Nope, you don't need any special taping technique, just figure out on which side of the bevel the hinge should be.
For example for the roof ridge, it should be on the top of the roof ridge (outside surface of the yurt), so the ridge can fold down and inward. And the wall to roof hinges that are parallel to the ridge should have hinge on the inside surface of the yurt, so that you get a 4 panel thick pack (looking like flattened letter M) when roof ridge folds down. Of course using 500d cordura K-hinges with a nylon thread running full length of the hinge makes this last a lot longer... Everything stacks up in a 4x8 package 7 layers thick. You will not get a single foldout though, there will be 4 separate foldouts like in the diagram. You should set up the largest foldout first (roof and most of the walls), then add the 2-panel door section, then 2-piece roof section that goes above the door, and finally stick in the missing slanted roof piece - this is where horizontal ratchet straps really help bring everything into alignment. You would only need to use bifi tape on the outside when connecting the foldouts on the playa (do bring some extra tape though...) Also you can draw the outline of the floor on your floor tarp, it should help line things up nicely. And finally use 2 vertical ratchet straps anchored to candy cane rebar stakes over the roof ridge to make sure the yurt stays put. Cheers! On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 11:13 AM, M Kim <exitcir...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sweet. I ended up making a model for a regular 6' stretch and then another > of the BFD. It makes a lot more sense now. Sorry for the obvious questions, > but here's one more: If I just use bifi tape for most of the permanent > seams and I have all the edges beveled, is there a specific way you > recommend taping so that it ends up being foldable? Do I still need to use > loose/danger hinges/seams? I tried to bevel my model material, but it isn't > working very well. > -- 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/d/optout.
