<grin> Ear to ear smiles here ;-) this is really, really lovely. I've been hoping we'd get a real toehold on the playa for years, and this seems like the year that did it.
Well done, everybody! Vinay On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 11:11 PM, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello hexayurters! > > I was amazed to see so many foil covered Mongolian-inspired dwellings > this year. I don't think I went one block without seeing at least one. > When I arrived at my village, Playagon, I realized we had a faction > called Yurtopia. They had at least 5 hexayurts all placed together, > including ours built for use as common space for Future Camp and our > village. > > My most favorite cooling system was built from a Home Depot bucket by > fellow Future-Camper Charlie. It was sophisticated yet simple and here > is his recipe: http://burningman.rengeekcentral.com/swampcooler.html. > His yurt stayed cool 24-7. > > I wanted to put more time into decor this year, but didn't have quite > enough. However, I discovered that vinyl stickers stick quite nicely > to the outside of the hexayurt. We used a hot pink octopus on the > door, which actually had only six legs so we called it a hexapus. =) > > Here is a beautiful vivid vinyl sticker: > http://www.etsy.com/listing/55779583/sale-hot-pink-poppy-field-vinyl-wall?ref=sr_gallery_10&ga_search_query=vinyl_graphics&ga_search_type=all&ga_page=&order=&includes[0]=tags > > This year we achieved a huge critical mass with people learning to > build hexayurts. Next year I believe we'll see a new generation of > innovation in regards to cooling, furnishing, decorating, and hexa- > uses. My intended improvements will include an air/dust-lock layer on > the inside that zips up and keeps it sealed, the bucket swamp-cooler, > and the addition of a head-phone/sensory dep station that will allow > people to relax and block out additional noise. > > 'Til then! > molly (aka. wayne) > > -- > 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. > > -- Vinay Gupta Free Science and Engineering in the Global Public Interest http://hexayurt.com - free/open next generation human sheltering http://hexayurt.com/plan - the whole systems, big picture vision "In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer" - Albert Camus Twitter/Skype/Gizmo/Gtalk/AIM: hexayurt UK Cell : +44 (0) 7500 895568 / USA VOIP (+1) 775-743-1851 -- 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.
