This is a copy of a logistics letter that i sent out to everyone currently (as of Aug 12 morning) on our list

K

Contact Camp letter

Hi all… this is Karl from Contact Camp

Less than 2 weeks before some of us arrive on playa… yahoo!

So this year, we have been aiming to return to a smaller camp, and it looks like we will be doing that with about 60 people. We have money in from about 55 people and another few dozen still deciding.

We also will have MORE infrastructure, meaning a really together and easy to live in space for us!

Please read through this e-mail for some important details about camp…

Look forward to seeing you out on the playa!

Subjects of this e-mail

Who is coming?
Load-in group
Set-up group & weekend arrival
The bus
Ride shares
Needs of camp
Big tents … first come first served
Extra bikes
Food order
Head Cooks

*** WHO IS COMING?***
So two lists here, as of August 12 in the morning

List one... the folks who are registered for Contact Camp
List two ... people who have contacted me so far about registering but haven't given a clear answer, yet

I expect that We will cap camp around 60.

LIST ONE... registered folk
First Last Email City State Country
First Last City State Country
Alissa Weisman San Francisco CA USA
amber wood BC Canada
Amity Mead aka Flame Gypsy or SHAMANA San Francisco CA us
Brad Stoller Charlottesville VA USA
Bunny McIntryre Ann Arbor MI US
Carrie Staller Berkeley CA USA
chet rebman Boulder CO
Cory Reddish San Francisco CA US
Damian Leuthold Boulder CO USA
Dan Zemmelman Berkeley CA US
dana ingersoll San Francisco CA US
Darrell Duane Washington DC USA
darren Miller Honolulu HI US
David Early Berkeley CA US
Denzil Meyers San Francisco CA US
Diana Strong Oakland CA USA
elizabeth Malaska Berkeley CA US
Elske Seidel Hamburg Germany
Eric Vigo Berlin Germany
Espirito Santo Mauricio Vancouver BC Canada
Grace Hung San Francisco CA US
Jamie Cole San Francisco CA US
Jamus Wood UK
Jason Frost Truxton NY US
Jen Hyde NC US
Jessica Russo Eugene OR US
Jocasta Crofts UK
John Barret Plainfeild MA US
Jonathan Blow Oakland CA US
Karl Frost Nevada City CA US
kim harmon San Francisco CA USA
Kirra Swenerton San Francisco CA US
Lark (Christina) Faulkner Charlottesville VA USA
Laura Maguire San Francisco CA US
lindsay sworski Boulder CO USA
Liz Berkeley CA US
Lucinda Otto San Francisco CA USA
Marcos vescovi San Francisco CA US
Matt Faw LA CA USA
Melanie Lindenthal Berlin germany
Neil Pinnock UK
Nolita Matuschka Cedar Ridge CA US
Pamela Moyer Washington DC US
Paul Anthony Edwards San Diego CA USA
Rana Stewart Fairfax CA US
Reed Heyser Boulder CO US
Shakti Pearce CHarlottesville VA US
Shulian Chen Nevada City CA Taiwan
Sophia Stoller Charlottesville VA USA
Stephanie Young SF CA US
Stu Phillips Portland OR US
Todd Stuart Berkeley CA US
Jeanne Lauren Fairfax CA US
Kincade Reed Arcata CA US


List Two ... people thinking about it still that i know of...
First Last City State Country
Aileen Maples AZ US
Andrei Hakhovich San Francisco CA US
Andrej Hostynek Oakland CA US
Andrew Berkeley CA US
Anna-Lisa Adelberg Santa Cruz CA US
Brick Thornton San Francisco CA US
Christine Camley BC Canada
Collin Leach Miami Florida US
Jai San Francisco CA US
Jamie Fairfax CA US
Jenny Epstein Boulder CO USA
Jonathan Green Berkeley CA US
maryam karimabdi San Francisco CA US
Mathew Fairfax CA US
Nita Little Santa Cruz CA US
Olle Oland Berlin Germany
renee Rocheleau Arcata CA US
Sierra Helvey San Francisco CA US
Steven Henderson Marin CA US
Todd Jones Berkeley CA US


I keep hearing of people who are planning on contact camp who have not contacted us offically yet or registered. If you know of any, do have them get in touch with us ASAP.

This of course does not include people who will be in community with us but camping elsewhere, it also does not include the sister camps that will be near us. We have planned a little neighborhood with

HumYum (groovy camp of contact friendly folk from Arcata)
Heebeegeebee healers (they give free massages and offer classes in yoga, tai chi, meditation, etc)
Gamelan X (they do the gamelan procesions and lead ketcak every day at 2pm)
Astral Headwash (free hairwash and scalp massage)
Rhythm Wave (Sweat YOur Prayers every day, twice a day).

Also perhaps joining us are
Xtracycle group (from Nevada County doing Green demo projects)
Quantum Martial Arts (They may be doing martial arts classes via Contact camp every day... yes, I bumped into Rachel and last minute, she is coming to the playa again)

***LOAD IN***

So far I have on the list for load in crew…
FOR SURE: Brad Stoller, Jason Frost, Jessica Russo, John Barret, Jonathan Blow, Karl Frost, Lark (Christina) Faulkner, Laura Maguire, lindsay sworski, Nolita Matuschka, Shulian Chen, Sophia Stoller

MAYBE: Darrell Duane, Diana Strong, Eric Vigo, Melanie Lindenthal, Reed Heyser

For load in, I will drive the bus from the bay area on Thursday morning or mid day (the 23rd. we plan to work mostly starting Friday morning and then leave Grass Valley on Friday early evening, picking up a few people in Reno airport.

If you are getting yourself there separately from the bus to load in, check out directions on the burningcontact tribe… don’t try Mapquest… they send you to directions that don’t exist.

***RIDING THE BUS TO THE PLAYA***
I would ask that people put in some sort of donation for the bus transport… $10 -$25? Bus goes…
SF – Grass Valley on Thursday, August 23rd
Grass Valley to Black Rock City on Friday, August 24th
Black Rock to Grass Valley on Monday, September 3rd
Grass Valley to Sierraville Hotsprings Tuesday September 4th
Sierraville Hotsprings to Bay Area Wednesday or Thursday September 5th or 6th

Heading out from SF on the bus, I have Jason, Espirito, Laura, Melanie, Eric
Heading out from Grass Valley, we pick up Shulian, Jessica
We pick up Amber and Jocasta in Reno.
If you would also like to be on the bus but aren’t on the list, let me know. We might still have space, but it will be awfully packed as is… perhaps fun, but not a conventional bus ride.

***WEEKEND ARRIVAL AND SET UP***

We have space for 38 people to come for weekend arrival and set up. The way it works is that you will not be allowed in before Sunday at midnight unless you have a special pass. I have 38 of them to hand out. these allow you to get in before Sunday at midnight, but not before Friday at midnight.

You still need to have a burning man ticket,either in hand or at will call.

I will e-mail the pass to you as a pdf file. you will need to print it out and have it in hand at the gate. each pass can only be used once (they scan the number in). If you make a copy of the pass and try to give it to a friend, then only one of you will get in and the other will have to camp outside the gate until Sunday at midnight.

If I don't send you a pass and you are wanting to be there for st-up, get in touch with me asap. If You are not going to be there for set up because of a change in plans, please let me know so i can send your pass to someone else. they are very precious.

Just so you know weekend arrival is really amazing... you do a bunch of work, but A) you get to see the city rise up out of the dust, B) you get to hang out with all the really interesting, activated people who come for set up, and C) you are rested and arrived when the week begins, so you can be fully present for the week.

so far have 29 on the crew...

amber wood, Amity Mead aka Flame Gypsy or SHAMANA, Brad Stoller, Bunny McIntryre, Damian Leuthold, Darrell Duane, Denzil Meyers, Diana Strong, Eric Vigo, Espirito Santo Mauricio, Jason Frost, Jessica Russo, Jocasta Crofts, John Barret, Jonathan Blow, Karl Frost, Lark (Christina) Faulkner, Laura Maguire, lindsay sworski, Lucinda Otto, Melanie Lindenthal, Pamela Moyer, Paul Anthony Edwards, Reed Heyser, Shakti Pearce, Shulian Chen, Sophia Stoller, Kay Ceredwin Bachman, Kincaide Reed
***RIDE SHARES***
go to the Burningcontact tribe on tribe.net for rideshares, if you have a ride to offer to share gas costs and help someone get there or if you need a ride.

Rideshares will be a self organizing process, as opposed to someone doing it for you.

note: we seem to have more rides needed than offered. Check within contact camp, but also search farther afield, and if you are thinking of driving at all, it would likely be very useful!

*** NEEDS OF CAMP***

a few things we need at camp…
another propane stove and propane tanks
tables and shelves for kitchen
lumber and plywood
water barrels (50 gallon type)
things to beautify the space
long extension cords
a refrigerator (we have more power this year)

check on the tribe again, to see updates to this list

*** the big tents***

so, space under the big shade tents is on a first come, first served basis. More incentive to get there early…
***BIKES***

It is VERY USEFUL to have a bicycle on the playa. Very suggested that you bring one, ideally a cheap beater and not a nice bike. Also, bring a lock. They do get stolen. This is a city, remember.

If you have an extra bike, it would be appreciated by some of the folks flying in from afar, so do bring it.




*** THE FOOD ORDER***
…goes in on Monday. If you could have your registration money in by then (if not in already), it would be very appreciated. Last chance to get in on the big order with requests and suggestions. Go to tribe for offering requests and suggestions

***HEAD COOKS***
We still need one or two. The duty of a head cook is to make the meal plan for one night and be on the cooking crew that night. The head cook will have 2 to 4 assistants to help with making the dinner, ready by 6PM.

If you are keen, again, go to tribe and look for Carrie’s post about food and cooks

See y’all on the playa!!!!

Karl