Truck space for Ephemerisle, flotation barrels

[Patri Friedman]

Is anyone taking a large vehicle to the event?  I have an art project in Mountain View which would most easily be transported in a pickup truck.  Also, I haven't quite finished the project yet, partly because I need flotation barrels and I don't have a large vehicle to get them with.  Does anyone else need flotation and have a large vehicle and want to work together to get some barrels?  I need 12-20 gal ones, about 9-12 of them.

[Patri Friedman]

Hey everyone.  I've been generously offered a pickup truck to borrow.  The barrels are in Benicia, I am going with 5gal ones for $5/each, because they have a handle I can tie onto.  But the guy has 30gal and 55gals too, not sure on cost, you can always call him at 1-707-373-1261.

It's a long drive for me (over an hour), so if anyone else needs flotation, let me know!  I will probably be going on Thursday or Friday this week.

[Matt]

I might be in for some barrels. Do you know the dimensions of the
5gal ones?

On Sep 20, 2:58 pm, Patri Friedman <patriss...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey everyone.  I've been generously offered a pickup truck to borrow.  The
> barrels are in Benicia, I am going with 5gal ones for $5/each, because they
> have a handle I can tie onto.  But the guy has 30gal and 55gals too, not
> sure on cost, you can always call him at 1-707-373-1261.
>
> It's a long drive for me (over an hour), so if anyone else needs flotation,
> let me know!  I will probably be going on Thursday or Friday this week.
>

[Matt Litman]

BTW, Home Depot also sells 5 gallon buckets for about $3.50, including
the cover. The dimensions on the home depot buckets are 14.5" tall by
12" diameter.

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[Jeff Chan]

On Tuesday, September 22, 2009, 6:59:33 PM, Matt Litman wrote:

> BTW, Home Depot also sells 5 gallon buckets for about $3.50, including
> the cover. The dimensions on the home depot buckets are 14.5" tall by
> 12" diameter.

I'd probably question the water tightness of the buckets. They
probably have seals, but a solid barrel with a small opening
would seem more likely to stay sealed. Sealing and maintaining
water tightness is one of the major problems with floatation.

IOW the larger opening of a bucket means a much larger area for
the seal (to fail), more "leverage" for the forces to act against,
including wall flexing, etc. Enough flexing will open the seal.

Cheers,

Jeff C.
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[Patri Friedman]

Yeah, buckets can leak.  Also, they may not have good attachment points - these 5gal containers have a handle that we can tie things to.

2009/9/22 Jeff Chan <nation-...@jeffchan.com>