til the burn..will you be attending this year? I do not see any new videos so I was just wondering.. this year will be my first burn and i will be working with a sound camp. I am so excited!!. I wanted to say thank you, I survived on your videos last year to begin prepping for this year. And for anyone needing advice these videos are fantastic and completely relevant for any year you go!!
No glitter?! Fuck that, I'm out.
That nose ring is SUPER AWESOME! The dried snot that it's encrusted with really glistens. You must be ESPECIALLY unique. How do you clean it?
Respectfully, this was really all over the place and not very helpful. So, no fireworks, glitter or bad behavior. I also notice 892 Dislikes as opposed to 2.1K like. Not a good average. I will look elsewhere to find this out.