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5 reasons to live in a yurt
in Green Living
Re: 5 reasons to live in a yurt
"The Nomad Yurt, for example, costs a little over $5,000 (US) for a 22-foot diameter version with an insulated skin. If a few comrades pooled together for land, you'd have yourself a yurt commune and giant step forward and away from the unsustainable life."
I'm in!
IDK if I could do it. I like the idea, but I think the reality of having all your stuff out in the open would be hard to live with. Granted, you'd probably get rid of a lot, but still no closets, no where to hide the clutter.
Then don't have clutter!
You can always come up with storage solutions, you don't have to hang your clothes across a line in the room like the BSC under $1000 blog lady!!
You all know how I love my Yurts! Alisha, any time you want to move to San Diego let me know! We can get some land and start a Yurt commune.
I REALLY want to live in a Yurt. DH isn't sure yet. He thinks they're "cute" but doesn't want to live in a tent. I want to get the Fortress Yurt, which has solid wood walls inside (still canvas on the roof and outside) so it looks more like a home. Right now my design has us getting a 30' "main" yurt that will have the kitchen, living room, bathroom, dining room, and a loft bedroom. Then when we can afford it we'd build 2 bedrooms Yurts (16' each) and someday another bathroom Yurt to make a comfy 3 bed/2 bath plus loft house. Also, while closets won't really work we have several large wardrobes that we plan on bringing with us a utilizing. And if you are going to have a wall installed (for plumbing and power) you can extend it and create a closet. And finally, when you build a Yurt you usually elevate it on a wooden platform. The bottom of the platform can then be enclosed with locked doors and voila! Storage space!
Visit my blog about my family's experiments in eco-living
We are considering building a solagon for a vacation home.
http://www.ics-rm.net/en/index.php?p=projects&id=6
A little more expensive than a yurt, but more like a little house.