Dome shade solution

[akcentplanet]

We use an extra piece of the foil

insulation

and push it up against the inside of the

dome

. It forms to it nicely and makes a HUGE difference in heat near the

dome

. We leave ours up all summer, but it's literally just pushed in their and takes two seconds to remove and replace.

[SeverTheTether]

Here is a pic of our solution. We got the shade screen on Amazon (Something like this: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LBUO22K/...rldwidecreatio), then just cut it larger than our screen insert and placed the screen insert up there.



We used 60 or 70% block to give a good amount of shade. This also allows us to open the dome whenever needed.

[Bob Rowlands]

Off yurts. I make my own wood arrows. With regards to cap, crest, and finish materials, (paints) I've learned to make a test arrow due to failure of the finish not bonding to the cap and crest. I once built two dozen that the finish didn't stick. I even set them in direct sun for several days and that didn't make a difference. It peeled right off with a thumbnail. That learned me fast because it takes ALOT of work to scratch build arrows..

[Bob Rowlands]

Hmmm....this post was supposed to be directed to Knecht on his Czech yurt build thread?

[Sheimend]

We've got a 24' yurt from

Pacific Yurts

and had been suffering from the immense heat created by sun through the dome during the summer months here. To make things trickier, our yurt has a ceiling fan, so a lot of the solutions I've seen elsewhere wouldn't fit our dome.

What finally worked? A collapsible photography reflector. It's made of a highly reflective silver fabric on one side and a white fabric on the other. The outside is a band of spring steel that provides outward tension. It's super lightweight, cost $40, and is available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3RpYDIT



I kinda nestled it into place and its own tension holds itself securely in the crown. It doesn't even interfere with opening and closing the dome, but it does a tremendous job of reflecting direct sunlight back out of the yurt.

Hope this approach is helpful to others!

[FirstThirtyMinutes]

Sheimend, I created an account here just to say this is brilliant, and exactly what I have been looking for. Spent the last 9 years avoiding the yurt in July and August. I almost wish it was summer again so I could try this now. Thanks!!!

[Llee]

Thanks for the photographers reflector solution. To get it to stay up we added magnetized hooks.

[Beowulf Industrial Sewing]

Hi, We could custom make you one!

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[UKadventurer]

Originally Posted by Sheimend

What finally worked? A collapsible photography reflector. It's made of a highly reflective silver fabric on one side and a white fabric on the other. The outside is a band of spring steel that provides outward tension. It's super lightweight, cost $40, and is available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3RpYDIT



I kinda nestled it into place and its own tension holds itself securely in the crown. It doesn't even interfere with opening and closing the dome, but it does a tremendous job of reflecting direct sunlight back out of the yurt.

Hope this approach is helpful to others!

That's a great idea. I know this is an old post but it's still relevant, especially in Summer. We're in Mongolia so we're not as hot but it can reach 30+ C from solar gain on a sunny summer day.

We went with widely available net material. We use insect net material to stop most of the flies getting in. Then 2 long pieces of curtain netting attached to the rafters. It's not elegant but it helps.

Our tohoon opening pole is low-tech. So it needs a hole in the nets to allow opening and closing. With the roof, side windows and sometimes the door open, then a small fan running we can keep comfortable temperatures in summer now. About 27C with airflow is perfectly tolerable. Airflow is the most important.

I won't claim it's fancy nor extremely affective but it's very cheap and effective enough.