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they are running a sale right now On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 7:14 AM, Vinay Gupta (Hexayurt Shelter Project) < [email protected]> wrote: > Good point on fire - in particular, beware carbon monoxide build up > inside. Hexayurts are far more air tight than tents! > > Two tips. > > 1) The tape at the bottom of each roof panel has to be done *really* > carefully. Rain will run down the roof panel, hit the tape, and then either > go up-and-over and harmlessly off the side of your hexayurt, or it will hit > the tape and go under, and then eventually into the hexayurt or just soak > the foam. You might wind up using a layer of something like gorilla tape on > the interface between the filament tape and the roof just to protect that > seam - the rubbery glues form a more comprehensive bond than the > > 2) You'll want to insulate the floor. You've got a lot of insulation > between you and the air, but the ground sucks heat a lot more effectively > than the air does, and usually you would only have a plastic tarp between > you and the ground. That's great for Burning Man, it significantly helps > the hexayurt stay cool - if you've ever been in a hexayurt with a carpet > floor you'll really feel the difference. But for your applications, you'll > want a covering. Softiles http://www.softtiles.com/ and equivalent > products are great: a bit expensive, but great. Carpet, once it is wet, > won't really insulate at all, and that's Damned Inconvenient. Tarp, then > carpet, then tarp would probably work reasonably well, although the top > tarp will tend to wear fast. > > Hope that helps, > > V> > > > On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 12:57 AM, Pichard Kempo Karate < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> my main concern will be fire or any flame for that matter :D >> >> >> On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 2:12 PM, Christie Chronister >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Hi All: >> > I'm fairly new here so I apologize if this topic has been addressed >> before. >> > I'm looking into building a pentayurt for a winter burn, and then >> re-using >> > it for some other non-playa burns... So not concerned about too much >> heat or >> > dust. Snow and rain are probably my first concern. >> > >> > 1. Is there anything I should do differently? For instance I would >> like to >> > keep heat IN not keep it out. Or at least make it easier to do so while >> > still allowing for some cooling if used in the summer in mild >> conditions. >> > >> > 2. Is there anything I can skip to save money? i.e. since I'm not >> worried >> > about direct sunlight/excessive heat, can I use a different type of tape >> > that is cheaper/widely available? >> > >> > Thanks in advance for your advice! >> > >> > Christie >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups >> > "hexayurt" group. >> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an >> > email to [email protected]. >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. >> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> >> -- >> -- Fabien (sent from my phone) >> [email protected] >> http://www.kempowa.com/PugetSound >> 425-985-8613 >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "hexayurt" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > > > -- > Vinay Gupta > Free Science and Engineering in the Global Public Interest > > http://bit.ly/gupta_arc <http://bit.ly/gupta_arc%20>- the Gupta State > Failure Management Archive > http://bit.ly/gupta_ark - or see it directly on Archive.org > > http://hexayurt.com - free/open next generation human sheltering > http://hexayurt.com/plan - the whole systems, big picture vision > > "In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an > invincible summer" - Albert Camus > > Twitter/Skype/Gizmo/Gtalk/AIM: hexayurt > UK Cell : +44 (0) 7500 895568 / USA VOIP (+1) 775-743-1851 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "hexayurt" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. 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