(Created page with "Jared developed a design for a shelter made out of two polyiso panels that has just enough space for sleeping and nothing more. A shelter made out of two 48x96 inch walls and a 4...") |
No edit summary |
||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
Jared developed a design for a shelter made out of two polyiso panels that has just enough space for sleeping and nothing more. A shelter made out of two 48x96 inch walls and a 48x96 inch floor of some other material produces an equilateral prism with cut ends that is 41 inches high - larger in every dimension than most single person tents. | Jared developed a design for a shelter made out of two polyiso panels that has just enough space for sleeping and nothing more. A shelter made out of two 48x96 inch walls and a 48x96 inch floor of some other material produces an equilateral prism with cut ends that is 41 inches high - larger in every dimension than most single person tents. | ||
[[Image:Hexayurt_H2.png]] | |||
You start with two panels, each of them 4 foot by 8 foot. In each panel, cut (by cutting the diagonals) two rectangle triangles, each 4 feet (the short side of the rectangular panel) by say 2 feet. You now have 4 triangles and 2 isosceles trapezoids (like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isosceles_trapezoid here]). Change the orientation of the triangles along the diagonals, and there you have it. (Harder to explain it than to see it.) | |||
Obviously polyiso is a bad material for the floor, so Jared's next step is to look into semi-rigid plastic sheets. A tarp with wood boards at each end is another option or even a sheet of plywood. His plan is to make it semi-folding, and install a small swamp cooler at one end and a furnace filter in the other. | Obviously polyiso is a bad material for the floor, so Jared's next step is to look into semi-rigid plastic sheets. A tarp with wood boards at each end is another option or even a sheet of plywood. His plan is to make it semi-folding, and install a small swamp cooler at one end and a furnace filter in the other. | ||
It's been suggested it's best not to have a floor for the Playa, as the ground acts as a heat sink. | It's been suggested it's best not to have a floor for the Playa, as the ground acts as a heat sink. |
Revision as of 23:37, 11 July 2012
Jared developed a design for a shelter made out of two polyiso panels that has just enough space for sleeping and nothing more. A shelter made out of two 48x96 inch walls and a 48x96 inch floor of some other material produces an equilateral prism with cut ends that is 41 inches high - larger in every dimension than most single person tents.
You start with two panels, each of them 4 foot by 8 foot. In each panel, cut (by cutting the diagonals) two rectangle triangles, each 4 feet (the short side of the rectangular panel) by say 2 feet. You now have 4 triangles and 2 isosceles trapezoids (like here). Change the orientation of the triangles along the diagonals, and there you have it. (Harder to explain it than to see it.)
Obviously polyiso is a bad material for the floor, so Jared's next step is to look into semi-rigid plastic sheets. A tarp with wood boards at each end is another option or even a sheet of plywood. His plan is to make it semi-folding, and install a small swamp cooler at one end and a furnace filter in the other.
It's been suggested it's best not to have a floor for the Playa, as the ground acts as a heat sink.