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> In 2025, lag bolts were by far the biggest problem. They anchor tents, art pieces, and other infrastructure into the ground, and can easily disappear beneath
by fontain 5mo ago
> In 2025, lag bolts were by far the biggest problem. They anchor tents, art pieces, and other infrastructure into the ground, and can easily disappear beneath the dust.
I thought of a few potential solutions but then clicked through to the journal entry for last year and it turns out they're way ahead, the journal article is very interesting with some ideas: https://journal.burningman.org/2026/03/black-rock-city/leaving-no-trace/moop-map-2025/ https://journal.burningman.org/2026/03/black-rock-city/leavi...
- s0rce 5mo agoMarking whiskers, as mentioned, seem like a good solution if you can keep them attached. They are designed to be easily visible on the ground.
- red_admiral 5mo agoAs long as they really stay attached and don't come apart, otherwise you're now creating plastic debris.
- Jarwain 5mo agoMy camp, while doing our moop sweep in 2023, found lag bolts from prior years! 2023 was a weird one, because of the heavy rain and so many people not being used to it. But it also seriously churned the Playa, revealing what was hidden for a whiiile