1. I used velcro on the inside. 2. That's precisely what I used. It's worked great so far.
3. You take off the roof, then turn it upside down. 4. No idea. I've used only barge glue + cordura. On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 9:31 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > First of all, a huge thanks to everyone in this thread for sharing their > knowledge. I'm looking to do an H12 yurt myself and this thread totally > inspired to me to try something more interesting than BDF tape. This is my > first time, so I have a few questions/thoughts: > > 1. How do you attach the yurt to the tarp? Is that just tape, or velcro > there as well? > > 2. Has anyone done a permanent join (or hinge) using cordura between > panels? I'm thinking that barge cement + cordura would be a lot stronger > and more durable than BDFT. > > 3. For H12 yurts, how do you reach the top of the roof to disassemble? It > seems like putting it together should be super easy, but I worry about take > down. > > 4. Is HH-66 vinyl cement the best known solution for bonding vinyl to the > foam panels? > > Thanks! > > On Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at 3:50:10 PM UTC-7, Wolf 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 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.
