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Gear for a week on the playa.

We pack what has to work out there: goggles that seal, water by the gallon, shade that stays up, and a bike you can see after dark.

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Two people riding bicycles through thick white dust, wearing goggles, with more riders and bicycles behind them.
Bicycles in the dust

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The week

What are we packing for?

We plan for days over 100°F, nights in the 40s, dust fine as flour, and a bicycle after dark. There isn't a store you should count on, and everything leaves with you.

Splash goggles and a cotton scarf coated in fine pale dust.

01

Dust

Eyes, lungs, and skin

Stacked water jugs and a hydration pack in camp shade.

02

Water

Bring it by the gallon

Silver knitted shade cloth stretched over a straight-leg frame.

03

Shade

So it stays put

A dusty bicycle with a tall flag and lights on at dusk.

04

Bike

How you get around

A low lantern and a red headlamp inside a dark tent.

05

Night

See, and let camp sleep

A camp cot and sleeping bag under shade, with earplugs on the frame.

06

Sleep

Cold ground, loud neighbors

A small power station and a fan sitting in the shade.

07

Power

Charge it before gate

A compact camp stove beside a hard cooler.

08

Kitchen

Coffee, ice, a hot meal

EL wire, clip lights, and a warm lantern glowing on dusty crates at night.

09

Lights

Lights you pack back out

An open bin of gloves, tape, ties, and a spray bottle.

10

Camp

Fix it, rinse it, pack it out

Kits

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A kit is the gear for one job. We don't ship it as one box. Each piece is its own listing.

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A dusty folding wagon loaded with water jugs.

01

Camp cart for Burning Man

What we'd put in the car first

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Dusty splash goggles with capped vents on a wooden crate.

02

Dust kit for Burning Man

For when you can't see ten feet

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A dusty bike with a tall orange flag above the handlebars at dusk.

05

Night bike for Burning Man

For the ride back, when you're tired and the dust is up

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The list is what we'd hand a friend.

Read the note on a piece before it goes in the car. We say what it is for, and what it will not do.

How we choose
Dark silhouettes of people and bicycles in a white dust cloud, one bicycle with a round mirror.
Silhouettes and bicycles
People in costume moving through thick dust, including a tall figure in a long blue coat and a wide-brimmed hat, with bicycles and a decorated vehicle behind them.
Costumes in the dust
A person at night in a long fur coat and round goggles, with red and white lights on the coat, standing in front of a vehicle edged with white lights.
Lights on a fur coat

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Dust, water, shade, the bike, a cold night, and a clean exit. The list is already free on this site. Leave an email if you want a copy sent later, and open it now either way.

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A straight-leg frame with loose silver knit shade cloth over it.

How to choose shade for Burning Man

The cloth is the last layer. A tarp bakes the camp, and a frame that isn't lagged will leave.

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A dusty hydration pack standing in the shade.

How much water to bring to Burning Man

The Survival Guide's 1.5 gallons, then the jugs, the bottle you carry, and the washing that must not steal from drinking.

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A dusty cotton scarf folded on pale ground.

How to choose a Burning Man dust mask

Mesh looks breathable in the store. It fills with dust. A scarf is for sun. A whiteout wants a respirator.

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Before you fill the car.