That's awesome figjam.

The 2x4's on the side is genius

Can you tell me about the stakes you used? if you used ropes on the side like in my plans?

It looks like you used 4-10ft sections of PVC - Did you run the rope through the cross sections of pvc?

After this week there will be definitive plans on the internet for a working large scale hut. Fixed that. Until it's actually held up to a week of real playa conditions, I wouldn't grant it the "working" appellation. After all, structural engineers designed this, and it didn't work quite as planned...

a few years ago i witnessed a 12' x 25' hut, that was tied, guyed, staked and with 1.5 PVC . Couldnt of been 1.5" PVC, even with 6 sections (60ft) we couldnt get it to arc enough. Also any insight as to what he was staking it down with? the fact the the PVC didn't snap is actually fairly promising ...

And I'll make another comment to point out that you came in here asking for opinions on safety, and you're getting them. If you don't want to hear an answer you don't like, then don't ask the question and just go do whatever inside your RV fortress. Of course I came here for safety and advice, that...

wait, where was the T-Post located? @BBadger - I honestly don't view this as a make shift shade structure, I wouldn't have gone through the lengths to design, consult engineers, and double check with the BM community if it was. First and foremost I want this to be as safe as possible (hence the over...

As a preface, we built a small one of these the last two years and the design worked great with no issues - however, this year we have twice the amount of people in our camp and we want to expand into something bigger (more epic). I had the design double checked with a structural engineer and he sai...