Foam board can also insulate the floor. One way is to make the ground level with earth, sand, anything. Then put down a plastic sheet, then the foam board (cut to fit the floor shape), and then thin plywood to protect the foam board. Cover with carpeting and it will be warm.
On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 3:56 AM, dou <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
