Thanks for the advice everyone, in hindsight the gifting route seems really obvious (and even fits in perfectly with the rules) but for some reason it didn't occurred to me

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Hi all, I'm an Australian heading to burning man for the first time this year and I'm trying to figure out what to do about a tent. I've actually be on the road for nearly 12 months now and wont be home before I get to the playa, so bringing one from home is not an option. I could buy one somewhere ...