Uploaded September 2013 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Here is a quick tour around my camp spot at Burning Man 2013, a little video of me flying my 3D Robotics Y6 hexacopter, and a quick taste of some aerial video.
I camped out alone, inside my pickup truck, but surrounded by many friendly and interesting neighbors. I actually went pretty minimalist from a camping standpoint with but one bin of clothes, one bin of food, a sleeping bag, and therma-rests. But with me came 3 bins and 2 cases of RC gear, 3 planes, and 2 multicopters. Most of this was not used. I am most proud of the fact that I received the Y6 copter, Turnigy 9XR, Dragonlink, and RCTimer brushless gimbal all within one week of departing for the event and miraculously managed to get it all working in time for the video that I did get.
To travel light and save time, I subsisted on plenty of ramen, Clif bars, and beer, plus the generosity of neighbors for the occasional hot meal.
The Black Rock Desert playa is a brutally hot and dusty place, difficult to stay cool and impossible to stay clean. Yes, you will see me wearing a sarong, in the style of a bath towel, as it is cool, stays clean, is good as a lens cloth, and well - you can wear a sarong at Burning Man and nobody will look twice at you.
Here is a quick tour around my camp spot at Burning Man 2013, a little video of me flying my 3D Robotics Y6 hexacopter, and a quick taste of some aerial video.
I camped out alone, inside my pickup truck, but surrounded by many friendly and interesting neighbors. I actually went pretty minimalist from a camping standpoint with but one bin of clothes, one bin of food, a sleeping bag, and therma-rests. But with me came 3 bins and 2 cases of RC gear, 3 planes, and 2 multicopters. Most of this was not used. I am most proud of the fact that I received the Y6 copter, Turnigy 9XR, Dragonlink, and RCTimer brushless gimbal all within one week of departing for the event and miraculously managed to get it all working in time for the video that I did get.
To travel light and save time, I subsisted on plenty of ramen, Clif bars, and beer, plus the generosity of neighbors for the occasional hot meal.
The Black Rock Desert playa is a brutally hot and dusty place, difficult to stay cool and impossible to stay clean. Yes, you will see me wearing a sarong, in the style of a bath towel, as it is cool, stays clean, is good as a lens cloth, and well - you can wear a sarong at Burning Man and nobody will look twice at you.
