More things to mention (ratchet straps!): #2 - two 8' long 2x6s along the bottom of the stack seem to make things stiff enough if strapped to the stack with ratchet straps...
#3 - ratchet straps work great for stretch models #4 - candy cane - bending rebar end, this also creates great attachment point to ratchet strap hooks Cheers, Vladimir On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 8:07 AM, Vinay Gupta (Hexayurt Shelter Project) < [email protected]> wrote: > > Hi guys, > > I'm going to put up the Practice Safe Hex stuff in the next week or so, > with a few guidelines for hexayurt best practices to > > 1) reduce the moop apocalypse we unleashed last year, and > > 2) reduce health and safety risks associated with hexayurt use > > I'd also like to get vendors to pledge that they Practice Safe Hex if > possible, so people have at least a few basic guarantees. > > Here's what I've got so far > > 1) nothing cut on the playa, ever - no production moop > > 2) units transported on roofracks to be wedged between plywood sheets or > similar so that road wind and vibration doesn't tear them up and dump bits > all over the exit route > > 3) units to be properly tied down (tape anchors or the rope halo) > > 4) rebar to have tennis balls or bottle caps over them > > 5) a smoke detector in each yurt, near the apex, in case of fire > > we haven't had problems with fire yet, but particularly as people build > larger complexes of hexayurts I start to worry these are becoming more > building-like and we need to start thinking about at least two exits on > opposite sides of the yurt and other fire risk reduction strategies. > > Can anybody think of anything to add to the list before I publicise it? > > I'm also considering putting up a web site listing vendors - a wikipage > might result in edit wars, but if you guys can behave yourselves, that's > probably what I'll do. > > V> > > > -- > *Vinay Gupta * * [email protected] <[email protected]> * > *http://re.silience.com* <http://re.silience.com> > *Free Science and Engineering in the Global Public Interest* > UK Cell : +44 (0)7500 895568 Twitter/Skype/Gtalk: hexayurt > "In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was > in me an invincible summer" - Albert Camus > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
