Vladamir, my hat is off to you! I'm always excited to see less
bilfilament tape wasted in newer designs.
I can't wait to tour the whole page you made!
Thanks
Julie Danger
On Oct 7, 2012, at 9:00 AM, [email protected] wrote:
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BFD mod for a stretch hexayurt [2 Updates]
BFD mod for a stretch hexayurt
Vladimir Khodel <[email protected]> Oct 06 04:34PM -0700
I got a bit carried away this year and ended up building this:
http://www.appropedia.org/BFD_mod
It solves a bunch of problems people kept mentioning:
1. it adds a 5+' high door to a standard 7 panel stretch hexayurt
design, plenty comfortable for getting in and out even for a 6+' tall
person carrying a cooler
2. it does not require any bdf tape (ideally that is, we had to use
some
this year to save a bit of time) - it uses cordura hinges between
panels,
and zippers and velcro to align things - can be set up solo in under
60
minutes. We also used cushion foam and cordura on the bottom edges
of wall
panels for dustproofing. Hopefully the contact cement will survive the
winter and prove this to be a multi-year design. A bit of nikwax
waterproofing could make it leak-proof, but we ended up using a
monkeyhut
shade over the structure (hence we are not on the satellite photo,
+1 to
the yearly count!)
3. the external wooden door frame is used as an anchor point for
horizontal webbing with ratchets, so that the entire structure is
"pre-compressed" and just feels made out a single piece of foam :) -
we had
absolutely no problems with wind during setup, takedown or the dust
storms
and the inside walls felt strong enough to lean against.
4. the tall walls allow placement of a high exhaust vent without a
substantial increase in internal volume, so Figjam's swamp cooler had
absolutely no trouble keeping inside at low 70s throughout the day
It took quite a bit of homework of course, but that seemed totally
worth it
during Thursday night dust storm :)
I want to thank you, guys, for the inspiration, and I hope some of
these
ideas would help improve your next structure,
Vladimir
On Saturday, September 15, 2012 2:21:06 PM UTC-7, Adam Gensler wrote:
"Vinay Gupta (Hexayurt Shelter Project)" <[email protected]> Oct 07
01:26AM +0100
Firstly, beautiful documentation and great design, Vladimir. Lovely
work!
Secondly, *70s*. Low 70s. All day.
The state of the art has improved. Well impressed.
V>
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