Keeping the Yurt Warm with Bubble Insulation
Cahlen Lee demonstrates how he installed aluminum bubble insulation inside of the Yurt to insulate it and keep warmth inside. This allows him to keep the Yurt 30-40 degrees Fahrenheit higher than the outside temperature!
Last Winter the Mongolean Ger I was living in was insulated with a thick layer of wool which worked very wel as long as the fireplace was actively burning wood. Now that I'm in a simpler and lighter Yurt which didn't come with its own insulation, I needed to find a way to trap heat inside, ideally with a material that is light and compact so that the Yurt remains easily moveable.
I settled on what is essentially Bubble Wrap surrounded on either side by Aluminum Foil:
http://geni.us/EcoFoil *
This stuff works primarily by reflecting any radiant heat that comes in contact with the aluminum. My makeshift propane stove heats up several firebricks which radiate heat into the yurt, and that heat is bounced around inside the yurt rather than leaking through the porous cotton fabric which was the only thing there before.
It was really easy to install along the walls by sliding pieces I cut between the cotton cloth exterior and the wooden supports inside. It feels like the Yurt was designed to make this as simple as it could possible be! I thought the ceiling was going to be a challenge due to the non-rectangular angles, but discovered that it worked perfectly if I cut a diagonal line down each rectangle of insulation.
So far it's working out beautifully! I am easily able to get temperatures 30-40 degrees Fahrenheit higher than the temperature outside. I've been able to keep it in the 70s in here when the temperature outside is nearing freezing!
I'm really looking forward to the challenge of temperatures dropping another 20 degrees in the Winter. I'll provide updates on how well the insulation is working once it's starts getting really chilly, so Subscribe if you'd like to see those!
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I enjoy stories like this one. Thanks for sharing it.
Wow! Very interesting stuff!
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