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The master list, printable.

Every piece of gear on this site, grouped the way the shop is grouped. The name goes to that piece. The check-off board is the short list you tick on your phone. This is the whole shelf.

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Save this list.

The printable master list is the whole shelf. Dust, water, shade, the bike, a cold night, and a clean exit. Leave an email and we'll send it. You can open it now either way.

Check it off on your phone

Dust

Eyes, lungs, and skin

Water

Bring it by the gallon

Shade

So it stays put

Bike

How you get around

Night

See, and let camp sleep

  • A soft lantern that charges in the sun, and from a cable on a dusty day.

  • A headlamp with a red mode for camp and a white beam for the work.

  • A small rechargeable lantern you can hang in the tent or set on a bin.

  • Totem CompassWorth packing

    A small pendant that points toward friends who are wearing one, with no cell service required.

Sleep

Cold ground, loud neighbors

Power

Charge it before gate

Kitchen

Coffee, ice, a hot meal

Lights

Lights you pack back out

Camp

Fix it, rinse it, pack it out

Not a product

These still belong on the list. There is nothing to buy here.

  • Ticket, ID, and the vehicle pass sorted

    Not a product. Do this before you shop for goggles.

  • Ask camp what they already provide

    Shade, kitchen, power, and toilets change your list. Get a direct answer.

  • Prescriptions, in the bottles they came in

    Plus the personal supplies you already use. The playa does not stock them.

  • Closed-toe shoes you can bike in

    The ground is rough, hot, and full of things you do not want in a sandal.

  • A spare car key, not on the same ring

    Hide one. Carry one. Locking the only key in the car is a classic.

  • If you are flying, rent the bike before the gate

    Reno, Sparks, Nixon, or Gerlach. Paid rental inside the city is not allowed.

  • If the RV or the truck is a rental, say where it is going

    Get the playa and the cleaning fee in writing. There is no dump station in the city.

  • A clean layer over the bed

    A fitted sheet, or a pillowcase for each day. Peel the dusty one off.

  • A pocket tin for butts, if you smoke

    Ash is moop. A mint tin that closes is the ashtray.