I used 1000d cordura and barge glue and my joints are still holding strong. I covered all fabric in reflective tape for UV protection, too. I found gold Mylar worked best for this as foil tape eventually cracks and tears from repetitive flexing and folding.
> On Jul 20, 2016, at 5:35 PM, Steve Upstill <[email protected]> wrote: > > Wolf, could you recap the specs for your velcro, vinyl and glue (pref. > purchase links)? I tried vinyl and contact cement a couple of years ago, and > I obviously used the wrong something b/c the joints failed. > > Thanks, > Steve "Swifty" Upstill > >> On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 3:50 PM Wolf <[email protected]> wrote: >> Thought I'd post a followup on my velcro H12. Today I unpacked and washed it >> in preparation for BM 2016. This was the first time I'd looked at it since >> it was packed away at BM last summer. >> >> The velcro, 500D cordura and Barge glue are all holding up magnificently >> well! (Almost) no repairs were needed which surprised me considering how >> windy and dusty it was last year. There was only one piece of cordura that >> needed about 6" of re-glue. Other repairs were just fixing typical dents and >> rips in the foamboard... damage mostly caused in transport. >> >> This will be my H12's fifth trip to the Playa! And since I posted my >> original write-up, this yurt also survived Frostburn 2015, the year it was >> -7F with a -35F windchill. >> >> I am definitely getting my money's worth out of this thing. >> If you're building a new yurt and have the option to use Velcro... do it! >> >> -- >> 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 https://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > 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/2QRUl3txk-8/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 https://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 https://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
