Camp Dues and Duties

KARMA YOGA SERVICE

As a committed Service Camp, Shamandome requires a minimum of four (4) hours of participation per day from our campers, whatever their role is within the camp. 

Shamandome is NOT a "party camp". We accept only those who are committed to serving the public and each other through physical labor, emotional support and spiritual healing.
You will be energized by giving back to the community. Our success as a camp is created by every camper's participating fully in their role. When everyone gives 100%, the collective whole blooms with love. This is the transformative “group” experience that sends our campers home with memories of great personal satisfaction.
If you are not comfortable with this requirement, there are plenty of playful camps at Burning Man - enjoy, and definitely come pay us a visit!


CAMP DUES

Basic Camp Dues is now $400 per camper.
(All our expenses have risen dramatically over the last few years, and this is our first Basic Dues increase in almost ten years. Shamandome pretty much operates in the red.) To encourage early application and payment, Camp Dues will increase by $50 each month from mid-April to mid-July. See the schedule below.


Your Basic Camp Dues pay for:

FOOD
Purchase and transport of food for the entire camp, which provides each day (including Build Week):
- a "Do it yourself" Breakfast
- a delicious midday meal prepared by our fabulous Kitchen Leads and Kitchen Fairies
- an evening meal featuring leftovers from lunch with added fixings and trimmings.

WATER
Water for drinking, cooking & showers.

GREY WATER SERVICE
Every drop we discard is collected and removed -- Leave No Trace!

SHOWER
The camp erects a shower structure and provides "sun shower" bags & grey water disposal.

SHADE STRUCTURE
A shady spot to pitch your tent -- on a "First come first served" basis (we have plenty).
Communal shade "chill" structures, dining, and lounge area. We build a complete tent campus.

CONTAINER/TRAILER
Fees for storing our trailer (with all that infrastructure in it) throughout the rest of the year and transporting it to & from the playa.

POWER
We get our electricity from solar cells and a gasoline-powered generator, to run refrigerators and appliances in our kitchen, a camp phone charging station, lighting & sound equipment, etc.

BIKE
Your use of a camp bike while on the playa -- also on a "First come, first served" basis. If you can bring your own bike for 2023, please do, as we may not have enough for everyone this year. (BTW, not all our bikes are perfect, but we provide tools, basic supplies, and a Bike Fairy who can help you keep your ride rolling). You will need to bring your own bike lock.

INDIVIDUAL USE OF THE DOMES
Use of domes "after hours" for individual work or a spontaneous circle.

SUPPORTING OUR BUILD WEEK TEAM
Sunday night (Build Week Eve) dinner meeting and hotel accommodations -- in shared rooms -- in Reno, as well as food & water for the team.

BUILD WEEK FEE
Build Week is a magical, transformative event unto itself, as any veteran burner from any camp will tell you, but it's not for everyone. As an extra incentive join the Build Team (and to ensure it is fully supported), Shamandome includes a refundable $100 fee in our Camp Dues. If you join our Build Team and you arrive in Black Rock City by 6pm on Monday of Build Week, you will receive a $100 refund on your Camp Fee after the Burn. We welcome campers to join the Build Team later that week - all Build Week service will be sorely needed and heartfully honored - but we must reserve this refund for those who can arrange to arrive the first day of the Build.
(The number of Build Week passes the camp receives from Burning Man is limited. Please apply early.)

BREAKDOWN FEE
To further incentivize everyone to join in the camp breakdown on Labor Day, Shamandome includes a fully refundable $250 fee in our Camp Dues, which will be returned after the burn to all who help vigorously and enthusiastically until 6PM that day.

CAMP DUES SCHEDULE:
 $400 + $350 refundable fees = $750  by 5/15/23
 $450 + $350 refundable fees = $800  by 6/15/23
 $500 + $350 refundable fees = $850  by 7/15/23
 $550 + $350 refundable fees = $900  after 7/15/23

Note: if you are accepted into camp and pay the Camp Dues, then find you are unable to attend, you may request a refund (less a $25 processing fee) -- until July 15th. Should you cancel after that, one-half of your Camp Dues is refundable -- until August 15th, when no refunds will be granted.

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Your Camp Dues supports more than the Shamandome community.
They benefit every Burner who visits our camp.
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WE ASK OF ALL SHAMANDOME CAMPERS:

-- If you're not on our Build Team, plan to arrive at camp by SUNDAY of the burn, so you can help with last-minute tasks to prepare the camp for receiving the public.

-- You will be assigned at least one kitchen shift during Burn Week as part of your daily four-hour service, whatever other tasks you are scheduled for.

-- Commit to the Ten Principles of Burning Man - especially Leave No Trace.
Toward that end: if you drive, take at least two bags of camp-generated trash or recycling with you at the end of the burn. (Bring bungee cords and maybe a net or tarp, for lashing bags onto the top of your car.)

-- Lovingly serve either through our public offerings or helping out in the camp for at least four hours per day (you will have one day off to play).

--- Help break down the camp until Monday at 6pm.

GUEST HEALERS & HELPERS

Every year a number of Guest Healers and Helpers join Shamandome on their own time and provide invaluable service to our community. If you are so inclined, come by when you can. Best to let us know in advance, but we would love to see you any time we're open to the public, and we are always grateful for your helpful energy!

Guest Healers are invited to Shamandome's Opening Dinner (and the occasional regular meal, as supplies allow).

DONATE TO SHAMANDOME
You may send a donation directly to our PayPal account (as "to a friend", please):
shamanistas@gmail.com