As Candle mentioned, bikes are really really useful if you can get one out there. Levitating Plywood took out 20-some bikes last year, and are probably adding more this. We won't be talking about transportation until mid-June, but if nobody from your neighborhood is sending a truck, we can probably make space on ours. (Speaking of trucks, if there is an SD collective sending one out, it's really nice to have someone take out a suitcase or two for you so you don't have to deal with airport security for your pocket knives/lighters/battery powered toys/concubines)

It sounds like you've got plenty of support, but I've been out 5 years running, each year with a few more newbies- if you want to chat about things, freak out a little, or hear stories and see pictures, find me online or give me a call sometime.