2017 Postmortem Notes

• Camp size: 27
• EA size: 7
• Placement: 3:45 & A, 100' x 100' plot

What Went Well

• Lag bolts are unstoppable. Certainly the hardest working thing in camp.
• EA (7 people) got an unusual amount of work done pre-event. Likely because of the lag bolts.
• Bigger dome, new (slumber) dome were well received
• Offering went off without a hitch
• More people playing their own music than previous years
• Camp cohesion was good, but need to balance this with growth
• Impact drivers were great for dome setup, but consider using drill to avoid shearing bolts
• Piano and live music for the first time, excellent addition to the lounge

What Went Badly

• Move to yurts was logistically difficult - let everyone be responsible for their own housing/sleeping arrangements
• Yurt placement needs to be included in layout, avoid chaotic yurt favelas
• Many late membership changes, consider changing membership model
• Ran out of space in (26') truck, storage unit nearly at capacity
  • Need new storage for 2018 if we want to grow at all
• WWW scheduling fail
• Bike racks continue to be a joke
• Mixer needs some love - diagnose mysterious intermittent hum
• Few people contributing to arts and events, many contributing to camp logistics
• Few events as compared to previous years, less off-playa event planning
• Radio Free Ian needs a bigger audience

Hat-specific Notes

Power

• Need more lights, especially on the front of the house
  • NB: power hat is de facto lighting hat
• Charging station in kitchen is kind of a mess
• More general-purpose power cords

Water

• Fix broken gasket on hose nozzle
• Need to clean totes in storage, possibly right before 2018 event
• Water planning should account for heat; 2G/p/d for EA before shade cloth is up

Build and infrastructure

• Philips is for suckers, move to square drive
  • Note that we are certain to break screws in combination with impact drivers
• 200 bungee balls wasn't enough somehow, get 200 more
• Need more grommets per shade cloth edge, likely to be a big project
• Consider 12' conduit for front of house
• Tool organization is weak, consider getting an actual toolbox

Layout

• Consider putting kitchen against truck
• Prepare multiple layouts, take direction of sun into account
• Open walkway along kitchen (one cell wide) was helpful

Kitchen

• Freezer replacement was a wild success. Consider replacing the fridge now.
• Personal cooler space in the kitchen was well received
• Maybe get a produce box
• Regulate freezer temperature somehow
• Improve knife organization
• Get giant ziplock bags for ice to preserve meltwater
• Need colander, knife sharpener (or new knives), pot holders

Lounge

• 5-man shifts were a good idea
• Consider doing a PM tea (or other non-hookah) shift
• Some requests for plastic tips for hookahs

Eco

• Get more paper towels, one costco-sized pack doesn't quite cut it
• Add labels to trash can lids
• Get a rake for some reason
• Recycling bags need to be 20G and blue, not 18G and not-blue
  • Trash is 33G though
• It would be great if eco hat were responsible for going to the dump
• Consider finding a dump site closer to Gerlach, Reno dump site takes a long time and makes recycling difficult

Trucking and logistics

• Think long and hard before using u-haul again, make sure cleaning and overage are explicit in contract
• Find a source for exodus wait times, maybe leaving at 4AM and nearly killing ourselves on the road every year isn't such a good idea
• We need 3 - 9 new clear plastic bins, consider replacing all bins
  • Says Ian

Etc.

• Checklists save lives
  • Says Ian
• It's probably time for new blackboards
• Digital organization could be better (except for the wiki, which -- obviously -- is wonderful). Consider google org.
• Shower is on its last legs
• Check in again on org-run shipping container waitlist