Kits
Lists you can hand to someone in your camp.
These are shopping lists, not boxes. Each one is the gear for one job, with a link to the note and the page where you buy it.
RV rental
Renting the rig?
These open the company page for a fleet that publishes a Burning Man rule. Your price does not change. We are not affiliated with Burning Man Project. How the links work.
Links open the company page. None of them carry a tracking code.
Renting an RV for Burning Man/Compare the companies/RV checklist
02
Dust kit for Burning Man
For when you can't see ten feet
Sealed goggles, respirators you have not already sneezed through, a cotton wrap for the ordinary hours, a rinse for the dust you breathed, lubricant drops, a saline spray, and a small blower for the dust on the gear.
Open the list
03
Water kit for Burning Man
One person, one week, drinking first
A pack with the reservoir already in it, jugs you can stack in the car, the bladder alone if you already own a pack, and electrolytes so the water keeps up with the sun.
Open the list
04
Shade anchors for Burning Man
So the shade is still there at 2 p.m.
The straight-leg 10 by 10 we opened, the 10 by 15 knit, 12-inch lags, caps if you use rebar, an impact driver, and ratchet straps. Cloth with nothing to hold it will fly.
Open the list
05
Night bike for Burning Man
For the ride back, when you're tired and the dust is up
A front light, a red rear flasher, a tall flag, a lock you use every time you get off, a seat cover, and a pump with a spare tube.
Open the list
06
Sleep kit for Burning Man
Nights in the 40s and neighbors with subwoofers
A tent with a full fly under the shade, off the ground, inside a Kelty synthetic the maker rates at 40°F, with a warm layer and earplugs.
Open the list
07
Departure kit for Burning Man
The rinse, the trash, and a clean hex
Vinegar in labeled spray bottles, 1-ply for the portos, thick bags, a basin whose water you can haul, and the extinguisher you can find without a search.
Open the list
08
Camp kitchen for Burning Man
Coffee, a hot meal, and ice that survives the drive
A Jetboil, the fuel it screws onto, a bowl and a spork, a press, a cooler, and meal packets for the hour nobody cooks.
Open the list
09
Play lights for Burning Man
After the bike lights are already charged
A clack fan, an LED fan, EL wire, fairy lights for the tent, and a 12-volt string for the frame. All of it comes home.
Open the list
10
First-year crate for Burning Man
The short list if this is your first burn
The short list. The things people wish they had when the wind comes up, the sun stays, and the night is colder than the photos.
Open the list
11
Find your people for Burning Man
When the phones are done and camp is still out there
A Totem Compass for each person you want to find, a headlamp so you can see while you walk, and a tether so the phone stays on you. The compass opens on Totem's site. The lamp and the tether are Amazon listings. Agree on a place and a time anyway.
Open the list
12
RV week for Burning Man
The fittings, if the rig is how you sleep
A drinking-water hose, a sewer kit with the elbow, and leveling blocks. The rig rental is a separate decision, and the company has to know the desert is the destination. We do not ship this as one box.
Open the list
14
Camp toilet for Burning Man
When camp has not taken toilets on
A seat, the bags made for it, 1-ply for the portos, sanitizer, and zip bags for the wipes that come home. Ask before you pack a second system.
Open the list
15
Sun kit for Burning Man
For the walk outside the shade
A hat with a strap, mineral sunscreen, a compact umbrella, a shemagh for the neck, lip balm, and aloe for a minor burn after you are back in the shade.
Open the list
16
Personal kit for Burning Man
The pouch, not the medical tent
A first-aid pouch you have opened, moleskin, a wrap that holds in dust, drops, saline, sanitizer, and aloe. Their booklet is the medical list. This is the gear.
Open the list
13
Night out for Burning Man
Hydration, ears, and a dark sleep after
Dance Fuel and the next-day drink from Soft Landings, the insulated bottle, filtered earplugs, and a blackout mask. Foam plugs stay in the sleep kit. Soft Landings ships these from Australia.
Open the list