Recycled billboard vinyl

Last night I did a little research on materials for the weather proof outer covering of our yurt and discovered that some people have put recycled billboard prints to good use here. There is a whole sub industry of manufactured goods that are derived from recycled billboard vinyl. Industrial tarps, color guard flooring, purses, wallets, book bags, etc... are all using this material. The vinyl material comes in 14'x48' sections and is UV resistant, water proof, easy to work with, and best of all FREE! I looked up an outdoor advertiser in the yellow pages, went to their local office, and told them about our yurt project. The gentleman I spoke with informed me that they regularly make donations of the material and would be happy to give us however much we need. Right now the company is sending all the extra vinyl they have to the relief effort in Haiti so we will need to wait until the middle of March when they will have a surplus again. The only catch is that we can not display the advertisement on the outside of our yurt.