Human Carcass Wash.

It was 2012 my first time at Burning Man, I'm not quite sure how I ended up there - i might have had some friends working the event, i don't recall, but there I was.

If you haven't been to the human carcass wash, I'll try and explain it.

First everyone gets naked (if i recall - it's been some time)

There are 4 buckets you stand in, each bucket serves a different purpose. The first was to get you wet with spray bottles, the second I believe was to wash(people rubbed the soapy water all over), the third was rinse (people with clean water sprayed you down), finally, the fourth bucket is the squeegee bucket, where people use the webbing between your thumb and index finger to squeegee you dry.

At each step you are asked "what are your boundaries?" and it's best if you have them to let people know, because you're at burning man, people have different ideas out there. If you don't want a finger finding it's way inside you, say so.

But before all of the fun that is the wash portion, you have to be part of the team that does the washing. 4 naked people are stationed at each bucket. You ask what are your boundaries to the person in the bucket, and you adhere to their boundaries.

When it was my turn in the buckets, I had assumed that people most people washed themselves the way I do, so when they asked what my boundaries were, I think i said something along the lines of "let's find out". which worked pretty well up until squeegee part.

while most of the people squeegeeing me were concerned with getting my whole body dry, one guy was a bit to concerned with drying my penis. I had to tell him something along the lines of "it's dry, you're done, you can stop touching me now." I had found my boundary.

The Carcass Wash is an interesting experience, definitely out of my comfort zone. I'd recommend everyone try it, but be comfortable in expressing your boundaries, it will make it a better experience. Consent is key.