I went to Burning Man in ’98 then had to live on the East Coast until recently. Now I live in Scottsdale, and here are my share- travel idea(s):

From my experience, the Enterprise Rent-A-Van rented here locally and driven there would be my choice of attending BM, since it could be stuffed full of stuff that flying to Reno on a commercial airliner couldn’t accommodate. (Forgive me if I am reinventing the wheel here)

Anyway, I always thought that a caravan of vans could form a square, pentagon, hexagon, etc. once there, and by using sandbags that could be filled (by digging a moat around the camp) with dirt, a semi-protected area could be shared by all of the vans.

I have a recumbent bicycle that I intend to modify to make it appear to be a human powered helicopter. It would take up a lot of room in the van on the way to and from. (I don’t think it will be lashable to the roof; it wouldn’t fit any standard bike carrier once reconfigured)

So I could share my van with one or two people if each was bringing a tent and just need a lift there, could drive some of the way and I guess chip in for gas; I’d pay 100% for the van since it will be my shelter there.

Alternatively, if someone else is already fired up on this idea, I would be willing to tag along with them.; and maybe either way, the bike could ride in a U-Haul trailer. I towed one with an SUV to BM the last time.

My email address is ronsirull(at)cox(dot)net

I live near Hayden and Thomas in the south part of Scottsdale.

My phone number is 480.365.8868

Thanks,
Ron
A one-time BM Vet