You will not arrive at the playa when you plan to. You will arrive when you get there. You will be tired and want to sleep. You want a shelter that will reflect the sun, insulate from the cold, and keep the dust out. A shelter that can be set up in less than 1/2 hour is a good thing. You are not building a gymnasium for all your friends to hang out and party. Your shelter is for sleeping. Like right now.
I think a lot of people over-think their shelters. There are parameters that must be considered, like sheer strength and anchoring against 70mph winds. Possible rain storms. Intense sun, night cold, and daily dust storms. Otherwise, keep it simple. You want a shelter that goes up quickly, goes up right the first time, and can be broken down easily at the end of a sleep-deprived week. Laziness is next to Godliness. Phil Dirt On Wednesday, July 3, 2013 2:01:09 PM UTC-7, Jeremy Shaw wrote: > > Hello all! > > I need to build a living structure for burning man. Initially I was sold > on a stretch folding hexayurt -- but recently I've become tempted to build > a 16' 3𝛎 geodesic dome from 1" EMT instead. > > The hexayurt has the advantages that: > > 1. it is faster and easier to build > 2. it is faster to setup on arrival > 3. it is cheaper > 4. it is well insulated from light, dust, heat, and some noise > 5. lighter weight > > The geodesic dome has the advantage that: > > 1. it is more space overall > 2. it can support hammocks > 3. it has more usuable head space for a tall person (6'3") > 4. it seems to have a lot more other potential uses outside of burning > man (partial shade structure, conversion to a geodesic greenhouse, etc). > 5. it possibly has a lower total cost of ownership over the long term if > used frequently (longer lifetime, cheaper repairs, etc) > 6. possibly easier to store and transport due to being made up of smaller > pieces > > The geodesic dome is certainly more challenging to build and more > expensive as well. And will take longer to setup and take down. Sealing it > against wind, light, dust, and temperature is more of a challenge as well. > > I am wonder if anyone has experience with both structures and can lend > insight into other advantages and disadvantages that I am missing. > > - jeremy > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to hexayurt+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to hexayurt@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
