also, CLEAR tarps, great for cold rainy areas, are on sale at tarps plus. we just got some for our week long april camping trip. laast year was the year of the nashville flood during our camp retreat, so we figured we'd like clear tarps because we spend som much time under it when it rains.
On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 1:17 PM, Cody Firestone <[email protected]> wrote: > taping the exterior is "ok, but then you are tracking all that mud into the > tent. having a larger sized tarp over the whole thing eliminate the mud pit > all around your hex. > > we also used a monky hut, which is a PVC hoop shade / rain structure. our > last year was up and we were camping for the week of 13 inches of rain, and > we never got wet! For rain, and for a single hexayurt, i'd recommend that > over anything else. > > If you have a monkey hut, a tent would probably be better for bonnaroo, no > rain worries. you can leave the rain fly off, and have lots of screens. > when we go summer camping that is what we do, we have a nearly all screen > tent, which is under the monkey hut / tarp so it is dry. > > On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 12:51 PM, Joshua Keroes <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Our neighbor's hexayurt avoided much of the rain by taping their tarp >> against the exterior of their HY. I think they also taped the inside seam. >> This prevented the puddles from sneaking under the edge and pooling in the >> living area. >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 10:21 AM, Scrog <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I have R-max panels, like the ones from Home Depot, although I got >>> mine from a local heating and cooling insulation company. I guess you >>> could say they are more plasticy, kinda of like compressed foam, that >>> has been dried out and is now hard. >>> As for Bonnaroo, I will have to wait and see the weather report. I do >>> not want to make any changes to the structure just yet. I do have a >>> Quonset hut, the Monkey Hut, built out of PVC and a tarp and some >>> rebar, I can put a tent under that and protect myself some from the >>> sun and rain, and if is going to be wet that is what I might do. I >>> think the benefit of coolness will be lost if it rains and the HY >>> could become more of a trouble than should be in those wet conditions. >>> If it is going to be sunny Bonnaroo will be introduced to the >>> Hexayurt. I will share my experiences. For sure! >>> The response is awesome Thanks! >>> >>> Scrog >>> >>> >>> On Mar 23, 4:24 pm, [email protected] wrote: >>> > So the most troublesome spot is the ring of tape around the roof. >>> > >>> > The straps of tape going up and over are fine - gravity keeps the water >>> out of those seams just fine. At the roof ring, however, rain runs down the >>> roof, hits the edge of the tape, then runs underneath. This is a pain in the >>> ass. If the taping is near-perfect rain can't get under, but that's >>> nontrivial. >>> > >>> > I've seen some polyiso panels which are kinda plasticy, and others >>> which are more papery. Which kind do you have? >>> > >>> > Vinay >>> > >>> > Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device-----Original Message----- >>> > From: Scrog <[email protected]> >>> > >>> > Sender: [email protected] >>> > Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:35:34 >>> > To: hexayurt<[email protected]> >>> > Reply-To: [email protected] >>> > Subject: [hexayurt] Humidity and Rain >>> > >>> > I love this idea, awesome job! Thanks. >>> > >>> > I was wondering if anybody has experience with the hexayurt in humid >>> > condition and in rainy conditions? >>> > I am planning on taking my HY to Bonnaroo in June in Tennessee. It >>> > will be hot and humid and could rain. Does the HY work in humid >>> > conditions just as well as it does in the dry desert of Black Rock >>> > City? >>> > If it rains I will cover the HY with a tarp and of course I will try >>> > to make my tape sealed tight. I do not water water getting under my >>> > tape. Any precautionary steps or any suggestions on protecting the HY >>> > if it rains? >>> > Thanks >>> > >>> > Scrog >>> > >>> > -- >>> > 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 athttp:// >>> 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. >>> >>> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. 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