On Thursday, March 6, 2014 7:21:11 PM UTC-5, Robert Atkins wrote:
>
> On Wednesday, February 19, 2014 8:58:05 PM UTC+1, Alexander Griffin wrote:
> > Here's pictures of WolfYurt 2.0 -- my H12 standard hexayurt made with
> velcro and cordura
>
> The way the roof cone "flaps" attach to the wall sections, aren't you
> losing the structural integrity granted by having an unbroken tension band
> going around the top of the walls? I thought this was important.
>
I don't see why there needs to be a tension band at the top of the walls
("eaves"). The walls are held together firmly in a circle by a combination
of hinges and velcro seals. It is not going to expand apart on its own any
more than a fully taped yurt. The roof cone itself is held together with
the same tension points as any traditional taped yurt. Can you explain to
me why you think a constant ring of unbroken tape is needed to keep a yurt
erect? I'm not saying you're wrong, I just don't see why from an
intuitive perspective or in practice.
> You could get this back by sticking your Velcro hook tape around the top
> of the wall panels and the bottom of the roof panels, then having the loops
> sewn to one long ribbon of cordura that went all the way around (and then
> stuck to itself at the end/start with another little patch of hook and loop
> on the outside.)
>
I don't ever want velcro seals at the bottom of the roof cone. If water
runs down the roof it will get under the velcro seal and then into the yurt.
> Also, your roof folds into six separate "chunks"?
>
>
> No, two separate sections. Each section is made of six triangles, which
include a combination of standard and bifolded beveled hinges using BiDi
tape. There are only two velcro seams attaching the roof cone sections to
each other, as seen in blue in the photos.
--Wolf
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