Greetings, I've not had to deal with heavy playa storms as to yet with the hexayurt, but, from a mechanical point of view, if you want to make pre-taped sections that still allow for the long-strength connection, just as you add the pvc to the tape for the anchors, if you hinge-cut two pieces of pvc tube, after rolling them into the tape, and then, when you get to the playa, you can simply put a pin (something like a 7" nail, with a cap, or a clevis) through the interwoven pieces of PVC, making the piece of tape virtually a single piece. You might want to bias the tape over one side, so that your pvc isn't exactly on the roof-point (since you are probably going to want more than one) and you are going to want to make sure the fit is really tight, otherwise you will have knocking (and possibly denting or tearing) during the heavy storms.
You could probably also do the same with two un-cut pieces of PVC and a U-bolt, but ... at that point it really gets heavy, and might start flapping around. I wonder if it might be better to use, say, ratcheting straps, with the tails of the straps running under (within layers?) of the tape, and just water-knot them at the top to give them the connective strength. I just don't know if the ratcheting straps might put too much force, and deform the yurt. Of course, if you use wide enough straps, and have a good way of attaching them that doesn't involve tape, you might have those cloth hinges for folding that might work all the nicer, be much less prone to being a wick, and allow for adjusting the tension, without having to re-pound your rebar. Just some thoughts, no tested solutions ... Percival On Tue, 2010-08-10 at 08:16 -0700, Ray S 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 hexay...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to hexayurt+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en.
