DAY-TO-DAY AT RA
Camp Life
What it feels like to be part of Rubber Armstrong: shared responsibility, communal experiences, and unforgettable moments.
Radiance Hour
"Radiance grows when shared"
Radiance Hour is a pocket-sized show-and-tell where any campmate can beam out a skill, story, or hack.
Think yoga flows, sound healing, architecture insights, bike-pimping secrets, turning playa tricks into "default-world" magic, or even the fine art of silly noises. Unless a session needs extra elbow-room in the Bedouin tent, it will commence at the same time as the bar shift. Bring your own props; we'll supply cheers, cushions, and an absurdly supportive vibe.
Why Step Up?
Because Burning Man is a city of once-strangers who become family, and every gift you share makes our camp burn a little brighter. One quick demo can spark unlikely collaborations and give you that warm post-gift glow before the night even starts.
No sign-up sheets, QR codes, or microphones; just a free-flow audience in a super-casual setting. Whether your wisdom is profound or playful, Radiance Hour is your chance to stamp a bit of you onto the playa and help our community shine.
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
Our family of like-minded individuals cannot be run by a couple of people. A community like this requires everyone to play their own part in the success of the camp.
We will each need to sign up for 1-2 shifts to cover the roster.
"However small your contribution may seem, it is felt. Everyone contributes in their own way, and we are measured as a collective."
Camp Shifts
Each role is essential. Each contribution matters.
The Hen House
Masters of Camp Logistics & Morale
- Allocation of tents and bikes
- Rostering changes
- General point of call for camp questions
- Facilitating Radiance Hour
- Good knowledge of nearby services and camps
Cook Crews
Fuelling Dusty Souls
- Put daily allocation out to defrost
- Warm cooking water totes
- Set up family dinner tables
- Prepare serving stations
- Boil water and cook freezer bags
- Clean kitchen: wash and dry
Planeteers
Leave No Trace Warriors
- Sweep camping area, trailers, bedouin tent, art car
- Drain and crush all cans
- Empty bins and refresh bin bags
- MOOP sweep all areas
- Take cardboard to burn barrel camp
Barbies
Lubricating Dusty Throats
- Get ice for the camp
- Take recycling to Recycling Camp
- Clean bar completely
- Prepare margie mix and coolers
- Bar shift from 3pm to sunset
- Clean bar equipment
- BYO camp DJ or share the time
Art Car Drivers
Stalwarts of the Deep
- Must be sober and hold a driving licence
- Shifts from 2-6 hours (day or night)
- 5 MPH speed limit, always
- Drive direct route to playa
- Responsible for state of charge
- Responsible for spotters
Radiance Hour Experts
Sharing Skills & Stories
Not a formal shift, but a gift to the camp. Share a skill, story, or hack. Yoga, sound healing, playa tips, architecture insights, or the fine art of silly noises. Your call.
SS Mezcal: Our Art Car
Welcome aboard the SS Mezcal, flagship of rubber-fueled revelry and questionable navigational choices.
To ride this vessel is to enter a sacred covenant: respect the art, respect the dust, and respect the captain.
Driver Expectations
Drivers must be sober enough to explain the Ten Principles backwards, should that arise (and it will). A spotter is required anytime you're navigating the open Playa during a dust storm, in busy areas or creeping through the streets of Black Rock City. In a whiteout? Double the spotters or drop anchor. Visibility is not optional.
Return It Better Than You Found It
When you return the beast to camp, it should not look like it just crawled out of a Mad Max blooper reel. Wipe her down, recycle the cans, refresh the cooler/esky and grab your USBs, coats, bottles, goggles and everything else you stuffed behind the seats.
SS Mezcal runs on solar power, good vibes and mutual care. Nothing says Rubber Armstrong family like returning the art car better than you found it. So climb aboard, dance like you mean it, spot like a hawk, and drive like you're part of something that only works because we all give a damn.
The Mezcal Bar
"Para todo mal, mezcal, y para todo bien, también"
For everything bad, mezcal; for everything good, mezcal too
Rubber Armstrong provides a Mezcal Bar as part of our gift to the playa. Due to our placement in one of the city's busiest areas, most of the booze allowance goes towards stocking the bar - our main gift to the playa.
We are all welcome and expected to attend the bar, both working shifts and holding down chairs of course. The way it usually works at our camp, and Burning Man as a whole, is that members throw in a communal case of beer every couple of days, share everything they have, and what goes around comes around.
Community Meals
All dinners are vegetarian for health, safety, and environmental reasons. We offer an evening meal to make sure you power your burn. Meals are pre-cooked and frozen to maintain hygiene and minimize waste and effort on playa.
The kitchen trailer is outfitted with a double burner and cooking essentials that you're free to use outside dinner hours. Please respect your campmates and clean up after yourself.