I use 2' 1/2" rebar with a sharp 90° bend and ratchet straps. Each day, I go around the yurt and make sure they're all tight.
I'd use rope and truckers' hitches instead if I didn't have the ratchet straps. Personally, I'd put a double hitch on the rebar, go up and over the tape anchor, and back down. This would let me crank down on the truckers' hitch - pulling down here is easier than pulling up. -Joshua PS candy-caned rebar's a pain in the ass. The problem is that when you hammer it in, your force is wasted. The bend absorbs some of the energy and the fact that you're hammering off the main axis wastes the rest. U's may be better but they seem like overkill for this purpose. On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 12:11 PM, Milt Fisher <[email protected]> wrote: > I'd like to know what people use to anchor their hexayurts on the playa. > How do you connect from the tape anchors at the roof edge to the rebar in > the playa? Rope? Ratcheting straps? I think I'm going to use straight > 1/2" rebar, rather than candy canes or U's. How would I attach the anchor > lines to the rebar? And how long should the rebar be? > > Thanks. > >> > -- > 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.
