Found this yesterday and thought of the hexayurt http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/realitybasedeng/open-source-hexagon-greenhouse?ref=live
If I can build a hexayurt anyone can and I have built 3. I am in LA or I would offer to meet. I really like the H13, has anyone built one with 6 foot walls? Rich Shumaker On May 19, 9:30 am, "Vinay Gupta (Hexayurt Shelter Project)" <[email protected]> wrote: > Greenhouses would rock. Look for fluted polycarbonate - it's like four or > five thin layers of polycarbonate, say an inch thick with air gaps between > the layers, ideal for greenhouses. > > I'm thinking serious tape rather than bolts, because it won't take point > loads very well... > > Vinay > > > > > > On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 5:05 PM, Alyssa Royse <[email protected]> wrote: > > yes, we assumed that that was both the magic and the challenge! :) > > > My daughter wants to build one now as a play house, and then she wanted to > > build one as a green house, then.... > > > *____________________ > > Personal Pontifications *@ Alyssa > > Royse.com<http://alyssaroyse.wordpress.com/> > > *Tiny Tidbits on Twitter* @alyssaroyse <http://twitter.com/alyssaroyse> > > > On May 19, 2011, at 8:57 AM, Vinay Gupta (Hexayurt Shelter Project) wrote: > > > And, to be fair, getting one which won't blow over on the Playa does take a > > bit of skill - the tape anchors and the long tape straps over the top are > > substantial feats the first time you do one! > > > V. > > > On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 4:56 PM, Vinay Gupta (Hexayurt Shelter Project) < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > >> <grin> > > >> Ooh, that makes me happy. > > >> V. > > >> On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 4:56 PM, Alyssa Royse <[email protected]>wrote: > > >>> Many. We are building a village / cluster of them. Experienced burners, > >>> but first time hexayurt builders. We built our first one recently and it > >>> was > >>> ridiculously easy. You're welcome to ping me, but I am also certain that > >>> you > >>> can figure it out by yourself. And there are probably many more > >>> experienced > >>> builders out there. > > >>> But really, my 12 year-old commented, after we built the first one, that > >>> she realized she could build her own house if she needed to. They're that > >>> easy. :) > >>> ____________________ > >>> Personal Pontifications @ Alyssa Royse.com > >>> Tiny Tidbits on Twitter @alyssaroyse > > >>> On May 19, 2011, at 8:33 AM, Nancy wrote: > > >>> > Hello! I live in the Seattle area, and I'm wondering if there are any > >>> > Hexayurt builders in the area! It's our first Burn and we'd like to > >>> > get some in-person coaching or at least look at what other people's > >>> > creations, if possible. > > >>> > thanks! > > >>> > Nancy > > >>> > -- > >>> > 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. > > >>> -- > >>> 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 > > > -- > > 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. > > > -- > > 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 > shelteringhttp://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. 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