"If you aren't looking for yourself, than whatever solution you might find, will probably not suit your intended audience. Because if you don't plan on using it, living it, and testing it, before saying to someone else "this works" ... well ... I, for one, would not trust your advice. The Hexayurt folks have done that, and their design improvements come from that."
Hello Percival, My goodness you won’t take my advice???????????? Aaaaaaaaa geeeeeeee bitter disappointments are never ending!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I had such high hopes!!!!!!!!! My advice is free! How in the world might I change your mind????????? You may be too young to remember, but the astronauts who landed their module on the moon back in 1969 had never done it before. They depended upon simulation. Still not convinced?????????????? Oh well……………………….. Maybe my confidence is misplaced, but I very comfortable with tools, so I’m going to bet that I can put a pretty good yurt together, especially since I have the advantage of talking with folks such as yourself to keep me from blundering too badly. Having spent a lot of time in the woods, both as a civilian and soldier —I’m a veteran of the Vietnam War-- I’m comfortable with the challenges presented by extreme conditions. I think that survival under a harsh environment requires a kind of general education that allows one to adapt to ever changing circumstances. As an avocation, I’m working with a number of friends in my community to help others develop various skills that we think will hold them in good stead in times of emergency. All of us have experience with so- called primitive living. I don’t claim to be an expert on yurts or teepees, but I have spent a lot of time erecting tarp shelters and then sleeping under them. And I can put up a pretty wickiup. Anyway, I will struggle along as best I can and try, whenever possible, to lend a hand to others. Anyway, thank you for your insights, which I consider, on balance, to be very good. Royce --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
