hahaha that's great! I wonder who it was? I keep a fairly close eye on new hexayurt stuff on Google and I didn't see any public mention of large scale construction...
*fascinating* Well, I guess I wait for pictures to show up online. Somebody had a camera... Vinay On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 8:15 PM, David Rhodes <[email protected]> wrote: > I saw one camp that had maybe 2 dozen near 6:00 and D. They were all clones > and serialized, possibly for a tour camp like Green Tortoise. I tried to > count them but the massive reflection blinded me. :) > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf > Of Ian Bates > Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 2:16 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: hexayurt > Subject: Re: [hexayurt] So many hexayurts!! > > I've been to Burning Man the last nine years, and noticed a significant > uptick in Hexayurts on the Playa of all sizes and types. I saw multiple > camps with more than half a dozen! Now if we can just apply our knowledge > and experience off-Playa... > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 8, 2010, at 3:11 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-w > > all?ref=sr_gallery_10&ga_search_query=vinyl_graphics&ga_search_type=al > > l&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]<hexayurt%[email protected]> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en > > . > > > > -- > 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]<hexayurt%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en. > > > > -- > 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]<hexayurt%[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.
