You might want to look at these videos from Julie Danger. She has done a good job of documentation, and has considered he questions you are thinking about. I don't agree with everything she says but you will succeed if you follow these instructions. By the way, my hexayurt last year had sides that were 6 ft. tall. This allowed me to put a zip up closet in there for costumes.
http://hexayurt.com/ Charlie On Jan 10, 9:50 am, Lindsay Baugh-Grindstaff <[email protected]> wrote: > Okay thanks for all the great advice. We are very social so hopefully people > will help us :-) Does anyone have a good diagram showing how to properly > secure the tent to the ground? I am going to build a few models before we > tackle the whole thing. > > Linds > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 10, 2012, at 10:34 AM, Joshua Keroes <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Big enough for three people? You bet. You should even be able to get most > > of your stuff in there, too. Build one now, do a trial set up, and you can > > judge for yourself. > > > Venting: furnace filters are a proven solution for keeping the dust out. > > > Can three girls get it up? Jokes aside, no. That's not enough people to > > hold everything steady, tape the tension ring on, and strap it down. On the > > playa, it's safer and more social to get say, eight people. That's three or > > four to move the roof into place, two to hold the sides, one to tape the > > tension ring in place, and one floater. You do *not* want any boards to fly > > away. To that end, time your playa set up. Dawn tends to have the least > > wind and most light. > > > Door latches: there are lots of solutions – search the archives. Regardless > > of which option you choose, try to position the door in the lee of the > > wind. I don't use a latch personally. It stays shut because the tape around > > the door and in the door jamb makes for a very tight fit. > > > Piano hinges: won't dust go right through them? > > > Dust barrier snakes: sounds good by the door, but it may not be necessary > > on the other walls. I've been quite happy pulling the ground tarp up around > > the outside walls and using painters tape to secure it there. Makes for a > > nice tight fit, keeps the dust out, and it may even act as a second tension > > ring. Maybe. > > > -Joshua > > -- > > 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.
