Comments on: DIY Your Burn!

By: madre

madre — Wed, 18 May 2011 19:47:28 +0000

Hey FIGJAM – what is the power source for your swamp cooler? I’m not clear on that. Thanks for your good work!

By: Zubeyir

Zubeyir — Wed, 11 May 2011 18:40:00 +0000

Hi,
I just wanted to point out that a geodesic dome should never be built from the bottom up, as shown in the photo, but rather from the top down. There are many reasons for top down assembly but to be brief and to the point. Building from the bottom up is time consuming, requires more people, can damage the struts, and can be downright dangerous for those fingers and hands.
Top down forever!
Zubeyir

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By: Luvbugg

Luvbugg — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 08:47:34 +0000

We use solar panels for any power needs we have, but one of the was to cool your living space is to use milar cooling blankets, they are about $2 and they cut the heat down in your living space tremendously. We have glued them all over tarps, and we drap the tarps over vehicles, we have mylared our trailer this year, mylared the roof of a big tent structure. It cuts the day heat down 10-15 degrees. For our water drinking needs and ice needs, we freeze water in plastic milk jugs, use those for our ice needs but as they defrost we have COLD drinking water.
We do a lot of other simple things like that…..

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By: Wraith

Wraith — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 19:59:55 +0000

Looking forward to reading this as well. Half of what draws me to the Burn is the challenge and creativity of creating a home in a barren and inhospitable place like the playa, and all the challenges that entails.

Currently working on this year’s design, because I’ve decided I want a hammock and nothing will stop me from making it happen.

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By: Assasaurus - SlutGarden

Assasaurus - SlutGarden — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:38:29 +0000

I am looking for collapsable bike rack ideas!

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By: The Hun

The Hun — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:53:14 +0000

@Robert, I love it. What size/wattage are your panels? Would really like to hear more about your setup and recommendations.

@Zhust, YEAH DUDE. I’ve never heard of a trike with two wheels in the front! What’s the profile — low or high? Will you put dirt bike wheels on it or road wheels? Tell me more!

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By: Zhust (Jason Olshefsky)

Zhust (Jason Olshefsky) — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:26:14 +0000

My interface from the default world to Burning Man has revolved around trying out new things. Each year I devise or build something new and bring it to see if it’s strong enough to last the week.

This year, I’m in the process of designing a tadpole tricycle: a pedaled vehicle with one rear wheel and two front wheels for steering. The design is more complicated but stable (i.e. it doesn’t tend to tip over in turns) compared to a traditional trike. I want to make it rugged for my trip, but also able to be transformed into storage containers.

The full plan is to take the train from my home in Rochester, NY to Winnemucca, NV then ride the trike the 100 miles from Winnemucca to Burning Man.

FYILY,
—Zhust

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By: Robert J

Robert J — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:47:32 +0000

YES, check figjams posts on the homebuilt evaporative cooler. They are excellent.

We are running our homebuilt cooler and other electrics off of two solar panels…making cool from heat. How much greener can we get? Let’s find out!

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By: The Hun

The Hun — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:59:47 +0000

@FIGJAM, that’s perfect! I can’t wait to read your ideas. Thanks for sharing, and I couldn’t agree more.

@Angela, welcome aboard! :)

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By: tunnel

tunnel — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:33:08 +0000

Cool, great idea! Solar camping seems like an obvious topic of interest. I’m trying to incorporate some solar into my camp setup this year. Other DIY stuff I wanna do includes building my own playa furniture and a small electric vehicle for playa exploration. You can find plans for playa furniture and other fun DIY stuff at http://www.playatech.com/index.php

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