05-19-2010, 06:12 PM
Well, the plasti-thatch does look kinda cool.
I hate to be a buzz kill, but I think about teeny leetle pieces of plastic getting ripped off by the wind over time, ending up in the bellies of baby birds out there on Midway.
Probably the real deal would need to be replaced a lot more often, but then it's going to be palm fronds, hala leaves or grass. Super renewable and plenty available in Puna. Also, my experience with these materials is that they eventually make a "green roof" and support all kinds of other cool growing things before they eventually disintegrate. Not ideal for your main habitation, perhaps, but ok for a gazebo/palapa/tiki bar.
Why not make an annual re-thatch party a tradition?
Makes that Tiki Bar Mai Tai taste that much more refreshing!
I hate to be a buzz kill, but I think about teeny leetle pieces of plastic getting ripped off by the wind over time, ending up in the bellies of baby birds out there on Midway.
Probably the real deal would need to be replaced a lot more often, but then it's going to be palm fronds, hala leaves or grass. Super renewable and plenty available in Puna. Also, my experience with these materials is that they eventually make a "green roof" and support all kinds of other cool growing things before they eventually disintegrate. Not ideal for your main habitation, perhaps, but ok for a gazebo/palapa/tiki bar.
Why not make an annual re-thatch party a tradition?
Makes that Tiki Bar Mai Tai taste that much more refreshing!
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