I found a good solution to avoid tracking mud everywhere was to leave about a fifth of the hexyaurt near the door tarpless (so the tarp would start further back). This gives you a little mud room basically so you can take off your muddy stuff there and still be under shelter.
On 24 March 2011 12:23, Cody Firestone <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > 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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