The foil is important for other reasons as well. The bi-filament tape is quite flammable and will greatly accelerate the combustion of the panels into nasty, toxic gasses. The foil tape, in my testing, seems to do a good job of greatly reducing the ignition possibility of the bi-filament tape.
Spiral On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 9:13 PM, Chasomatic <[email protected]> wrote: > I think the foil tape is important. > Last year I had to remove the old bi-filament because it had > deteriorated from the sun. While removing the tape (carefully with a > heat gun) I tore the foil on the panels. Big repair job. > This year I have a new Mark ll hexayurt and cover all bi-filament with > foil. I expect to use the same (folding Hexayurt) for many years with > few or no repairs. One year of Bi-Filament tape is ok if you plan on > throwing the the hexayurt away. > > Joshua, I was in Portland last weekend > Charlie > > On Jul 8, 12:27 pm, Joshua Keroes <[email protected]> wrote: >> While you don't need foil tape , it offers two advantages: >> >> 1. it makes the exterior more fireproof. If you expect sparks from burn >> barrels or dancers near your HY, then covering up that expensive tape will >> help prevent the structure from burning down. >> >> 2. the foil tape also reflects the sun's UV rays. That keeps the expensive >> tape's glue from frying in the sun. I've got three years on my original tape >> and expect to do four. If you really want to scrape glue and completely >> retape year after year, neat. Me, I'm lazy. >> >> Cheers, >> Joshua >> >> On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 11:27 AM, annaolivia >> <[email protected]>wrote:> Awesome, Bill. Thanks. I've already >> ordered my 6" and 3" so I think >> > I"m in good shape. >> >> > On Jul 8, 2:12 pm, "Bill Wiltschko" <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > I'd give that a zero. I've taken a hexayurt to Burning Man three years. >> > If >> > > the prior year's adhesive is cleaned off, bi-filament tape will secure >> > the >> > > hexayurt against all of the elements for a week in the desert. It is >> > also >> > > not necessary to use 6" tape everywhere. I always use 6" on the roof and >> > on >> > > the wrap-around ring at the base of the roof, but I use 3" on everything >> > > else. As I've mentioned in an earlier post, I'm searching for tapes with >> > > acrylic adhesive to eliminate the need to clean off the prior year's >> > > adhesive. Btw, most foil tapes use acrylic adhesive. >> >> > > Bill >> >> > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> > Behalf >> > > Of Anna Olivia Moore >> > > Sent: Friday, July 08, 2011 10:13 AM >> > > To: [email protected] >> > > Subject: [SPAM] Re: [hexayurt] Tape for hexayurt at burning man >> >> > > On a scale of 1 to 10, how necessary is the foil tape to cover the >> > > bi-filament? For a single use on the playa, figuring I can always >> > upgrade >> > > my taping next year. >> >> > > On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 1:02 PM, Joshua Keroes <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > > 6" wide bidirectional filament tape covered by foil tape is still the >> > > recommendation as far as I know. >> >> > >http://hexayurttape.com<http://hexayurttape.com/> has the first. >> > > HD/Lowes/your local hardware store has the other stuff. >> >> > > On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 10:24 PM, William Ozier <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> > > I need a reminder: >> > > Was the best recommended tape for a hexayurt at Burning Man Gorilla >> > > Intertape? >> > > What were the tricks and issues with it's use? >> >> > > -- >> > > William Ozier, >> > > Director of the Camassia Institute at Lost Valleywww.lostvalley.org< >> >http://www.lostvalley.org/> >> > > (541) 937-3351 <tel:%28541%29%20937-3351> >> >> > > -- >> > > 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] >> > > <mailto:hexayurt%[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] >> > > <mailto:hexayurt%[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 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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