Here's What A Fancy Billionaire's Camp Looks Like At Burning Man [PHOTOS]

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Part of the Burning Man experience is roughing it.

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The 61,000 people who attended this year's Burning Man Festival all stayed in tents, yurts, RVs - or didn't sleep at all.

But some "camps" - as the clusters of tents and RVs are called - are nicer than others.

For example, I went to Burning Man and stayed in this small, smelly RV:

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Others stayed in tents like this:

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But not all accommodations are so ... dusty.

I invited myself visited the camp of one billionaire, who hosts an annual "fancy camp" for friends at "The Burn."

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This was the dining room where the camp gathered for meals. It is by far the nicest set-up I saw throughout the festival.

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The food was prepared by a staff of caterers (!) who have an entire truck devoted to meal prep. The meals are then served buffet-style in a separate tent.

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There was sea bass, risotto, and fresh veggies!

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Heirloom tomatoes and burrata cheese drizzled with balsamic vinegar!

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Chocolate mousse for dessert - and there was even a vegan option!

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Meanwhile, I was eating whatever food I could scavenge, like fried chicken from this guy:

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But not in the billionaire camp! In fancy camp, you have everything you need - head lamps, dust masks, even Q-Tips - organized in shelves with labels!

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There was a bar that served cosmopolitan cocktails from a cooler:

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Even the trash was clean and organized:

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This is what trash looked like in other camps:

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But at billionaire camp, you get pool tables!

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And a custom-built stage with a rock band flown in to perform - because this billionaire doesn't like typical Burning Man house music, but he loves rock 'n roll:

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