Hi again, hexayurters, I am making a little mini-roof to playa-test a variety of tapes this year. I'm looking to improve upon the bidirectional filament tape. It would appear that this proabably can't be done more cheaply, but considering I've seen what 3-4 weeks of playa weather can do to the bi-fi...

Hi fidget (great name!) I personally don't dig tape anchors. They're a waste of tape in my mind b/c they aren't reuseable, and I have heard of them failing--a lot! I did not use them last year. I made a rope halo, and I suggest you do the same! here's a little info on both options: http://www.approp...

Hey Hexayurters, more from that Julie Danger: Join us for the 2nd Annual Black Rock City Hexayurt Happy Hour, Burning Man 2011. Wednesday 8/31, 2-5 pm, at Bayesian Conspiracy (home of the massive TriDome, within Playagon Village!) Approx 4:00 & E. We'll be serving Gin and Tonics, the Official Drink ...

Calling all hexayurters and DIY superstars! Join us for the 2nd Annual Black Rock City Hexayurt Happy Hour, Burning Man 2011. Wednesday 8/31, 2-5 pm, at Bayesian Conspiracy (home of the massive TriDome, within Playagon Village!) Approx 4:00 & E. We'll be serving Gin and Tonics, the Official Drink of...

I'm with JKisha: go for a 10' hexayurt, it's a bit better guarantee. Excellent points about cutting into the tension ring w/ the door on the H13. See this for more discussion: http://www.appropedia.org/Hexayurt_play ... exayurt.3F

On swamp coolers, here's the DIY page most people seem to use; http://www.instructables.com/id/Portable-Evaporative-Cooler-swamp-cooler/ and here's a few lines of (disconnected) advice from some users: I use an RV swamp cooler made by Turbokool (http://www.turbokool.com/, near Carson City, Nevada). ...

By saying H12, I believe you mean an 8 foot hexayurt. Unless you mean the H13, and wrote H12? To follow the Camp-Danger plan or "classic construction", you'll make tape anchors after you tape your roof cone/half-roofs together. (http://www.appropedia.org/Hexayurt_Camp_Danger_two_part_folding#Tape_to...

JeepMan: I think (and that has been dangerous for me: fair warning) that if you follow these instructions http://www.appropedia.org/Hexayurt_playa#The_Folding_Hexayurt with these measurements http://www.appropedia.org/Hexayurt_schematics you can make a fully folding hexayurt as a 6'. Just to clarify...

@ Jkisha: your hexayurt taping strategy is now world famous, here (2D/grounded assembly): http://www.appropedia.org/Hexayurt_playa_checklist#3D.2FMidair_Assembly_Strategy: If anyone's making a new hexayurt, or have friends making a new one, be sure to look at the very super wonderful NEW designs (th...