Hi Ben, Feel like I've seen that post... Unfortunately it seems that the site most relevant for concentrating this information is most often the first place people get turned away from / turned off from. :-/
Less info on Reddit at the moment, but it'd be a great way to run a site like ------. Vote up the good stuff, vote down the bad. But hey, what do I know? LOL. Hope you have a better experience with the ------ site next time. -Chris On Saturday, August 11, 2012 1:34:55 PM UTC-4, Ben wrote: > > Paul, > I was trying to accomplish the same goal, a hexa-yurt to purchase/rent for > Bman 2012. > I gave up after being scolded by a monitor for the site, saying that this > is not a commercial site. > Not 2 weeks later a hexa-yurt was sold on the site. > So I think you are in the right place and I hope it works out for you. > I kinda feel like I have paved the way for you. > You can find what you need to build at the BigBoxStore, except the tape. > You need to source the tape. > I have seen many rolls sold here on the site as well. So much for not > being commercial:) > That being said Vinay, Julie and the gang are great people, Im sure > something will work out for you. > Where will Sacred Spaces Village be this year? > > All the best, > Ben > > > On Thursday, August 9, 2012 6:17:40 PM UTC-4, 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 > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
