I'm planning on doing a rope halo this year, which will go as follows: My loop is going to have 5.5' radius and tied into a water bowline<https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Water_bowline>, then the excess rope leading out from this knot will serve as my first tie down rope. The radius of the loop means I can reach my bowline knot to check it throughout the week as well.
I'm planning on running an additional 3 lines from my loop to rebar stakes. I have candycaned rebar, but I tie to carabiners, which I hook onto the rebar to prevent fraying. I use the standard trucker's hitch to tie to the rebar to easily add tension throughout the week. Any comments or suggestions regarding this setup are welcome :) Cheers, Elliot On 17 August 2011 22:44, Todd Reed <[email protected]> wrote: > I was thinking of using a cargo net, the kind you use on top of your auto > or truck rack as the 'halo' and ratchet straps on the edges of it to pull > the net tight across the top. From reading this, though, I'm thinking I will > have a problem with tension being applied by the straps on the top edges of > the roofline. I have two cargo nets...perhaps I can stretch them over the > roofline so they won't pull on it directly. > > Todd > > > On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 1:31 PM, Richard Ginn <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Climbing ropes, especially those with a core that is not visible, are >> sometimes laid over carpeting so the sharp edge of the rock doesn't wear >> them out. That would probably work for the rebar. >> >> Maybe a thicker carpeting mat would work for the roof/wall edge? Or maybe >> the force of the tie down would still damage the edge, so something to >> spread the force out over a longer distance might be needed. If you could >> safely split a plastic pipe down the middle that might work, like with a >> band saw? Cutting plastic pipe that way is a recipe for cutting your hand >> open too, so be careful. >> >> >> On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 11:59 AM, aQui <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I'm thinking of using 6 tie down straps to secure the rope halo. >>> Using the hooks to tie in to the halo, and the middle of the strap >>> looping through the rebar candy canes. >>> >>> If i was going to do this with six ratcheting tie downs how long would >>> I need them to be? >>> >>> Also, any ideas for protecting the edges of the yurt the tie downs >>> would be rubbing against? >>> >>> Also, do you think it necessary to wrap the rebar in something so the >>> tie down straps aren't being worn thru? >>> >>> Much love to this group, >>> >>> aQui >>> >>> -- >>> 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. 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.
