shade strategizing - suggestions requested
Update: after getting advice and reading advice already given, I’m going to look for secondhand materials for a monkey hut (plan A) with a small ac unit (plan b) and an open heart to a shadeless burn (plan c.) thanks all!!
getting extremely excited to get back home for my second burn this year! I invested in a Kodiak canvas tent after my 2025 tent got destroyed by a shade structure during the Saturday pre-event storm. I joined a new theme camp this year to help with their gift to the playa, and just learned that their infrastructure doesn’t include shade for tents. So I’m trying to come up with some quick ideas for self-reliant shade over a 10x10 Kodiak - I think it’s a little under 7 ft tall. I’ve been looking through old reddit posts already, but figured I’d start something new too.
I understand pop ups are basically kites on playa, so I’m starting to wonder about acquiring some kind of reflective tarp to secure over the tent itself.
Of course, I’m also considering this could be an invitation to stay the fuck out of my tent from 8:30 am - 6:30 pm, so I may just say fuck it and not do anything additional.
Seasoned burners, please share your wisdom!!