Karma Chickens Camp 2009

Karma Chickens were at Burning Man 2009 on Extinct around 7:40!

Camp Planning Documents

Activities

Camp Layout

Karma Chickens Playa Events Calendar

Pictures of Karma Chickens at Previous Years' Burning Mans

2009 Camp Planning Documents

Karma Chickens 2009 Leave No Trace Plan

Karma Chickens 2009 Camp Layout Draft

The Karma Chickens camp centers around our 25-foot EMT conduit dome, covered in hand-made colorful shade panels. Our dome is secured with rebar stakes. On top of a large soft carpet in the center of the dome, we keep several lounge chairs and a few tables. This is our space for conducting workshops and classes.

Behind the dome, we store some food and cook some meals in a 15x15 foot quonset hut made from PVC pipes, a large tarp, and rebar. In previous years we have erected a second dome built like the first, and used it to hold Pillow Fighting tournaments.

We place our shower and gray-water evaporation area about twenty feet behind the cooking hut. The shower in 2008 was a raised platform with shower curtains (based on the Nosefish shower design) that drains into our gray-water system. Last year, gray water emptied into three buckets connected by pipes for settling solids, then recirculated onto a large evaporation mesh. Our 200 watts of solar panels feed a 2000 watt-hour battery system and are backed up by a gasoline generator placed in a wooden box for noise reduction.

Some Karma Chickens camp in their RVs and the others camp in canopies and tents ranging from the "CostCo Barn" 10' by 20' footprint to family-size 10' by 10' tents to 8' by 6' personal tents.

RVs and SUVs line the back of the camp and other cars line the sides. Some of our campmates also bring their own smoking and barbecuing grills and cook near their tents.

This year, Karma Chickens has been accepted as a theme camp. Come visit us on Extinct near 7:45! Look for the colorful dome and "Karma Chickens" banner.

Camp Activities

Karma Chickens operate in a spirit of sharing knowledge, experience, and fun. We are a diverse group of people with wide-ranging interests including members of theme camps from previous years. We offer workshops, lessons, and opportunities to participate in joining together in voice, skill, and motion. In the past, members of Karma Chickens have:

Taught visitors how to wrap and wear Saris,
Provided canvases for any and all to paint,
Cooked dozens of sausages and hotdogs for all comers,
Shared a comfortable shaded 25-foot dome with any friendly passers-by, and
Cooked and shared gourmet meals.

This year, we plan to schedule some or all of the following:

Swing dancing lessons
An acoustic music (guitar, drums, singing) circle
Demonstrations of our interactive, computerized dome lighting system
Belly-dancing demonstration and possibly lessons
7:30 Breakfast Tai Chi workout
Karma Chicken Lovin complete with Kiss Attacks and Pillow Fights.
Grey water and Solar Power system tours and instruction

(You may need to scroll within this embedded calendar to see all events)

On the Playa Events calendar:

Happy Hour - Minty Monday
Tai Chi Wakeup (Tu, Th, Sat)
Acoustic Rock and Folk Jam (Tu, Th)
Karma Chickens' Power and Water Tour (Wed, Fri)
Happy Hour - Classic Cocktails (Wed)
Balboa Swing Dance Lessons / Party (Wed)
Dome Lighting Project Demo (Wed)
Recoil's Spin Lessons (Fri)
Happy Hour - TGIWhiskey! (Fri)

Memories from Previous Years' Burning Mans. Men. Burnings Man. Whatever.

The Karma Chickens main dome with banner	Playing some guitar, singing some songs

Swing dancing lessons in the dome	A collaborative canvas

The Karma Chicken Camp in 2006	Our painted banner we hang on the dome

After Burning Man 2006, the MOOP MAP showed us in the green at 4:10 and Guess.	Sari tying workshop

Modified Nosefish shower design and graywater evaporation fountain	Manually-orientable 200W solar panel rig

Some of the chickens before heading to the Waffle ("Uchronia")	Computerized interactive dome lighting