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More info These are our first sketches of the main tent structure.
3D Perspective of the Street side enter on the near
point under the '/\" arches
Foot print 30' x 30' including cable anchors. Tent floor is 20' x
20'
I'm working on the hammock supports last year(2003) it did not happen
It would be nice to be able to suspend 3 hammocks.
end panels are 80% shade cloth
Main cover is Camo netting , an inner roof ( I will be
shredding parachute material to suspend inside to look like moss and
help block some the suns rays. I took a hard look at what caused
the structure failure 2003 and one was the cable clamps letting
loose and the other was the amount of force the parachute catching wind
toppling things over.)
Note changes in design 2004 from:
We will have the same number
of Alder flag poles.. but will be guy wiring them in place rather
then use the "/\"
NO Post holes in the playa. (Playa field tests have proven no
need to dig holes for this structure)
"|>"
braces are located at the corners to give rigidity to the
structure. Aircraft cable anchors to "candy cane" re-bar dead men
driven 1 1/2' into the playa. the bottom of the "|>"
will be in 4" deep divits 4" round
The entire roof is created by simple suspension ropes from each
outside "|>"
brace to an inner 12' tall tripod in the center W.W.II
and
newer Camouflage netting covers the top of the structure.
The structure is designed to flex in the wind. the outer ring
of suspension ropes will be the 5/8" nylon rope. the "green" web
lines may be lighter 3/8" nylon rope. The entire suspension roof
will
experience stretching and snug lines and take up lines will be easy to
get to and tighten as the week progresses. Extra airline
cable
will be available to beef up problem area should they appear.
Top View (<<note to be
modified this structure is
way to much work) looked very cool
Main entrances (2) face East and North. The back of the
structure faces South and West to break the more forceful winds from
the SW
The Tent will be turn 1/8
of a turn so that the entrance will be at the "|>"
on the street and on
each side of the pickup at the back
All guy ropes will be either inside the structure or covered with
Shade
cloth
Hours of operation will be between 12 am and 5 pm (later if daytime
temps are high)
Front this is sort of what it may look
like. Last year because of camp placement this door faced
the prevailing winds and could not be opened so we made the door under
the "|>"
braces to the right of the drawing
Note.. the arches are
now gone new sketch will be coming
Fire protection
There are no fire pits, no art burning, no Tiki torches. Fire
protection = 45 gal of water with a 60psi
12 volt battery powered pump range 15 feet from end of hose.
RRC has the equivalent of internal fire protection sprinkler
system...with
the rain making / mist system. RRC for the most part is a
large swamp cooler. In addition there is a portable 2 gal water
hand pump to put out small spot fires.
There will be a presurized fire extigisher 5lb this year due to the
extra fuel in camp.
We will have a Gas
generator (small) and 5 gal of gas to run it. sound proofing is
in the works... I doubt we will be running it more than 3 hours a day,
to charge batteries.
We will have in camp 2 to 3 5gal propane tanks for
cooking, 6 qt
bottles of propane for cooking and camp lamps. 1 gal of white Gas
for
Coleman cook stoves (2)
This year we have a 10" WOK very cool!
Leave no trace plans.. There are no post holes need to stabilize the structure the soil will not be removed. We are very pleased with the playa friendly design of this new structure. After the tent is removed the rebar holes will be refilled tamped and watered to fuse back any divots in the playa. Any spots where cars or trucks are parked will be check for oil or fluids leaks and those soils removed and sacked. any left over playa dirt will be used to fill these spots and watered.
Misting systems are designed to be used over areas that have Blue
tarps laid down first and then carpet laid over the top.. so no water
collection will form in the playa surface.
NOTE CHANGE: modification
to utility trailer. in 2004
the empty wooden trailer with 3 side walls was an effective dehydrator
for melon peels and other kitchen waste, (has a new Spruce Wood Decking),
in 3 hours fruits and
leftovers were converted to small leathery items, The Rack
on the trailer tongue proved to be an outstanding dehydrator
Hygiene water (gray
water) will be collected, evaporated and the concentrate (if any)
should be a pasty residue that will be placed in a zip lock bag and
sealed in empty 5-gal buckets to be disposed of in a land
fill.
We are going back to the 4' x 3' x 2" black plastic gray water
evaporation "wading pool" . (simple low tech, efficient.)
Trash -
M.O.O.P. each end of the shade structure has a garbage
sack tied to the door post. when a sack is half full it is taken down,
compressed by standing on it to remove excess air Tied and placed in
the utility trailer. A new empty garbage sack is then tied to
that
door post. As a camp we do morning MOOP runs returning from
any
location on the playa esp from the sanacans. this makes certain
our
street is clean, it is a great way to meet the neighbors, when we pick
up trash on their front door,. Over the years we have found
absolutely great stuff walking back from the outer fences of
BRC.
Members are told that if they just pick up the stuff that is right in
front of them any of the really cool Moop is a gift to them from the
universe.. Works great!. Each member averages about 10
hours of MOOP
pick up over the course of the entire week. Modifications of
the shower system in the works is a misting shower pumper sprayer, heat
about a QT of water on the stove dump it into the sprayer and
shower.. should be less gray water.. once again.. shower with a friend
is much more fun and uses less water.Member camping will be in behind the main tent with cars and trucks forming a protective ring to the West- South West. We expect to have 6 to 9 cars/pickups/vans (22 to 24 members)
Poles will be cut for the "|>"
as soon as the weather warms up
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