Steve,

I've been going to BM since 2003 and not as bad as some people think.  My
recommendation is to keep the pop-top down and the doors closed as much as
possible, especially during the dust storms.  Your camper will come back
with a nice thin film of dust everywhere, but it won't be a disaster if she
keeps the doors shut.

The playa dust has a lot of alkali and should be washed off after the event.
The alkali dust will dry out the rubber bits pretty quick.  It will also do
job on your skin if you're not careful...  The dust is a pain to remove, but
you can neutralize the alkali by adding a little vinegar to your washing
solution.

Cheers,

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Steve Williams
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 10:05 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Playa Proof (was: Need Instrument Cluster Foil)

At 09:27 PM 8/16/2011, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
>your westy will be trashed and full of dust  then you get it back...

Please elaborate.  Dust I've heard about.  But trashed?  Are you
saying Burning Man is a place where vehicles are trashed by the
participants?

I'm serious: I haven't been, but I don't expect problems except from
Mother Nature.