G’morn, Some clarifications
BRC costs are comparable to Willy. https://blackrockcity-participantstorageservice.pbworks.com/w/page/37207240/About <https://blackrockcity-participantstorageservice.pbworks.com/w/page/37207240/About> FAQ https://blackrockcity-participantstorageservice.pbworks.com/w/page/36906087/Storage-Container-FAQ <https://blackrockcity-participantstorageservice.pbworks.com/w/page/36906087/Storage-Container-FAQ> Jus spoke with Willy who has a waiting list of 15 people ahead of us. He does NOT allow access to containers during the year. NOR DO BRC!!!!! (see FAQ) One advantage of an Outside Services contract is access via Pt 1 (12 mile gate). This is not necessary for a co-op if we are not going on & off playa. An OP contract is $800 and each ticket is approx $100 more than normal ticket prices and comes with Early Access. This is an expense not required for a storage co-op with a contact with an entity who already has an OS contract. Willy would NOT be able to haul containers stored elsewhere as he would not have any ability to load them away from his lot. I believe there are containers at my storage facility in Empire. Just sent her email. But again, loading could be an issue. I don’t think Gay has a large fork. I’ve an offer from someone with land just south of the BM ranch to store on his land. I’ll be meeting with him in Gerlach later this month. But his space still leaves the need for transpo. Confusing? Working towards more clarity. Yes, RMax has a facility in Fernley. They ONLY sell 2nds out of the warehouse. NO RETAIL!!! In the past year, they have increased their production efficiency considerably. In the past, 90% of their 2nds were in good enough condition to be used for our purposes. Last year, it was down to less than 50% as their 2nd were REALLY not good enough for most applications. And, they do not store the 2nds they want to sell AND you can’t pick through a stack for the better ones. Those top 50 or 20 or whatever, that’s what you get. Peace, Hal > On Jan 4, 2015, at 7:47 PM, Jay Batson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dan - > >> On Jan 4, 2015, at 9:16 PM, Dan March <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> Hal & I talked about storage just off playa in various forms, including >> containers. I haven't heard back from the BRC guys who do things like >> deliver containers to big camps, but that was part of the plan Hal & I >> kicked around most. Jay - do you know anything about that option? > > Hal ========= > > I talked to Hal for an hour on Tuesday the 30th; I _think_ we’re on the same > page. (I’m presuming you talked to him before that, so I _hope_ I’m > incorporating all you guys already talked about. If not, let me know and I’ll > re-connect with Hal.) > > Quantity ========== > > Wow - that’s a a nice bunch of yurts you’re bringing; you’re the 2nd guy I’ve > heard of with at 35+ yurts. If both of you, plus Hal’s yurts, all want > storage, we’re already talking 2 trailers. Cool! > > It wouldn’t surprise me that word of storage might “get around” on the Playa > during the burn, and I bet we end up with people showing up during the Burn > looking to store. I may want to plan for some excess capacity (though I won’t > buy an entire spare trailer! ;-) > > Non-yurt gizmos =========== > > I hear you about the need to store some other “stuff”. I get it; but I want > to take this part slowly. > > It’s a HIGH PRIORITY for me to preserve the ability of the first-arriving > burner to get their yurt out of the trailer without having to unload a bunch > of yurts to get to theirs. I will make many sacrifices to assure this > feature, including saying No to other “stuff”. > > However, I have some ideas about ways to handle “stuff”. (Think Side Kit > storage containers > <http://www.aeroindustries.com/products/flatbed/sidekits_storage/>.) > > BRC guys ============== > > In re: BRC delivery folks, note that both Willy & I are are intending to > connect with Willy at Courtney Rock & Transport in Gerlach, who stores & > delivers stuff to lots of camps. Neither of us know is he has capacity; but > we’ll coordinate our contact. (I’m just impatient, so I tried to call him > this past weekend. He didn’t call back, but that’s to be expected.) > > I also started an email thread with Placement at BMorg. They replied that > they’re officially “on hiatus” until June; we won’t be able to pre-arrange > placement before then. Bummer. > > On Friday I also sent email to Outside Services at BMorg. They didn’t reply, > but hey - it was Friday after New Years. Hopefully I’ll hear back in the next > day or two. I need to figure out if we - or our truckers, or both - are > considered “Outside Services Vendors”. If they want to get us qualified, it > adds a couple hurdles, but I don’t think they’re an issue. (Being an OSV also > gets a couple of early-access passes, which will certainly be needed.) > > Also, Outside Services may be able to recommend other suppliers besides Willy > if he doesn’t have capacity. I also know my camp leader at Playa Bike Repair > also knows other folks. > > Other ============ > > Interestingly, I just learned today that R-Max (the company who makes the > Polyiso) also has a plant in Fernley. Fancy that! I may actually reach out to > them; they might be interested in what we’re doing in several ways. > > Thanks > -jb > > > -------- > Jay Batson > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Mobile: +1-978-758-1599 > Blog: http://startupdj.com <http://startupdj.com/> > Twitter: @jab <http://twitter.com/jab> > Schedule time to meet or talk <http://doodle.com/batsonjay> > > -- > 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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt > <http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. 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