Plain hand-warmer packets on a dusty crate.

BS-534

Essential

Air-activated hand warmers

A pocket full of heat for the ride after midnight.

Why it's on the list

The base layer covers you. It does not cover the hands on the bars when the wind is up. Air-activated warmers live in the day bag, unopened, and you crack a pair when the ride home is the coldest hour. Toe warmers are the same idea for boots. Buy a box. One pair is a story you tell on Tuesday.

How we use it

Open them when you need them, and slip them in a pocket or over the base layer. Not against bare skin, and not loose in the sleeping bag against you all night. The used packs are trash. They come home. They are not kindling.

Heads up
They are single-use heat, not a substitute for the jacket or the bag. A warmer left on the playa is moop.

Air-activated hand warmers

A box is often $10–20

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In these kits

A dome tent with a full rainfly under a separate shade roof.

Sleep kit for Burning Man

Nights in the 40s and neighbors with subwoofers

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Sleeping bags for cold Burning Man nights

Often bought for the same camp

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A folded long-underwear top and bottom on a dusty crate.

Sleep

Long underwear base layer

Top and bottom for the night that drops into the forties.

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A top and bottom are often $40–90

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A packable jacket half-stuffed into its own pocket.

Sleep

Packable warm layer

A jacket for the fifty-degree drop after sunset.

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A packable jacket is often $40–90

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A front basket on dusty handlebars, with a lidded bottle in it.

Schwinn

Quick-release bike basket

A front basket for the water, the layer, and the cup.

Often about $25–40

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In the same lane

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A thick air mattress inside a tent, with a pump and a patch kit.

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Insulated inflatable bed

A thick insulated air bed, with a pump and a patch kit.

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A real camp bed is often $80–200

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A synthetic sleeping bag half-stuffed on a cot.

Kelty

Kelty Cosmic Synthetic 40

A synthetic mummy the maker rates at 40°F. The listing opens on the regular size.

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Often about $65

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Tent with a full rainfly

A tent that keeps dust and a surprise rain out. Shade still goes over it.

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A tent you trust is often $150–400

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