Water, Fresh and Otherwise

As of 2024 the Gayflower has 7 IBC totes. Three in the front hold 330 gallons each. Four in the back hold 250 gallons each. 

In Spring 2025 we plan to replace those totes with clean, new 330 gallon totes so we will have a capacity of 2,330.

The totes are filled in Gerlach for about $0.50 per gallon by Empire Storage and Rental (Andy "Fixxer" Owens) who store the Gayflower.

• Do not use other water sources in the area such as Empire or other wells. They usually have sulphuric water due to the hot springs which doesn't taste great.

The gayflower tanks are directly plumbed to provide showers, toilets, and sinks in the Gayflower, however, there is also an option to hook up hoses. In 2024 we used the bright green hose to fill the tank in the Food Fort.

The build team RV has a large fresh tank which holds 176 gallons of water.

We usually fill that in Reno at the GSR RV Resort (where we stay for one night before driving up.)

We can also get it refilled on playa by pre-ordering from Sierra Site Services.

We can rent a 500 gallon tank from Sierra Site Services which comes with a pump and 15' hose. They bring it and fill it up, and they can come back to refill it.

In 2024 this tank was only used for canteen filling.

In 2025 the plan is to use it for the kitchen and possibly canteen filling.

Under the floor of the Gayflower are 10 (ten) 250 gallon tanks. The ones on the driver side are all plumbed together and hold black water from the toilets. The ones on the passenger side are all plumbed together and hold grey water from showers and sinks.

During the week we could use a sump pump or water bug to pump excess grey water from somewhere else (kitchen, RV) into the Gayflower since it has so much capacity. In 2024 we pumped this into the grey water side, but in 2025 we should pump it into the black water side since that side has so much more capacity.

The Build Team RV has two tanks, probably about 100 gallons each, for grey and black water.

You can theoretically flag down a USS truck at Burning Man which will pump them out for some cash (in 2024 we didn't see many of those trucks)

You can also sump pump excess water to the Gayflower.

After the burn you can dump them at the GSR in Reno (if we're staying there), the TA Travel Center in Sparks, or at the Loves in Fernley. 

We can rent a 250 gallon grey water tank from SSS which is a low cube. They will come and pump this out during the week (if paid in advance).

In 2024 was used primarily for the kitchen, but some neighboring camps who had not made arrangements for grey water also dumped their grey water in there. We filled it 4 times. 

In 2025 it will again be used exclusively for the kitchen.