Cuben pyramid – Hex

[Ryan Smith]

Hello everyone,

I had a member contact me in regards to making a cuben hex pyramid inspired by John's thread here – http://tinyurl.com/nwrme5f. The main differences are fabric, two vents instead of none, a #5 zipper instead of #3, and this one is a little bit lighter. It took 8yds of blue CT1k.08 cuben with all seams taped(1" 3m 9460pc). Weight before mid-panel guy outs is 9.7oz, so with them included it should fall in the 9.8oz range. Thanks for looking. Any questions let me know.

Forgive the pitch. I only have one semi-flat place in my yard and this pyramid is larger than that spot.

If you've made it this far you deserve better scenery than my yard. Enjoy.

Ryan

[todd]

With that pitch you should be ashamed, Ryan!

Just pack up that masterpiece and ship it to me before your lack of pitching skills ruins that shelter! :)

Wow that looks nice, man. Great work.

[J-L]

Looks great! What dimensions did you use? What about cat curve amount?

It looks like you made smarter use of fabric than I did. Did you split the panels in two, with a trapezoid base and triangle top?

[Ryan Smith]

Thanks John & Todd. Yep, used a trapezoid with a triangle at the top to complete each section. A little extra work but makes it cheaper for the member overall. The other four yards would have put the price quite a bit higher. Cat cut was 1.25" and the size of each triangle was basically the same that you used.

The peak area was the most difficult just because there is a lot going on in a small space. Vents, vent covers, peak reinforcement inside & out, webbing for a nest, etc. Tape going everywhere! Plus, there are a couple stitches in the vent covers which required additional reinforcement. In some ways, taping cuben is easier than sewing, but not always.

I still need to go back and add a guy out on two sides to allow it to be used as a 4-sided mid similar to a duomid.

Ryan

[Jesus Cardenas]

I really like your idea and I consider duplicating it.

[Daryl and Daryl]

Very nice.

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