Prefab Pop-Up Shelter Designed for Burning Man and Perfected for Disaster Relief
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Christian Weber, a 20-plus year veteran of the Burning Man festival has learned a few tricks on the Playa. Shelter from the harsh Black Rock Desert winds, heat, dust and cold nights are attributes of an experienced camp. ?Every year we unload our camp out of the container and use our container as our kitchen. It literally has fold-down tables [and] air conditioning? and when we?re all done, we throw it back in the container and it?s ready to go for next year.?Â
via Advanced Shelter Systems
Christian Weber, a 20-plus year veteran of the Burning Man festival has learned a few tricks on the Playa. Shelter from the harsh Black Rock Desert winds, heat, dust and cold nights are attributes of an experienced camp. ?Every year we unload our camp out of the container and use our container as our kitchen. It literally has fold-down tables [and] air conditioning? and when we?re all done, we throw it back in the container and it?s ready to go for next year.?Â
via Advanced Shelter Systems
Taking cues from the hexayurts that pop-up across the various camps at Burning Man, Weber evolved the concept to be easy-to-construct, and transportable. With the strike of innovation that comes only in the middle of the night, Weber pulled out an origami book and drew up what is now the Shiftpod. Weighing in at 64 pounds the Shiftpod compacts to 77?x13?x13? and can be assembled in minutes. We are doing it! All these FESTPODS are going to help the earthquake victims in E...
via Advanced Shelter Systems
Christian Weber, a 20-plus year veteran of the Burning Man festival has learned a few tricks on the Playa. Shelter from the harsh Black Rock Desert winds, heat, dust and cold nights are attributes of an experienced camp. ?Every year we unload our camp out of the container and use our container as our kitchen. It literally has fold-down tables [and] air conditioning? and when we?re all done, we throw it back in the container and it?s ready to go for next year.?Â
via Advanced Shelter Systems
Taking cues from the hexayurts that pop-up across the various camps at Burning Man, Weber evolved the concept to be easy-to-construct, and transportable. With the strike of innovation that comes only in the middle of the night, Weber pulled out an origami book and drew up what is now the Shiftpod. Weighing in at 64 pounds the Shiftpod compacts to 77?x13?x13? and can be assembled in minutes. We are doing it! All these FESTPODS are going to help the earthquake victims in E...
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