Greetings, Why not just put a window in? Using the recent research about the clear vinyl/glues, you could cut/tape a hole, seal it with the vinyl on the outside, and use the cut-out piece as a plug (hinged on the bottom side, so it doesn't get lost) for the times you want dark. That way it will still pack flat, doesn't need installation on site, creates no moop, allows for dark or for light (as would the bottle), and you could put several of them in, depending on which exposure you wanted at any point in time.
As to the light-leakage, I often make a lip of aluminum tape one going each way on the inside or outside (or cover the bi-fil with it) to make it more dark. Percival On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 9:49 PM, Cody Firestone <4x4c...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thats a really kewl picture. almost makes you think you need dark tape to > filter out the light to sleep in the day!! :-) > > > On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 9:49 AM, CCCM <c...@comcast.net> wrote: > >> Hi yurt people, >> FYI, IMHO you do NOT need a skylight if you use bi-filament tape. Here >> is a photo from the inside of our yurt during the day. The taped seams let >> in plenty of light without punching another hole in the roof for a >> skylight. We had considered doing this also, but are glad we didn't, >> because there is no need for one. >> >> >> <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-tSHIH2tY2e8/UeluG-J8kNI/AAAAAAAAEfo/dIoQs1UIGHQ/s1600/IMG_4552.jpg> >> >> >> >> >> On Thursday, July 18, 2013 9:55:21 AM UTC-7, Eric VVilkinson wrote: >>> >>> I saw a neat idea where you take an empty soda bottle, 2L or smaller, >>> fill it with water and then cut a hole for it in the roof. Apparently the >>> water scatters the sunlight very effectively so that your hexayurt is not >>> dark during the day. >>> >>> Here's a video that shows them in use: http://www.youtube.com/** >>> watch?v=_zMAWztZ6TI <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zMAWztZ6TI> >>> >>> Wanted to try it out, but before I start cutting holes in my roof had a >>> couple questions in case anyone on here has tried it before: >>> >>> 1. Does it let in a lot of heat? >>> 2. Would the weight of 2L of water be ok for the roof? >>> 3. Does it provide a lot of light? >>> >>> Thanks for any info, >>> Eric >>> >> -- >> 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 hexayurt+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to hexayurt@googlegroups.com. >> 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 hexayurt+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to hexayurt@googlegroups.com. > 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 hexayurt+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to hexayurt@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
