Storage and Logistics
Year Round Storage
Future Turtles camp gear is stored in six places:
| Name |
Description |
Contents |
Location* |
| Tool Fort |
20' Shipping Container |
Tools, Utility lighting, Electrical, ShiftPods, Supplies |
A |
| Bike Fort |
20' Shipping Container |
Bikes and bike tools, container deck guard rails |
A |
| Pillow Fort |
24' Bumper-pull Trailer |
Interactivity equipment, rugs, audio gear, DJ lighting, pillows |
A |
| Food Fort |
24' Bumper-pull Trailer with commercial kitchen |
Cooking equipment |
B |
| Empire Fort |
25' Pup Trailer (high deck, like a mini-semi trailer) |
Shade parts, camp furniture, extension cord |
C |
| Gayflower |
53' semi trailer |
Water, Grey Water, and Black Water tanks, showers and bathrooms, plumbing equipment |
C |
Where is it?
This flowchart shows how we decide where to store most things.
The detailed Where Is It? spreadsheet helps you track down exact locations down to shelf and bin, especially of specific tools and items in the Tool Fort.
Camp Supplies
What we call "supplies" are anything consumable that we stock up on before each burn to have on hand: things like batteries, towels, cleaning supplies, and so forth. This does not include anything used by the food team.
- Google Sheets: Camp Supplies
Turtle Truck
We rent a truck in San Francisco to make camp possible.
- It brings bulky camper stuff from San Francisco to and from playa, such as tents, bikes, and black-and-yellow bins. In 2024 we rented a 16' box truck which was not too full so we have not had to institute official limits on what you can and can't bring.
- It makes a stop in Reno for people getting on and off there.
- It takes out camp trash which includes build team trash and kitchen trash, but no camper trash (campers are responsible for their own moop).
Here's a typical schedule based on 2024:
Friday before the event:
- early morning - Pick up truck from rental company
- 11:00 am - Load truck in San Francisco
- Afternoon - Travel to Reno
Saturday before the event:
- 1pm - Load in Reno (at GSR or wherever the Turtle Bus will be)
- Afternoon - Travel to Playa
Monday After Temple Burn:
- Morning - load bus on Playa
- 11am - depart for Reno
- Afternoon - arrive in Reno
Tuesday (day after Labor Day)
- Morning - take trash to Reno transfer station
Wednesday
- Morning - drive to San Francisco
- Unload freight in San Francisco (first chance for campers to pick up their stuff)
- Get truck washed
- Return to rental agency
- Evening - campers can pick up their own stuff if they missed the first chance
Truck Rental Companies
These two companies are reliable and happy to rent to Burners. However they have limited availability so you have to make a reservation in March or April.