Some days may be 24/7, but most shouldn't. I'm in school and will be rehabbing an old house on the property. The intention is to live in the hexayurt while fixing up a couple of rooms in the house.
I like the idea of the taller yurt for ease of entry, but the basic low profile suits me better I think. Less issues with wind (I'm in the mountains) and less air to heat. A more serious door is a definite, though. I was thinking of a sandwich of plywood and foam and framing out the opening to use real hinges. I also may put in two doors opposite each other...the idea of a fire blocking exit from this thing scares the crap out of me. I like the LED light idea...also considering the pop bottle "lights" for daytime. Thanks! On Friday, January 11, 2013 11:05:30 AM UTC-5, RichShumaker wrote: > > Sounds like it will work well. Are you just sleeping in it or is it being > used 24/7? > I would recommend 6' walls adds I think 2 extra panels on a standard 8' > hexayurt. > I cut my walls to 6 feet and combine the extra 2 feet sections to form the > extra panel. > I build it with 2 panel per side 4' by 6' per panel. > I would frame in a real door. > If the hexayurt wasn't so airtight I would say to try a rocket stove > heater but that would probably be bad. > A small electric heater should work well as 1.6" of insulation is a good > amount. > LED lights work well and bouncing them gives a nice room light with a low > cost. > Have fun and let us know how it goes. > Rich Shumaker > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/hexayurt/-/MdsOeqNICZ8J. To post to this group, send email to hexayurt@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to hexayurt+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en.