I'm anxious to see the answer. I've packed paracord, and have made that bet. I can pick up an alternative in RNO pre-playa, but would need to do that this Friday....
On Monday, August 19, 2013 8:30:30 PM UTC-4, William Eden wrote: > > I have seen a lot of discussion about the rope halo approach, and even > what knots to use, but virtually no guidance on what kind of rope would > actually be best for this purpose. > > I'm considering going with paracord, though I've also seen some > indications it might not hold up as well at Burning Man. I definitely need > something that can hold a yurt down during a dust storm... > > Since I'm transporting the yurt on top of my car, I will have ratchet > straps available for use, and some people swear by these. But even if I use > those for the tie-downs, I still need something to construct the rope halo > itself. > > For the record, I am using a standard H12 hexayurt. The door is basically > a hatch that opens vertically, so I was considering only using 4 tie down > points to avoid blocking the door. If this would be inadvisable, let me > know. > > Thanks everyone for your help! > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
