Err, not Tom, Steve. I'm awake and fully caffeinated this morning.. I swear!
On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 9:30 AM, Spiral Syzygy <[email protected]> wrote: > Our H13 was transported on the roof of a Dodge Sprinter. We wrapped it > in a blue tarp, which we later used for the floor. After wrapping it > well, we sandwiched it between two sheets of MDF and secured the whole > package with ratchet straps. It worked very well, except the straps > did bit into the edges of the panels a little bit. This could be > easily fixed with some foam padding or similar, or as Tom suggests, > circumferentially placed ply-wood. > > The yurt survived transport to and from Chicago -> Playa with out any > problems at all. We went as far as to secure a smaller piece of > ply-wood in front of the leading edge of the package. We believe this > reduced drag and helped our fuel efficiency, but that all could have > been wishful thinking. YMMV > > Spiral > > On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 8:45 AM, Steve Upstill <[email protected]> wrote: >> How about sandwiching it between sheets of plywood and tying the bundle down >> with ratchet straps? If you really need to protect the sides, you could cut >> more ply and secure it circumferentially with a couple of straps. A little >> compression on the polyiso shoudn't hurt. But does it really have to be >> hard-shelled? Tarps are a wonderful thing (properly secured)... >> >> >> -- >> Knowledge is good. It does not have to look good, or sound good, or even do >> good. It is good just by being knowledge and the only thing that makes it >> knowledge is that it is true. You can't have too much of it, and there is no >> little too little to be worth having. >> >> -- Tom Stoppard >> >> >> On Jul 24, 2011, at 3:47 PM, Jay wrote: >> >>> Hi. Let's say I have an 8ft semi-folding Hexayurt that I want to >>> transport a long way, so I want it to be securely protected. What are >>> people using as hard sided protection for transporting semi-folding >>> Hexayurts? >>> >>> >>> 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. >> >> > -- 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.
