I think I seem to remember someone mentioning that the foam insulation crumbles. If you're going to use it, I would think it best to at least cut it and tape all the edges at home and not try to cut the foam on the playa where little foamy bits will fly everywhere. Agreed - all the BM sites say not...

The first one is definitely a possible moop issue. Yeah, that's what I'm thinking. The dust and any other material might pull off some of the foam, which would be unfortunate. The foil skin on the standard panel should provide some protection. The next guess might be water...i.e. what are the speci...

My first year I baked in an uninsulated nylon tent - not looking to do that again! I found many great resources for building a Hexayurt on http://www.hexayurt.com and http://www.appropedia.org/Hexayurt but there's one question I haven't found an answer for yet: Is there any reason not to build the h...