Burning Man appropriate tent?

I don't know what goes on at a Burning Man, but if you're concerned about drunk passersby doing damage to your tent (i.e. you're looking for something cheap), then head on down to your local surplus store. I've seen new family-sized tents for $60 or so at these kinds of places. Granted, they will probably weigh quite a bit, but if somebody ralphs on it in the middle of the night, it will be less of a concern than if it were a $450 MSR tent.

Burning Man is very tough on tents. You can essentially plan to use the tent just that one time. Go Cheap. You will never get it clean again, the dust is like paint. You want decent room since you'll be there for a week or so and it's your refuge from dust storms etc. It's not the place to bring your $300 2 man mountaineering tent. Shop the "Big Lots", "Store 19 1/2", etc. They frequently have "refurbished" 4 person tents for $40 or so.

I echo what he said above. While your tent will be your refuge, dust will get inside. Plan on putting all clothes and sleeping gear in bags every morning to keep them clean.

It can get very windy on the dry lake bed, and don't expect your vehicle to provide very much protection. Plan and/or modify your tent for guylines. Perhaps lots of guylines.

I camp on dry lakes quite a bit and almost never use a tent. Bring plenty of padding. If you can sleep in your car, it is much better.

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Steve

Yeah, looking into it, it looks like a lot of people sleep in their cars.

Is this just because it does a better job of keeping the wind and dust at bay?

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