Yurt Test Assembly Complete

[errantember]

After over 150 ft. of taping, I managed a test-assembly of the 6' Stretch Hexayurt in the living room tonight. Assembly is definitely harder than the 6', and having an extra person would really help. After checking the real dimensions of the fanfolded roof, I elected to transport it in three pieces so that they could all be collapsed down into a single triangle, rather than three offset triangles. This way the roof will still fit *inside* my vehicle, leaving only the top to go on the roof. I think stability will be fine once all the final taping is done, although the tack-taping was awkward. The break in the center of the 8' walls pushed outward as I was trying to get the sides of the roof up, so I created a rope to hold the gap together until the rest of the roof was in place I'm not certain if I'll have any additional time for things like velcro or venting, but I'll try it if I do. As it stands, I could take it out and assemble it on-site the way it is right now and still have a pretty good experience. I took a brief siesta inside it with the puppies after finishing the very iffy tack-tapping assembly.

Unlike the 6', I'm fairly sure the best way to assemble the 6' Stretch is to put the roof together on the ground, then life it up and tape it to the already-assembled walls. This would obviate the need for the support rope while assembling.