couple of comments: depending on the year you went, everything could seem like over kill. it's like that.
last year was very nice, mild, no big wind, etc. in 2008 we had a 55 mph dust storm so strong you couldn't even ride a bike. fortunatly it happened during pre-build. if during the main event, it would have been a huge wipeout for peeps. as is was tents were flying, stuff got uprooted, etc. we ALWAYS go with overkill... it pays off in the end. no one want to chase a haxayurt flying or rolling thru the Playa. black Rock Desert is unlike anywhere else. 105 degress to 70 in an hour, winds rom zero to 45 mph in minutes, rain.. yes RAIN! even double and triple rainbows..... there has even been snow before. The other advantage of the 18 inch rebar with eyes is that you can use them to anchor shade over you hexayurt. no matter what kind of structure you build for shelter, you also need some shade over it to help keep off the solar direct raidation. it can be VERY strong. On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 9:08 AM, Icarus <[email protected]> wrote: > So I wanted some feedback since this is just and idea. I am very > familiar with hard desert landscape, since I used to have a part-time > job pounding in real estate directional signs on the weekend in the > Mojave desert. We used heavy duty steel for that, it it could still > bend. What made the signs very hard to go in the ground was when the > ends were dull, from just getting old. When the signs were fresh, they > would have very sharp ends, and they made a HUGE difference. > My first year at Burning Man I used 12" re-bar for a tent, and it was > overkill. I have the same feelings about the hexayurt as well. > I was thinking about using these pegs... > > > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001AV3STS/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B00286KSVU&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1CRN14XEDD7P2T10M3JV > > but 24 of them, instead of 12. > > I would create a "hoop", and run the hoop through the pvc pipe/tape, > through two of those pegs, and tie it together. > > That way, I have 20" of pegs holding my hexayurt down, and it seems > they would go in and pull up much easier than re-bar. Plus they are > cheap. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "hexayurt" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<hexayurt%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en.
