Hi Kelly ~ Cool... a Maker-gyrl! Yes, we're making kits in LA - and for the most part, assisting in transport - both to SF and the playa directly.
There's a ton of stuff on building in general and specific points scattered all over the web and especially on the BM Yahoo Hexayurt Group. Julie Danger did a bunch. What you'll see is a lot of different ideas with annecdotal, quasi-to-un-professional "foundations" - an "art" that may or may not become a science. We're trying to close new sales unless we get a large enough response to get another truck and more crew... which could happen... or not, but I'll be looking at that for the next week. Other than that, I can offer some DIY guidance through balanced systems, choice points and techniques. Cheers! Dan On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 1:43 PM, KMarr <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Burner Dan, > > > I live in the bay area and was looking for some assistance with Hexayurt > building. I'd even be interested in a kit though I could do it myself with > some guidance. I understand you are in LA? > > As a begin this process it strikes me that talking to a human first might > be necessary. Are you still in SF or could we maybe Skype to discuss major > decision points and sourcing info. I'd be happy to pay you for your time. > > Best, > Kelly > > [email protected] > > > > On Wednesday, June 11, 2014 11:35:44 PM UTC-7, BurnerDan wrote: > >> Hi Taylor, >> >> I'm actully more in SF right now but yurt production is in LA... and >> difficult to move to SF. I'm offering kits because creating really nice >> yurts is a complicated and time-consuming business. Sure, you can slap >> together some boards and maybe make out ok, but no one's first attempt is >> likely to be what they'd aspire to in terms of quality. Of course, you can >> get all kinds of advice, hints, etc. online, and if you're going to go >> ahead, you definitely should do that... a lot. Your first few bevel cuts >> might be better than butting together un-cut edges and expecting gaps... or >> not. Performance improves with both experience and putting together tools >> that help you do a better, cleaner, more reliable job. >> >> The most difficult thing to control without special tooling and >> experience is the bevel angle. Taping is better done by people with >> experience, but simple care and patience goes a long way too. Another >> problem people face is simply handling a dozen or more sheets of material. >> If you like, I could simply pick up and do all the major cuts, bring them >> up to you and let you take it from there. I could order and bring tape... >> or not. But you could then have a taping party and get all the bits ready >> and packaged up for transport, delivery and assembly on the playa. You >> could also figure out all the other things that make the yurt experience >> more enjoyable, such as swamp coolers (good because yurts' insulation makes >> it worthwhile), power-making so you can have lights, run swamp coolers, >> ventillation, have good tiedowns, etc. >> >> Here's one simple tip: when cutting diagonally across a sheet to make a >> roof panel, use a full sheet of plywood to make a table that supports your >> board well. Use a corner-to-corner straightedge and a guide with another >> guide to hold your knife or whatever at a true 90 degrees through the whole >> cut. If you waver around, the two halves won't fit together well and your >> dimensions could grow after taping - leading to an odd taping situation >> where the roof's circumference is larger the walls. >> >> Happy to answer specific questions - and good luck!! >> >> ~ Dan >> >> >> On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 1:49 PM, Taylor Buckman <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hey Dan, >>> >>> We have a few people in SF looking to build a few Hexayurts. Could we >>> come learn from and help you one day if you are local? Would love to get >>> some tips and tricks so we don't mess up our first attempts! >>> >>> >>> On Saturday, May 31, 2014 11:55:12 AM UTC-7, BurnerDan wrote: >>> >>>> 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 <james....@ >>>> ellenmacarthurfoundation.org> 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. >>> 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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