Good find, Richard! How's it going?
On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 9:45 PM, Richard Ginn <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://www.softtiles.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53&Itemid=69 > > 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. > 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.
