I could use some help from those of you experienced in disaster relief situations. A 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Eastern Turkey was devastating to the area, killing many people and leaving many more out injured and homeless in the cold. I am not experienced in relief efforts, but I started thinking about building some yurts and setting them up in the area to help as many families as I can. Specifically, I was thinking of pentayurts because there is a high possibility of snow at night.
Can the people who have used hexayurt in cold disaster areas share some insights? I imagine the floor will be the main source of loss of heat, and I don't think that just a tarp + pad + sleeping bag combination will be enough. What is the best and quickest way to build yurts that keep warm? I was thinking of painting the outside black in order to keep as much of the sunlight as I can, and not having any windows. Any other ideas, or pointers to information out there? Also, what is the quickest way of getting some hexayurt tape to Istanbul (which is where I currently am)? I am hoping to build some yurts during the week, and travel over on the weekend to put them up on the spot. Please note that I am currently very much ignorant to how disaster relief efforts work, and I'm not sure it is as organized in Van as it could be on other parts of the world. I will contact the relief groups that are currently on the site, but I first wanted to talk to you guys to see how feasible and sensible this plan is. Thanks much, -dou -- 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.
