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

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  • Опубликовано: 20 июл 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 10 месяцев назад +1007

    Excellent footage and updates

  • @sapperveteran245
    @sapperveteran245 10 месяцев назад +1069

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

    • @somedumbozzie1539
      @somedumbozzie1539 10 месяцев назад +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 10 месяцев назад

      holy shit people are stupid.

    • @WillOfFiree
      @WillOfFiree 10 месяцев назад +13

      Dinosaurs used to roam there

    • @rjay7019
      @rjay7019 10 месяцев назад +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 10 месяцев назад +14

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

  • @seguefischlin
    @seguefischlin 10 месяцев назад +47

    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 10 месяцев назад +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 10 месяцев назад

      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 10 месяцев назад +1

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

    • @MrPypro
      @MrPypro 10 месяцев назад +3

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

    • @user-si7qi4xtriad
      @user-si7qi4xtriad 10 месяцев назад

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

  • @DoctorDugong21
    @DoctorDugong21 10 месяцев назад +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!

    • @bassistofheavymetal
      @bassistofheavymetal 10 месяцев назад +3

      lmao clown

    • @HyperionTwo
      @HyperionTwo 9 месяцев назад

      @@bassistofheavymetal​ Loser with no money that wishes he could go

  • @MurrayPeeps
    @MurrayPeeps 10 месяцев назад +1596

    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 10 месяцев назад +19

      Normally they put down driving plates.

    • @5.56Media
      @5.56Media 10 месяцев назад +51

      LOLOLOLOL

    • @autobootpiloot
      @autobootpiloot 10 месяцев назад +215

      Since when do hippies plan anything?

    • @mycosys
      @mycosys 10 месяцев назад +227

      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 10 месяцев назад +21

      @@mycosysPreach!

  • @blancolirio
    @blancolirio 10 месяцев назад +198

    Thanks for posting Trent!

    • @mycosys
      @mycosys 10 месяцев назад +4

      Whats going Juan? (sorry)

    • @juanaboynkin1196
      @juanaboynkin1196 10 месяцев назад +5

      When will you be doing a flyover, Juan?

    • @johndoe-el5ic
      @johndoe-el5ic 10 месяцев назад +1

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

    • @blancolirio
      @blancolirio 10 месяцев назад +4

      @@juanaboynkin1196 Trent's got it covered!!

  • @davidturner4987
    @davidturner4987 10 месяцев назад +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 10 месяцев назад +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 RUclipsrs and rich kids bored with daddy's money.

    • @josh__mclendon
      @josh__mclendon 10 месяцев назад +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 10 месяцев назад +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 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@DrMackSplackem typical atheist

    • @corail53
      @corail53 10 месяцев назад +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 10 месяцев назад +4

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

  • @SOLAscriptura-
    @SOLAscriptura- 10 месяцев назад +1040

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

    • @LarsLarsen77
      @LarsLarsen77 10 месяцев назад +21

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

    • @herbertfawcett7213
      @herbertfawcett7213 10 месяцев назад +67

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

    • @neverettebrakensiek8771
      @neverettebrakensiek8771 10 месяцев назад +10

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

    • @vtwheeler
      @vtwheeler 10 месяцев назад +51

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

    • @collinmc90
      @collinmc90 10 месяцев назад +4

      lmao

  • @edchester1773
    @edchester1773 10 месяцев назад +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 10 месяцев назад +2

      Are you still there?

    • @edchester1773
      @edchester1773 10 месяцев назад +2

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

    • @charlottebowes7666
      @charlottebowes7666 10 месяцев назад

      @@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 10 месяцев назад +26

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

    • @charlottebowes7666
      @charlottebowes7666 10 месяцев назад

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

  • @debrahitz7344
    @debrahitz7344 10 месяцев назад +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❤

  • @Pneuma462.
    @Pneuma462. 10 месяцев назад +518

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

    • @zzygyy
      @zzygyy 10 месяцев назад +31

      Exactly. It's good cardio

    • @amoliski
      @amoliski 10 месяцев назад +208

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

    • @agustinenzoa4447
      @agustinenzoa4447 10 месяцев назад +1

      it is for these crystal generation woke pu zzies!

    • @Pneuma462.
      @Pneuma462. 10 месяцев назад +30

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

    • @nineninex5558
      @nineninex5558 10 месяцев назад +31

      The thing is most people don’t wanna leave their things behind

  • @coyw19420
    @coyw19420 10 месяцев назад +12

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

  • @dorekrug
    @dorekrug 10 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @claycook5773
    @claycook5773 10 месяцев назад +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 10 месяцев назад

      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.

  • @dennissalisbury496
    @dennissalisbury496 10 месяцев назад +189

    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 10 месяцев назад +2

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

  • @edspencer7121
    @edspencer7121 10 месяцев назад +156

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

    • @ashdobbs
      @ashdobbs 10 месяцев назад +8

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

    • @3ducs
      @3ducs 10 месяцев назад +11

      Sounds a bit like Woodstock. Which I went to.

    • @2genders-tk2ue
      @2genders-tk2ue 10 месяцев назад +22

      We were morons.

    • @tomg6706
      @tomg6706 10 месяцев назад +17

      And we paid big bucks to do it. Priceless.

    • @donlayman5962
      @donlayman5962 10 месяцев назад +7

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

  • @consolessuck984
    @consolessuck984 10 месяцев назад +2

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

  • @itchybhole
    @itchybhole 10 месяцев назад +8

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

  • @28th_St_Air
    @28th_St_Air 10 месяцев назад +12

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

  • @geofftimm2291
    @geofftimm2291 10 месяцев назад +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!

  • @thezirons
    @thezirons 10 месяцев назад

    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.

  • @alandoak5146
    @alandoak5146 10 месяцев назад +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.

  • @dozer1642
    @dozer1642 10 месяцев назад +36

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

  • @LouT1501
    @LouT1501 10 месяцев назад +107

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

  • @SynthToshi
    @SynthToshi 10 месяцев назад +2

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

    • @canlib
      @canlib 10 месяцев назад +1

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

    • @SynthToshi
      @SynthToshi 10 месяцев назад

      @@canlib for real

  • @websurfer5772
    @websurfer5772 10 месяцев назад +57

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

    • @lis7742
      @lis7742 10 месяцев назад +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 10 месяцев назад

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

    • @sevenfeathers5884
      @sevenfeathers5884 10 месяцев назад

      😆 🤣 😂

    • @khabibs.shoootrufc2297
      @khabibs.shoootrufc2297 10 месяцев назад

      @@lis7742 and they get screen coverage!!

  • @jimsiggy
    @jimsiggy 10 месяцев назад +6

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

  • @islesofshoals3551
    @islesofshoals3551 10 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @philoleson1780
    @philoleson1780 10 месяцев назад

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

  • @crashkg
    @crashkg 10 месяцев назад +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 10 месяцев назад +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 10 месяцев назад

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

    • @crashkg
      @crashkg 10 месяцев назад

      @@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 10 месяцев назад +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 10 месяцев назад

      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.

  • @dirkhoekstra727
    @dirkhoekstra727 10 месяцев назад +31

    RUclipsr 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 10 месяцев назад

      So much moop and he doesnt even care

    • @R4TeT
      @R4TeT 10 месяцев назад +3

      That "yet" killed me haha

  • @leadgindairy3709
    @leadgindairy3709 10 месяцев назад

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

  • @smkjumpr
    @smkjumpr 10 месяцев назад

    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

  • @kahoki
    @kahoki 10 месяцев назад +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.

  • @jessecain1646
    @jessecain1646 10 месяцев назад +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

  • @incoprea2
    @incoprea2 10 месяцев назад +2

    3:04 woman carrying a beer while the other has ALL the luggage

  • @pitt42075
    @pitt42075 10 месяцев назад

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

  • @jt-rex6972
    @jt-rex6972 10 месяцев назад +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 10 месяцев назад

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

    • @chrispbacon6810
      @chrispbacon6810 10 месяцев назад +1

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

    • @piyushan_abeynayake
      @piyushan_abeynayake 10 месяцев назад +3

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

    • @revjaybird2
      @revjaybird2 10 месяцев назад

      @@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 10 месяцев назад +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.

  • @ongoingawakening4257
    @ongoingawakening4257 10 месяцев назад +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.

  • @markmazzella5222
    @markmazzella5222 10 месяцев назад +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

  • @mahinastonem
    @mahinastonem 10 месяцев назад +5

    "...Not that people here do drugs" 😅

  • @hawkman302
    @hawkman302 10 месяцев назад +33

    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 10 месяцев назад +3

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

    • @roginutah
      @roginutah 10 месяцев назад +1

      Just what would create an emergency on your part?

    • @Masaki-1334
      @Masaki-1334 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@roginutahsomething that effect th3 whole world.

    • @roginutah
      @roginutah 10 месяцев назад

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

    • @Masaki-1334
      @Masaki-1334 10 месяцев назад

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

  • @mtiffee
    @mtiffee 10 месяцев назад +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 10 месяцев назад +8

      How much MOOP did you leave?

    • @mtiffee
      @mtiffee 10 месяцев назад +6

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

    • @mycosys
      @mycosys 10 месяцев назад +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 10 месяцев назад +2

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

    • @storytimedavidcollins2897
      @storytimedavidcollins2897 10 месяцев назад

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

  • @robertmcmurry5489
    @robertmcmurry5489 10 месяцев назад +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 2 месяца назад

      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!

  • @vegasconfessionspodcast8202
    @vegasconfessionspodcast8202 10 месяцев назад

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

  • @edfederoff2679
    @edfederoff2679 10 месяцев назад +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 10 месяцев назад +9

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

    • @mycosys
      @mycosys 10 месяцев назад

      @@RoySATX So MOOPy, heartbreaking

  • @android584
    @android584 10 месяцев назад +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.

  • @bellastone-le9eb
    @bellastone-le9eb 10 месяцев назад +2

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

  • @jamiesuejeffery
    @jamiesuejeffery 10 месяцев назад

    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.

  • @frankmoralesiii6908
    @frankmoralesiii6908 10 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @guscarlson7021
    @guscarlson7021 10 месяцев назад +29

    Anybody with a hovercraft would be like Superman.

    • @immikeurnot
      @immikeurnot 10 месяцев назад +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 10 месяцев назад

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

    • @guscarlson7021
      @guscarlson7021 10 месяцев назад

      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

  • @ICanDoItMyself
    @ICanDoItMyself 10 месяцев назад +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 10 месяцев назад

      ruclips.net/user/shortsFKPt0gFwmOg?si=9upJXzv3Naic3fud

    • @ICanDoItMyself
      @ICanDoItMyself 10 месяцев назад +8

      @criticalevent8191 when it's not mud, yes.

    • @williamboyle8918
      @williamboyle8918 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@HunnySanchezI do douchelord

    • @agustinenzoa4447
      @agustinenzoa4447 10 месяцев назад +1

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

    • @vonzipper24
      @vonzipper24 10 месяцев назад +3

      How much are you charging for that flight?

  • @stevengamsby8376
    @stevengamsby8376 10 месяцев назад

    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.

  • @grooveman222
    @grooveman222 10 месяцев назад +3

    Burning Man Mission Statement includes: "The touchstone of value in our culture will always be immediacy, survival before services". I think they may have gotten more of the immediacy and survival than they bargained for this year.

  • @tahoeguyz71
    @tahoeguyz71 10 месяцев назад +45

    Looks like you put asphalt down, looks great!!

  • @jessealvarado6939
    @jessealvarado6939 10 месяцев назад +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 10 месяцев назад +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 10 месяцев назад +1

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

    • @lizlarsen1653
      @lizlarsen1653 10 месяцев назад +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 10 месяцев назад +2

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

    • @alandeon
      @alandeon 10 месяцев назад +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...

  • @lrparrish227
    @lrparrish227 10 месяцев назад

    Great coverage thanks so much for sharing.

  • @hyperslow556gungamer
    @hyperslow556gungamer 10 месяцев назад

    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.

  • @maxhatty
    @maxhatty 10 месяцев назад +38

    When you are warned by multiple outlets, yet you feel invincible. I think this is called natural selection.

    • @tdc9136
      @tdc9136 10 месяцев назад +3

      Darwin commands respect.

    • @salmarino3739
      @salmarino3739 10 месяцев назад

      It is not natural selection...there is no such thing. It is STUPIDITY !

    • @jimgsewell
      @jimgsewell 10 месяцев назад

      It always has been natural selection at Burning an. We select against people like you.

  • @janofb
    @janofb 10 месяцев назад +19

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

    • @amoliski
      @amoliski 10 месяцев назад +3

      Looks like an older woman to me.

    • @ronaldoago-go5907
      @ronaldoago-go5907 10 месяцев назад +2

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

  • @vilenblinkov3914
    @vilenblinkov3914 10 месяцев назад

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

  • @charlesowens9784
    @charlesowens9784 10 месяцев назад

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

  • @devildogkilo
    @devildogkilo 10 месяцев назад +29

    Wow… Safe Flying. The weather has been crazy.

    • @charlesmartin1121
      @charlesmartin1121 10 месяцев назад +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.

  • @TEPO--
    @TEPO-- 10 месяцев назад +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😅🤣🧦😉

  • @1s3ngr1m
    @1s3ngr1m 10 месяцев назад +1

    Here in germany we would say: "It's no successful festival, if the mud is not flooding your rain boots!"

  • @OCMOOMOMO
    @OCMOOMOMO 10 месяцев назад

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

  • @krissfemmpaws1029
    @krissfemmpaws1029 10 месяцев назад +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 10 месяцев назад +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.

  • @christopherwhull
    @christopherwhull 10 месяцев назад +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 10 месяцев назад +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

  • @seansiegler
    @seansiegler 10 месяцев назад

    Thanks for the update!

  • @sleddy01
    @sleddy01 3 месяца назад

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

  • @ShredderTainment
    @ShredderTainment 10 месяцев назад +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 10 месяцев назад +1

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

    • @ShredderTainment
      @ShredderTainment 10 месяцев назад

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

  • @jdre1976
    @jdre1976 10 месяцев назад +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 10 месяцев назад +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 10 месяцев назад +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 10 месяцев назад +25

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

    • @RCGshakenbake
      @RCGshakenbake 10 месяцев назад +11

      ​@@bryana1041or the district of Columbia.

    • @NormanFinkelstein9863
      @NormanFinkelstein9863 10 месяцев назад

      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***.)

  • @thekohinoor5952
    @thekohinoor5952 10 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @TakingOff
    @TakingOff 10 месяцев назад

    What a great report. Thanks Trent.

  • @NevadaSmith2
    @NevadaSmith2 10 месяцев назад +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.

  • @dwhonan
    @dwhonan 10 месяцев назад +7

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

  • @elliottswanson9307
    @elliottswanson9307 10 месяцев назад +1

    Love dingbat angst-laden reports like this. It'll scare away the riff-raff who don't know the playa and should never have attended. I had a great time!

  • @CaliforniaIsHome
    @CaliforniaIsHome 10 месяцев назад

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

  • @jessicathomas73
    @jessicathomas73 10 месяцев назад +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.

  • @alw9329
    @alw9329 10 месяцев назад +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.

  • @dage8949
    @dage8949 10 месяцев назад

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

  • @JaywalkingTheWorld
    @JaywalkingTheWorld 10 месяцев назад

    And yet my friends, who are well prepared and expected it to be wet, had an absolute blast. Most say it was the best Burning Man they've ever been to. Maybe you should get out of your aeroplane and attend it one day

  • @colleenlevy825
    @colleenlevy825 10 месяцев назад +8

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

  • @AD-xt9og
    @AD-xt9og 10 месяцев назад +7

    I was watching another video taken from the ground at burning man and the guy said "looks like Trent Palmer circling overhead" I guess he was right. 🙂

  • @brian.walker
    @brian.walker 10 месяцев назад

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

  • @TrueMinnesotan
    @TrueMinnesotan 10 месяцев назад

    Reminds me of a frozen lake in Minnesota that gets slushy then a snowstorm and refreezes and a bunch of people are trying to get off the lake with fish houses

  • @incognito-yj4gu
    @incognito-yj4gu 10 месяцев назад +107

    Self reliance means don't allow yourself to be trapped in this type of situation.

    • @sugarpuddin
      @sugarpuddin 10 месяцев назад +3

      they paid heavily for tickets

    • @huertalapaz8359
      @huertalapaz8359 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@sugarpuddinno refunds it’s climate change 🤣

    • @nancychace8619
      @nancychace8619 10 месяцев назад

      Got that right.

    • @MikkoRantalainen
      @MikkoRantalainen 10 месяцев назад +7

      Yeah, you just need to have potable water and dry food for the expected stay + a week extra and you'll be fine. However, if you come in sandals and carrying a luggage full of booze and drugs only, things like this may threaten your life.

    • @N3therWolf
      @N3therWolf 10 месяцев назад

      Water is wet

  • @tonypedigo4969
    @tonypedigo4969 10 месяцев назад +3

    All those tarot cards and nobody saw this coming

  • @DMINATOR
    @DMINATOR 10 месяцев назад +1

    Someone is going to make a movie out of this I bet !

  • @gavanwhatever8196
    @gavanwhatever8196 10 месяцев назад

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

  • @WCTarheel
    @WCTarheel 10 месяцев назад +68

    They'll probably get more federal assistance than Maui.

    • @audimaster5000
      @audimaster5000 10 месяцев назад +5

      Huh?
      When was it declared a state emergency? Or are you just trying to be sarcastic or clever?

    • @gladlawson61
      @gladlawson61 10 месяцев назад +4

      That's wrong and you know it.

    • @scottmichaels6854
      @scottmichaels6854 10 месяцев назад +2

      Oh f#&ks sake! Stop it!🤦‍♂️

    • @ropedb
      @ropedb 10 месяцев назад +2

      Truth 😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @TCB2023.
      @TCB2023. 10 месяцев назад

      Yup.

  • @JohnDoe-gq3tm
    @JohnDoe-gq3tm 10 месяцев назад +9

    Excellent footage and updates but please keep yourselves safe!

  • @sarahjoseph6616
    @sarahjoseph6616 10 месяцев назад

    Dope! Thanks for sharing.

  • @pamelamullins9272
    @pamelamullins9272 10 месяцев назад

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

  • @greggd2027
    @greggd2027 10 месяцев назад +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!

  • @tangopaparomeo338
    @tangopaparomeo338 10 месяцев назад +24

    When the drugs and booze run out, people want to go home ... but they can't! Nice summary and great video guys, thanks for the effort.

    • @charlesmartin1121
      @charlesmartin1121 10 месяцев назад +3

      So they head to the festival to cleanse themselves of commercialism, but in the end they can't get away from it, in the very things they consume.

    • @notaspectator
      @notaspectator 10 месяцев назад

      feel better about yourself?

  • @peterdilworth3110
    @peterdilworth3110 10 месяцев назад

    I was there, the busses were running at the road at black rock if you could walk there, but there was not a good dissemination of info

  • @tamatirogerson6421
    @tamatirogerson6421 10 месяцев назад

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

  • @europaeuropa3673
    @europaeuropa3673 10 месяцев назад +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.

    • @jupiter6647
      @jupiter6647 10 месяцев назад

      yeah,but you might sink..