We used 6 on the corners. It was solid as a rock. We had some dust storms plow through that really did a number on surrounding camps and our yurt didn't budge at all.
On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 10:16 AM, Ray S <[email protected]> wrote: > So lately I've been prepping my yurt for the burn. I've seen these > guys on the Playa, and could have sworn most I'd seen only had 6 > anchors, and I'm thinking these were at the corners of the yurt. > > My question is, has anyone done this? Had a successful burn with high > wind loads and only having 6 tape anchors? Or does everyone just make > 12? The only reason I'd prefer not to do 12 is I'm trying to do as > many tapes as I can. I'll be bringing my yurt in 3 pieces - roof in 2 > pieces, walls in 1 piece. > > Also I'm curious if anyone has figured out a way to do tape anchors at > home so when you get to the playa you just pop it up, tape two joining > sides in my case and then anchor to the ground? I can't think of > anyway without sacrificing the tape going all the way over (which > would require the roof to be popped out). Sorry if some of this > doesn't make sense, it's pretty early for me! > > Any replies or ideas would make me feel much more confident in my > setup of this puppy :) BTW - my first burn with a yurt - I'm stoked. > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
