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Bounce530 wrote:To prevent any joint slipage, I ran a sheet metal screw through the joints into the ribs. With the tarp I zig-zagged a rope through the tarp eyelets to rebar at the four corners. I also ran a rope from one end to the other and tied it to the roof rack of my van, then another rope from one end back to the other, and down to the ground. The thing never moved, all week long. I didn't pound the rebar very square so the tarp wasn't quite right, but...fuck it...it worked, and worked very well for what it was.
Snow wrote:I also gotta say it seems MUCH easier to just buy PVC localy than to truck it half way across the country on top of a car. Seems like the MPG savings would pay for new PVC every trip.
F THAT!Just throw it in the trash like any other red blooded american. You aren't some kind of commie hippie nazi are you?theCryptofishist wrote:Snow wrote:I also gotta say it seems MUCH easier to just buy PVC localy than to truck it half way across the country on top of a car. Seems like the MPG savings would pay for new PVC every trip.
I wonder if Burners without Borders could use the PVC.
eureka wrote:We're thinking about building a Monkey Hut for this years (our first burn). It's only purpose will be as a communal chill out shade area. No tents / sleeping underneath it.
Has anyone used shade cloth instead of a tarp? Does the extra ventilation affect how heavily the cover needs to be staked down?
What about something like this? http://www.shindigz.com/party/Forest-Green-Netting.cfm Good idea? Bad idea? Terrible idea?
Thanks!
eureka wrote:We're thinking about building a Monkey Hut for this years (our first burn). It's only purpose will be as a communal chill out shade area. No tents / sleeping underneath it.
Has anyone used shade cloth instead of a tarp? Does the extra ventilation affect how heavily the cover needs to be staked down?
What about something like this? http://www.shindigz.com/party/Forest-Green-Netting.cfm Good idea? Bad idea? Terrible idea?
Thanks!
Bluemandrew wrote:Also, as an update, ours has now stood through a second New England Winter, and while it did collapse, once the snow melted I was able to put it all back together. I wouldn't feel too bad about it collapsing, as many buildings collapsed this winter, even real ones not made out of PVC
The legs ARE cut into 5 foot sections, with a 2.5 foot sleeve connecting them back together.
Edited to say: I guess collapsing means it didn't really stand through the winter...but it did survive
jlaux42 wrote:I've always used tarps and not cloth, but I've had 1-1/4" X connectors snap before, even in relatively modest dust-storm-free experimentation off-playa. (Learning experience: Bring spare X connectors to the desert.) I wouldn't go smaller for structural joints. You could use the 3/4" pipe for reinforcing the spine, as a spare rib in case one breaks, or for signs, showers, art, etc.
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