Firestone, I was looking into building a 6' stretch HY, quick easy set up. I like that video from burning man. and using the monkey hut as a way to protect my HY from the rain. I will be a 5 minutes from my camp at all time so if need be I could run over and cover it up. Just set up the monkey hut skeleton and have the tarp tied to one end rib. I want the yurt for its insulation. I am planing on building a ice cooler cooler. where you blow air over ice in your cooler and redirect that cooler air to where ever. Well I would redirect it into my 6' stretch HY. Have a fan running and with the insulation, the reflective properties, and cool air duct, I think I will be able to sleep past 10am this year.
On Mar 24, 2:23 pm, 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. 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