Hello! I wish I could build my yurt for BRC this year.. but again it will have to wait. In my yurt, I was planning to add this awesome idea for letting daylight in w/o power...
I learned about this solar tube used in shanty towns and thought it would be perfect for the hexayurt! Please try it and let me know how it worked for you. :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBWi3NtND68 Google around for Solar soda bottle skylight for many variations and uses. Sonja On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Phil Dirt <[email protected]> wrote: > You could cut one or more square or rectangular portholes in the roof and > tape bubblewrap to the outside. Keep the cutout section, tape it back into > the porthole along one edge, and poke two holes into the other edge so you > can thread through a loop of twine to use as a handle. They you can open or > close the window in daytime. At night a couple inexpensive battery powered > LED lanterns work well for lighting the inside. > > > On Monday, May 28, 2012 8:14:01 PM UTC-7, Bender of camp charlie the > uniocorn BM wrote: >> >> At BM there are times when light inside the yurt would be useful. Day >> and night. In thinking about how to let in light and not the heat I >> came up with two ideas. >> >> Deck Prisms. They are basically big diamond shaped chunks of glass or >> poly that bring light in from above the deck to below deck. Same >> principal with yurts. I am unsure if this light would add heat into >> the yurt. >> >> This year I was thinking of just buying a dozen or so of those cheap >> solar path lights. Hole cutting into the roof area and tightly >> installing a few of them into the insulation boards. This brings in >> light at night. I had six in my tent and they really never gave off >> enough light to keep me awake. After a week at BM really nothing can >> keep you awake when you are set to crash. >> >> Rather mood lighting. >> >> Any other ideas please post. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "hexayurt" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/hexayurt/-/1qAsuKXsik0J. > > 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.
