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Sun Jul 28, 2019 8:43 am

Tie Downs For High Sierra

Which ones seem to work best on the dry lake?
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Sun Jul 28, 2019 8:50 am

Re: Tie Downs For High Sierra

Flyties. www.flyties.com Small and compact to pack away. Yet they hold up to 50 knot winds. Don't forget to bring a hammer.
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Sun Jul 28, 2019 10:45 am

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My FlyTies held (barely) during the great windstorm of 2017 at HSF. Image
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Sun Jul 28, 2019 1:23 pm

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DoubleSixX wrote:Flyties. http://www.flyties.com Small and compact to pack away. Yet they hold up to 50 knot winds. Don't forget to bring a hammer.


For my Flyties, I use as a hammer an old Vaughn drywall hatchet, with the serrated striking head. I had the blade professionally sharpened, so now it's still a good hammer but also a good camp hatchet. I tried a couple different hatchets first but they made crappy hammers, this one swings and strikes like a good hammer should, old carpenter here so pickier then most.
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Sun Jul 28, 2019 1:43 pm

Re: Tie Downs For High Sierra

I'm really sorry but I think all those systems are marginal at best.

For the windstorm in 2017 I had two 18' lengths of rebar on each side, but more importantly had the plane orientated to take the wind from an aft quarter. Nothing moved but last year I took two 24" lengths of angle iron with an eye welded on the end. Hammered in with an axe, I had to dig them out. The desert allows you to just keep driving them in. I used a 5lb axe.

You are really not going to care how slick they look or how light they are when your plane is tumbling down the playa.

My 2c.
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Mon Jul 29, 2019 6:33 am

Re: Tie Downs For High Sierra

daedaluscan wrote:For the windstorm in 2017 I had two 18' lengths of rebar on each side


Charlie, how did you carry two 18 foot lengths of rebar in your 170! :lol:
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Mon Jul 29, 2019 6:43 am

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robw56 wrote:
daedaluscan wrote:For the windstorm in 2017 I had two 18' lengths of rebar on each side


Charlie, how did you carry two 18 foot lengths of rebar in your 170! :lol:


He taped one to each leading edge of the wings, a bit nose heavy bet he "got er done". :lol:
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Mon Jul 29, 2019 7:02 am

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Yeah, I meant 18". Ha ha!! I may be paranoid but I'm not crazy.
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Mon Jul 29, 2019 8:33 am

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latest extended baggage stc!
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Mon Jul 29, 2019 11:09 am

Re: Tie Downs For High Sierra

My plan is to use 18" lag bolts with a tie down plate. An 18V impact will get them into the ground no problem. Easy removal too.
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Mon Jul 29, 2019 12:26 pm

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I once observed the Army tying L-19s down using rods about 24 inches long with duck bill anchors which could be unscrewed, leaving only the duck bill anchors behind. Any one ever seen these?
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Mon Jul 29, 2019 5:15 pm

Re: Tie Downs For High Sierra

I survived the HSF 2017 with a pair of these. Some work to get in, but when the tent is caving in it's nice to not have to deal with the plane also.

https://www.amazon.com/ShelterLogic-She ... 68&sr=8-16
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