Camp Dues and Duties
KARMA YOGA SERVICE
Camping at Shamandome is deeply rewarding and can be a lot of fun, yet we are NOT a "party camp". We accept campers who are committed to serving the public and each other through physical labor, emotional support and spiritual healing. This commitment and a personal familiarity with shamanic practice are the basics we seek in our campers. As members of a mindfully dedicated service camp, Shamandome campers serve for a minimum of two to three hours per day, whatever their roles are in the camp.
You will be energized by giving back to the community. The healing we co-create is manifested by every camper's heart-centered participation in their role. When everyone freely gives of themselves, the collective whole blooms with love. This transformative “group” experience sends our campers back to the default world with a deep personal satisfaction.
If a service-centered environment is not what you're seeking in your experience at Burning Man, there are plenty of party camps at Burning Man. We hope you will enjoy everything BRC has to offer, and please come pay us a visit!
CAMP DUES
$400 per camper
You will also need to purchase a ticket to Burning Man ($575 plus taxes and fees). If you plan to drive any vehicle into Black Rock City, you will also need to buy a Vehicle Pass ($150 plus taxes and fees).
Your 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 luscious leftovers from lunch with added fixings and trimmings.
Our custom is to provide a fully nourishing, protein-forward, pescatarian meal plan, similar to many spiritual service retreats. If you prefer not to go without red meat products for the week or two you are in the desert, you are free to bring your own.
WATER
Potable 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 should 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 2024, 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 -- one night, in shared rooms -- in Reno, so we can head out to the playa together on Monday morning fresh and ready to go...as well as food & water for the team during the Build.
REFUNDABLE FEES:
BUILD WEEK FEE
Build Week (Aug 21-26) 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 adds a refundable $100 fee into our Total Camp Dues.
If you join our Build Team and you arrive in Black Rock City by 12pm on Monday, 8/19 (first day of Build Week), you will receive a $100 refund on your Camp Fees 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 on the first day of the Build.
(The number of Build Week passes the camp receives from Burning Man is limited. Please apply early.)
BREAKDOWN DEPOSIT
Shamandome adds a fully refundable $250 deposit onto our Camp Dues, which will be returned after the burn to all who vigorously and enthusiastically help break down the camp until 6PM on Monday - Labor Day, Sep 2nd.
We really don't want to keep this money. Besides, we'd rather have every reason to invite you to camp with us again.
TOTAL CAMP DUES
$400 + $350 refundable fees = $750
Note: if you are accepted into camp and pay your Total Camp Dues, then find you are unable to attend, you may request a refund (less a $25 processing fee) -- until July 15. Should you cancel after that, one-half of your Total Camp Dues is refundable -- until August 15, when no refunds will be granted, unless due to sudden and extremely dire circumstances.
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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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As a SHAMANDOME CAMPER, you pledge to :
-- arrive at camp by SUNDAY of the burn 8/25/24 (if you're not on our Build Team), so you can help with last-minute tasks to prepare the camp for receiving the public.
-- work at least one kitchen shift during the burn, whatever other tasks you perform.
-- commit to the Ten Principles of Burning Man - especially Leave No Trace.
(Also, we're very conscious of CONSENT, an "unwritten principle".)
--- If you drive to the playa, 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 in your scheduled shifts supporting our public offerings, the kitchen crew, or infrastructure (you will have one full Day Off to play).
--- Joyously help break down and pack up our beautiful camp until at least 6pm on Monday 9/2 (Labor Day).
You deserve to know what you're signing up for.
Camping at Burning Man is challenging, dusty, hot, and exhausting.
For a week (or more), you will have served spirit, the public, and each other; partied most heartily; played on playa art til you dropped; and maybe danced til dawn (or at dawn).
Breakdown is big. It's even more challenging after too much partying.
So be advised, the most grueling three days of the burn are at the end, so you will need to keep some energy in reserve. Pace yourself... because ALL Shamandome Campers help with break-down, so as to lovingly and safely disassemble, store and preserve our beautiful infrastructure.
"Many hands make light(er) work."
Our typical Breakdown Schedule:
On Saturday afternoon of the burn, we will start breaking down the Public Area of the camp.
(PARTY RESPONSIBLY SATURDAY NIGHT)
We will work on Sunday from 10 AM until dinner at 6 PM (with a short lunch and siesta).
We will begin working again at 10 AM on Monday, to finish loading the container by 6PM Monday evening (Labor Day, 9/2).
On Tuesday morning, the blessed Container Closing Crew (those who who stay until the very end) will conduct a final MOOP, lock the trailer, and bless the camp one more time before heading back to the default world, hopefully by noon.
COMPLETE THE JOURNEY
Staying and vigorously helping with camp breakdown until at least 6pm Monday, you will be part of the last, precious, most deeply gratifying hours with your Shamandome family... and will help ensure that you'll be invited to camp with Shamandome again.
FAIR WARNING:
Weather can easily delay all departures by a full day. The later you plan to leave, the more flexibility you will have.
So, do not even consider book any flight out of Reno before very late on Tuesday night, 9/3.
Wednesday, 9/4 is best.
Why?
Leaving on Labor Day - at any time - will put you into an 8-hour EXODUS traffic jam, just to get off the playa. Traffic on the two-lane roads to interstate 80 can easily get backed up for hours as well. It can even happen on the Burner Bus. (Maybe you have heard horror stories about the Exodus. They are absolutely true.) Those who leave on Monday often get to Reno only a few hours before those who leave at noon on Tuesday.
Being accepted into Shamandome simply means you promise to help until 6 pm Monday.
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.
Guest practitioners are invited to use our domes, huts and chill space from 2 pm to 4 pm for healing and workshop presentations. Shamanic healers may also offer their services during our One-on-One Healing sessions, from 4 pm to 6pm. You can see more info about that on the bottom of this page.
Best to let us know in advance, but we would love to see you any time we're open to the public. Stop by to say hello - we are always grateful for your supportive energy!
Guest Healers are invited to Shamandome's Opening Dinner -- On Monday of the burn time TBA -- and the occasional regular meal, as supplies allow.
The deluge of the '23 burn decimated much of our ground-covering infrastructure, and caused us to incur many unexpected expenses. Any amount you can extend our way will be greatly appreciated.
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