Messr. Pinder, That gallery is great! I did it a little differently in that I assembled each wall (rectangle + two triangles) at home, with one hinge inside and one hinge outside so one triangle folds to the inside and one outside--leaving one triangle free so you can form a neat stack. That way I could just tape the corners on site. I embedded 1/2" EMT in the corners and drilled it so the corners would go together with zip ties. I actually reinforced that with velcro attached to cordura. Kept the dust down...
By the way, new discovery for this year: the Danger Hinge <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkf5jaHxw7w> (Trademark Julie Danger, godmother of the hexayurt)! Basically, instead of just stopping with a hinge on one face, you close two faces about the hinge, then put a second hinge across the resulting double edge. I can't believe I've built hexayurts for so long without nutting this out. So much stronger! Swifty On Mon, Jul 3, 2017 at 11:00 AM J. Pinder <[email protected]> wrote: > I did a similar build last year with 1" boards and never had any problems > with wind and leaking. check it out here! thanks for this inspiration. > > http://imgur.com/a/mj6K1 > > J > > On Mon, Jul 3, 2017 at 10:42 AM, Alex Gorbatchev < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hey Steve! >> >> You are my hero :) Thank you so much for all the updates, it's really >> inspiring to see you using my design. Every problem you mentioned I can >> confirm personally. The flapping walls in strong winds and the weak front >> door panel. After 3 burns, I sold my yurt this year due to storage space >> issues. >> >> > I'll mount velcro 6" up the yurt walls and on the edges of the tarp. >> >> Not sure if I understand you correctly, but keep in mind that you can't >> reliably glue anything to the surface of the RMax panels if the tension is >> going to be away from the surface. The velcro tape will just come off with >> the silver paper. >> >> I ended up simply folding the tarp along the insides of the walls without >> attaching it all together... it's not "pretty", but it works for the >> purpose of not letting water inside. >> >> If you want to solve the flapping walls issues, I was going to add a few >> eyelets to the end of the pipes and stake them down into the ground. >> >> On Mon, Jul 3, 2017 at 8:51 AM Steve Upstill <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I'll post some pictures when I'm staging it later (I'm miserable about >>> taking pictures on-Playa). >>> >>> For securing the pyramid, I have rope loops attached to the plywood >>> roof. On the ground, I use 10" lag screws with a washer and two links of >>> chain. In between, basic Home Depot ratchet straps. With the corner edges >>> of the structure are reinforced with EMT pipe, that REALLY holds it down. >>> >>> I use 1" foam because I wanted to make a smaller package for transport. >>> Having used 1-1/2" in the past on a hexayurt, I can say that it would be >>> plenty strong for this use. 50% bigger package though. >>> >>> As for stability from the tarp, I'm very confident in the shear strength >>> of the velcro. (I use it for "wrapping" around the corners, and last year, >>> just taking it apart caused significant damage to the yurt) >>> What I'm more worried about is the strength of the foil on the panels. >>> The manufacturer doesn't pay any attention to the durability of the bond of >>> foil-on-foam. I may resort to laying a strip of flashing metal down for >>> reinforcement. (I don't want to get involved with nuts and bolts b/c I want >>> flat panels for stacking.) >>> >>> On Mon, Jul 3, 2017 at 12:02 AM Bobby Ray <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks for asking for questions .... I would love to see some updated >>>> pix. >>>> >>>> How did you secure the pyramid so that the winds did not blow it away. >>>> >>>> You mentioned 1 inch foam not being strong enough ... is 1.5 inches >>>> strong enough? >>>> Would a 6 inch wide perimeter strip give the required stability? Maybe >>>> the tarp can be >>>> pinched between the reinforcing perimeter strip? Maybe two reinforcing >>>> perimeter strips - >>>> one inside and one out side 4 inch bolts and large fender washers used >>>> for attaching and >>>> spacing the bolts to go through the grommets of your tarp? >>>> >>>> Bobby Ray who who yearns to make it to Burning Man. 951-764-1335 >>>> <(951)%20764-1335> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Jul 1, 2017 at 1:55 PM, Steve Upstill <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Re the pyramid hexayurt: this will be my third year with this design, >>>>> and I think I've solved a couple of problems. >>>>> >>>>> Problem The First: sealing the bottom. First year I just lay the base >>>>> on a tarp, and got light, wind and dust coming in the bottom. Second year >>>>> I >>>>> tried trenching the walls and keeping the tarp inside, velcroing it to the >>>>> insides of the walls. Result: it was a huge pain doing the trenching in >>>>> such a way that the walls hit flat on the bottom. >>>>> >>>>> Problem The Second: with 1" walls, this design is a tad floppy in a >>>>> high wind. There was one several-hour period when I wasn't sure the thing >>>>> would survive. Plus, movement of the bottoms of the walls near their >>>>> centers makes it nearly impossible to seal the bottom (see Problem The >>>>> First). >>>>> >>>>> Problem The Third: the arch shape of the front wall with the door cut >>>>> out is VERY fragile. I had to do a field repair last year, and consider >>>>> myself lucky to have made it back. I'm rebuilding the front wall today. >>>>> >>>>> Problem The Fourth: (related to #3), the front wall tends to splay >>>>> corner-to-corner, further reducing the strength of the wall and killing >>>>> your door seal. >>>>> >>>>> Okay, so now you know the context, here's my solution to all four >>>>> problems (trying it this year; results to follow). The main thing is >>>>> handling the tarp. I'm going to cut a tarp 6" wider on all sides than the >>>>> yurt. I'll mount velcro 6" up the yurt walls and on the edges of the tarp. >>>>> In situ, I'll fold the tarp up and velcro it into place, "wrapping" the >>>>> base of the yurt. This will eliminate the sealing problem *and also >>>>> the structural problems*, since it will keep the four walls from >>>>> poofing outward and hold the front wall from splaying. >>>>> >>>>> How does that work at the front wall? Easy: instead of the single >>>>> "bridge" above the door, I'm going to cut the door leaving solid wall >>>>> across top *and *bottom; the bottom bit will secure the tarp there. >>>>> >>>>> Codicil the first: I'm also going to strength both of those "bridges" >>>>> by gluing thin flashing steel straight across (inside and out) >>>>> >>>>> Codicil the second: to keep the rain completely out, i'll glue a flap >>>>> of silver mylar just above the tarp, overlapping it. >>>>> >>>>> Any questions? >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 11:58 PM Bobby Ray <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Alex, >>>>>> >>>>>> I am interested. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> Bobby Ray >>>>>> 951-764-1335 <(951)%20764-1335> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 3:22 PM, Alex Gorbatchev < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/for/6016890618.html >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 2:58 PM Alex Gorbatchev < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Friends, here are a few more photos from 2016. This yurt has >>>>>>>> successfully survived 3 burns now with zero alterations from or fix ups >>>>>>>> from the original date of assembly. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'm selling the yurt now (Oakland, CA) because I no longer have >>>>>>>> space to keep it and am switching up to a shelter that is easier to >>>>>>>> store >>>>>>>> in an apartment. If you are interested in this yurt, please reach out >>>>>>>> to me. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Friday, June 26, 2015 at 2:49:51 PM UTC-7, Alex Gorbatchev wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hey friends! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Want to share my shelter / "hexayurt" from Burning Man 2014. This >>>>>>>> was made from 9 standard 8x4' RMax 1" panels with a custom roof and a >>>>>>>> wind >>>>>>>> mill exhaust. I added 1/4 EMT pipe to each vertical panel edge and >>>>>>>> connected all panels with heavy duty zip ties which made assembly and >>>>>>>> disassembly possible in 10-15 minutes. It's about 7.5' tall in the >>>>>>>> middle >>>>>>>> and 12x12' wide. Comfortably held a queen size air bed, small table >>>>>>>> with >>>>>>>> two benches 4 crates with clothing. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The windmill worked amazingly well. During stronger winds and dust >>>>>>>> gusts it was actually sucking out more dust from inside the yurt and >>>>>>>> kept >>>>>>>> the place even cleaner. 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