It got WAY WORSE - Burning Man 2023 Rain Update PT 2

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  • čas přidán 15. 06. 2024
  • 70,000 people stuck at Burnign Man so Jerry and I decided to take a second quick flight up to Black Rock to check on how Burning Man was holding up after all the newest recent rain storms and see how the exodus was going.
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  • @TimeBucks
    @TimeBucks Před 9 měsíci +1007

    Excellent footage and updates

  • @sapperveteran245
    @sapperveteran245 Před 9 měsíci +1066

    It's almost like a dry lake bed is a bad place to be after a rainstorm. Interesting...

    • @somedumbozzie1539
      @somedumbozzie1539 Před 9 měsíci +20

      They are luck they are not in the land of OZ the water would be a meter deep by now.

    • @FaqueGoogle-wo6ip
      @FaqueGoogle-wo6ip Před 9 měsíci

      holy shit people are stupid.

    • @WillOfFiree
      @WillOfFiree Před 9 měsíci +13

      Dinosaurs used to roam there

    • @rjay7019
      @rjay7019 Před 9 měsíci +20

      And didn't it rain last week too? After Hillary? My son lives in Reno and he said they were getting rain. It's almost like they forgot to check the weather😮
      Mud sucks on a lake bed 😅😅😅

    • @AnthonyMartinez
      @AnthonyMartinez Před 9 měsíci +14

      Not even just a dry lake bed. The desert in general. Water: gives life, but will take it just the same.

  • @seguefischlin
    @seguefischlin Před 9 měsíci +45

    This is GOOD. THIS IS ALWAYS A RISK there. Black Rock Desert has a very special surface with a unique chemistry. The veterans are staying put and partying their ass off IN PLACE. It always dries out eventually. Nature is teaching a whole lot of people some important life lessons. I've been there for some really extreme weather. I love that desert more than you can ever understand.

    • @LauraS1
      @LauraS1 Před 9 měsíci +4

      Amen. Do what BLM or BMOrg suggests/requests and you're sitting pretty. Take in your neighbors if you have an RV. Read the Survival Guide BEFORE you make your preparations. It'll save you a world of hurt later. Back in 2015 when it was horrid during the days and literally freezing at night, I was sitting pretty because I brought not just warm weather clothing and such but winter gear complete with parka, gloves, wool hat, and cocoa. Be Prepared. LOL

    • @annettedea2639
      @annettedea2639 Před 9 měsíci

      Omg I'm so glad other people remember my first burn! 2015!
      It froze! Skinniest year of my life bc I had nothing but cure clothes haha!

    • @annettedea2639
      @annettedea2639 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Oh and very funny how everyone who was patient and listening to the radio ended up fine this year

    • @MrPypro
      @MrPypro Před 9 měsíci +3

      It'd be cool if you loved that desert enough to leave it be.

    • @user-si7qi4xtriad
      @user-si7qi4xtriad Před 9 měsíci

      Someone should call in the air strike and rid the desert of these cretins.

  • @SOLAscriptura-
    @SOLAscriptura- Před 9 měsíci +1040

    Matt’s Off-Road recovery is in for a big payday. Prior proper planning…

    • @LarsLarsen77
      @LarsLarsen77 Před 9 měsíci +21

      Nah they can all get out themselves. Once it's dry you can tow them out with a 2WD car.

    • @herbertfawcett7213
      @herbertfawcett7213 Před 9 měsíci +67

      @@LarsLarsen77 If they are already stuck, they can be glued into the playa.

    • @neverettebrakensiek8771
      @neverettebrakensiek8771 Před 9 měsíci +10

      @@LarsLarsen77 1st jack hammer the concrete style mud .

    • @vtwheeler
      @vtwheeler Před 9 měsíci +51

      Matt never bothers to fill up his gas tanks, and never brings extra.

    • @collinmc90
      @collinmc90 Před 9 měsíci +4

      lmao

  • @MurrayPeeps
    @MurrayPeeps Před 9 měsíci +1595

    It’s unfortunate there’s not some sort of way to check impending weather and like plan ahead before attending an event in a remote location.

    • @papierbak
      @papierbak Před 9 měsíci +19

      Normally they put down driving plates.

    • @5.56Media
      @5.56Media Před 9 měsíci +51

      LOLOLOLOL

    • @autobootpiloot
      @autobootpiloot Před 9 měsíci +215

      Since when do hippies plan anything?

    • @mycosys
      @mycosys Před 9 měsíci +226

      Its unfortunate its not some sort of event with a core principle of preparedness and radical self reliance (and leaving no trace) - oh wait........ ooops. Guess those principles didnt actually mean much

    • @MurrayPeeps
      @MurrayPeeps Před 9 měsíci +21

      @@mycosysPreach!

  • @davidturner4987
    @davidturner4987 Před 9 měsíci +100

    The words, Self Inflicted Wound, keeps coming to mind. They talk about taking everything out that you bring in in order to preserve the playa, I'm wondering how much damage they have done in just these few days by driving all over it while it's wet. It's amazing the things we can rationalize and justify in our own minds in the name of a good time. They were getting rain right before the damn thing started.

    • @ricktyman4709
      @ricktyman4709 Před 9 měsíci +20

      It's all rich kids going to Burning Man - the cost to go has increased since the creation. It's now Coachella for Rich Hipsters.
      It started as a bohemian free expression of art, music and life, but now it's just some instagram content for CZcamsrs and rich kids bored with daddy's money.

    • @josh__mclendon
      @josh__mclendon Před 9 měsíci +9

      @@ricktyman4709 Meh not sure how true this is... given the amount of resentment vibes you got going on there there. lol. But i do know that even rich kids trying to have fun don't deserve to starve to death in a soggy desert.

    • @DrMackSplackem
      @DrMackSplackem Před 9 měsíci +7

      @@josh__mclendon 'Deserve' is an interesting word choice, but to that mindset I would just say that Darwin works in mysterious ways.

    • @JackRafael
      @JackRafael Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@DrMackSplackem typical atheist

    • @corail53
      @corail53 Před 9 měsíci +2

      Burning man hasn't been burning man for a long time. It's just the worst people these days who think they are cool for going.

  • @robmarino314
    @robmarino314 Před 9 měsíci +4

    Adventures begins when things dont go according to plans. You adapt, improvise, and overcome!

  • @blancolirio
    @blancolirio Před 9 měsíci +198

    Thanks for posting Trent!

    • @mycosys
      @mycosys Před 9 měsíci +4

      Whats going Juan? (sorry)

    • @juanaboynkin1196
      @juanaboynkin1196 Před 9 měsíci +5

      When will you be doing a flyover, Juan?

    • @johndoe-el5ic
      @johndoe-el5ic Před 9 měsíci +1

      thanks for blowing up my speakers Arnold Palmer........

    • @blancolirio
      @blancolirio Před 9 měsíci +4

      @@juanaboynkin1196 Trent's got it covered!!

  • @Pneuma462.
    @Pneuma462. Před 9 měsíci +518

    A 10 mile walk to get home is NOT that bad lol

    • @zzygyy
      @zzygyy Před 9 měsíci +31

      Exactly. It's good cardio

    • @amoliski
      @amoliski Před 9 měsíci +209

      10 miles on solid ground is absolutely doable. 10 miles in mud where you have to fight for every step suuuuuuuucks.

    • @agustinenzoa4447
      @agustinenzoa4447 Před 9 měsíci +1

      it is for these crystal generation woke pu zzies!

    • @Pneuma462.
      @Pneuma462. Před 9 měsíci +30

      @@amoliski true..guess it just depends on how bad you wanna leave

    • @natmarelnam4871
      @natmarelnam4871 Před 9 měsíci

      If you're in good shape, yeah. Vegans, old people, general hippies, those that live almost exclusively on MDMA because it's burning man.... NO, it's pretty bad.
      And God forbid there be flu and coof floating around.... Everyone in my household is sick RN, half with flu, half with Coof. There are factors and you are underestimating the desert.

  • @debrahitz7344
    @debrahitz7344 Před 9 měsíci +5

    Trent, thanks for posting this amazing video!! As a student of Mother Nature, it's so nice to hear other people obsess about the weather. You really give some solid info, not like the news clip sound bites.
    A fan from up in the wild woods of Canada, D❤

  • @DoctorDugong21
    @DoctorDugong21 Před 9 měsíci +23

    I was there and got to Reno a couple hours ago. It was bad, yes, but not as bad as it looked from the air and not nearly as bad as the news stories made it sound. I think the general public doesn't realize most burners are over-prepared to the point we have extra supplies to help the few that don't. No one in my camp was sleeping in a puddle, and none of us have RVs. The anxiety of being stuck was much worse than the actual conditions. But cool to see the view from the air, thanks!

  • @edchester1773
    @edchester1773 Před 9 měsíci +237

    We knew this video was coming, people on the ground were saying, (while looking up) "it looks like Trent Palmer is flying over us"! LOL

    • @charlottebowes7666
      @charlottebowes7666 Před 9 měsíci +2

      Are you still there?

    • @edchester1773
      @edchester1773 Před 9 měsíci +2

      @@charlottebowes7666.............. No, I was never there, I saw a video!

    • @charlottebowes7666
      @charlottebowes7666 Před 9 měsíci

      @@edchester1773 Your statement implies you were there. So which account did you take this from as it’s not accredited or quoted? I need to see it please, would you provide a link?
      Have you seen anyone from inside post anything in the last 10 hours? It’s midday in Nevada and I haven’t seen anyone posting new content or proof of life?

    • @SBmasta441
      @SBmasta441 Před 9 měsíci +26

      @@charlottebowes7666 I think you're taking his comment a LITTLE too seriously...

    • @charlottebowes7666
      @charlottebowes7666 Před 9 měsíci

      @@SBmasta441 Mate jog on, I ain’t got time for you 😎

  • @coyw19420
    @coyw19420 Před 9 měsíci +12

    All the sudden being self sufficient isn’t so fun any more and ready to head on back to that dreadful “default world”! 🤣

  • @consolessuck984
    @consolessuck984 Před 9 měsíci +2

    haven't seen you're channel in probably two years, Glad to see everythings coming together how you wanted!

  • @dorekrug
    @dorekrug Před 9 měsíci +1

    Thanks for flying and showing us this. Hope everything works out there for the people.

  • @edspencer7121
    @edspencer7121 Před 9 měsíci +157

    We were wet. We were tired. We were muddy. We were hungry. And out of gas. The legacy of burning man 2023.

    • @ashdobbs
      @ashdobbs Před 9 měsíci +8

      and.... I had to shit in my shoe because shoes are worthless anyway

    • @3ducs
      @3ducs Před 9 měsíci +11

      Sounds a bit like Woodstock. Which I went to.

    • @2genders-tk2ue
      @2genders-tk2ue Před 9 měsíci +22

      We were morons.

    • @tomg6706
      @tomg6706 Před 9 měsíci +17

      And we paid big bucks to do it. Priceless.

    • @donlayman5962
      @donlayman5962 Před 9 měsíci +7

      What to do if idiots have the road blocked to protest ,when on the way out

  • @dennissalisbury496
    @dennissalisbury496 Před 9 měsíci +188

    Always know when it's time to quit and come back another day; anyone who has been to the Mojave knows that a half inch of rain creates a biblical flood. Great video.

    • @jazzcatt
      @jazzcatt Před 9 měsíci +2

      Yup. I used to live in Barstow. A couple times the Mojave river was RAGING when it is usually dry.

  • @bellastone-le9eb
    @bellastone-le9eb Před 9 měsíci +2

    Wow. I pray they can get out soon. I'm sure a lot of people are starting to feel afraid. Scary for sure. 🙏🏼🤍

  • @claycook5773
    @claycook5773 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Trent, thanks for the Recce flight. I was down there, looking up. Wish I'd known you were flying by. Very good coverage of the issue. The ONLY problem was travel, but some people freaked out anyway. It wasn't cold. It wasn't dangerous. We weren't being stalked by wolves. Even if you ran out of food or water, your neighbor had extra. It was just a desert camping trip that decided to get rainy. That is NOT an existential crisis. The guidance from BMIR, Burning Man Information Radio, was crystal clear: DO NOT TRAVEL. Nobody was going to chase you if you chose to try an escape against advice, but as your video shows, the advice was right and a significant portion of the people who ignored the message ended up stuck. It was my fifth Burn and it was fine. A bit less flash and glitter than other years, but more neighbor to neighbor time and a sense of pulling together. Contractor Strength garbage bags make fine mud shoes.
    Last year it was hot and windy and dusty. Someone wished for a Burn without Dust. We got it. Read the Survival Guide and think about the 10 Principles, prospective Burners. Maybe dump the Sparkle Pony costume, and bring a bit more food and water and a sturdy shelter. See you next year.

    • @SK-uz4rs
      @SK-uz4rs Před 9 měsíci

      We stayed put and got to spend so much more time getting to know our fellow campers (we were a camp of 70+ people located on esplanade) than in previous years. We got to see the burn with a couple of night's delay in a more intimate setting than I ever expected to experience. Was also my fifth, though I have been burning for more than 15 years, mostly attending regionals every year, as the trek west is a long one for us.
      All in all, a trying experience more than usual, but not at all anything dangerous, as long as you weren't stupid and stayed put. We left Wednesday on a no-wait dry gate road....so dry, in fact, that they were running water trucks down it to keep the dust down, ironically enough.
      I am personally laughing at all the armchair quarterbacks commenting on something they have zero experience with...though this IS the internet.
      Thank you for helping dispel the mountain of misinfo that is pouring out of the media. People who were there the whole time need to set the record straight. Thanks for doing your part in this.

  • @pitt42075
    @pitt42075 Před 9 měsíci

    Congrats on the views! I've followed for years. Blown away by number of views. Major props!

  • @jimsiggy
    @jimsiggy Před 9 měsíci +6

    "Not that people here do drugs." LOL, that's funny.

  • @28th_St_Air
    @28th_St_Air Před 9 měsíci +11

    @2:51 “The Donner party was all jokes in the beginning” 😂

  • @thezirons
    @thezirons Před 9 měsíci

    Noticed the nice paved apron in front of the hangar, looking good! Thanks for the video, that was crazy seeing the mud and water flying from some of those vehicles trying to make it out.

  • @vegasconfessionspodcast8202
    @vegasconfessionspodcast8202 Před 9 měsíci

    Thank you for showing us and great video this was awesome & Subbed!

  • @LouT1501
    @LouT1501 Před 9 měsíci +107

    I saw the news reports of this over the weekend and thought of your fly-over some days ago. Good reporting, Trent!

  • @geofftimm2291
    @geofftimm2291 Před 9 měsíci +75

    Truly it is written; An adventure is something you realize you have had, when you return to the place you swore never to leave again while you were having it!

  • @itchybhole
    @itchybhole Před 9 měsíci +8

    So rad watching you land at your own strip. Congrats my dude.

  • @charlesowens9784
    @charlesowens9784 Před 9 měsíci

    Thanks very much for your time making the video watching from Reno NV

  • @dozer1642
    @dozer1642 Před 9 měsíci +36

    I did some research and it turns out a giant dry lake bed is susceptible to water intrusion. Who knew.

  • @websurfer5772
    @websurfer5772 Před 9 měsíci +57

    People are having a blast! Life finally got adventurous for them. 😃

    • @lis7742
      @lis7742 Před 9 měsíci +6

      This will be a story to tell, for sure! People are doing fine, I also bet they actually enjoyed this experience, feeling alive.

    • @websurfer5772
      @websurfer5772 Před 9 měsíci

      ​@@lis7742 You are correct! Watch Wonderhussy Adventures --- she went and... well, you'll see if you watch her. 🌦

    • @sevenfeathers5884
      @sevenfeathers5884 Před 9 měsíci

      😆 🤣 😂

    • @khabibs.shoootrufc2297
      @khabibs.shoootrufc2297 Před 9 měsíci

      @@lis7742 and they get screen coverage!!

  • @alandoak5146
    @alandoak5146 Před 9 měsíci +1

    I was there, I was volunteering on event staff, this was my seventh burn. There were a lot of examples of people pulling together, having their shit together, supporting each other, while keeping it a party.
    It was potentially serious though, any medical dispatch had to happen on foot, don't get yourself hurt in that environment.
    We were advising people trying to leave: We won't stop you, you're not being detained, we're urging everyone to shelter in place, you will be getting further from help if you leave the city, and you will be the last to get towed out if you get stuck.

  • @lrparrish227
    @lrparrish227 Před 9 měsíci

    Great coverage thanks so much for sharing.

  • @dirkhoekstra727
    @dirkhoekstra727 Před 9 měsíci +31

    CZcamsr and paramotor pilot, Judson Graham is in Black Rock. He reported in his video that he saw your plane flying over. He also reported that things are nor as bad a media reported it and people aren't panicking yet.

    • @mycosys
      @mycosys Před 9 měsíci

      So much moop and he doesnt even care

    • @R4TeT
      @R4TeT Před 9 měsíci +3

      That "yet" killed me haha

  • @crashkg
    @crashkg Před 9 měsíci +84

    We were shooting in the Salt Flats near state line and it started to rain. Within minutes you could not move. It happens fast.

    • @Weathernerd27
      @Weathernerd27 Před 9 měsíci +5

      The more remarkable thing to me is the tropical storm was forecast a few days in advance and alot of people still went. I'm sure some people think it can't rain very much in the desert but it can rain hard it just takes an unusual weather pattern. The tropical storm had much more moisture than the typical storm and it came from the south which means it didn't have to go over the Sierra and there was no rainshadowing.

    • @mabelbradley6604
      @mabelbradley6604 Před 9 měsíci

      Did u get any pictures? They say if it does rain the mirror effect is in place.

    • @crashkg
      @crashkg Před 9 měsíci

      @@mabelbradley6604 luckily it didn’t rain for very long so we were able to escape. But we did not see any mirror lakes on the flats.

    • @konrad1916
      @konrad1916 Před 9 měsíci +2

      But God has helped me to this very day; so I stand here and testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen- that the Messiah would suffer and, as the first to rise from the dead, would bring the message of light to his own people and to the Gentiles.
      Acts 26:22-23

    • @joemadre9550
      @joemadre9550 Před 9 měsíci

      It's almost like there's this thing called weather forecasting and they thought they were just too cool to get trapped. Most of these people are from silicon valley, remember.

  • @islesofshoals3551
    @islesofshoals3551 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Thank you!! I want to see how well they cleaned up two weeks from now

  • @philoleson1780
    @philoleson1780 Před 9 měsíci

    Thanks for the reasonable observations of the situation.. people with expectations get surprised when things don't work out..

  • @kahoki
    @kahoki Před 9 měsíci +34

    Thanks for the overflight of the playa and the lucid and knowledgeable commentary on the environment of the Black Rock Desert, as there is far too much speculation and conspiracy regarding what is going on down there online.

  • @ongoingawakening4257
    @ongoingawakening4257 Před 9 měsíci +5

    I don’t have one of those TV things, but I’m guessing the news isn’t talking about Maui anymore… All attention on the Playa, with still hundreds of missing children in Lahaina.

  • @smkjumpr
    @smkjumpr Před 9 měsíci

    I use to live in Rancho Haven, my first year there I got stuck on my own property, that Clay muck will get you every time. And that's why I carry tire chains year round. And don't drive on my ranch when it's wet. Great video

  • @robertmcmurry5489
    @robertmcmurry5489 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Nice, thanks for another perspective on our situation, can see my camp in your(clip from 5:32~5:37) interesting to see it from overhead after having lived the on the ground. we were good to go another week but the feeling of not being able to leave was definitely messing with people.

    • @amerboss99
      @amerboss99 Před měsícem

      can you tell more about the experience, i am very interested in hearing and knowing more about being there and what it feels like what it looks like and every aspect!

  • @jt-rex6972
    @jt-rex6972 Před 9 měsíci +36

    They are recommending people stay put until at least Tuesday for it to dry out a little, but they are not preventing anybody from leaving. Even on their website, they say nobody is being prevented from leaving and they are free to go as they wish.

    • @LarsLarsen77
      @LarsLarsen77 Před 9 měsíci

      BMIR is lying to people and saying you will be ticketed if you move a vehicle.

    • @chrispbacon6810
      @chrispbacon6810 Před 9 měsíci +1

      People are leaving in mass as we speak there is a live stream

    • @piyushan_abeynayake
      @piyushan_abeynayake Před 9 měsíci +3

      It's not an internment camp or some such. People should be free to leave as they choose I would imagine ?

    • @revjaybird2
      @revjaybird2 Před 9 měsíci

      @@piyushan_abeynayake Not only are they getting stuck and preventing others from leaving, but they are leaving huge ruts, which when dry, will prevent others from being able to leave.
      As well, all of those tire ruts, etc are completely destroying the eco-system of the dry lake bed. Every single person that decided to leave during a stay in place order should be fined many, many thousands of dollars for damage to the eco-system. They are all eco-terrorists.
      .... and remember folks, all these people are useless eaters. 70,000 of them have been gone from civilization for over a week and nobody noticed they were gone.

    • @johnlee7085
      @johnlee7085 Před 9 měsíci +2

      There’s a difference between nobody is being prevented from leaving and nobody is preventing anyone from leaving.
      Plenty of people being prevented from leaving - it’s just from the mud.

  • @jessecain1646
    @jessecain1646 Před 9 měsíci +29

    That was pretty awesome . You offered a different perspective on what was going on. I'm glad some people are able to get out

  • @sarahjoseph6616
    @sarahjoseph6616 Před 9 měsíci

    Dope! Thanks for sharing.

  • @pkilznah5353
    @pkilznah5353 Před 9 měsíci

    Just found your channel. Love it!! 🔥🔥🛫🛫

  • @TEPO--
    @TEPO-- Před 9 měsíci +13

    You're both so awesome and appreciated. I've always had a love for birds eye views, but your Playa perspectives and commentary have been very enjoyable and oh so insightful.
    Thank you.
    Also you both have me questioning "concepts" of socks😅🤣🧦😉

  • @android584
    @android584 Před 9 měsíci +22

    I have had two camping trips turn out like this. Weather reports indicate a sprinkling of rain but the reality is a deluge. Sadly the best you can do is wait for the clay mud to dry out enough to not get bogged on the way out. I hope everyone there has enough fresh water.

  • @barkeyes8592
    @barkeyes8592 Před 9 měsíci

    My 2nd time watching. You are awesome flying that little thing. It looks like you bought it at a big boy toy store.😅 I love it. Snapped it together and primed the motor.

  • @pamelamullins9272
    @pamelamullins9272 Před 9 měsíci

    Enjoyed your videos...the eye in the sky!

  • @jessealvarado6939
    @jessealvarado6939 Před 9 měsíci +76

    Plan for the worst and hope for the best dont go out of town without triple of what may be needed I was taught correctly by my grandfather 👊😁🙏🇺🇸😎

    • @alandeon
      @alandeon Před 9 měsíci +1

      I think that's the point. Most people had enough food and water anyway, because they didn't plan on leave until Tuesday. So nobody's running out of food. They're Feet are just a bit soggy this week.

    • @Jolis_Parsec
      @Jolis_Parsec Před 9 měsíci +1

      @alandeon Bruh, do you even know about Trench Foot? 😂

    • @lizlarsen1653
      @lizlarsen1653 Před 9 měsíci +6

      I was once asked at Customs why I was traveling with so much food. I replied that I have a 13-yr-old with me. She smiled at my daughter and said, you’ve got a great mom!

    • @jessealvarado6939
      @jessealvarado6939 Před 9 měsíci +2

      @@lizlarsen1653 smart smart woman and yes a great mom to be prepared I agree👊🙏😁

    • @alandeon
      @alandeon Před 9 měsíci +2

      @@Jolis_Parsec Yes, Trench foot happened in the trenches of WW1 and the jungles of Vietnam after LONG TERM exposure to mud and water and low hygiene which is NOT the case here. Good try though...

  • @tahoeguyz71
    @tahoeguyz71 Před 9 měsíci +45

    Looks like you put asphalt down, looks great!!

  • @jamiesuejeffery
    @jamiesuejeffery Před 9 měsíci

    I live in Reno, the gateway to the Playa. I had 1/2 an inch of rain yesterday. Last I heard from the Reno Gazette, is that there are 54,000 people out in the desert. Usually on the way home there is a bunch of DUI's issued. This year, a bunch of tow bills will be issued. And yes, this is Tuesday, September 5, and almost everyone is still stuck out there. That dry lakebed is not a dry lakebed.

  • @sleddy01
    @sleddy01 Před měsícem

    We blasted through in our RV on Sunday. So much fun

  • @jdre1976
    @jdre1976 Před 9 měsíci +193

    This is starting to line up for a perfect juxtaposition between the impending government response to Burning Man versus the current government response to Maui. Sit back and pop that popcorn!

    • @SwimFlySwim
      @SwimFlySwim Před 9 měsíci +35

      That was certainly my first thought. THIS is not a disaster that the feds should be responding to. THIS is people en masse recreating while failing to plan to take care of themselves. This is NOT people going about their daily lives in shelter that SHOULD have protected them, in communities with services and things that SHOULD go as planned, but hit by true disasters (not the natural flooding of a floodplain in a desert...SMH).

    • @EXROBOWIDOW
      @EXROBOWIDOW Před 9 měsíci +26

      I hope the government response is to permanently yank the permits for this event. The tribal rangers' response to the "activists" blocking the road was a good start.

    • @bryana1041
      @bryana1041 Před 9 měsíci +25

      The difference is the world would be a better place if the rain never stopped at burning man.

    • @RCGshakenbake
      @RCGshakenbake Před 9 měsíci +11

      ​@@bryana1041or the district of Columbia.

    • @NormanFinkelstein9863
      @NormanFinkelstein9863 Před 9 měsíci

      Or the entitled chattering class who consume an empty joy at the misfortune of others.
      (difficult to see who is muddier - squirming around in their own self satisfied S***.)

  • @edfederoff2679
    @edfederoff2679 Před 9 měsíci +42

    So glad I passed on going this year! Next up for potential ruin with this inclement weather - the last run of the Reno Air Races - hoping and praying for flying weather for that.

    • @RoySATX
      @RoySATX Před 9 měsíci +9

      The Playa will never be the same after this, leave no trace my arse.

    • @mycosys
      @mycosys Před 9 měsíci

      @@RoySATX So MOOPy, heartbreaking

  • @stevengamsby8376
    @stevengamsby8376 Před 9 měsíci

    Every year during the burning man we’re at double hots that’s where we Dovehunt because of the rain we didn’t go this year. We went to the ranch instead on the county road and it was a mess. Enjoy your videos. Thank you.

  • @tamatirogerson6421
    @tamatirogerson6421 Před 9 měsíci

    Even your sound ques are so good... really good quality videos

  • @markplatt1784
    @markplatt1784 Před 9 měsíci +146

    This mess will continue far beyond everyone getting out. Think of all the abandoned human created junk left behind, what a mess!!

    • @Deriv801
      @Deriv801 Před 9 měsíci +32

      It will be preserved in the mud for civilizations far in the future to discover and wonder, what the hell went wrong with this era of civilization.

    • @audimaster5000
      @audimaster5000 Před 9 měsíci +35

      Read up about that event and you’ll maybe be surprised to find the lengths they go to ensure they leave nothing behind. Seriously it’s wildly the opposite of what you think

    • @sladelefty
      @sladelefty Před 9 měsíci +24

      Burners are some of the most conscientious people so you shouldn’t complain about something that hasn’t happened.

    • @markplatt1784
      @markplatt1784 Před 9 měsíci +11

      @@sladelefty remains to be seen I guess, stay tuned.

    • @sladelefty
      @sladelefty Před 9 měsíci +9

      @@audimaster5000Thank you for setting these bigots straight.

  • @colleenlevy825
    @colleenlevy825 Před 9 měsíci +8

    Great job Trent!! Thank you for the informative update!!!

  • @JebaJohn-fe7qp
    @JebaJohn-fe7qp Před 9 měsíci

    Amaizing ! I like this video the location was very nice 👍

  • @markmazzella5222
    @markmazzella5222 Před 9 měsíci +1

    That was cool to see, a coworker was there and still haven’t heard from him a week later, I hope he made it out

  • @devildogkilo
    @devildogkilo Před 9 měsíci +29

    Wow… Safe Flying. The weather has been crazy.

    • @charlesmartin1121
      @charlesmartin1121 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Crazy...but seen on a wider scale all this rain has got to be a benefit. Especially in a part of the country which is normally so dry, and long term is getting drier.

  • @hawkman302
    @hawkman302 Před 9 měsíci +32

    It’s like they don’t have the ability to plan and assess situations for risk vs reward. Love this quote. Poor planning on your part doesn’t necessarily constitute and emergency on my part.

    • @pinkjeepin7777
      @pinkjeepin7777 Před 9 měsíci +3

      That's what I was thinking - don't these people check the weather before they go on a road trip????

    • @roginutah
      @roginutah Před 9 měsíci +1

      Just what would create an emergency on your part?

    • @Masaki-1334
      @Masaki-1334 Před 9 měsíci

      ​@@roginutahsomething that effect th3 whole world.

    • @roginutah
      @roginutah Před 9 měsíci

      @@Masaki-1334 That sounds more like something that affects you. Just sayin'.

    • @Masaki-1334
      @Masaki-1334 Před 9 měsíci

      @@roginutah yes, that's what I said.

  • @jeandubois8810
    @jeandubois8810 Před 9 měsíci

    Thanks for sharing

  • @SynthToshi
    @SynthToshi Před 9 měsíci +2

    People are having a fantastic time! Life has become truly adventurous for them. Burning man 2023 was unforgettable say the least.

    • @canlib
      @canlib Před 9 měsíci +1

      Making memories, and will do it again next year with an eye on the weather forecast and preparations.

    • @SynthToshi
      @SynthToshi Před 9 měsíci

      @@canlib for real

  • @dwhonan
    @dwhonan Před 9 měsíci +7

    Thanks for the update on what's happening out there. Also, the asphalt looks good!

  • @chasbader
    @chasbader Před 9 měsíci +7

    This was a very information dense production and so timely. Thank you for putting in the effort. New Subscriber, liked it!

  • @sweetsha-wi6gq
    @sweetsha-wi6gq Před 9 měsíci

    Thank you great footage

  • @leadgindairy3709
    @leadgindairy3709 Před 9 měsíci

    "They'll let you go if you make it to the road." Try and stop me! 😂 😂

  • @ICanDoItMyself
    @ICanDoItMyself Před 9 měsíci +163

    We’re still waiting for the airport to open so we can take off from Reno and evacuate passengers. Originally, we were flying people to Oakland. Now they’re just focused on evacuating people as fast as they can. Reno to Black Rock and back. We’re each able to make 4 round trips in the Caravan. That’s about 8 hours of flying. We’re prepped and ready to take off as soon as BXA ops gives us the ok.

    • @ICanDoItMyself
      @ICanDoItMyself Před 9 měsíci

      czcams.com/users/shortsFKPt0gFwmOg?si=9upJXzv3Naic3fud

    • @ICanDoItMyself
      @ICanDoItMyself Před 9 měsíci +8

      @criticalevent8191 when it's not mud, yes.

    • @williamboyle8918
      @williamboyle8918 Před 9 měsíci

      ​@@HunnySanchezI do douchelord

    • @agustinenzoa4447
      @agustinenzoa4447 Před 9 měsíci +1

      let them wait. They're not missed nor needed. Let them play with the mud like pigs child adults they are.

    • @vonzipper24
      @vonzipper24 Před 9 měsíci +3

      How much are you charging for that flight?

  • @JohnDoe-gq3tm
    @JohnDoe-gq3tm Před 9 měsíci +9

    Excellent footage and updates but please keep yourselves safe!

  • @vilenblinkov3914
    @vilenblinkov3914 Před 9 měsíci

    We were leaving when you shoot this video and saw you flying! Cool video, thank you!

  • @CaliforniaFieryFoods
    @CaliforniaFieryFoods Před 9 měsíci

    He said not that people do drugs here. 😂😂😂 Nice save bro. 😆 🤣 😂

  • @janofb
    @janofb Před 9 měsíci +19

    I love the old dude having his young girlfriend carry the luggage.

    • @amoliski
      @amoliski Před 9 měsíci +3

      Looks like an older woman to me.

    • @ronaldoago-go5907
      @ronaldoago-go5907 Před 9 měsíci +2

      She is the porter. Wait til it's time to stop for tea.

  • @guscarlson7021
    @guscarlson7021 Před 9 měsíci +29

    Anybody with a hovercraft would be like Superman.

    • @immikeurnot
      @immikeurnot Před 9 měsíci +6

      Or anybody who can walk about a mile. That's how close the paved road is.
      Calling them "stranded" is a joke.

    • @raytoews9872
      @raytoews9872 Před 9 měsíci

      Nope. Hovercraft doesn't work in mud. The skirt touches and you are stuck. Helicopter or shanks pony only.

    • @guscarlson7021
      @guscarlson7021 Před 9 měsíci

      Not so Ray. Depends on where and how you stop it and what kind of unit you're operating. Hovercraft are perfect for swamps and mud bogs.@@raytoews9872

  • @billcallahan9303
    @billcallahan9303 Před 9 měsíci

    Great in-flight audio especially with ATC. Crystal clear! That has an autopilot? Old Beech 18 Freight dog here. Never had autopilot.

  • @TakingOff
    @TakingOff Před 9 měsíci

    What a great report. Thanks Trent.

  • @greggd2027
    @greggd2027 Před 9 měsíci +6

    Great vid! I just watched the Burning Man livestream, and it looks like things are starting to dry out. There are vehicles driving around on the playa, and apparently they're going to "burn the man" tonight. I wouldn't be surprised if you guys are up flying right now!

  • @alw9329
    @alw9329 Před 9 měsíci +8

    Thanks Trent. We have friends stuck at BRC with their C208 Caravan waiting for the airport to reopen. Let's hope for sunny skies.

  • @seansiegler
    @seansiegler Před 9 měsíci

    Thanks for the update!

  • @jeffausbun
    @jeffausbun Před 9 měsíci

    Nice to meet cha! great video..

  • @roboodonnell3224
    @roboodonnell3224 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Cool thanks for the update. You folks are appreciated

  • @NevadaSmith2
    @NevadaSmith2 Před 9 měsíci +8

    I had friends who got out yesterday (Sunday) with 2WD vehicles, and the traffic was actually faster than usual. 3 hours from camp to Gerlach.

  • @gavanwhatever8196
    @gavanwhatever8196 Před 9 měsíci

    That was a surprise! Expected to see some random video about Burning Man and the first thing I see is Trent Palmer!

  • @hyperslow556gungamer
    @hyperslow556gungamer Před 9 měsíci

    A friend of mine about 18 years ago became a bit of a burner. He helped some people build some really cool pirate ships. Gave his tech knowledge to one of the bigger light shows and helped design a 3rd generation of someone's bass bin. I remember asking him, "what are you going to do it it rains out on that silt for more than five hours?" His eyes got real big with what looked like concern and told me he would show me in a few days. A few days later he showed me tire devices he made with slotted and grooved 2 x 2 wood about 10-12 inches long, connected to a rope net that goes around the tire. Secures tightly with a come-a-long wench. Genius! Though, he had an issue that caused him to stop going before this 'rain event'. About six years ago he got married and had a child. Third is on the way.

  • @krissfemmpaws1029
    @krissfemmpaws1029 Před 9 měsíci +30

    Having done a number of outdoor events with remote access you learn to plan for the worst case scenario, the reason it's a flip of the coin if things will go as planned or to hell.
    As is said "plan for the worst and hope for the best". It looks like didn't plan past the weekend.

    • @EXROBOWIDOW
      @EXROBOWIDOW Před 9 měsíci +1

      And have a good event insurance policy. One that allows you to cancel for rain up till the day of. IF such an insurance company exists that would be willing to insure under those terms.
      Back east people routinely include "in case of rain" alternate plans on their invitations. I forget what they call them. Not usually needed in Nevada, California, etc.

  • @gradybetts
    @gradybetts Před 9 měsíci +3

    Great video, thank you for all the super cool flying content!

  • @user-is8hz5ln5w
    @user-is8hz5ln5w Před 9 měsíci

    Thx for the info!

  • @dage8949
    @dage8949 Před 9 měsíci

    80 westbound - reno to bay area, was wide open last nite, no traffic at all. some rv's, vehicles caked with playa mud

  • @jessicathomas73
    @jessicathomas73 Před 9 měsíci +5

    I got stuck out at a rained in and flooded festival in a field that became an island in Australia years ago back in 2008. It was rough but we managed to have fun at times. There were about 1000 of us. Nothing on this scale though. We had food and water flown in. We were all out in just over a week. Only one person was permitted to leave via helicopter for medical reasons.

  • @mtiffee
    @mtiffee Před 9 měsíci +34

    we hiked out yesterday down gate road and ended up getting a ride to Fernley in an RV. Then hitched a ride to Reno. It was a complete mess in the city, much better on the playa. The gate road was actually pretty good until you got towards the blacktop and had to cross two rivers. The trick to walking in that mud is socks on feet, bag over socks, shoes over bag, then socks over shoes. You can walk through almost anything for hours and stay dry and don't get the buildup on your shoes.

    • @mycosys
      @mycosys Před 9 měsíci +8

      How much MOOP did you leave?

    • @mtiffee
      @mtiffee Před 9 měsíci +6

      @@mycosys we didn’t leave anything that isn’t going to be driven out by camp mates.

    • @mycosys
      @mycosys Před 9 měsíci +8

      @@mtiffee from the org site moop page
      4) Dunes
      Why do dunes matter? We share this land with others who use it, and it’s important that we keep it safe for vehicle passage by keeping the playa flat (The Black Rock Desert is known to be one of the flattest stretches of land on Earth). Dunes are formed when windblown dust bounces off stationary objects and reforms on the ground, attracting more and more dust to the pile and exponentially creating a bigger dune. A mere pencil can create a dune. Once they start, there is nothing to stop them, except us. Caught at an early stage, dunes can be stopped by simply raking them down with a landscape rake. Be sure to MOOP the area afterward.
      .......
      Rakes
      or better yet, landscape rakes! Dust storms happen, dunes build up very quickly and you could find yourself on your hands and knees using your bare hands sifting for things that might well turn into MOOP. Use a rake, and pull the MOOP out. Landscape rakes are wider, can catch more MOOP, and can comb through more area. You can use the back end of the rake to cut down the size of the dune and pull it flat.
      Push Brooms
      That dune that you’re standing on that used to be the site of your camp… yeah, that can’t be there. The dune will just get bigger and bigger as it attracts more dust and catches MOOP. When the winter rains come, that dune will just solidify into a big dune as hard as the playa surface itself which will suck for anyone using the playa, including us. Do your best and knock it down with a pushbroom. Or have a few on hand and watch how easy it is to restore the flattest real estate in the Black Rock Desert.

    • @majorrev8690
      @majorrev8690 Před 9 měsíci +2

      @@mycosys Is this an ancient native people's practice, or something folks recently started doing? And for what reason?

    • @storytimedavidcollins2897
      @storytimedavidcollins2897 Před 9 měsíci

      Thanks good to know
      Just an FYI snow chains work great in Mudd to.

  • @tamatirogerson6421
    @tamatirogerson6421 Před 9 měsíci

    Great content really like your style as a whole 😸👌

  • @frankmoralesiii6908
    @frankmoralesiii6908 Před 9 měsíci +1

    I never even knew or even heard of the event calked burning-man until today. Crazy humans.

  • @ShredderTainment
    @ShredderTainment Před 9 měsíci +3

    I hiked out Sunday morning at 7am between storms. Dang! So glad I brought my rain boots like I do every year!!!!

    • @ShredderTainment
      @ShredderTainment Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@pickleforknwiggles634 wish I could have! Needed to get back for dog and child care. My partner is there livin it up!

    • @ShredderTainment
      @ShredderTainment Před 9 měsíci

      @@pickleforknwiggles634 so glad you are there to keep the epicness alive!!!! Burn on!!!!

  • @tonypedigo4969
    @tonypedigo4969 Před 9 měsíci +3

    All those tarot cards and nobody saw this coming

  • @OCMOOMOMO
    @OCMOOMOMO Před 9 měsíci

    It’s all blown out of proportion. It was good times and will be back next year!

  • @europaeuropa3673
    @europaeuropa3673 Před 9 měsíci +5

    We have a burning fish festival on Sept 16 up here in Lorain, Ohio on Lake Erie and I promise you won't get stuck.

  • @clintwestwood1895
    @clintwestwood1895 Před 9 měsíci +4

    Epic video bro, this footage is unprecedented.

  • @thekohinoor5952
    @thekohinoor5952 Před 9 měsíci +1

    It's almost like daily video , very good sound and picture

  • @brian.walker
    @brian.walker Před 9 měsíci

    That was your plane flying over out there. Nice!
    It surprisingly wasn't as bad as many led on. It was just some mud

  • @christopherwhull
    @christopherwhull Před 9 měsíci +5

    The self proclaimed best and brightest done in by a rainshower. Perhaps the historical marker end of the 2020-2023 era, where what it said on your phone controlled your life.

    • @alandeon
      @alandeon Před 9 měsíci +2

      The party continued. the fire will burn tonight and people will leave happy. Nothing was "done in". People just got wet and muddy. just like many other festivals I've been to