Okay, I looked into this a bit more, and I think I will do a four-braid weave of paracord. I'm trying to figure out exactly how large to make the loop, which is complicated by the fact that paracord is very elastic. It seems to me like I should take 2 60' sections, weave them into a roughly 30 ft braid, tie that to itself using other knot suggestions out there, and then attach my ratchet straps to that rope line.
Any thoughts on that approach? I'm a bit nervous about the elasticity of the paracord, it seems like I should try to stretch it very taut when I'm ratcheting it down. I'm still not sure about 4 or 6 attachment points. I don't want to make the door harder to open, though at the same time I really really don't want it to blow away. :P On Tuesday, August 20, 2013 3:43:03 PM UTC-7, Lord Percival wrote: > > Greetings, > > With something as thin as paracord, you probably want to make your halo > wider. Braiding works. There are other techniques that weave the cord > nicely into heavier rope. You might need a touch more cord than 100' > though, to get something strong and stable. I'd hate to think you got > everything locked down, and then, the wind decapitated your hexayurt using > your own halo. *grin* Another thing you can do with something as thin as > paracord, as you are taping your hexayurt together is to tie 6 appropriate > length strings together, and run them down the grooves of the middle of > your sides and use that as the tie-downs (see also tape-anchors). It might > work on the corners, but I'd like to test that first. > > Percy > > > On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 4:45 PM, Gabriel Olson > <gabrie...@gmail.com<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Yes, someone wise please answer! I've got an H18 thats 6' on the sides >> 10' in the center, and I have 100' Parachord, but it sure does seem >> thin...like it would chafe and cut into the foam...but what do i know. >> >> >> On Monday, August 19, 2013 5:30:30 PM UTC-7, William Eden wrote: >>> >>> I have seen a lot of discussion about the rope halo approach, and even >>> what knots to use, but virtually no guidance on what kind of rope would >>> actually be best for this purpose. >>> >>> I'm considering going with paracord, though I've also seen some >>> indications it might not hold up as well at Burning Man. I definitely need >>> something that can hold a yurt down during a dust storm... >>> >>> Since I'm transporting the yurt on top of my car, I will have ratchet >>> straps available for use, and some people swear by these. But even if I use >>> those for the tie-downs, I still need something to construct the rope halo >>> itself. >>> >>> For the record, I am using a standard H12 hexayurt. The door is >>> basically a hatch that opens vertically, so I was considering only using 4 >>> tie down points to avoid blocking the door. If this would be inadvisable, >>> let me know. >>> >>> Thanks everyone for your help! >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "hexayurt" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to hexayurt+u...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to hexa...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to hexayurt+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to hexayurt@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
