Hi Christophe, If wind weren't an issue at the playa, I think you'd be fine.
However, wind can be a HUGE issue, and is probably the biggest issue (aside from dust and heat/sun). I don't see a problem with the 8' high dimension at all, as I built an H13 last year at BM (granted, the winds last year were unusually mild). The only issue I see is that 24' dimension, getting torqued on like an oversized lever by strong winds, and somewhere along the length of that taking a little more stress than the rest of the yurt. No matter what the yurt design/dimension, they all need good strong double-filament tape for having quality hinges, and they all need effective tie-downs. A rope halo for your design will not be practical, so I would use tape/rope tie-downs with rebar hammered into the ground at certain strategic points around the perimeter of your yurt, coming down from the roofline. Make sure to protect people from impaling themselves on your rebar with tubular foam or even soda bottles slid onto the end of the rebar sticking out of the ground. I honestly don't know how many tie-downs you'll need off the top of my head, but I would say more is better. For my H13, I only needed 5. You will assuredly need more than that. Burn on, -Alejandro On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 1:23 AM, Christophe Lobe <[email protected]>wrote: > i am looking at one that is 12x24 x 8 high. im looking for plans for this > bad boy and some tip for the playa > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "hexayurt" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/hexayurt/-/h42DJ9wah44J. > 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. > -- -Alejandro Moreno S. GreenMBA, Dominican University of California Cell (415) 578-8731 LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/in/alejandromorenos> -- 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.
