Anyone know any leads on buying a pre-made hexayurt?

[Matthew Stone]

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

[Chad Cole]

Matt, I have small (walls are 4 - 4x4 and 2 - 4x8) stretch hexayurt
that's been sitting in my shed for a couple of years I'd be happy to
sell for cost of materials. I'm rather out of the way in Boise ID
though. Let me know if you're interested: chad...@gmail.com

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[Brent Williams Bright]

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.

[Kaya Kachigian]

Brent, I too am looking for a pre made hexayurt. You still around?

Kaya

[BurnerDan]

Hi Kaya - I'm also building and possibly transporting.  Let me know what you are looking for, size-wise, etc.
Dan

[Dave Mansfield]

Hi Brent

I'm also looking for a 6ft yurt (10ft ceiling) for BM this year, but as we're coming from Australia it's difficult to source materials in advance, and then have the time to pre fabricate it before arriving on the Playa. I'd definitely be interested in buying a yurt that is ready to go upon arrival...

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

Dave

[Dave Mansfield]

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

[Steve Upstill]

I have two H12s (four-foot high walls, 16’ across) that have seen a few years on the Playa. I’m very unlikely to go this year and wouldn’t mind parting with them. They have bevelled edges sealed with alum foil, and hinged to fold up nicely, but you’ll need bi-fi for assembly, or use some of the newer ideas floating around. They’ll need a little repair work, but nothing like building from scratch. 

I get back to America June 17. Drop me a line if you’re keen.

Cheers,

Steve

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[Dan March]

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

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[James O'Toole]

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.

[Dan March]

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

[James O'Toole]

Hi Dan,

Fantastic news, this post has been music to my ears!

OK, so I'm still learning my trade when it comes to constructing a hexayurt but 1.5'' board seems a little thin to me, either 4 or 6'' feels more robust. Though I'm a complete novice so open to suggestions.

Transport would also save a huge amount of time as we have a pretty narrow window between landing in San Fran and making our way to the playa. As mentioned, I reckon we'll need enough for 2 yurts. Alas we will need to return to our day jobs back in the emerald isle when it's all over so it would be fantastic if we can ensure the panels go to a good home when it''s all over or find storage until the following burn.

Regarding extras, I've been looking into making a swamp cooler, but would be interested to see what else is available. Again, the less time I need to spend in home depot's car park trying to do stuff on the fly, the better!

Have you got a number which I could reach you on, might be easier to organise everything.

Cheers,

James.

[Dan March]

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 <taylor...@gmail.com> 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!

[Vinay Gupta (Hexayurt Shelter Project)]

To be fair, bevelling edges is largely aesthetic rather than functional. It's a nice-to-have, but the simplest approach (I think Camp Danger hinges) is not bevelled, and very widely used.

It's not a bad process, the DIY approach, but it is a major undertaking with everything else going on pre-Burn. 

Check with Julie Danger, she might  be running building workshops again in SF?

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[Jeannine C. Pires]

Hi Burner Dan,

A friend and I are first-timers, (I just agreed to buy the ticket his ex girlfriend was going to use), but after reading a bunch of stuff online and talking to people I realize that he (and now me as well) are totally unprepared for this. I don't think we have the time to build our own yurt (both have busy work commitments) so I was looking online to see if I could rent or buy one and came across this google group. It sounds like you are offering to build and even transport? yurts of various sizes. I'd be interested in knowing what you are charging for both the build and the transport and what size you would recommend for just two people. We can probably transport it ourselves, just wonder what that option would cost us as well.

Look forward to your reply!

Thanks,

Jeannine

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[Noorah Alhasan]

Hello Burner Dan,

I'll be attending burning man with a couple of friends for the first time this year and we're all from overseas (Kuwait). We love the idea of building our own hexayurt but due to time constraints (flying into Reno Sunday afternoon) it would be difficult for us to prepare the panels on time. I hope you can help us out on this one.

[Erika]

To anyone looking for a hexayurt or thinking about building one, we have one in Portland that is for sale. We used it for 2 years and engineered it for comfort beyond the usual.

We also worked out what we think are best practices for transporting and erecting this amazing structure.

Since we can't go to BRC for a while, we want to sell it. Whoever buys it will get any help from us that you might need, as well as lots of accessories for comfort.

Walls-2” thick foamular 150, exterior is non reflective for comfort of others in your camp, metal framing on the bottom of each panel for durability

Roof- 2” thick R-Max reflective rigid foam

Door- Wide, hinged, framed with aluminum, sealed

Floor- Tarp taping method greatly limits dust

Vents- One cut vent in the wall that has an installed filter and removable door/plug

Most Importantly, in addition to our loving attention and a commitment to teaching you all the tricks we have figured out for an efficient erection on the playa, this hexayurt comes with lots of accessories (tarp, stakes, tie downs with ratchets, tape, taping tools, denatured alcohol for cleaning off dust before taping, measuring devices and much more).

Reality check- this yurt requires truck space for transport and storage space when you get home

Let me know if you are interested.

Smoky   aka Erika 

On Tuesday, July 23, 2013 4:03:43 PM UTC-7, Matthew Stone wrote:

[KMarr]

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 

kelly...@gmail.com

On Wednesday, June 11, 2014 11:35:44 PM UTC-7, BurnerDan wrote:

[Dan March]

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

[Hoda Eydgahi]

hi brent, i'm also looking for a pre-made hexayurt! is it still possible to get in on the action? :)

On Wednesday, July 24, 2013 8:38:41 AM UTC-7, Brent Williams Bright wrote:

[Dan B]

Hi Dan,

We're coming over from the UK too and after having spent quite a while reading in to this I'm getting a little nervous about our ability to source all the materials and get everything sorted in between our arrival in SF on Friday 22nd August and driving to BM for Monday. Would we be able to get on the bandwagon?

Thanks

Dan

[Dan Barker]

Hi Scott,

I'm interested and have sent you an email - let me know if you didn't get it.

Thanks

Dan

On 7 August 2014 07:52, Scott McNeil <mcn...@globaldesktop.com> wrote:

Selling my H12 Hexayurt with Swamp Cooler

in Oakland, California 

In good shape. Constructed from 1.5" Rmax Thermasheath for extra strength and superior insulation.

All external construction points are carefully covered with bifilament and foil tape, making for a long lasting bond of many years.

Also included are:

* Two plyboards for transporting the Hexayurt

* Two tarps for the floor and can also be used to wrap the Hexayurt during storage and transport

* An extra strong rope halo for securing the Hexayurt to the ground

* Six candycane rebar stakes

* Swamp cooler complete with pump, fan and evaporative cooler pad

* An extra 1.5" Rmax Thermasheath board that can be used for easier repair should it be necessary in the future.

The total cost of materials to construct the Hexayyurt and swamp cooler was over $500. I'm selling it for $400.

Email me if you are interested!

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[Molly Anawalt]

Hi Brent, 

Are you still making small hexayurts? I'm in SF. 

Thanks!
Molly 

On Wednesday, July 24, 2013 8:38:41 AM UTC-7, Brent Williams Bright wrote: