Can you tell us more about the TurboKool thing ? Average price ? Power supply ? Did you just cut a hole in the roof and installed it ? Looks like a good idea ( I don't feel like bringing a generator though)
On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 7:58 PM, Bill Wiltschko <[email protected]> wrote: > I second everything Spiral says. Last year I added a RV swamp cooler from > TurboKool that reduced the daytime temperature inside by 15 degrees. Still > no dust inside. This year I want to add Aluminet over the HY to reduce the > heat load on the structure even further. > > Bill > AEZ > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf > Of Spiral Syzygy > Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 10:17 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [hexayurt] 6' Rmax Hexayurt > > Everything gets hot on the playa. The Hexayurt is actually pretty > reasonable compared to many other structures. The silvery outside > helps reflect away much of the light that would heat things up. They > can get stuffy. This is easily remedied. You can cut a hole in a side > and put an A/C filter over and mount an attic vent in the roof. This > will give you a good amount of air flow and not too much dust. > > Thse will actually keep you cooler into the late morning than a tent > and shade structure can. On really breezy days, a tent may win > temperature-wise, but your stuff will be coated in dust. > > Becareful with window placement. A misplaced window can turn a > hexayurt into a solar oven. > > The last year I was on playa was 2008. I slept just about all day > sunday, including through the dust storm around temple burn. The > hexayurt barely budged during the storm and it was a temperature > comfortable for me to sleep in all day. I've never been able to sleep > past 9 - 9:30am in tents. > > Cheers, > Spiral > > On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 11:49 AM, Cody Firestone <[email protected]> > wrote: > > how was the heat management. i had heard that they could get hot inside. > > Am i wrong? > > I'm building a monkey hut on the Playa this year, and had looked > > at Hexayurt, but my partner thought it would be hot > > > > On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 3:48 AM, Romain Nervil <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >> We did the 6' with R Max panels last year, with around 8 anchors tied to > >> rebars inthe ground, the yurt didn't budge an inch even during > sandstorms. > >> We used 1,5'' thick pannels though, feels stronger than the 1' thick + > even > >> more insulation. > >> When folden and packed the yurt is slightly bulkier too,we rented a > truck > >> to carry the yurt and bikes to the Playa. > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 5:13 AM, Icarus <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > >>> I was interesting in building a hexayurt with 6' walls, instead of > >>> four. They had one made of cardboard on the Esplanade last year made > >>> of cardboard. I will most likely be using Rmax (yes I am aware of fire > >>> hazard) > >>> > >>> With the increase in height, does anyone think there would be issues > >>> with the high winds with a properly tied down hexayurt? > >>> > >>> -- > >>> 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]<hexayurt%[email protected]> > . > >>> For more options, visit this group at > >>> http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en. > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> 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]<hexayurt%[email protected]> > . > >> For more options, visit this group at > >> http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en. > > > > -- > > 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]<hexayurt%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en. > > > > -- > 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]<hexayurt%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en. > > > > > -- > 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]<hexayurt%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. 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