With regards to what your dimensions might be:
The thickness (or height of the yurt panel tarped sandwich) or dimensions *
you* will have will depend on how thick *your* panels are, and *how many
panels* you use for your design.
My H13 had thirteen 1" thick panels. Add double filament taped hinges and
you start to push past 13". Add two 1/2" plywood (4'x8') boards wrapped in
a tarp and you're probably getting between 15" and 16" realistically. Put
that on a roof rack and it's sitting even higher off the top of the car
(assuming you end up shipping it that way).
Building a yurt in Reno will be a bitch logistically. Your first task
would be to check to see if Home Despot has the materials you need because
if they don't, then this option becomes bogus. But, if they do have
materials, maybe you can convince them to allow you to use a corner of one
of their warehouses or something to build it in. Wouldn't hurt to ask. All
you need to do is cut some polyiso panels and tape the hinges, that's all
you're doing. I waited till I got to the playa to make a window in my yurt,
however that resulted in more moop there than at home where I built it. It
looks like there are 3 HD stores in Reno (and there are other cities nearby
as well, i.e. Sparks). I would think between the 3 of them, even at this
late hour, you'd be able to find what you need.
- (775) 787-9690 5125 Summit Ridge Court Reno NV
- (775) 674-2900 2955 Northtowne Lane Reno NV
- (775) 851-9600 6590 South Virginia St Reno NV
At this late in the game, it'll be hard to find a yurt this late to buy or
rent. I sold mine as far back as March. So even though that's the
preferred option, I'd say it's less likely than finding yurt materials at
Home Despot right now.
Some of you may cringe at the thought but, seeing how close BM is now, I'd
say you may have to consider other alternatives. If you can't make getting
materials and building the yurt happen in Reno, I'd look at cheap RV prices
right now. I saw a winnebago (that ran!) the other day and sold for $300
on craigslist. Granted it had a leaky tranny and it was from the 60's but
so what at that price! Another one just sold for $850 in the last couple
days here in the bay area. Go in on a i.e. $1000 RV between 4 people, do
the math.
You can find several on CL for under $1000 right now, and plenty for under
$5000, even less than $3000. Granted that may be out of your budget but, if
you go in on it with several other people from i.e. your Sacred Spaces
crew, it might turn out to be the best way to go. If you do look at this
option, I'd look at including Sacramento as well as Reno (even the bay
area) in your RV/trailer search.
And I'm willing to bet you're not the only person in your predicament
within your circle of BM contacts. Likewise there are cheap trailers for
sale as well on CL. Even if you have a small car, slap a trailer hitch on
your car and that becomes a doable option as long as the trailer is a small
one. Speaking of your Sacred Spaces crew, I'd be talking to them right now
as well to see what options/assistance/solutions they might offer you.
It's not what you know, it's who you know.
Or rent a pickup with a trailer hitch in Reno and then you don't have to
worry about the size of the trailer. Or find a friend who already has a
trailer hitch who's in your predicament as well.
If it's too late to make the yurt happen, there are lots of options still,
you just have to be open to them and willing to make them happen.
Good luck.
-Alejandro
On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 9:25 AM, Hal "Phoenix" Muskat <
[email protected]> wrote:
> hmmmm
>
> I put one H12 & one H15 into my 4 x 8 trailer along with 3 or 4 sheets
> 1/2" ply. Fit nice & snugly with just enough room for a milk carton to keep
> it all from shifting! The back gate wouldn't fit back in, but a couple
> strong truck hitches & some buffering materials kept everything tight &
> safe.
>
>
>
> On 8/10/12 9:18 AM, Joshua Keroes wrote:
>
> One HY takes up 4x8x1. Two will take 4x8x2.
>
> The rest is small or squishable: rope, rebar, tarp, etc.
>
> On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 8:25 PM, Kels AKA Peaceful Warrior <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I'm heading out to the playa on the 18th. I live in Reno and I was
>> planning on building a hexayurt next week (if I get my shit together). I
>> have a full size truck I'm taking out there. I'm up for if u wanna build
>> one here and I can help transport it out. Not sure how much room 2 yurts
>> would take up. I may have a possibility of borrowing a small utility
>> trailer. When are you headed to the playa and what days would you have
>> available to work on it?
>>
>>
>> On Thursday, August 9, 2012 3:17:40 PM UTC-7, Paul Van Heden wrote:
>>>
>>> Short explanation & request: The hexayurt I built in Asheville, NC can't
>>> be transported to Burning Man. I'll need to build another in Reno. (Or San
>>> Fransisco) Complicating factor: I won't have a vehicle to lug material from
>>> the harware store to a build site.
>>>
>>> Alternative request: Does anyone in Reno (Or San Fransisco) have a
>>> hexayurt I can buy or rent for Burning Man?
>>>
>>> More fun explanation & request:
>>>
>>> Greetings & salutations from Asheville, NC. Home of delicious beer,
>>> tree-covered mountains, and a large freak community.
>>>
>>> I find myself in an embarrassing hexayurt emergency. Embarrassing
>>> because I thought I had planned for every contingency, only to find myself
>>> begging to strangers for help at the last minute.
>>>
>>> Here is the situation: 2011 was my first burn. I _loved_ the hexayurts,
>>> and resolved to bring one with me to the playa in 2012.
>>>
>>> Within six weeks of retuning home I built my first Hexayurt with this
>>> group's help. Here is a gratuitous link to pictures of my structure, which,
>>> incidentally, won the 2011 "Most Creative Campsite at LEAF" award. (
>>> http://imgur.com/a/lBwCC )
>>>
>>> I rented truck-space to transport this beautiful yurt across-country;
>>> sadly I have just been informed this is no longer possible. (The story
>>> about what happened to the truck is complex, and I don't want to go into
>>> it. Suffice it to say that you should never trust hippies with large
>>> machinery.)
>>>
>>> I can't find an alternative way to bring the yurt out west this late in
>>> the game. Besides, I'm flying out to San Fransisco to help build
>>> infrastructure for Sacred Spaces Village in four days. I simply have too
>>> much on my plate to search for another truck.
>>>
>>> As best I can tell, there are two solutions:
>>>
>>> 1) Build another Yurt in Reno, then have it transported to the playa
>>> from there. This, of course, opens a host of other problems: Where will I
>>> find the materials? Where will I find a covered area to build the
>>> structure? How will I transport materials to the build-site?
>>>
>>> 2) Buy a hexayurt in Reno or San Fransisco. (Preferred option)
>>>
>>> Any advice, help, direction will be greatly appreciated & add to your
>>> positive karma.
>>>
>>> - pvh
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