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#257185 - 03/05/13 07:11 AM Re: 100 Dollar Homeless/Emergency Shelter [Re: barbakane]
Alex Offline
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Registered: 03/01/07
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Nice find. I like the folding origami kayak among other things on the site. Though, no plans or instructions how to fold it properly. Just images' descriptions.

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#257204 - 03/05/13 04:37 PM Re: 100 Dollar Homeless/Emergency Shelter [Re: spuds]
ILBob Offline
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I once ran across plans to make a row boat and a canoe out of similar material.

As cheap and sturdy as it is, it looks like it could be used for a lot of things.
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#257211 - 03/05/13 07:08 PM Re: 100 Dollar Homeless/Emergency Shelter [Re: spuds]
TrailDemon Offline
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Registered: 03/14/08
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Loc: BC, CANADA
interesting idea, but without insulation a guy would freeze to death! frown
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#257246 - 03/06/13 02:25 AM Re: 100 Dollar Homeless/Emergency Shelter [Re: TrailDemon]
hikermor Offline
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Originally Posted By: TrailDemon
interesting idea, but without insulation a guy would freeze to death! frown
In a shelter like that your clothing and/or sleeping bag is your insulation. Even without that, you will definitely be warmer inside that shelter compared to the outside.
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#257250 - 03/06/13 02:55 AM Re: 100 Dollar Homeless/Emergency Shelter [Re: spuds]
dougwalkabout Offline
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Registered: 02/03/07
Posts: 3238
Loc: Alberta, Canada
A Coroplast panel gives you maybe R1-R2 tops in insulating value. Not much. But in a cold climate, it gets you out of the wind and into a dry-ish space, which is huge. And if you're somewhat functional you can quickly pile up some snow on the sides. That adds a surprising amount of R-value (which is somewhat surprising in itself; but snow holds a ton of air in tiny pockets, which is a kind of insulation, though not the snuggle-up-cozy-blanket kind).

The point of this is that the simplest of shelters can make the difference. Witness, for example, the 17-year old who survived two nights in a self-made snow shelter while rescue operations were suspended due to the weather. http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/m...676f_story.html

Edit: I see the snow shelter story is the subject of another thread. Probably best to make related comments over there.


Edited by dougwalkabout (03/06/13 02:59 AM)

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#257263 - 03/06/13 01:11 PM Re: 100 Dollar Homeless/Emergency Shelter [Re: spuds]
ILBob Offline
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Registered: 02/05/10
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Loc: Northern IL
you can survive a lot if you can get out of the weather.

it is not really practical for much of anything, but still a neat idea.
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