25th April - 30th April 2012
Survival - it's about self reliance!
Participants at AfrikaBurn must bring everything that they need to survive to the Karoo, this includes A LOT of common sense and a positive attitude.
IT IS IMPOTORTANT THAT YOU READ THIS, THERE IS LOTS OF USEFUL INFORMATION IN IT.
Bring along:
Leave at home:
You will be camping in one of the driest areas in South Africa, there will be no water supplied and the temperature can be extreme: very hot during the day and sometimes very cold at night. Please come prepared…very prepared.
* At least 5 litres of water per person per day (for drinking,
preparing food and washing)
* Always carry a bottle of water with you
* Enough food and beverages for your entire party and your
entire stay.
* A basic first aid kit
* Shelter: a tent, and preferably an open shade structure too.
* Bedding.
* Torches, headlamps are very useful. Spare batteries
* Camping lights
* Rubbish bags
* Plants
* Feathers of any kind, for example boas always shed and this
provides the most annoying MOOP of the lot…it is very difficult
to chase after a stray feather in the wind when cleaning up.
* Loose glitter…also a nightmare to clean up
* Nuts in their shells
* Excess packaging from food, e.g. remove the outside
cardboard packaging and bring the inner bags.
* Explosives
* Firearms of any kind including BB guns or pellet guns is
prohibited.
* Dogs- AfrikaBurn is a no dog event, please do not arrive at
AfrikaBurn with your pet, as you will not be allowed entry.
* Don't bring too much fresh produce, especially melons / watermelons, which are lovely to eat in the desert but which are horrible and stinky once they have been sitting in a black plastic bag in the sun…they also make terrible bin juice.
Not essential, but we highly reccomend you bring along:
* A shade structure other than your tent, that you can share as communal space with your camp mates
* Umbrellas
* Parasols
* A wide brim hat
* Sun screen, lip balm
* Sun glasses
* A bicycle (mountain bikes or just any bikes with fat tyres are best) decorate your bike, make it an installation, light it up for night
time cruising.
* Tyre repair kit (these also make excellent gifts)
* A portable shower
* Earplugs, in case you want to sleep and the rest of those at AfrikaBurn don’t.
* Smokers please bring a portable ashtray, an old tin with a lid is good, anything that means you wont leave your cigarette butts
on the ground is good.
* Plastic bottles, old tennis balls or old doll heads, anything that is going to make your extruding tent pole friendlier to the wondering
foot.
* An extra set of car keys, just in case, keys are easy to lose on a camping trip and there are no locksmiths at AfrikaBurn (as far as
we know)
* Costumes, musical instruments, signs, body paint and anything else that might enrich and make your AfrikaBurn more fun for you
and your neighbours.
Toilets
The toilets at AfrikaBurn are longdrops mostly with lovely views. Here are the rules. If it wasn't made by your body, don't put it in the loo. Use these facilities only for their intended purpose - not for dumping rubbish or your personal toilet bags. Putting anything but human waste and one-ply toilet paper (2-ply is a BIG no-no) into the portable toilets makes decomposition nearly impossible. This includes tampons, rubbish, and wet-wipes. Here it is again: NO TAMPONS, RUBBISH OR WET-WIPES in the toilets. Put the lid down when you're done - it helps keep odours under control. Do not dump grey water or bags from your personal camping toilet in the toilets: doing so will fill them up much faster than normal and result in nasty toilets for all. Clean toilets are a good thing from a public health standpoint.
Camping
Our village will be set out in a large half circle facing the open area that we are calling the binnekring. Camping at AfrikaBurn will be in demarcated areas, please do not set up camp in the open area meant for art. Open space is important. Other camping tips.
Cars
Our village is for pedestrians and bicycles only. No cars, motorbikes, scooters or golf carts are allowed to drive at AfrikaBurn after they have arrived and found a camping spot. The only vehicles allowed to drive at AfrikaBurn are art cars and emergency vehicles. The speed limit is 10km/h.
Commerce
AfrikaBurn is a non-commercial event, this means that there will be absolutely no vending at the event. The aim is to create a gift economy. Nothing will be for sale, with the exception of ice. The proceeds of which will go towards paying for infrastructure cost.
Fire at AfrikaBurn
You may have fires in your campsite at Afrika Burns for cooking. If cooking by fire is what you intend to do, please have a fire extinguisher visible near the fire at all times. Please note that is absolutely your responsibility and duty to keep it under control AND never leave it untended. This is a desert environment so wind picks up …especially in the evenings….NEVER LEAVE A FIRE UNTENDED. Put it out completely before you leave your camp.
Afrikaburn 2012
Wed 25th April - Mon 30th April
Tankwa Karoo
AfrikaBurn is a "Leave no trace" event, this means that everything you bring to AfrikaBurn, you must take away with you.
Please take ALL your rubbish with you….right down to the last stompie, the last stray false eyelash, EVERYTHING.
There will be no bins provided at AfrikaBurn. We also appeal to you to please clean up as you go, if you see someone dropping something, let them know, we are sure they did not intend to litter.
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