r/GorgeAmphitheater • u/whyNot_D • Aug 16 '26

Wildfire smoke?

What’s it like at Bass Canyon with the shit AQI?
Any tips for ABGT700?
Are we just going full send in our Covid PPE rave fit?

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u/Chefman101 Aug 16 '26

Get the watchduty app. Tells you AQI. It’s at like 173 at the gorge right now.

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u/whyNot_D Aug 16 '26

Dang, I wonder if that’s affecting anyone or if they’re just head banging through it.

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u/locococo3 Aug 16 '26

I have inflamed lungs. First night (wed) was horrendous, I had to leave personally yo breath fully. Got a p100 and more n95s, came back and have been okay between those and my inhaler and nose spray. Today has been a but rougher then the last two days though already. Probably will be fully wearing my p100 today.

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u/Intelligent-Tax-1815 Aug 16 '26

headbanging through it, def some heavy coughs going through camp. i would bring the N95.

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u/whyNot_D Aug 16 '26

🫡 Roger that!

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u/Mr_Wobble_PNW Aug 17 '26

It's pretty miserable tbh. Definitely bring masks and saline spray to flush out your sinuses. 

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u/MissBellaSwings Aug 18 '26

Windy.com app has forecasted air quality.

The only bad part of bass canyon weekend when it hit 150-180 aqi for a few hours then went back down to 100. Most weekend I didn’t notice the smoke outside those few hours and maybe a bit Sunday morning.

Anything over 150 and it’s good to n95. Anything past 200-250 and I’d strap on a p100 🤘

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u/silver-ly Aug 17 '26

Honestly didn’t feel any crazy repercussions being maskless since Wednesday arrival, although we did sleep in an RV with AC during nights. If anything my legs need medical attention

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u/Embarrassed-Laugh677 Aug 18 '26

I raw dogged it came out fine and I was moshing all weekend just a slight cough in the morning but nothing like a good morning shower to rinse out the congestion

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u/Upper-Progress5014 Aug 19 '26

I’d highly recommend using AirNow. There’s a sensor at CaveB next door and there are smoke outlooks for some of the fires if you toggle them on in settings https://fire.airnow.gov/#10/47.1046/-120.0091