Heat reflective material - Astrofoil

[jesse]

I am building a six sided pyramid on a raised platform to live in at burning man. I would like to be able to sleep during the day so I thought I would cover the panels/sides with heat reflective material rather than shading the structure from above. Has anyone tried this? I have seen a material called AstroFoil on the web at:

http://www.videcomp.com/reflectech/astrofoil.html

Has anyone used this or known someone who has? How effective is it?

Thanks.

Jesse

[Bob]

Looks like there's plenty of product literature at the Astrofoil website. Says to always install it on the inside of the walls/roof, and keep it away from old wiring and light fixtures. Could staple it under plywood or quilt it onto the underside of a tarp, I suppose.

[robotland]

Their site claims that it is resistant to BEATLES, even though the two surving ones don't pose much of a threat.....

[nick]

I've used Relflectix covered geodesic domes for the last two years and they keep us cool and protected in even the most brutal temperatures. Last year we brought both a 24' and a 16', which we covered in Reflectix panels that the fine people at http://www.pacificdomes.com pre-cut for us into the proper sizes.

It does require some finesse to tape all the panels together into a tight cover, but it works great, isn't too expensive and keeps ya cool.

Triple thumbs up from this burner,

-nick-

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[jesse]

Nick,

Was reflectix the only layer of material covering your dome or did you install it as a second layer? If so, what was the other layer and did you install it over or under the reflectix?

Thanks.

Jesse