Well, I don't wear anything important to me at any burn, and I've been told specifically not to bring things you care about to the Playa. You just never know...apparently the sand is fine, like baby powder, not normal sand, so I wouldn't think it would get scratched...but I'm sure someone with actual experience can answer better!

i've never had damage to my wedding band although i definitely leave the diamonds at home!

As long as you feel it will stay on your hand (I'm assuming it usually does) then I'd go ahead and wear it. The dust won't do anything to it in terms of scratches, but it's highly alkaline so not sure what that would do to gold. But I really don't think you'll have any issues...

My guy proposed on the playa a few years ago and I wore the diamond for a few days out there without any issues.

I take it all off and leave it at home.... granted I have a ton of sapphires in my rings but still

I've always worn my wedding ring (plain gold band) on the playa and never had any problems.

My ring never leaves my finger, at home or on the playa, but I have heard several tales of woe from people who take their rings off to sleep/shower/etc and than lose them.

Even if it's just in your tent, something the size of a ring is REALLY easy to lose, and exceedingly difficult to find. You can end up not being able to find it, freaking out all week worrying you lost it, before finding it when you're packing to go home. (This happened to a friend of mine last year: yes, she got her ring back, but she had a bad time worrying all week).

So yeah, if you leave it on all the time and it's tight enough not to fall off, don't worry about it, but if you plan on ever taking it off, I'd leave it at home!

dude, leave em at home.
why stress out about it??

It never even occurred to me to take off my ring and it looks good as new after 6 yrs. on the playa.

NEVER take anything camping you don't want to lose.

It's only a week--you'll get by without it.

I usually wear my engagement ring and my wedding band on the same finger.

During the burn, the engagement ring full of diamonds and sapphires stays home with the hubby for safe keeping.

My wedding band is plain with no stones so I can wear it at my work which can be labor intensive, lifting and moving heavy equipment.

If it can handle my job, my wedding band can handle burning man. Plus if it should somehow get lost, I wouldn't be quite as upset as I would be with my engagement ring.

I'd be bummed but not devastated.