Hexayurts and Alternative Shelters#
Standard 8’ hexayurt#
- Camp Danger’s H12 Instructions — Canonical build guide for the standard 8’ H12 hexayurt used at Burning Man, with detailed panel cuts and assembly (howtolivewiki.com) [BM-specific] [Guide] [PDF]
- Full H12 Village Build Documentation — Complete door building, taping instructions, and setup/strike procedures for a village of 15 H12 yurts (docs.google.com) [BM-specific] [Build Log] [Guide]
- H12 Village Cost Calculator — Material costs and build time estimates for batch-building H12 hexayurts (docs.google.com) [BM-specific] [Guide]
- Hexayurt H12 Village Setup Album — Photo documentation of door construction, panel cutting, and complete village assembly (imgur.com) [BM-specific] [Build Log]
- Standard 8’ Hexayurt Playa Guide — Comprehensive overview of materials, techniques and best practices specific to Burning Man conditions (appropedia.org) [BM-specific] [Guide]
Standard 10’ hexayurt#
- 10′ Hexayurt (H15 notes) — taller hexayurt guidance for playa (appropedia.org) [BM-specific] [Guide]
- Camp Danger H15 Instructions (PDF) — Comprehensive playa-tested build guide with pre-folded wall sections (appropedia.org) [BM-specific] [Guide] [PDF]
- H15 Hexayurt First Look — Visual walkthrough of completed H15 build at Burning Man; see entry height difference (youtube.com) [BM-specific] [Video]
- H15 vs H13 Wind Performance — Real-world durability comparison from 2012’s high wind year (eplaya.burningman.org) [BM-specific] [Forum]
- Tape Requirements for H15 — Detailed tape quantities for bifil and foil tape; tested at multiple burns (appropedia.org) [BM-specific] [Guide]
12–16’ variants#
- 12-foot hexayurt variant — larger shelter design and construction (appropedia.org)
- 16-foot hexayurt plans — maximum size hexayurt for large groups (appropedia.org)
Tape schedules, doors, AC#
- Appropedia Hexayurt — designs, materials, tape schedules, doors (appropedia.org)
- Appropedia Hexayurt playa checklist — canonical wiki with comprehensive guide (appropedia.org)
- Door weatherstripping & vestibule (ePlaya) — keep fine dust out without over‑pressurizing (eplaya.burningman.org)
- H13/H18 variants + foam choices (ePlaya) — panel types, tape schedules, hinge methods for BRC (eplaya.burningman.org)
- Hexayurt AC integration — air conditioning setup for hexayurts (appropedia.org)
- Hexayurt AC port & return plenum (ePlaya) — ducting a swamp cooler into a sealed yurt (eplaya.burningman.org)
- Hexayurt cooler integration — build notes tying evap to yurt (steampunkworkshop.com)
- Hexayurt door hinge method — tape-based door construction techniques (appropedia.org)
- Hexayurt tape schedule 2012 — comprehensive taping guide and patterns (appropedia.org)
- Hexayurt playa — models, materials, folding vs classic designs (appropedia.org)
Floors and anchors#
- Foam floor + linoleum over playa dust (ePlaya) — compressive foam layers that survive the week (eplaya.burningman.org)
- Hexayurt anchoring guide — securing hexayurts to playa surface (appropedia.org)
- Hexayurt floor insulation — foam board flooring for playa conditions (appropedia.org)
- Guy down that hexayurt — video tutorial on proper securing (burnerguides.com)
Transport (hinged/folding panels)#
- Camp Danger hinge technique — long‑life hinge for BM UV exposure (appropedia.org)
- Cart‑able folded panels & transport (ePlaya) — hinge patterns and strapping for solo hauling (eplaya.burningman.org)
- Foldable hexayurt hinges in dust (ePlaya) — door/hinge patterns that don’t delaminate on playa (eplaya.burningman.org)
- Hexayurt transport solutions — breakdown and packing strategies (appropedia.org)
Resources#
- Domerama hexayurt resource hub — calculators and plans for domes and hexayurts (domerama.com)
- Hexayurt H12 Village Guide — camp-scale construction with AC power and logistics (reddit.com)
- Hexayurt H13 profile — first BM use year and caveats (appropedia.org)
- Hexayurt mishaps & lessons (mailing list) — failure reports and fixes (groups.google.com)
- Hexayurt playa checklist (PDF mirror) — downloadable reference guide (your.org)
- Hexayurt Playa (PDF) — classic instructions and tape specifications (your.org)
- Hexayurt Project (hub) — BM‑linked mods (doors, coolers), references (appropedia.org)
- Hexayurt Project — category index — comprehensive collection of hexayurt resources (appropedia.org)
- “Treehugger Contest Winner: Hexayurt!” (Journal) — Not a PV build, but solar-heat context vs. hexayurt cooling—useful for power budgeting. (journal.burningman.org)