http://errantember.livejournal.com/161605.html I made a 6' Stretch and you can make the roof with all triangles so you can fold it. That is what I did and it did not seem as stable as I would have liked. Instead I think I would not make the roof all foldable again.
Let me know if this makes sense. Rich Shumaker On Sep 9, 11:43 am, Bill McCoy <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
