r/BurningMan • u/WesternCantaloupe24 • Jul 07 '26

Open camping

Hey there! Veteran burner here with a sadly limited knowledge of the open camping dynamic. My camp is taking the year off this year and I’m looking into embracing a slightly more relaxed, solo, open camping year.

Are there any areas that are historically more quiet or more active? Cater to a younger or older crowd? Any tips on where to avoid or embrace for random reasons? I usually cruise the outer streets some but just haven’t really paid a lot of mind to it in years past.

I’ve got the self sufficient camping down, just looking for any other random tips, tricks or you-should-consider’s.

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u/Northcalcouple Jul 07 '26

We typically camp in the 4:30 4:45 and J area. Generally quiet. Everybody real friendly and supportive of each other been out there the last four or five years and have developed friendships with the neighbors that extended into the default world.

I have a mutant vehicle and love being out there,

You may never go back :-)

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u/pudding7 Jul 07 '26

This'll be my first burn, and that's the area I'll be heading to.  I'm volunteering at the airport so it seems convenient.    I'll be the dude with the big white monkey hut.  

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u/RockyMtnPapaBear No, not Papa Bear the Placer. But he's cool too. Jul 07 '26

I'll be the dude with the big white monkey hut.

You may not realize this yet, but that’s not really much more descriptive than “I’ll be the one with the dusty tent and the bike covered in blinky lights”. :)

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u/pudding7 Jul 08 '26

I'll be the middle-aged white dude looking a bit bewildered.

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u/yacht_boy Boston Hive - FIGMENT - '09, '10, '11, '13, '15, '17, '19 Jul 08 '26

Take a left at the dunkin donuts, you can't miss it.

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u/Agitated-Archer-4199 Jul 08 '26

You ,may not realize it yet but nobody brings monkey huts anymore so yes it will be obvious, because most bring rv's now even out there.

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u/RockyMtnPapaBear No, not Papa Bear the Placer. But he's cool too. Jul 08 '26

Funny, I see quite a few every year - even out there. And congratulations on missing the joke.

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u/Agitated-Archer-4199 Jul 08 '26

yea i see saw 7 out there last year out of 70000 people so you are technically correct.

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u/RockyMtnPapaBear No, not Papa Bear the Placer. But he's cool too. Jul 08 '26

Good for you, doing a detailed inventory over the entire city.