Give you shelter? I just did.
Aug. 18th, 2007 04:45 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
errantemberTen hours ago, it was only a Great Idea to Procrastinate Packing for Burning Man. Now it's standing in my bedroom.
I built the smallest one, the 6'. It has a door but needs windows. Maybe one small skylight for light, and two small windows for airflow when I want it. I'd really like to rig up some kind of swamp cooler, but I'm not sure I have time before I have to put this fucker on the community truck at noon on Sunday, especially considering I haven't really done much packing yet.
This is to address a Big Problem at Burning Man, which is that it's simply not reasonable to go to bed early, but sleeping past 9 AM is often prevented by the transformation of one's tent into a kiln. The R5 heat rating and a small mister should keep me comfortable for a few more hours each day, which will result in a more well-rested Me.
Another minor issue is that my full-sized mattress barely fits right in the middle, but the space, with it's superior daytime-hangout characteristics, is a great place to sit around with three or four people. The solution, I found, is to deflate the mattress just enough to fold it into a corner. Then it's mostly out of the way, *and* it adds another layer of insulation to help keep things cool.
I built the smallest one, the 6'. It has a door but needs windows. Maybe one small skylight for light, and two small windows for airflow when I want it. I'd really like to rig up some kind of swamp cooler, but I'm not sure I have time before I have to put this fucker on the community truck at noon on Sunday, especially considering I haven't really done much packing yet.
This is to address a Big Problem at Burning Man, which is that it's simply not reasonable to go to bed early, but sleeping past 9 AM is often prevented by the transformation of one's tent into a kiln. The R5 heat rating and a small mister should keep me comfortable for a few more hours each day, which will result in a more well-rested Me.
Another minor issue is that my full-sized mattress barely fits right in the middle, but the space, with it's superior daytime-hangout characteristics, is a great place to sit around with three or four people. The solution, I found, is to deflate the mattress just enough to fold it into a corner. Then it's mostly out of the way, *and* it adds another layer of insulation to help keep things cool.
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Date: 2007-08-18 10:49 am (UTC)Thank you.
Date: 2007-08-18 11:56 am (UTC)Are you going to El Burn this year?
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Date: 2007-08-18 12:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-08-18 07:45 pm (UTC)It's very rigid when fully taped...
Date: 2007-08-18 09:30 pm (UTC)Right now I'm just using a few tabs of tape to hold it all together. I think I'm going to get the 3" duct tape and pre-tape both the top and the sides into a fan-fold configuration. That way I'll only have to add a few pieces of tape once I get there, and it will be done. Much easier to do the heavy taping in my windless hot tub room than the playa.
Tech support
Date: 2007-08-18 07:57 pm (UTC)Hello, Vinay here. I saw your post on technorati and thought I'd pop over :-)
I really recommend buying a couple of furnace filters - super cheap at Home Depot - and taping them over your windows. It reduces airflow a little, but it reduces dustflow a lot. Make sure you tape them on the *outside.*
The first hexayurt ever built was a 6' unit, in 2003. It worked great!
Re: Tech support
Date: 2007-08-18 09:26 pm (UTC)See you at El Burn.
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Date: 2007-08-18 09:44 pm (UTC)Thanks!
Date: 2007-08-19 01:38 am (UTC)Made any progress with your firedancing?
Re: Thanks!
Date: 2007-08-19 03:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-08-18 09:59 pm (UTC)Thanks!
Date: 2007-08-19 01:39 am (UTC)