Absolutely agree, and that goes double for the 6' Stretch hexayurt, which is (besides being a lot less cutting) very easy to assemble on the playa.
The key, as always, is the tape. 6 inch hexayurt tape cures all ills. V> -- *Vinay Gupta * * [email protected] <[email protected]> * *http://re.silience.com* <http://re.silience.com> *Free Science and Engineering in the Global Public Interest* UK Cell : +44 (0)7500 895568 Twitter/Skype/Gtalk: hexayurt "In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer" - Albert Camus On Sat, Aug 9, 2014 at 12:26 PM, Kevin Fischer <[email protected]> wrote: > I see a lot of people freaking out about how much work there is to do at > the last minute, but as long as you have a way of transporting foam boards > from the place where you purchase them, tape ordered soon after you read > the message, you have plenty of time to do it. > > One of the design intentions for hexayurts was that they can be built > quickly and easily in disaster zones, and this is really true. You can make > one *quickly* if you don't concern yourself with mitering the edges, making > sure it perfectly seals, and constructing a formal door and windows. There > are even some nice aspects of living in a poorly made hexayurt, in that you > get a little bit of ambient light and there is just enough ambient air for > an unvented commercial swamp cooler to get some dry air to circulate. > > Don't give up! Just build a hexayurt. You can cut an H12s worth of boards > in less than an hour with nothing but a very sharp blade if you really want > to. > > For moral support, I recommend trying to get a group together when you > build, even if it's just one other person helping you build your yurt. > > -- > 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.
