Hi Burner Dan, My friends and I are travelling from the UK and Ireland for our second burn, we really want to build our own yurts but I'm concerned that we won't be able to do the necessary prep in the home depot carpark. Are you doing pre-produced or semi-prepared yurts for 2014?
There is around 10-12 of us, so we probably need at least 2 yurts I reckon. Any advice/info would be very welcome. Cheers, James. On Thursday, 22 May 2014 16:04:10 UTC+1, BurnerDan wrote: > > Hey Dave ~ I'm set up to make and even transport yurts. Just finished > another 6' one I'm using to display clever add-ons including caravan-themed > engineering upgrades that prevent the most common damage/wear/failure > points, such as a light wood door on real hinges with threshold but still > packs flat. Getting pics today. > > Another thematic/engineering up-grade is my "Yurt Skirt" - which replaces > the traditional rope "halo" to which the lines going to the stakes are > attached. I just brought the halo down to about 1.5' above the roof edge, > turned it into webbing. Then I further stabilized and decorated it by > grabbing the most distinctive detail of a caravan tent - the > stripped/patterned lower edge of a classic caravan tent roof - so the lunar > lander yurt is now dressed for the occasion. Webbing loops at each corner > provide an attachment point for a line (could be cargo webbing with > ratchet) to a stake. Engineering-wise, this protects the delicate foam > board by covering a vulnerable point and spreading the tie-down load. > > I met and spoke at length with Julie Danger (Camp Danger) and her yurt > collaborator/dad/rocket scientist at Maker Fair last weekend, sharing yurt > engineering, etc. They were also fascinated by my work exploring Hexacomb > boards. I'm prototyping & testing that material now to see if I can > bullet-proof it against Playa - rain's the biggie. Structurally, it's > great - very rigid, costs less, and (unless I have to add stuff that's not > a good idea to burn) could be consigned to the flames on departure. If you > know anyone interested in another eco-engineering project I'm looking at - > bringing a paletized gassifier/generator project done in Berkeley (as > roving art car/trash-truck-battery-charger) that could seriously reduce the > Burning Man carbon footprint - let me know. > > How many yurts were you looking for? > > Dan > 310 709 0563 - voice/text > > > On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 3:30 AM, Dave Mansfield <dtrai...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Hi Dan >> >> We're looking for a 6ft yurt if you're sourcing any and would love to >> maybe get involved with a group purchase if it were possible? >> >> Dave >> >> >> On Monday, May 5, 2014 11:54:20 PM UTC+10, BurnerDan wrote: >>> >>> Hi Kaya - I'm also building and possibly transporting. Let me know what >>> you are looking for, size-wise, etc. >>> Dan >>> >>> On Saturday, April 5, 2014 3:35:52 PM UTC-7, Kaya Kachigian wrote: >>>> >>>> Brent, I too am looking for a pre made hexayurt. You still around? >>>> Kaya >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, July 24, 2013 8:38:41 AM UTC-7, Brent Williams Bright >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hey Matt, where are you located? I am near Santa Cruz,CA. What size >>>>> hexayurt do you want? I am putting together a hexayurt build group in my >>>>> area. Let me know. >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, July 23, 2013 4:03:43 PM UTC-7, Matthew Stone wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I know its lame, but I just looked at the # of days until I leave for >>>>>> the burn and the amount of work I have left to do, and there's no way >>>>>> I'm >>>>>> going to be able to build a hexayurt on top of the other projects I'm >>>>>> working on. Was wondering if anyone knew where I could buy one or had >>>>>> one >>>>>> to sell. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> >>>>>> Matt >>>>>> >>>>> -- >> 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+u...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to hexa...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- 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/d/optout.
