I ended up hitting Lowes in RNO & buying a 25' 1/2 braided nylon rope for $8 that I'll tie into a circle, & run paracord anchors.
BTW - there are two types of paracord: one fairly stretchy & one not. The latter is thinner & dense. It's cheap in 50' lengths, and is what I'll use for my _6_ anchor ropes. ------------------------- Jay Batson [email protected] Mobile: +1-978-758-1599 Blog: startupdj.com Twitter: @batsonjay Make a meeting request On Aug 23, 2013, at 4:46 PM, William Eden <[email protected]> wrote: > Okay, I looked into this a bit more, and I think I will do a four-braid weave > of paracord. I'm trying to figure out exactly how large to make the loop, > which is complicated by the fact that paracord is very elastic. It seems to > me like I should take 2 60' sections, weave them into a roughly 30 ft braid, > tie that to itself using other knot suggestions out there, and then attach my > ratchet straps to that rope line. > > Any thoughts on that approach? I'm a bit nervous about the elasticity of the > paracord, it seems like I should try to stretch it very taut when I'm > ratcheting it down. > > I'm still not sure about 4 or 6 attachment points. I don't want to make the > door harder to open, though at the same time I really really don't want it to > blow away. :P > > On Tuesday, August 20, 2013 3:43:03 PM UTC-7, Lord Percival wrote: >> >> Greetings, >> >> With something as thin as paracord, you probably want to make your halo >> wider. Braiding works. There are other techniques that weave the cord >> nicely into heavier rope. You might need a touch more cord than 100' >> though, to get something strong and stable. I'd hate to think you got >> everything locked down, and then, the wind decapitated your hexayurt using >> your own halo. *grin* Another thing you can do with something as thin as >> paracord, as you are taping your hexayurt together is to tie 6 appropriate >> length strings together, and run them down the grooves of the middle of your >> sides and use that as the tie-downs (see also tape-anchors). It might work >> on the corners, but I'd like to test that first. >> >> Percy >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 4:45 PM, Gabriel Olson <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Yes, someone wise please answer! I've got an H18 thats 6' on the sides 10' >>> in the center, and I have 100' Parachord, but it sure does seem thin...like >>> it would chafe and cut into the foam...but what do i know. >>> >>> >>> On Monday, August 19, 2013 5:30:30 PM UTC-7, 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. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "hexayurt" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/hexayurt/XQ6WSA_yvKc/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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. -- 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.
