On Saturday, August 9, 2014 11:39:56 PM UTC+2, East Sider wrote: > I see some people here mentioned using paracord, others mentioend rachet > straps... I guess what's the best way to go for someone who doesn't know > their knots, and is bringing the classic 4' x 8' sized panels. What size > rope would you recommend? (Length and thickness.) >
I have had great success using ratchet straps to tie down a halo in the past and will be using this method again this year (that is, I made a halo out of rope and used 8 ratchet straps to anchor that halo to playa staples.) I hadn't thought of using ratchet straps for the halo itself, but I suppose you could if they were long enough. You want the length of the halo to be about 70% of the "circumference" of your yurt. So for a standard H12, about 33', and for an 8' stretch yurt, about 22'. I used rope that was thick enough that it looked like it wouldn't slice the panels when under tension, but I don't know the exact size or rating. In the order of 300 pounds maybe? I just picked it by eye. > unfortunately.) Otherwise I assume I can attach the guy wires to some 2' > rebar stakes? > Yeah, that sounds fine. Cheers, Robert. -- 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/d/optout.
