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4:45 & Esplanade — front row on the open playa, a straight shot from Center Camp.
Where questionable decisions meet exceptional “service.”
Run by Blake Hicks — a 16-year Burning Man vet popping off his first year as head of the VIP family. Only a few spots remaining — when it's full, it's full.
VIP is a community-driven theme camp on the Esplanade — beachfront property, baby. Built by Burners, for Burners. We're a family of builders, artists, bartenders, problem-solvers, and lovable degenerates who work hard, laugh harder, and gift Black Rock City one of the rowdiest lounges on the playa. We provide serious infrastructure. You provide serious participation. That's the deal.
4:45 & Esplanade — front row on the open playa, a straight shot from Center Camp.
4:45 & Esplanade. The open playa is your front yard — no long bike commutes, ever.
Full generator with a balanced 3-phase grid run to RVs, yurts & tents. Real power, all week.
Our signature bar & lounge. Every camper tends one 3-hour shift — it's the best seat in the house.
The legendary barter-gambling crew is in residence, activating our frontage all week — plus their brand-new art car.
Full aerial rig with a pulley system — performers, come warm up, train, play, fly. It’s yours to use.
Art car projects roll from our camp. Mutant vehicles, meet Very Inappropriate People.
Come sunset, the family gathers. Stories, music, and the occasional questionable decision.
A proper rig with pro sound. DJ booth is chromed. Yes, really.
Laser, movie-premiere lights & giant LED signage. You will never lose home on the playa.
RVs, ShiftPods & yurts all fit. We plan the power and placement around you.
Massive shade structure, communal kitchen, communal shower, lounge areas & bar stock.
Fashion shows, phantom paparazzi, theme parties. Bring the fits.
The lounge, mid-build and already glowing. Wait till the laser's on.
The family, the art car, the frontage. This is what you're joining.
💪 Show up. One 3-hour bar shift, minimum. Help with Build or Strike if you can — early arrival passes go to the workers.
🎨 Contribute your art. Host an event, play a set, cook a feast, build a thing, teach a skill. Everyone adds something.
🤝 Consent is non-negotiable. If it's not a “F*ck yeah!”, it's a no. IDs checked every bar shift, no exceptions.
👀 We take care of each other. See something, say something. Keep the private stuff private. Keep the energy high.
RV members may have a different rate depending on vehicle size — confirm with Blake. Every dollar goes right back into camp: the semi trailer, shade, kitchen, shower, generator & fuel, laser, lights, bar stock, sound & lounge.
💰 Your spot is locked the moment dues land — and you're added to the camp WhatsApp same day. Spots go to whoever pays first. Don't sleep on it.
🤝 Zero-risk: you can send dues with your application to secure one of the limited spots — if it turns out we're not the right fit for each other, your dues are refunded in full at the time of the decision.
Know what you're signing up for: Esplanade family camp, real participation, exceptional “service.”
Answer the questions below in a voice memo or video, 5 minutes max. This is required — we want to hear the real you, not your typing.
Text or WhatsApp your recording to +1 (314) 276-4092 using the buttons below.
Get the nod from Blake → Zelle your dues → welcome to the family. You'll be in the camp WhatsApp before the dust settles.
Just five. Voice memo or video. Five minutes or less, total. No essays, no ghostwriters — press record and be gloriously yourself. This is how we find our people. 💛
Name, playa name (if the dust has christened you yet), where you're from, and your burn count — virgins very welcome. Then the good part: what would your best friend say makes you unmistakably you?
It's 104°, the whiteout is rolling in, and the shade structure needs twenty more minutes of hands. Where are you? (No wrong answers. Okay… there's one wrong answer.)
Music, welding, cooking for a small army, glitter logistics, sunrise philosophy, world-class hugs — whatever you create, we want it in the family. What would you love to share or gift through camp VIP?
It's day three and camp is humming. Who are you in the ecosystem — the coffee wizard, the fixer with the zip ties, the hype squad, the quiet builder? Tell us about a time you really showed up for your people.
Your best (legal, consent-forward) story or secret talent that proves you belong with the Very Inappropriate People. Bonus points if we laugh out loud.
🎬 Outro, please: wrap your recording with what you're rolling in with (RV / ShiftPod / yurt / tent), when you can arrive, whether you can help Build or Strike, and any power needs.