Hi- A playa friend of mine introduced me to the hexayurt, and I'm
pretty intrigued. After reading these posts it seems like the proper
materials are hard to come by. I think I'm going to buy a sheet of
Tuff-R to build a mini hexayurt with... and possibly do a videotapped
fire test. If I decide to go ahead and build full size for the playa
this year I'd be interested in sharing a shipment of 6" bi-directional
tape with somebody(s). It seems like it may even take a cross-country
sharing situation, unless I can find other hexayurt builders in
Colorado (I"m currently looking.) Just introducing myself here, and
stay tuned for fire test footage.
Ian
Hello, Ian, that would be fabulous - we really need to figure out this fire situation, and I think getting some data is a great place to start. Videotaping would be excellent.
In terms of folks in Colorado - Ranger Duney Dan is in Colorado, and there are burners in Denver who might be into it - http:// www.apogaea.com/ - has a strong dome presence, and lots of dome folks love hexayurts.
Please let me know how I can help. Maybe we should set up an Appropedia page for people who want to do group buys to coordinate?
Vinay
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> Hi- A playa friend of mine introduced me to the hexayurt, and I'm > pretty intrigued. After reading these posts it seems like the proper > materials are hard to come by. I think I'm going to buy a sheet of > Tuff-R to build a mini hexayurt with... and possibly do a videotapped > fire test. If I decide to go ahead and build full size for the playa > this year I'd be interested in sharing a shipment of 6" bi-directional > tape with somebody(s). It seems like it may even take a cross-country > sharing situation, unless I can find other hexayurt builders in > Colorado (I"m currently looking.) Just introducing myself here, and > stay tuned for fire test footage. > Ian
I haven't done my mini hexayurt model yet, so I'd be interested in how it smells. (Vinay noted before, that the tuff-R with blue or pink tends to smell.)
Personally, I wouldn't be worried about the fire hazard. Tents go up in seconds, and between that and all your gear in the tent, there's tons of toxins that would be released anyways.
On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 1:21 PM, Ian Bates <ianbat...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi- A playa friend of mine introduced me to the hexayurt, and I'm > pretty intrigued. After reading these posts it seems like the proper > materials are hard to come by. I think I'm going to buy a sheet of > Tuff-R to build a mini hexayurt with... and possibly do a videotapped > fire test. If I decide to go ahead and build full size for the playa > this year I'd be interested in sharing a shipment of 6" bi-directional > tape with somebody(s). It seems like it may even take a cross-country > sharing situation, unless I can find other hexayurt builders in > Colorado (I"m currently looking.) Just introducing myself here, and > stay tuned for fire test footage. > Ian
The thing about tents is that they're fairly light - not that much energy is in the skin of a tent, and if it burns, odds-are you'll be able to run out of it, even if you have to go through the fire. My concern is that Tuff-R is a good deal heavier, meaning a lot more energy there... very different kind of fire.
Anyway, my main concern is that we get down to the science and know for sure rather than guessing. I'm in Europe so I can't easily test myself, hard to get a directly equivalent material, although there are lots of european variants.
Vinay
-- Vinay Gupta - Designer, Hexayurt Project - an excellent public domain refugee shelter system Gizmo Project VOIP: 775-743-1851 (usually works!) Cell: Iceland (+354) 869-4605 http://hexayurt.com/ Skype/Gizmo/Gtalk: hexayurt hey i found squirrels
> I haven't done my mini hexayurt model yet, so I'd be interested in how > it smells. (Vinay noted before, that the tuff-R with blue or pink > tends to smell.)
> Personally, I wouldn't be worried about the fire hazard. Tents go up > in seconds, and between that and all your gear in the tent, there's > tons of toxins that would be released anyways.
> Lora
> On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 1:21 PM, Ian Bates <ianbat...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi- A playa friend of mine introduced me to the hexayurt, and I'm >> pretty intrigued. After reading these posts it seems like the proper >> materials are hard to come by. I think I'm going to buy a sheet of >> Tuff-R to build a mini hexayurt with... and possibly do a videotapped >> fire test. If I decide to go ahead and build full size for the playa >> this year I'd be interested in sharing a shipment of 6" bi- >> directional >> tape with somebody(s). It seems like it may even take a cross- >> country >> sharing situation, unless I can find other hexayurt builders in >> Colorado (I"m currently looking.) Just introducing myself here, and >> stay tuned for fire test footage. >> Ian
I have no doubt that it's nasty when it burns. It probably burns slow, but the fumes will get you. So even if it's just smoldering, those toxins will kill you.
On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 1:40 PM, Vinay Gupta <hexay...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The thing about tents is that they're fairly light - not that much > energy is in the skin of a tent, and if it burns, odds-are you'll be > able to run out of it, even if you have to go through the fire. My > concern is that Tuff-R is a good deal heavier, meaning a lot more > energy there... very different kind of fire.
> Anyway, my main concern is that we get down to the science and know > for sure rather than guessing. I'm in Europe so I can't easily test > myself, hard to get a directly equivalent material, although there > are lots of european variants.
> Vinay
> -- > Vinay Gupta - Designer, Hexayurt Project - an excellent public domain > refugee shelter system > Gizmo Project VOIP: 775-743-1851 (usually works!) Cell: > Iceland (+354) 869-4605 > http://hexayurt.com/ Skype/Gizmo/Gtalk: > hexayurt hey i found squirrels
> On May 3, 2008, at 10:34 PM, Lora Green wrote:
> > Hey Ian!
> > I haven't done my mini hexayurt model yet, so I'd be interested in how > > it smells. (Vinay noted before, that the tuff-R with blue or pink > > tends to smell.)
> > Personally, I wouldn't be worried about the fire hazard. Tents go up > > in seconds, and between that and all your gear in the tent, there's > > tons of toxins that would be released anyways.
> > Lora
> > On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 1:21 PM, Ian Bates <ianbat...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Hi- A playa friend of mine introduced me to the hexayurt, and I'm > >> pretty intrigued. After reading these posts it seems like the proper > >> materials are hard to come by. I think I'm going to buy a sheet of > >> Tuff-R to build a mini hexayurt with... and possibly do a videotapped > >> fire test. If I decide to go ahead and build full size for the playa > >> this year I'd be interested in sharing a shipment of 6" bi- > >> directional > >> tape with somebody(s). It seems like it may even take a cross- > >> country > >> sharing situation, unless I can find other hexayurt builders in > >> Colorado (I"m currently looking.) Just introducing myself here, and > >> stay tuned for fire test footage. > >> Ian
