ePlaya

+ gear?

20-40 gallons of water is a lot, unless your camp is including all of that stuff for you.

Check out the http://rideshare.burningman.com site as well.... Best of luck.

If you don't find a rideshare, you can catch the Burner Express into the Burn. If they allow free cancellations, I'd book this sooner than later. (ETA: I checked. Apparently they do not allow refunds.)

2-3 people take up a lot of space, even with only a backpack apiece.

Here's an example of why:

I can get myself + gear and water for 1 into the Burn using a 5-person sedan with adequate trunk space.

I cannot get myself & 1 other person into that very same sedan into the Burn . . . because I have a shade structure, & it's not small.

So--in order for me to be able to take all my stuff to the Burn and THEN fit 2 or 3 people in a car with me, I'd have to be packing light-ish and driving a large SUV or better. (A cargo van is awesome, but then you only have seats for two).


i.e., no harm in asking, but if you don't get an offer, it's cause the space issue is a really intricate one.

Savannah wrote:If you don't find a rideshare, you can catch the Burner Express into the Burn. If they allow free cancellations, I'd book this sooner than later. (ETA: I checked. Apparently they do not allow refunds.)

2-3 people take up a lot of space, even with only a backpack apiece.

Here's an example of why:

I can get myself + gear and water for 1 into the Burn using a 5-person sedan with adequate trunk space.

I cannot get myself & 1 other person into that very same sedan into the Burn . . . because I have a shade structure, & it's not small.

So--in order for me to be able to take all my stuff to the Burn and THEN fit 2 or 3 people in a car with me, I'd have to be packing light-ish and driving a large SUV or better. (A cargo van is awesome, but then you only have seats for two).


i.e., no harm in asking, but if you don't get an offer, it's cause the space issue is a really intricate one.

pssst! Savannah, it's the brave, new, vehicle pass world... Now, you can do it!

Reading the large bold type of your original post and all your replies in the thread, I can only imagine that the three of you would be shouting during the whole ride there and back

That would suck to have a bunch of ppl sleep and you chauffeur thwm to the playa.... All those miles and the driver likely needs an oil change and a detailing of their vehicle... I'd look into my own rental or flying to Reno if I were you 2 or 3...

Last year, bus service started up the weekend before gates opened to accommodate those who were part of the crew setting up camps and projects (and had early arrivals passes).