I ride up every year on my R1150GS. You can't ride on Playa during the event (you can off-season, and it's a trip), but the ride up is wonderful. GS's are supposed to be a little dirty, right? And, hey, if you decide to ride, come by Outpost Berlin and find me for a beer!

Our Hobitat 4 has been to the Playa several times, and survived last year's wind storms when other people's shade structures were blowing over and blowing away.

Yes, the mesh lets in dust. Eh, whatever, it's dusty out there no matter what you do.