Hey James et al. ~ Great to see all the east o' ponders!
Yes! We've set up tooling for a little production line - cutting, beveling, pre-taping, etc. for R-Max panels (so far, consensus + resident guru-queen of playa yurtdom, Julie Danger seem focused on the 1.5" thick board). Although we can do 4, 6 or 8' high walls, the recommendation is 6' - also a Julie fav. So that's 15 panels. Then there are two more questions: Accessories - ranging from tape/extra tape to swamp coolers to powered ventilation, filtration, PV with or without batteries generators, lighting, upgraded windows, door and the famous Yurt Skirt. Transport. If I get sufficient commitment, I can go from offering to bring one yurt to many. It would be very handy to just make it, and transport it - dropping/picking up at your campsite. Have you figured out storage? ~ Dan On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 9:37 AM, James O'Toole < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Burner Dan, > > My friends and I are travelling from the UK and Ireland for our second > burn, we really want to build our own yurts but I'm concerned that we won't > be able to do the necessary prep in the home depot carpark. Are you doing > pre-produced or semi-prepared yurts for 2014? > > There is around 10-12 of us, so we probably need at least 2 yurts I reckon. > > Any advice/info would be very welcome. > > Cheers, > > James. > > > On Thursday, 22 May 2014 16:04:10 UTC+1, BurnerDan wrote: > >> Hey Dave ~ I'm set up to make and even transport yurts. Just finished >> another 6' one I'm using to display clever add-ons including caravan-themed >> engineering upgrades that prevent the most common damage/wear/failure >> points, such as a light wood door on real hinges with threshold but still >> packs flat. Getting pics today. >> >> Another thematic/engineering up-grade is my "Yurt Skirt" - which replaces >> the traditional rope "halo" to which the lines going to the stakes are >> attached. I just brought the halo down to about 1.5' above the roof edge, >> turned it into webbing. Then I further stabilized and decorated it by >> grabbing the most distinctive detail of a caravan tent - the >> stripped/patterned lower edge of a classic caravan tent roof - so the lunar >> lander yurt is now dressed for the occasion. Webbing loops at each corner >> provide an attachment point for a line (could be cargo webbing with >> ratchet) to a stake. Engineering-wise, this protects the delicate foam >> board by covering a vulnerable point and spreading the tie-down load. >> >> I met and spoke at length with Julie Danger (Camp Danger) and her yurt >> collaborator/dad/rocket scientist at Maker Fair last weekend, sharing yurt >> engineering, etc. They were also fascinated by my work exploring Hexacomb >> boards. I'm prototyping & testing that material now to see if I can >> bullet-proof it against Playa - rain's the biggie. Structurally, it's >> great - very rigid, costs less, and (unless I have to add stuff that's not >> a good idea to burn) could be consigned to the flames on departure. If you >> know anyone interested in another eco-engineering project I'm looking at - >> bringing a paletized gassifier/generator project done in Berkeley (as >> roving art car/trash-truck-battery-charger) that could seriously reduce >> the Burning Man carbon footprint - let me know. >> >> How many yurts were you looking for? >> >> Dan >> 310 709 0563 - voice/text >> >> >> On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 3:30 AM, Dave Mansfield <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Dan >>> >>> We're looking for a 6ft yurt if you're sourcing any and would love to >>> maybe get involved with a group purchase if it were possible? >>> >>> Dave >>> >>> >>> On Monday, May 5, 2014 11:54:20 PM UTC+10, BurnerDan wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Kaya - I'm also building and possibly transporting. Let me know >>>> what you are looking for, size-wise, etc. >>>> Dan >>>> >>>> On Saturday, April 5, 2014 3:35:52 PM UTC-7, Kaya Kachigian wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Brent, I too am looking for a pre made hexayurt. You still around? >>>>> Kaya >>>>> >>>>> On Wednesday, July 24, 2013 8:38:41 AM UTC-7, Brent Williams Bright >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hey Matt, where are you located? I am near Santa Cruz,CA. What >>>>>> size hexayurt do you want? I am putting together a hexayurt build group >>>>>> in >>>>>> my area. Let me know. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tuesday, July 23, 2013 4:03:43 PM UTC-7, Matthew Stone wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I know its lame, but I just looked at the # of days until I leave >>>>>>> for the burn and the amount of work I have left to do, and there's no >>>>>>> way >>>>>>> I'm going to be able to build a hexayurt on top of the other projects >>>>>>> I'm >>>>>>> working on. Was wondering if anyone knew where I could buy one or had >>>>>>> one >>>>>>> to sell. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Matt >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>> 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/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- > 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/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. 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