This is some great information! I'd love to do this same thing, but curious if anyone else has had success with the Barge Glue, Cordura and commercial grade 2" Velcro? Also has anyone tried doing this same concept to attach the tarp to the Hexayurt walls with Velcro? Also do you connect the roof to the walls via this velcro method as well? (Replacing the tape ring). If anyone's interested I used a rare earth magnet which I embedded flush into my wall next to the door, then had a strip of metal which was taped to my door, so that when it was shut it came into contact with the magnet. This worked great and the wind never opened it up!
On Saturday, February 8, 2014 4:27:16 PM UTC-8, Jeremy Shaw wrote: > > I used this velcro (except white), > > > http://www.amazon.com/Velcro-Brand-Industrial-Strength-Inches/dp/B00006IC2T/ > > I think I used only its built-in self-adhesive properties. Seemed to > hold fine. The 2" of velcro is definitely enough. It takes > substantial, purposeful force to get the velcro joints apart. I did > not experience any failures with the built-in adhesive failing -- but > I also don't think I experienced much substantial wind last year. > Plus, I beveled by edges and used ratchet straps in such a manner that > I think I was not too dependent on the various vinyl/velcro joints. I > think a lot of the structural integrity came from the compression > strength of the straps holding the yurt together -- so the other > systems were not stressed much. > > I would definitely recommend checking out the barge glue. While my > contact cement yurt held together fine -- I do think the contact > cement did soften in the playa. > > - jeremy > > > > On Sat, Feb 8, 2014 at 4:55 PM, Chris Jurney <[email protected]<javascript:>> > wrote: > > This is pretty similar to what I'm planning to build, but I have one > > concern... how did you make your velcro joints water proof? Also, I'm > > guessing you got adhesiveless velcro and contact cemented it on? > > > > Thanks for posting your victory. > > > > > > On Wednesday, September 4, 2013 7:47:33 PM UTC-7, Jeremy Shaw wrote: > >> > >> I built two 6' folding stretch hexayurts this year. One was a > traditional > >> design with camp danger bifi hinges. The other used contact cement, > vinyl, > >> and velcro. > >> > >> The contact cement+vinyl+velcro solution definitely required more work > up > >> front. But the pay off on the playa was huge! It went up and down so > much > >> faster. And, it is already ready to go back up again. There is no > per-use > >> consumeables and nothing that has to be cleaned off before the next > use. > >> > >> I have a bunch of video and other details on the build process that I > hope > >> to upload 'some day' but the short version is, DO IT! > >> > >> - jeremy > > > > -- > > 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] <javascript:>. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<javascript:>. > > > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- 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/groups/opt_out.
