Aloha and have you taken your pod to Burning Man?

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   Greetings Linakai!

We bought our R-Pod 180 a few months ago. We absolutely love it.

I've been to Burning Man 13 times. So I know a lot about how to camp, survive -- and have fun -- on the playa. We didn’t go last year, but may try next year if we can get tickets.

Expect a full boondocking experience on the playa. The R-Pods hold a wonderful quantity of water and have good sized waste holding tanks, too. I think it will do great. 

However... dust WILL be a problem with any RV. You will need to take steps to keep the dust out. Playa dust is more that just typical annoying dust. It is very fine and high in alkaline. It's hard to clean up, gets into vents and is a bit caustic if left on surfaces. Even taking all precautions, plan on giving yourself a week to clean the trailer and all your gear. 

We have taken RV's before, but not our cute, new and CLEAN R-Pod. Here is my advice for dust abatement:

Put down rugs everywhere possible and drag them out daily to shake the dust out. 

Cover your bedding with a sheet to be removed before sleeping. Nothing is more annoying than sleeping on a dusty pillow.

Keep the door & windows closed whenever possible. Also try to reduce foot traffic as much as possible. 

Avoid running the AC unless absolutely necessary. Set up a "Costco Barn" or other structure outside the trailer for shade and to promote a communal/friendly camp.

Tape off the tiny window slit vents to prevent the dust from getting into the window panes. Dust will get in there and seems to stay forever.

Other topics:

If you have a quiet Honda generator, your camp neighbors will appreciate it.

If you are VERY lucky, you might be able to flag down a pumper truck some time during the event. There is no buying/selling on playa, but the pumper trucks are an outside service for the porta johns. Sometimes you can get them to pump your holding tanks. So have a couple hundred bucks cash on you, plus a little booze for bribery. ;-) 

There are also several BM RV forums. You can google those and get some pretty good info. Here is an important one:
https://burningman.org/event/preparation/playa-living/rvs/

Feel free to message me if you have questions.

<dusty hugs> Zed

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	Greetings Linakai! We bought our R-Pod 180 a few months ago. We absolutely love it. I've been to Burning Man 13 times. So I know a lot about how to camp, survive -- and have fun -- on the playa. We didn’t go last year, but may try next year if we can get tickets. Expect a full boondocking experience on the playa. The R-Pods hold a wonderful quantity of water and have good sized waste holding tanks, too. I think it will do great. However... dust WILL be a problem with any RV. You will need to take steps to keep the dust out. Playa dust is more that just typical annoying dust. It is very fine and high in alkaline. It's hard to clean up, gets into vents and is a bit caustic if left on surfaces. Even taking all precautions, plan on giving yourself a week to clean the trailer and all your gear. We have taken RV's before, but not our cute, new and CLEAN R-Pod. Here is my advice for dust abatement: Put down rugs everywhere possible and drag them out daily to shake the dust out. Cover your bedding with a sheet to be removed before sleeping. Nothing is more annoying than sleeping on a dusty pillow. Keep the door & windows closed whenever possible. Also try to reduce foot traffic as much as possible. Avoid running the AC unless absolutely necessary. Set up a "Costco Barn" or other structure outside the trailer for shade and to promote a communal/friendly camp. Tape off the tiny window slit vents to prevent the dust from getting into the window panes. Dust will get in there and seems to stay forever. Other topics: If you have a quiet Honda generator, your camp neighbors will appreciate it. If you are VERY lucky, you might be able to flag down a pumper truck some time during the event. There is no buying/selling on playa, but the pumper trucks are an outside service for the porta johns. Sometimes you can get them to pump your holding tanks. So have a couple hundred bucks cash on you, plus a little booze for bribery. ;-) There are also several BM RV forums. You can google those and get some pretty good info. Here is an important one: https://burningman.org/event/preparation/playa-living/rvs/ Feel free to message me if you have questions. <dusty hugs> Zed