A lidded jug set apart from the drinking jugs, with a blank tape label.

BS-786

Essential

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Gray-water jug

A sealed jug for dish water and wash water. None of it hits the playa.

Why it's on the list

The leave-no-trace list is explicit: wash water stays in a container. A five-gallon jug with a lid, marked GRAY so nobody drinks it, is the container. Strain the noodles out first. Haul it to a legal dump on the way out, or evaporate only if you already know the city's current rule and you are set up for it. When in doubt, you carry it home.

How we use it

Label it in big letters. Keep the lid on. A jug of gray water in the sun is heavy and fragrant. Do not mix it with the drinking jugs. The vinegar bottle is a different bottle.

Heads up
Gray water on the playa is moop, even if it looks clear. Soap, food, and dust are still in it.

Gray-water jug

A five-gallon jug is often $15–25

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In these kits

An unlabeled spray bottle and a clear gallon jug.

Departure kit for Burning Man

The rinse, the trash, and a clean hex

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Two rectangular water jugs with spigots, stacked.

Reliance

Reliance Aqua-Tainer, 7 gallon, two pack

The jug people actually stack, carry, and dispense from.

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Often about $54

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Camp

Distilled white vinegar, gallon jugs

White vinegar in a spray bottle. It cuts the alkali on skin and gear.

A two-pack of gallons is often $15–30

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Thick black contractor bags folded on a crate.

Camp

Contractor trash bags

Thick bags for moop, camp trash, and the final sweep.

A box is often $15–25

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A red extinguisher with a gauge, standing on a dusty crate.

Camp

ABC fire extinguisher

A fire extinguisher you can see from the stove.

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A five-pound ABC is often $30–50

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A dusty folding wagon loaded with water jugs.

Camp

All-terrain folding wagon

Haul jugs, a cot, and the shade bin from the car to camp.

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Often about $100–160

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Camco

Camco FasTen leveling blocks, 10 pack

Interlocking yellow blocks so an RV sits level on the playa.

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Often about $88

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