viaYurts for Sale - ever wondered if a yurt can stay up all winter? This family has icebergs floating down their river and are just longing for the first snow! 
This blog is an inspirational "must read" for anyone contemplating yurt living!
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Yurts for sale | Nomadnessyurts's Blog
Yurts for sale - grab a bargain if you are in the UK
Handmade 16ft(4.8m) Yurt.
Constructed from the finest seasoned hardwood and covered in heavy duty canvas. Unique, unrivalled quality product.
Hello and welcome to this auction for a unique yurt that was made in our workshop in Farnham around six months ago. It is not brand new but is offered in very good condition.
This yurt is our ex-demo yurt. It is a truly remarkable structure constructed of Ash hardwood and locally sourced coppice hazel roof rods. It is not to be confused with the Mongolian imports found on ebay.
The wall sections are fully treated, sawn, planed and oiled Ash lathes held together with rust proof stainless steel nuts and bolts (see the picture for how they fold down into neat sections and stack away when not in use). The door frame and crown are also both hardwood (Ash) and have been varnished using the highest grade international yacht varnish. The crown has to be seen to appreciate it’s beauty, it is not steam bent but made from hardwood sections resined, pegged, glued and screwed to give a solid center which provides the weight to keep the yurt round and tight (no risk of sagging).
The cover is sewn in 18oz rot proofed, waterproofed, fire retardent canvas. All seams are “french seams” and allow the water to be shed over the seam not into it. The thread used is a poly cotton rot proof high strength thread.
This sounds like a fantastic opportunity, be a shame to miss it. Click through and give them a buzz.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Yurt living - mould prevention
Yurts for sale - Mould is one of my main worries about yurt living but this article suggest some simple solutions.
Yurt Mold Fear Solutions
No doubt about it, the best mold prevention anywhere on anything is air flow and sunshine. Actually yurts have less mold issues than most conventional buildings. Yet it is a frequent question with legitimate fear of health issues that can derive from mold. So, Yurts of Hawaii addresses mold on the FAQ page.The photos are compliments of Blue Ridge Yurts in Virginia that illustrate landscape and forest with the above mold-prevention guidelines.
Yurts for sale blog has some more information about mould and yurt living.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Yurt Holidays in Cornwall
While researching yurt holidays for the Yurts for Sale Blog I came across a familiar looking camping site.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
yurt living in alaska
yurt life in alaska
I am trying to find out how sustainable living in a yurt in Alaska would be. I also wonder how many people in Alaska actually live in a yurt year round there. My family and I have been planning our move to Alaska for a couple of years and our dream is to buy land and live in a yurt for the rest of our lives. Seeing how we are from the mid-west most people here think we are insane and it is hard to find out good advice.Any and all tips will be greatly appreciated... Also does anyone know any good yurt companies already located in Alaska? And is it hard to get land zoned for this particular use?[+] Rate this post positively
via city-data.com
Excellent in depth discussion about whether it is actually practical to live in a yurt in Alaska. Conclusions seems to be a tentative (oops, excuse the pun!) "yes" but it's not very ecologically sound in such extreme temperatures.
Harvest at Jimmy's 'glamping' in a yurt
"It's all about the toilets, I'm afraid," said Dan Raine, who'd travelled from Manchester with his wife for the food and music event.
"I can't stand festival toilets, so the extra expense was purely for the loos."
"We've done festival camping in the past," said Leni Raine, who's married to Dan.
Dan and Leni Raine only had to bring sleeping bags for their yurtJimmy's Farm, which is at Wherstead near Ipswich, didn't have camping for its inaugural festival in 2009, so it's making its debut in 2010.
The boutique camping area is fenced off from the regular campers and has its own toilets and showers.
A couple of the advantages are that the accommodation is already set-up for you and there are locks on the yurt and cabin doors to minimise the risk of theft.
"We do have our own tent, but this is more of a holiday - taking it easy and enjoying a more chilled side of camping," said Leni.
"£600 doesn't seem to get you a lot. You really do just get your yurt for the weekend, but it's a pretty average price for festivals in this type of accommodation.
"The security's pretty good on festival sites, especially if you're in VIP or boutique camping.
"You feel you can leave something and it's secure.
"Now we're older, our idea of festivals has changed slightly. We prefer it if we have a good time but we're not woken up in the middle of the night by somebody falling on our tent."
via news.bbc.co.uk
So it is 'all about the toilets"! One of the best reasons for booking a yurt at the next festival you go to, clean loos and a shower block!
Thursday, September 9, 2010
A Yurt with a view
A yurt for sale but sadly it doesn't come with the view included! If you are lucky enough to live on Hawaii then these are your 'go to' people!
I could sooo live there:-)
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