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Just a camp at TTITD

...until the man burns

WHO?

Welcome to Camp ING, an ephemeral home base built each year by a crew of friends who have been doing this for over a decade. Based in Tahoe and Las Vegas, globally scattered. We are travelers, builders, designers, artists, and musicians, drawn to the work and the wonder: building something real, then watching it come alive at night. Radical Participation is the deal. No sherpas. No spectat-ING.
See you in the dust.

WHY?

Burning Man is a hyperreal sensory symphony. We build Camp ING as a clean, welcoming, well lit home base in the dust so you can roam farther, reset faster, and always have a place that feels like yours. Music is on, happy hour is daily, and no matter how you roll back in, it still feels like home.

What?

Camp ING is a placed theme camp built as a simple, functional home base. We provide shared shade, a communal kitchen setup for you to cook your own food, a basic rinse station, and a well lit camp with clear landmarks so you can find home fast at night. We host daily happy hour and a rotating mix of camp led events all week. It’s built to keep you dialed, recharged, and ready to launch back into the city

...tell me more

WHERE?

BRC is a clock face: times for radial streets, letters from Esplanade outward.Usually Tokyo sector, the 9:00 neighborhood, roughly C through F.Placement for 2026 drops in late May or early June. We’ll post our exact cross streets here, and you can get a one time email when it goes live.

Drop your email below. No spam!

WHEN

August 30th - September 6th 2026

WHY JOIN A THEME CAMP AT ALL?
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You can absolutely roll solo with a tent and a dream. People do it every year and crush it...but why?But here’s the reality check: Burning Man provides porta potties, roads, and ice, and you still have to buy the ice. Everything else is built by people. On purpose. Together.And Black Rock City is not a passive backdrop. It doesn’t let you stay on autopilot. People say you get the Burn you need, not the Burn you want, because this place has a way of meeting you where you are.BRC is a liminal pressure cooker where the usual masks slip. The dust and sleep debt grind your edges down in the best way, so your defenses drop and you feel things fresh. You’ll laugh, you might even cry, but then you’ll immediately start planning how to come back for more.Burning Man can leave you raw in every sense: sleep deprived, dust coated, socially spun out, emotionally wide open. A good camp doesn’t soften that. It makes it sustainable.Not as a crutch. As a home base.A solid camp reduces friction so you can spend your energy where it matters. Communal shade lowers the heat load. Shared infrastructure cuts decision fatigue and packing burden. Familiar faces stop the social drift. Good lighting keeps the night from turning into a scavenger hunt...and the Music keeps it all flowing. The result is simple: more bandwidth for the moments you came for.Why join Camp ING specificallyING is built around one idea: keep the home base clean, welcoming, and easy to return to, so you can roam farther and still have something that feels like yours when you come back.We run a consistent rhythm: music, daily happy hour, and a camp that stays well lit with clear landmarks. That structure is not organization for organization’s sake. It creates a reliable place to regroup, rehydrate, and reconnect, then launch back into the city.We also keep it human scale. Small enough to know names, not just faces. Organized enough to run smoothly. Loose enough to stay fun.Participation is required, but it is not one size fits all. If you’re introverted, neurodivergent, or just not feeling super social, you are welcome here. There are a million ways to contribute, and we will help you find a lane that fits.If that sounds like the way you want to Burn, you’ll fit here.Want the practical details? See: What you can count on from INGReady to raise your hand?: Join Us

What to expect at ING

Gui and Camille, @ our French Friday Event

PLACEMENT

You’ll know where you live before you arrive, so your friends can find you and you can map your week.

SHADE

1,200 sq ft shaded common area with high quality aluminet, plus shaded zones for kitchen, tea tent, and dining.

Want shade at your tent too? we do have some available but it's closer quarters and first come first serve, if you like to spread out, Bring your own personal tent shade.
Shade ideas

KITCHEN

Cook your own food with real infrastructure: Blackstone griddle, camp stoves, camp propane, basic pots and pans, and the usual tools.

If you make a mess, you clean it. Zero exceptions.

We only do a couple organized camp meals, but if you want to bring an idea, we’re into it. We also hold a food permit for public serving during hosted moments.

SHOWER

2025 brought a brand new shower setup. Details coming soon for 2026.

LIGHTS AND LANDMARKS

Common areas and pathways are lit, plus big ING landmarks so camp is easy to spot and navigate at night.

MUSIC AND HAPPY HOUR

Daily music for vibes and events. Happy hour runs 3:33 to 5:55 pm daily.

TOWER

Sunrise and sunset sessions. Climb the tower at your own risk.

COMMUNITY

From all over, welcoming, and social. Pre playa group chats so you land with familiar names and faces.

EVENTS

Pop up bar, TuTu Taco Tuesday, My Tie MaiTai Thursday, ArtING, blINGo, Yoga, and optional group outings all week.

This all sounds great, I'd love to camp with ING!
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I've got some more questions
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Origin story

WTF is ING?

Camp ING began back in the day in Eugene, Oregon. A bunch of us came up through the Oregon forest raves and OCF (IYKYK) to get our feet wet, and then someone from that circle invited us to the Burn. We realized fast this was something different: an ephemeral carnival of awe, a temporary universe that scrambles your assumptions and turns ordinary perception up to 8K.For a while we camped with a coolFuckinCamp and learned the ropes. Eventually we wanted to build our own home base and bring our own flavor to the dust. We experimented, evolved, and through a few iterations over the last decade plus, we landed as Camp ING.Who we are todayING is a crew of wildly different humans who converge on the playa each year, with campmates based across the Netherlands, South Lake Tahoe, San Diego, and Las Vegas. We’re travelers, builders, designers, artists, and musicians. We show up to build our vision, run it for a week, then strike it leaving only memories.How we operate as a campWe lean heavily toward radical self reliance and do-ocracy. No sherpas. No spectators.If you want to help build something, you’ll have room to jump in and a clear path to do it. Everyone participates. Everyone contributes.Come say hi
Swing by, join a game, share a drink, dance and burn with us.If you’re looking for a camp to call home, click to Join Us here.

ONE OF US. ONE OF US.

2026 camp application is live!
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For current ING members only

TLDR: For 2026, Camp ING is moving forward as usual. All camp assets are secured and locked in a new storage unit. Huge thanks to everyone who helped make the transition. The Burning Man Placement team has confirmed ING is in good standing with our placement and ticket allocation for 2026. More details on timeline and next steps will be shared in the Axis Mundi Whatsapp chat as we roll into planning.

PlannING doc: Rough draft of our collaboration document for 2026,
(please request edit access)

description	Link	Note
Camp ING website:	BURNING.camp	_{Contact Xain for quick changes}
Whatsapp Chat	Axis Mundi	_{Please have people introduce themselves if new}
JoinING 2026	New campers only	_{This is the 2026 camp application}

NEXT IMPORTANT DATES

Placement form opens:..........February 18
~~Camp Meeting.........................February 22~~
Directed Group Sale invites:..February 20th-27th
Directed Group Sale buy window:.....March 4-11th
Placement form review...........March 07
Placement Closes: ...................March 19 but we will submit early.
Placement announced:...........May 2026
Almost Home Form:.................Opens w placement DUE by June 1st
Placement address:................."First week of June"
SAP passes emailed: July 2026
ING ON PLAYA:......................... August 27th-ish

More to come...

Below is a more in depth summary of what happened in 2025 and what the solutions are moving forward:

More context for those who want it:

What happened, at a high level:

In the lead up to Burn 2025, there was a misalignment around process and responsibilities, and communication between Kelsea and me as camp lead broke down. Since I was not on playa in 2025, that lack of coordination created a real gap in visibility and planning. After the Burn, Kelsea requested mediated calls. We had those conversations and a final meeting many of you were there for, and she decided stepping away from Camp ING was the right choice for her.

I want to name the human part without turning this into a public trial. I have so much respect for what Kelsea contributed to ING over the years, and I'm wishing her well. I also recognize this situation created awkwardness and distance in parts of a long time friend group, and that part...genuinely fucking sucks. If you feel caught in the middle, you are not alone, and you do not need to choose sides to be respected here.

What changes for 2026 and beyond:

The takeaway is simple: we are building clearer systems so no single point of failure can leave anyone in the dark again. Camp should run on shared visibility, shared responsibility, and simple processes.

A) Placement and planning transparency

All placement paperwork, planning, and key decisions will live in shared places with visibility and input for anyone in camp who wants to participate. We will share timelines in the Axis Mundi Whatsapp chat and on the website, and use camp meetings plus shared Google docs for collaboration.

B) Treasury and dues process

We will have a treasurer who does not make purchases.

Process:

The camp budget is set and shared.

Everyone pays camp dues in full. Dues are dues. There are no offsets or swaps like "I bought a stove so I do not pay dues."

If an item is in the approved budget, someone claims it, purchases it, and submits receipts to the treasurer.

The treasurer reimburses the exact receipt amount. If it is a large purchase, funds can be sent prior.

Anything purchased with camp funds is camp property and stays with the camp as long as any member wishes to keep Camp ING going.

More details and a simple written agreement version are coming soon, but I wanted the headline, structure, and plan to be clear now.

We're moving forward with a solid crew, clearer roles, and a stronger foundation. I'm excited for 2026 and the years ahead.

all the dusty love,
Xain

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