primary research, follow up user research; concepts

follow up research trip to penryn boat yard to show my initial users my concept drawings and renders for the weighted tarpaulin clip concept. the photos below show the amount of tarpaulins used, and the opportunity for these to be turned into useable, functional rainwater collectors. unfortunately i was unable to contact my original users, however i did manage to speak to Chris, manager of Penryn boat yard. He was able to give some feedback on the design: "make sure there is enough grip to use in the wet. also if im using gloves i want to be able to use it as easily as possible." "its probably better if its an easy to see colour, something thats obvious if it falls off."

 these two photos show the difficulties of access during high tide. the first shows the tidal path that allows access to all boats along the bank. the second shows the makeshift bank access used by those for high tide boat access. clearly neither is easy to use especially when carry things.

following this visit, i contacted Shelterbox about further progressing the clip concept and to see if they think that it is a viable solution to be used in disaster zones