Regarding setup, particularly in a breeze: Our camp uses portable carports for a commons area and kitchen, one of these carports is the perfect size to construct the 6' stretch yurt. Build the roof, move it outside, then build the walls and bring the roof back in to tape onto the walls. Then the whole thing can be carried out with 4 people and staked down. We build 3 this way, even on a "calm" day the one we built outside had a little trouble with the slight breeze.
On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 8:13 PM, Bill Wiltschko <[email protected]> wrote: > > Weyerhaeuser makes an instant emergency shelter, intended for third world > disasters, out of triple-wall cardboard. I haven't purchased one yet > (~$400 > allegedly, but you can usually only buy them in huge quantities). Thinner > cardboard gets hot in the sun, I don't know how the triple-wall does. > > The wind has another nasty effect during installation. It blows your panels > across the playa if they aren't weighed down. I lost a door that way -- > ended up in five pieces. > > Btw, in the msg below Doug despairs of finding Thermax. Service Partners > (www.service-partners.com) stocks it in Sacramento as well as many other > flavors of insulated panels. 8321 Demetre Avenue, Sacramento. > > Bill Wiltschko > In AEZ on the playa > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf > Of Spiral Syzygy > Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 6:20 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [hexayurt] Re: Burning Man 2009 Hexayurt Materials Question > > > I would think 1" thick cardboard would hold up well. It may even have > a little more flex to it and that should help stop it from buckling > under heavy winds. I haven't tested any of this at all. I'm just > reasoning. > > Don't use RMAX if you can help it. I ran some fire tests and it the > results were scary. I also found that the 6" tape increases the fire > risk, so be sure to cover it in foil tape if you can. > > One more tip: Playa dust makes tape fail to stick. The playa is windy. > built it at night under work lights if you can. The cool nights are > usually calm and less dusty than the daytime. The morning and evenings > are the worst for dust storms. The air heats and cools unevenly and > very quickly, causing some crazy winds. Bring extra tape. > > Have fun on the playa this year! > > Spiral > > On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 7:37 PM, Doug<[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Vinay: > > > > I'm sold on building an insulation board hexayurt for this year's 2009 > > BurningMan festival. Last year was my first at BurningMan and I > > visited several of the Hexayurt structures out on the Play. They > > seemed way better than the > > tent I inhabited, particularly considering the dust that came in > > through my tent's > > mesh windows! > > > > Trouble is, no Thermax HD available anywhere near me in San > > Francisco. > > RMAX is readily available locally but I've been concerned about the > > fire danger. > > (As posted in the Hexayurt safety information.) > > > > I've checked as far away as Sacramento, CA for Thermax HD and a big > > supplier of insulation board there says DOW requires that an entire > > truckload be ordered to supply the material.) > > > > What alternate material would be appropriate? I've been reviewing all > > the > > videos and forums on the web, (including a good one at > > burningman.com) > > but the material problem remains. I am concerned > > that cardboard wouldn't hold up to the punishment at BurningMan. > > > > Your thoughts? Many thanks for your inspirational ideas on this > > shelter. > > > > Doug Kern > > San Francisco > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
