I know this is a bit off topic from the rope halo, but I just made tape anchors and used ratchet straps to rebar. You can cinch it down through out the week with just a click or two of the ratchets. Rope stretches through out the event. Also, the ratchet straps I used were bright orange and easy to see. You can put them quit close to the corners of the yurt and pull them almost directly down to the ground for a low-profile, and secure tie down.
On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 6:46 PM, William Eden <william.a.e...@gmail.com>wrote: > 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>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. >>> To post to this group, send email to hexa...@googlegroups.com. >>> >>> Visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/**group/hexayurt<http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt> >>> . >>> For more options, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_out<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. > -- 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.
