Habitat (2026)

In 2026 we're going to move everything we need to create camper shade and tents for up to 50 campers into one 20' container.

Goals:

• Decommission the Empire Fort, which is on its last legs and stored in the wrong part of Nevada
• Simplify build and strike by having needed for the camper shade area in a single organized container (including some things which were in the tool fort before)

We will bring together:

1. EMT, tarps, and all connectors needed to build the shade
2. Shiftpods
3. Shiftpod furnishings like cots and fans
4. Lighting and extension cords needed for shade area
5. Tools, from impact wrenches to stepladders, needed to build

In theory you could plop the Habitat container down in the middle of the playa and have everything you need to construct housing for 50 people, without reliance on any other infrastructure or tools. This also makes it very easy during strike for random campers to know how to disassemble and put away everything.

What's Included

Container

• A new 20' shipping container

Shade Structure Specs

Basically, the same shade structure we set up every year.

Dimensions:

• 8' height
• MaxGrid size:with spacing 10' x 12'
• Depending on camp size, you can set up:

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Grid Size	Dimensions (without side slopes)	Dimensions (footprint including slopes)	Shiftpods
5 x 7	50' x 84'	64' x 100'	19
5 x 8	50' x 96'	64' x 112'	22
5 x 9	50' x 108',	64' 5x9x grid124'	25

Full Spec:

• 1"-diameter EMT system
• couplers to connect 10' + 2' EMT for 12' spans
• All corners use 5-ways for standardization
• Every footer has one climbing hanger (for ratcheting) and one 14" lag screw
• Every vertical post is ratcheted to the ground
  
• Two diagonal (internal cross-brace) ratchets at each corner 
• Roof tarps are 10'x12', 100% shade to accommodate 25 Shiftpods
• 5x8Angled gridside -tarps 22(two Shiftpodssizes) are white mesh
  • anchored to the ground with bungee + hanger + lag screw at every grommet
• 5x7No gridground - 19 Shiftpodstarps

All EMT, connectors, ratchet straps, tarps, bungees, climbing hangers, lag screws

Shiftpods

shiftpods, anchors

• (figure out "standard" anchoring plan for Shiftpods)

Furnishings

• 50 cots
• 25 welcome mats
• 25 fans?
• Assorted camp chairs (existing)
• Hammocks

Lighting

utility lighting, extension cords

• String patio lighting throughout
• Dusk-to-dawn controllers
• Necessary extension cords
• Camper utility outlets (Sockitboxes with multiple outlets)

Construction Tools

Stored in the same container:

• impact wrenches
• spare eyebolts
• tarp repair clips
• home depot buckets for rain events (45?!)
• three or four of the shorter step ladders
• one folding table

Storage