For a fur coat I used this method, except I used shoe goo for the adhesive which also insulated the solder joints. It had 60 leds and worked great.

Bounce530 wrote:6'6" might be pushing it. I did a test run, without the full covering here-

That truck is going to look bitchin' on the playa!

As others said, they will work just fine. I used this product which is very similar and it worked brilliantly.

tensegrity wrote:Can you tense the aluminet? In other words, can it form a tension component of the tensegrity?

Aluminet stretches a lot, so no, it won't tense. The structure works on its own without the shade portion. I might be able to scare up a photo if you want.

These clip on grommets work great for shade cloth. Not sure if they sell them at Home Depot but they are small enough that you could bring them with you overseas. As for connecting the shade cloth, I'm not sure. Best would be to find wider material, perhaps there are other stores in Reno(?) that car...

I built a tensegrity structure using the same plans that you linked to. As you mentioned, there is no strain on the fabric itself as the ropes do all the work. I used aluminet and while expensive, it is fantastic for shade. The wind goes right through it so there is no chance of it ripping or liftin...

Look for McCall's 9576 pattern. They call it a reversible jacket for women, but it comes in XL sizes that will easily fit tall men. It's a nice big coat with a wide collar. The pattern is very simple and you can easily alter it so the length goes down to your knees (or ankles I suppose). Based on a ...

Ranger Genius wrote:That's one plan. Here's another: fuck 'em. Make new friends.

Word! Burning Man is about new, not old.