i dont know how it works cause im a virgin too, but i will camp with you if you need. :) i wish you luck on your journey, perhaps i will see you out there!!!

Rhino covers most of what is needed to know but I will add that on the main website is usually the link to the theme camps of the previous year. The theme camps of this year will typically be listed 2 months before the burn, you can go through the old and new and look for large camps with email addresses. Feel free to write them to ask if they will continue this year and you are able to join them, or wait until this year's camps are registered and ask to join.


I would say that if you want to go do not deny yourself because people you know are not interested. We have taken people who had no one to go with and they had a great time and i know others who have done the same with people local to them.

Welcome Julie, jonathan, Fanci … I wanted to go to BM for years. Read all I could find but didn't know anyone. Finally at age 50 I just decided I was going. No excuses. Alone if necessary. I ended up camping "alone" with Hushville. Rather than so much as a theme camp, its really more a village of people doing their own things, just without generators and sound systems. At least for me it was the perfect place for a virgin. A lot of new friends, and family. I was much more self-reliant than being part of a camp, but never felt like I was on my own. For me it was a good fit. You can "meet" folks here on Tribe and maybe find a camp you click with. Also seek out Burners in your hometown and find folks you'd like to camp with that way.

As far as volunteering, I did ice sales at Arctica my first year. Hey, what better place to be during the heat of the day than in the shade with tons of ice? Also gave me a chance to meet hundreds of burners briefly, and a dozen crew mates for several hours. Other than showing up on time, there's no preparation required.

Julie, from my experiences, your starting off on the right foot by putting it out u want to help. My biggest recommendation is get involved with the local Burn Community and avail yourself to them( this has taught me sooo much and helped me meet a lot of kool people most especially Gigi. you would be surprised what happens when it comes down to burn time what people need and ask for and boom your in. As far as Sleeping arrangements, unless you can go with someone you trust my recommendation is Sleep "stag" ( not sure what the feminine term is for going alone as a female,lol) i wont say that BM is fraught with complete stupidity and wrong doing but im sure you know how a group of humans can get especially when they are having just a little too much fun to handle ;). That said, from my observations, people are usually pretty kool about helping us virgins out even if they might pull a few "newbie" jokes on us to make us "one of them" but its all in good fun.
Finally, and likely the most important bits,read eat and live the official BM Survivor guide from the website if you can find a veteran Burner from your area, preferably a woman as only woman know what a woman needs so to speak and learn as much as you can ( kind of like finding a mentor and or teacher) Last but not least take care of your self and have Fun!
In Kilted Freedom, James