Welcome to Hammock Hangout 2008, a Burning Man Camp that knows how to Lounge...
Hi. Thanks for stopping by. Hammock Hangout is at Corvair & 4:30, 250 x 150'.
HAMMOCK HANGOUT CAMP IS OFFICIALLY FULL! Everybody else, come visit, hang, and nap in our hammock!
see past years photos and more. Also check out the sidebar for how to make a hammock, camp layout, camp party...
Please post the party to any list that may get people to the Playa event! Here is the ePLaya post I made.
http://eplaya.burningman.com/viewtopic.php?p=399119#399119
Hammock Hanging Party listed on Laughing Squid
Here is a list of what we already have waiting for us in the container (in the desert RIGHT NOW), a list of what we wished we had last year, who is coming, who we want to come, who needs a ride, etc. Please feel free to change & add whatever you want to this page, you have the power.
You are by no means obligated to do jack shit BUT are welcome to sign-up for tasks or add anything that comes to mind. I, for one, like to organize kitchens and make lists. What we mostly need is HAMMOCKS, booze (ideally 3 handles of liquor person, for the bar), and rides for O.T.P. and Paul De Jong out to the desert.
IN THE CONTAINER (waiting for us in the Black Rock Desert):
-2 shade structures/carport tents
-monkeyhut
-bike rack
-bikes: 3 (jg2, kp2, paul)
-carpets, rubber mats
-1 bar (the kind where they serve you booze and pick up chicks)
-solar "starship enterprise" lanterns (4+)
-army cot
-briefcase w/ spray adhesive & spraypaint
-hats (5+)
-riot helmets (3+)
-snacktrays (3+)
-chairs (5+)
-futons (4+)
-tarps (3+)
-silverware
-1 hammock
-3 big tables (6x4')
-1 sm. round table (2' diameter)
-2 round cafe tables (1' diameter)
-miles of rope
-rebar (a shitload)
-metal & pvc pipe (a shitload)
-auger stakes
-battery powered lights
-massively big coolers (LA)
-small generator (LA)
-grey water evaporation plastic pond (shower) (LA)
-gray water evaporation bin (kitchen) (SF)
-propane fuel for lanterns (6 cans) (SF)
NEED (to get)
-1 engine jack to hold up log while setting up and preparing it for storage.
-1 hand truck to help move short logs
-1 hammock per person: How to Make an Instant Hammock
-3 handles of liquor per person, preferably top-shelf (for the bar)
-a few bottles mixers per person (for the bar)
-parachute line (thin rope)
-bleach
-spray bottles (for cleaning)
-work gloves
PEOPLE IN CAMP (and their arrival date)
-jimena (aug 7th)
-montreal (aug 7th)
-paul (aug 18th)
-jonathan (thurs aug. 21 OR aug. 18th with paul)
-kp2 (thurs/fri, aug. 21/22nd)
-andy volk (fri/sat 21/22nd)
-mable/cheryl (wednesday, 20th)
-natalie (saturday, 23rd)
-jason spyder (sat, 23rd)
-space brother/adam (sat. 23rd)
-ethan & jill (fri/sat. 22nd/23rd)
-otp (arrival day? ride?)
-kelly & matty (saturday? monday?)
-s. carter (monday 24th)
-noona (tuesday, 25th)
-Liz (from Vancouver, BC)
-Kim (SFer in NYC, 23rd)
-milton & sam (maybe aug. 29/30 last weekend)
-jeanine
-abie & wendy (monday)
(we will be in a class C 25-ft RV which serves as an excellent perimeter structure, and should ideally be no farther than 30-ft from a "street" for servicing)
-Mason and Melissa (arriving wednesday at dawn)
-J-lo and Jamar (arriving wednesday midday)
-Andy Leaf (????)
-Rishi + 1 (Wednesday with RV)
-Jim + Rebecca (saturday, 23rd?)
-sean kelly intervention
BEFORE FRIDAY, AUGUST 23 TO DO, ON-PLAYA : (paul, montreal, jimena & the people they wrangle on-site, b/c they'll be out there first)
*ask moses & spy for help ahead of time, in case they're willing & able?
* figure out where to place container, flag off area (montreal)
* get the cables etc. out of the container (montreal and paul)
* map out the center pole and the six main auger stakes (paul)
* dig the one hole for the center pole (paul)
* place the six main augers (paul & friends)
* attach crow's nest (paul- unless we decide to make it a mini-thunderdome again)
* place pole on the ground with all auger stakes set up, in preparation for the crane
* go ask the crane operator nicely to help lift the pole
* 17th/18th crane delivered in afternoon/early evening
* place the solar lamps and tie reflective ribbons on the cables
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22ND & AFTER
CAMP & HAMMOCK HANGOUT "TO DO" ONCE THE POLE IS UP & MORE PEOPLE ARE THERE
* the pole will already be up, thanks to paul, montreal, jimena, and their new pieces of ass's job well done.
*set up carport tents for kitchen & private camp lounge
1) find carport tent boxes in container
2) organize all the pieces
3) people who like building/lifting heavy shit put them together
*set-up kitchen
1) find tables in container (people who like lifting heavy shit)
2) set up workbench, unpack tools & organize (kp2)
3) set up food/pantry/water storage area (kp2)
4) set up stove (kp2)
5) set up sink/grey water strainer (kp2)
6) set up evaporation rack for burnable food particles (kp2)
7) set up burnable bin, recycling, & garbage (kp2)
8) set up produce/meat/drinks cooler-town (kp2)
9) put the beers on ice, yo (kp2)
*set-up private lounge
1) set up car port (people who like lifting heavy shit)
2) lay down small carpets & futons on ground (kp2 & people who like lifting heavy shit)
3) find chairs and coffee/small drink tables in container (kp2)
2) set the shit up inside lounge and lounge, yo (kp2)
*public hammock hangout
A) put up parachute tent
1) get as many people together as possible
2) pull out parachute & shake it out
3) tie down parachute on top of cables
B) hang hammocks from metal poles & main pole
1) bang rebar into ground
2) put up metal poles on top of rebar
3) bang poles into ground so they stand up nice & strong inside hangout
4) hang hammocks
C) set up public loungey area inside parachute
1) pull out carpets & logs from container
2) put logs, carpets, & futons inside hangout tent
3) set up logs as benches inside parachute house
4) decorate inside of hammock hangout. kp2's idea for an art project inside the hangout: "the groove station"
5) set up bars for drankin' at the street
FRIENDS' CAMPS: http://burningman.com/themecamps/placement08.html
Roarshack & The Lorax Lounge: Fairlane & 4:30
Damn Fuckin Texans w/ Gigsville: Esplanade & 3:00
Death Guild / Thunderdome: Esplanade and 4:30 Portal
Disorient: Dart and 4:00
DPW Ghetto: Allante & 4:30
Hookahdome: Esplanade & 3:00
Such n' Such: Esplanade and 5:00
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