I built an H13 for BM this year, and of the names mentioned here, armadillo seems to ring as closest to the H13. Pangolins are really cool but, they're smaller than armadillos, and the H13 is taller/more roomy than i.e. the H12 and other similar yurts. And of course the metallic appearance of the H13 (with NO logos outside) gives it that armored appearance (the one panel that has to have logos out, I painted with silver paint to cover up the logos).
Though turtle or tortoise also strikes home for me because when the turtle/tortoise's head emerges from its shell, it reminds me of waking up and emerging from my H13 each morning to start a new day. Not only are tortoises prehistoric, but they're of the few surviving creatures today that have survived from those ancient times, ergo it's a creature that could be said to define "sustainability". My favorite is the Galápagos Tortoise, with life spans of over 100 years (a captive one lived for 170!). If the whole name seems too long, we could officially call it its full name, but when referring to it in casual conversation/chat/emails, just shorten it to just "the Galápagos". Then again dragons are cool too, though somewhat large. -Alejandro On Sep 19, 8:18 am, Paul Van Heden <[email protected]> wrote: > Agree the structures should have fun names with a common theme like an > animal, mythical creature, or instrument. > > It's easy to get a team of people excited about helping to build a turtle, > then an H13 Hexayurt. > > Other names: > > Silver snail > Crab of Awesome! > Comfort Drum > Dragon > > - pvh -- 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.
