Has anyone seen a powerful evaporative cooler with a hose input? (or output would work too I guess) The best I can find are the swampy coolers (http://swampy.net), and they're only 200 cfm.
On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 4:00 PM, Zippy <[email protected]> wrote: > From a creative standpoint and as a potentially fun project, this > swamp cooler idea is nice. But if your only objective is swamp > cooling your yurt in the easiest and most effective way possible and > don't feel like going to the trouble of building one, I'd suggest just > getting an off-the-rack model like this one: > > http://www.air-n-water.com/product/Surround.htm > > My guess is, the commercial product will move a lot more air than the > computer fans (the Symphony Surround moves 650 cfm). I used this > model this year at Burning Man and it was terrific. I stuck it through > the wall of the yurt and it did a great job. In terms of water > usage ... I seemed to need about 2-3 gallons per day, more or less, > keeping in mind the weather this year was quite cool. More would be > used if the weather was more seasonably hot. > > On Sep 8, 3:11 pm, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello hexayurters! >> >> I was amazed to see so many foil covered Mongolian-inspired dwellings >> this year. I don't think I went one block without seeing at least one. >> When I arrived at my village, Playagon, I realized we had a faction >> called Yurtopia. They had at least 5 hexayurts all placed together, >> including ours built for use as common space for Future Camp and our >> village. >> >> My most favorite cooling system was built from a Home Depot bucket by >> fellow Future-Camper Charlie. It was sophisticated yet simple and here >> is his recipe:http://burningman.rengeekcentral.com/swampcooler.html. >> His yurt stayed cool 24-7. >> >> I wanted to put more time into decor this year, but didn't have quite >> enough. However, I discovered that vinyl stickers stick quite nicely >> to the outside of the hexayurt. We used a hot pink octopus on the >> door, which actually had only six legs so we called it a hexapus. =) >> >> Here is a beautiful vivid vinyl >> sticker:http://www.etsy.com/listing/55779583/sale-hot-pink-poppy-field-vinyl-...[0]=tags >> >> This year we achieved a huge critical mass with people learning to >> build hexayurts. Next year I believe we'll see a new generation of >> innovation in regards to cooling, furnishing, decorating, and hexa- >> uses. My intended improvements will include an air/dust-lock layer on >> the inside that zips up and keeps it sealed, the bucket swamp-cooler, >> and the addition of a head-phone/sensory dep station that will allow >> people to relax and block out additional noise. >> >> 'Til then! >> molly (aka. wayne) > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
