That is a beautiful and very efficient design. In my mind, however, Burning Man is not really about thinking small, and there's a lot of times when you'll want to hang out in your tent for a while, for example if there's a wicked dust storm and so on. And the good news: At those times the sun isn't usually so intense, so the heat factor is less of an issue.
What I'd do, if building on this design, is to make a snorkel and attach one end of your H2 to a simple (7 x 9 or so nylon with crossing fiberglass poles) dome tent so you can get in and out of the H2 without getting into the elements. The dome tent then becomes your space for gear, dressing and undusting, hanging out with friends (that you're not ready to get horizontal with quite yet) and so on. Note: Good idea to dustproof the dome tent (put fabric over the mosquito mesh parts), reinforce the seams and nail it down well so it doesn't blow away in the wind, and make sure that it has good shade or a reflective fly. You don't need an insulating pad for the floor, so just a tarp will do. After a day or two under the H2 the playa will actually provide some cooling. On Tuesday, June 26, 2012 5:44:04 PM UTC-7, Jared wrote: > > I'm preparing for my first trip to Black Rock City. Burners who sleep in > tents often talk about having a separate gear tent. That got me thinking > that with current hexayurt + swamp cooler designs, you're using a lot of > energy cooling empty space and gear. Although I'm sure it's nice to be able > to offer cool hang-out space, I'm going to be hitching a ride with someone > and I'd like to minimize the materials I'm bringing. > > I've developed a design for a shelter made out of two polyiso panels that > has *just enough* space for sleeping and nothing more. A shelter made out > of two 48x96 inch walls and a 48x96" floor of some other material produces > an equilateral prism with cut ends that is 41" high - larger in every > dimension than most single person tents. For example, the Big Agnes > Seedhouse > SL1<https://www.bigagnes.com/Products/Detail/Tent/SeedhouseSL12012>is one of > the largest tents sold as 1-person: it has a 43x90" floor and a > peak height (at a single point) of 38". It's larger than the 39×80" > mattress that I often slept on with my girlfriend in university residence. > > > <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-aCM3qwWn4V4/T-pSSZBK-DI/AAAAAAAAA5w/QCfRLMwOuDE/s1600/Hexayurt+H2.png> > > Obviously polyiso is a bad material for the floor, so my next step is to > look into semi-rigid plastic sheets. A tarp with wood boards at each end is > another option or even a sheet of plywood. My plan is to make it > semi-folding, and install a small swamp cooler at one end and a furnace > filter in the other. > > Do you see any issues with this design? > > Thank you, > Jared > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/hexayurt/-/TjvjVaIT61kJ. 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.
