2015 Postmortem Notes

Seattle Drive

• Require people to drop stuff off for the cargo van by noon day of rental
• Generator rental takes 30+ minutes. Wound up leaving Seattle at 12:00.
• ~10 hours Seattle -> SLHS
• ~4.5 hours SLHS -> Reno
• Preemptively charge cargo van battery with generator
• Bug-splattered windshield is a problem in Oregon forests

Early Arrival

• Packing takes longer than you think it will
• Better shopping list consolidation
• SIMPLE meals, limit number/rarity of ingredients
• Have shopping list *done* a week before the burn
• Truck may look like it has space, but don't forget about camp food, water, lumber, and gas placement
• Plan for 4-5 hours in gate line, pack accessible food/drinks
• Pack truck in order of access: kitchen > flags, setup tools > EA food
• Make sure gasoline cans are actually full (nozzle shut-off issue)

Kitchen

• Have meal shift serve the food
• Liquid eggs instead?
• Buy bread to clean up greasy pots
• Do food parceling in Reno hotel
• Kitchen hat must be EA
• Probably need a new carport after EA dust storms

Water

• Fix leaky water barrel

Hookah Lounge

• Sign for hookah flavors
• Might actually need 6-7 people on shift if demand is high
• Get more rugs?
• Overprovision on shisha
• Warn people that wind screens get hot, not to touch
• More locking screens/bowls?
• Buy some new divider tapestries (a few are ripping)

Coffee

• Used ~1 can / 1.5 hours, open 4 hours / day, open for 5 days, so need ~12.5 cans total
• Space out coffee pitchers to match shift budget
• Shifts need to self-organize to fill roles
• Budget for water usage in coffee
• Emphasize that we need INSTANT coffee

Tools

• Buy more bolts and washers for the big dome
• More/better drill bits
• More rope diameters and variety
• Knot instructions in manual
• Strap down shade cloth with rope lines (though, causes saw holes)

Misc

• More explicit instructions in camp manual, more copies
• "Members Only" sign for break in tapestry wall
• Infinity mirror in sign 'o'?