Burning Man 2024

[Chootrain470]

I'm planning on embarking on the 1100mi round trip drive to Burning Man starting Monday night. Considering that last year I broke down and ended up hitchhiking, this is quite the endeavor. I ended up hitching a ride from Lee Vining to Reno, then Reno to BLC. It was quite the adventure but not one I'd like to repeat. I'll update you guys! Wish me the best!

[SCM]

I've never been, but from what I've read, if you love your van you'll take something else.
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[E1]

Best!

I well recall your ‘23 “adventure” and admire returning to “clean that up.”

Have a boring, unadventurous, tool-free trip.
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Subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere." — Colin Chapman

Jonathan Weisheit, Race in Peace:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3dS7xiFn7I&t=500s

[jimf909]

I heard that nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded.

Just weeks before Burning Man, you can still buy a ticket. Why has demand cooled?
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/burning-man-festival-tickets-still-available-19651843.php
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[zerotofifty]

Some of the desert is very salty, be sure to wash the van, including the underside, rinse out the rockers, and all the nooks and crannies very well to avoid massive corrosion issues.

[Sodo]

The 'dust' doesn't rinse off.
You have to neutralize it with an acid. Such as a dilute vinegar spray. If you don't neutralize it, then you get it wet, it corrodes steel real fast.

I didn't like that stuff, much.

This is a new CV
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[MsTaboo]

https://www.saltaway.com

They push this stuff hard for boaters but works well on vehicles also.
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[retroman]

Live near there and I would never take a van there. High alkaline talc like dust everywhere. If it rains the mud is even worse.
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[DanHoug]

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[Chootrain470]

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[MarkWard]

1100 mile round trip. Easy. What’s that 4 fill ups? Enjoy.

[Love My Westy]

As I read this post about corrosion from the dust at BM, I couldn't help but think about another post i saw just the other day on the "Have You Seen One Lately" thread. Here is the photo that got me thinking:

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2527430.jpg

That van and the red pickup in Eagle Plains NWT are covered with Magnesium Chloride which is what they put on roads to keep the dust down, certainly not exactly Burning Man dust but extremely corrosive to any bare metal.

I have never seen a discussion on the Samba regarding Mag Cloride and Volkswagen Vans. I have had my van coated like the one in the photo by driving on dirt roads in Wyoming. They probably use it everywhere dust is a problem. It's a good idea to pressure wash it off whenever you get that crap all over your van.

[RoryGirl]

Pretty sure driving around @ Burning Man you get a protective B.O. slick...so no worries
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