RAIN !!!............Monday, didn't finish full taping the bottom of the yurt to the tarp on the outside................THE RAIN CAME IN !!!........learn from my error, grasshopper!! http://picasaweb.google.com/scottgeller/Hexayurt# ( pic from 2009 )
On Sep 16, 10:51 pm, RichShumaker <[email protected]> wrote: > I have posted this before but I think putting playa learning lessons > in one place would be helpful for all. > My lesson came pre-playa last year. > I wanted to get a thermal barrier on the whole hexayurt and I used > cardboard not insulation this time. > So I bought special space age NASA paint and I started by painting the > whole roof. > I had created a 6' stretch fold-able roof. So I had one seam to tape. > > I pre-built in my living room and I was super proud at how good the > roof looked and came out. > It had minor bubbling and bowing but it was still solid. > > I taped the roof seam and I taped the walls and went to dinner. When > I got back the tape had pealed off the paint. > There was no wind in my living room not even a fan. > GREAT now my roof can't be taped down or attached to the wall on the > playa. I bought enough boards for a few modifications but not enough > to redo the whole roof. > So my solution was to flip the roof inside out. The paint would have > been amazing if it had allowed tape. > > Fail not Epic but still a Fail. > > Rich Shumaker > P.S. This is the reason I am working on alternatives to tape. I can > still tape the seams on the inside. > The idea was to use strapping to hold it down to the walls. > For tying the roof to the walls the idea would be to use medical > bandage that you would use for your elbow or knee. > Overall I wanted the least work on Playa with the fastest build. > > On Sep 14, 10:10 am, Spiral Syzygy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > So this year was comedic in hexayurt land for me and my roommate, > > Beebop. A few years back, Beebop and I built an 8' hexayurt and > > brought it to pre-comp, Burning Man '08, and Resonate 5. This year, we > > had different interests and decided to camp in separate camps. I > > borrowed a 6' hexayurt my coworker and friend, Kathleen build for > > Lakes of Fire. > > > Well, Beebop and I both packed the tape in the same bin and that bin > > never made it to the playa for reasons that are still a mystery to me. > > Oh Mercury Retrograde.... > > > So long story short, I couldn't set up the 6' and ended up sharing a > > tent with a close friend. Beebop decided to be brave and used a > > combination of overlapping pieces of 2" gorilla tape covered with 4" > > aluminized tape. > > > The results were ok. Given, we didn't get any hurricane winds this > > year, but the 8'er held up. The trick was to tripple the tape up on > > the run around the ring that connects the roof to the walls. This gave > > a really nice, wide, and thick band of gorilla tape. This tape is > > really strong and has some flex and give. The draw back was it wasn't > > quite wide enough to grab the walls well and there were some minor > > gaps. Another drawback is that gorilla tape is expensive and you HAVE > > to cover it with aluminum tape or the sun will reek havoc on the > > gorilla tape. > > > But it did work in a jam and the hexayurt did provide some good > > shelter for me on a late morning nap. > > > So to wrap up, you CAN get away with other tape if you are in a bind. > > Don't put all your eggs in one basket when packing things up for > > transport. > > > Cheers, > > Spiral -- 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.
