I just use 2 5 foot lengths of gas pipe with coupling fittings threaded to the ends to minimize damage to the pipe. The first bend starts with the pipes flush, then I move them about an inch apart to complete the nearly perfect U bend. When the rebar is driven, the two legs give you immediate stability, the legs spread for more gripping power, and the rebar is flush to the playa for no tripping/ripping damage to altered hippies. A little digging with a claw hammer and a few lateral pounds and the rebar comes right up.
I've been using this system for 15+ burns with no issues. Some years you do have to move the loose playa out of the way to get to the hard pack. I know this isn't as sexy as lag bolts, but it's cheap and has no power requirements. On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 11:09 AM, ken winston caine < [email protected]> wrote: > Was really impressed with this suggestion back in 2010. Commented as much > then, so I must have understood what KrazyKorny meant. But today I am > staring at a bunch of 2' long pieces of 3/8" rebar wondering how I am going > to use a bumper jack to bend them to form hooks on one end? > > Can anyone explain? > > Or is there an even better way to make the bends? > > Thanks. > > > > > On Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 2:12:06 PM UTC-6, KrazyKyngeKorny wrote: >> >> Two lengths of pipe will facilitate bending the bar. >> >> A bumper jack will make it easy to pull the "U"s. >> >> KrazyKorny (Krazy, not stupid) >> >> On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 12:06 PM, ken winston caine < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Two things: >>> >>> >> >> -- > 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 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.
