🔥🍉📋 Burning Melon Packing List 🔥🍉📋

The Basics:

• A large water bottle or a Camelbak-style backpack (to stay hydrated)

• Goggles (to protect your eyes in a dust storm)

• Sunglasses (if your goggles won't suffice)

• Extra eyeglasses (as a back-up, if you wear contacts)

• Dust mask or handkerchief (to protect your lungs in a dust storm)

• Head lamp (to see at night)

• Another light (to replace the head lamp you lost)

  • EL-wire/LEDs (to be seen at night)

• Sturdy shoes (you are okay seeing consumed by dust)

  • Warm jacket (to keep you warm at night)

  • Warm hat/socks (to keep you warm at night)

  • A cup (to drink out of when visiting bars)

  • Your ID (to show to bartenders)

  • A spoon (to eat with)

  • A MOOP container (to put MOOP in)

  • An ashtray - like an Altoids tin with the label covered - if you smoke (to put your butts in)

  • Hand sanitizer (to sanitize your hands)

• Wet wipes (to clean everything)

• Condoms (to keep it safe)

• A roll of one-ply toilet paper (to use if the portapotty is barren)

• Toiletries in a zip lock bag (to pretty yourself)

• A small first aid kit (to patch yourself)

• Personal medications (to keep you healthy since, surprisingly, there is no Black Rock Pharmacy)

• Sunscreen (to protect your skin)

• Lip balm (to protect your lips)

  • Earplugs (to protect your hearing)

• A set of clothes in a zip lock bag (to change into during Exodus)

• Pen and paper in a zip lock bag (to write down what you've learned)

• Extra zip lock bags (to put things in while keep ing the dust out)

• A watch (to tell time with, if that's your thing)

• Batteries (to keep your lights lit up)

• A tent (to sleep in)

• A sleeping bag/cot (to sleep in)

• A thermarest or other other padding (to sleep on)

• A bicycle (to get around on)

• A bike lock (to discourage borrowing)

• A spray bottle (to keep you moist, to make friends with)

• Gifts (to gift)

• A camp chair (to sit on)

• A watermelon (to share)

Things You Shouldn't Bring:

• • Rebar (we have more than enough ground stakes)

  • Cookware (unless it something unique, camp has lots of cookware)

  • Plants (the desert will kill them)

  • Pets (the desert will kill them)

  • Feathers/sequins or things that will shed (while no longer verboten they are highly discouraged)

  • Glow sticks (there are more environmentally-friendly ways to get lit)

  • Water (we have more than enough water for you)

One final thought on packing! After, or towards the end, of the Burn sit down and make a list or take photos of what you brought/carried and used on the Playa. It will make it much easier next year when you have to dig into a Burner Box like this: