# Before you start

<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: rgb(224, 62, 45); text-decoration: underline;">**NOTE: I really can't stress this enough, but PLEASE read everything, and take it very seriously!**</span></span>

#### Assumptions

This documentation project is written with the following assumptions:

- You have never attended Burning Man before
- You're either a member of the **New York Dangerous** camp or you plan to join
- You plan to attend Burning Man @ August 2024
- You have a ticket, or you plan to purchase one

No other assumptions are made, which means this book will attempt to cover everything else, including how to get to Burning Man, what to expect, what to bring, what not to bring, etc.

#### Create your burner profile

Proceed to [https://profiles.burningman.org/](https://profiles.burningman.org/) and create your profile.

#### Join the NYD Discord Chat

This is where we coordinate with each other, before and after a burn:

[https://discord.nyd.nyc](https://discord.nyd.nyc)

#### Join the NYD Facebook Community

Login to your Facebook and navigate to this group:

[https://www.facebook.com/groups/NYDangerous/](https://www.facebook.com/groups/NYDangerous/)

And if you are attending the event with the camp, also join this group:

[https://www.facebook.com/groups/963784897972212](https://www.facebook.com/groups/963784897972212)

#### Read the official survival guide

This is the official BM Survival Guide, read the whole thing! In fact, read it twice:

[https://survival.burningman.org/](https://survival.burningman.org/)

And watch this:

[https://vimeo.com/348884109/0e693cb310](https://vimeo.com/348884109/0e693cb310)

Some fine folks made this packing list, which is pretty exhaustive (and potentially exhausting!):

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1t2KvCRFsTvoLiFeo9ewsCgPUFzfgo0Re3AgDq05AdlU/pub?output=html](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1t2KvCRFsTvoLiFeo9ewsCgPUFzfgo0Re3AgDq05AdlU/pub?output=html)

And this is a new version of what used to be a legendary Google Doc:

[https://hackmd.io/@climent/Syx6QseMc](https://hackmd.io/@climent/Syx6QseMc)

#### Pay your camp dues

Camp dues change as BM approaches, starting at $300 on January 1st and stepping up every month:

- On January 1st: $300
- After February 1st: $350
- After March 1st: $400
- After April 1st: $450
- After May 1st: $500
- Until August 1st: $525
- After August 1st: $600 (Sparkle Pony Rate)

Venmo the dues