Hi, thanks for great tips. What do you mean by " all triangle roof " and if you don't do this what's the alternative? Is the issue the joint between the 2 right tris to form 1 isosceles tri? If so is the alternative cutting isosceles from larger sheets? I was confused as this would still be "all triangle". Thanks. Bill
Sent from my iPhone On Sep 9, 2009, at 6:14 AM, Plague <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am going to post on my new technologies tried thread just wanted to > post up that we had 3 hexayurts in our camp. > > I used the Pregis Honeycomb cardboard and it had the same thermal > factor as a tent. More on why on the other thread. > Roof Vent using an air filter let in plenty of light and it was quite > nice during the day. > No major issues with wind. I don't think I will build an all triangle > roof again for a stretch. It didn't seem stable enough. > Set up went great. Tear down was also great. I bi-directional taped > the yurt to the tarp and the tape actually peel right off at the end > of the week. > The tape also peeled off the honeycomb cardboard around the roof and > walls so there was less cutting then last year. > No playa in the hexy except when we left the door open. > Didn't do an airlock. Used a Honeycomb pallet and one extra 1" piece > with 24 rolls of toilet paper to create a springy bed. Put gym mats > and rugs under a feather bed and it was very nice. Next year we will > get memory foam for more cushion. > > Plenty of room as I did 6' walls and no major storm issues. Used 2 > anchors fhe first day 4 the second and 7 by the end of the week. I > was lazy and hot and rolled the dice an got lucky. I would not > recommend not staking it completely down the first day. > > More on the other thread as some of what happen is hilarious. > > Rich Shumaker > > On Sep 8, 9:28 am, Craig Clayton <[email protected]> wrote: >> For those that went to Burning Man, how did everyone's yurt hold >> up? Any >> suggestions about what went really well or not so well? >> >> For my part I built a 6' stretch hexayurt with no windows or vents >> (didn't >> get around to creating them) but with a swamp cooler and I must say >> it was >> quite cool in there with that swamp cooler on, although I suspect a >> fan >> might have been just as good. With a queen size air mattress it >> was a bit >> crowded with our boxes so if we use it next year we'll have to >> figure out a >> better organizational system...maybe vertical shelves/drawers. >> >> We put 12 tape anchors on it and it barely moved at all during the >> week but >> I think we could have gotten away with just 8 - putting tape >> anchors 2' >> apart on the short walls seems overkill. We used long pointed stakes >> instead of rebar and it was much easier to put in a take out of the >> playa. >> After a week the tape was starting to detach but wasn't a problem. >> We >> bought 3 rolls of tape and still had .75 of a roll left after >> taping the >> seams and putting together. >> >> All in all a great experience! Lots of people asked about it - good >> conversation piece. >> >> --Craig > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
