Have you or would you live in a yurt?

[skullznroses]

Are you interested in yurts and living off the grid? I mean living off the grid is a rich mans dream really, unless you go low tech with something like a yurt. The problem with off the grid is its hard to get loans for that sorta purchase, and you need an electric system most likely if you're doing a real normal house.

Im wondering if anybody has spent time living in a yurt, which can be gotten for sometimes less then $2000. Have you ever considered it as a realistic option for housing?

I love the idea, and some yurts are really nice and could be lived in for four seasons even in the Northeast with some addons.

Peace

 

[Green lung]

I'm fascinated by all the different types of "alternative housing"

 

[im me]

I dont think I could do a yurt year round without a generator and some kinda toilet and.shower. But ive looked into this before and with a generator and a camping style toilet and camp shower plus the price of building materials you could probally do it depending on how big you want the yurt to be.

 

[Crusader Rabbit]

I lived for a year in a teepee in Colorado, and have several friends with yurts. Other than being a bitchin space to hang out in, the big advantage to both is that they can be readily broken down and moved. But fabric can degrade and that circular living space becomes awkward when you start trying to fit rectangular furniture inside.

If you're thinking of buying a piece of land then there is no need to be mobile. If you're far enough out there to be off the grid then you're probably outside of any building code jurisdictions. For the same cost you could probably throw up a simple rectangular building with real windows, and nice flat walls that you can push a table against or drive a nail into to hang a picture frame.

With the advances in small scale energy producing technology, living off the grid doesn't have to mean going without electricity.

 

[furrywall11]

I read an article somewhere that in living rectangular spaces degrades eyesight faster than circular spaces. I think I could dig a nice, comfy, super luxurious yurt....with custom made furniture that fits the edges... heaters, solar power, hot shower, flushing toilet, well, all the goodies. I've in all kinds of spaces. Living in a yurt takes a little getting used to but, I prefer it.

 

[BlueBlazer]

When we were young, we looked into geodesic dome homes.

Decided against it since partitioning the inside into rooms destroys the energy efficiency of them. We have three kids who all still lived with us then, I wanted rooms with doors so we could have some peace sometimes . . . not to mention privacy for other stuff . . .

 

[tehmaster]

Well i think that all self sufficient living back in the day started with a good steed. It's something to look into, they live a long time, can haul your yurt in a wagon etc etc

 

[Stoner4Life]

I lived in a '72 Ford Maverick.......

 

[Harry Gypsna]

I've lived in plenty of Benders, and a yurt is really just a fancy reusable bender.

The last bender I lived in was designed to be reusable like a Yurt. I used garden canes as posts around the edge, then plastic chicken wire as walls (a yurt uses a collapsible wooden latticework) and topped it off with clear(on the very top) and coloured tarps.
The whole thing (when dismantled) fit nicely onto the roof rack of my mates little van and could sleep 10 people comfortably, 15 at a squeeze.

Governments in the west, have been systematically trying to remove this sort of option from people, just like with criminalising squatting.

Here in the UK, I could be on a piece of land, with the full consent of the owner, have no complaints made against me whatsoever by the local people, and the Police can still order me to move, and if I don't, my tent/bender/bus/vw van can be confiscated.

 

[Neekz]

Yurts are badass! I helped a dude assemble one, 4 hands and we got it up in half a day, minus the day before assembling the deck. If you got no problem with the "ruffing it" lifestyle, their the closest to Tee-pee's in terms of portability, and have the interior space of a small cottage! The same friend we helped assemble also has a converted freight container converted to a mini kitchen/shower, and a couple more converted to single bedrooms, A/C, power line and all... Reliable, portable shelter is relatively cheap if you change your perspective of normal.

 

[Can420]

Where im living now, i could probably live easily in half that space and id still have room for one maybe two vehicles.

 

[ZZTops]

I lived in a '72 Ford Maverick.......

That's Close...lol

 

[noyd666]

I lived in a 54 holden ute with back window kicked out , as to get in and out of when moving, had low line canopy,= off topic not a yurt ghengis.

 

[JimmyRow]

We were damn close...had it all drawn up. Complete w/ an under yurt grow room. We were planning on running power, and proper plumbing via well and septic system.

Then all of a sudden my wife changed her mind all and wanted kids. So now we have a daughter.

 

[skullznroses]

Whats with the hole in the middle at the top, how do you close that off to winter. Do they all have this feature?

 

[SetHeh]

I'm very interested and enthusiastic about these alternative and eco-friendly homes, especially combined with simple living philosophy and growing your own food via permaculture methods. One of my dreams I wish to make come true is to build a similar "hobbit" house somewhere in the countryside.

 

[theclearspot]

I've lived in plenty of Benders, and a yurt is really just a fancy reusable bender.

The last bender I lived in was designed to be reusable like a Yurt. I used garden canes as posts around the edge, then plastic chicken wire as walls (a yurt uses a collapsible wooden latticework) and topped it off with clear(on the very top) and coloured tarps.
The whole thing (when dismantled) fit nicely onto the roof rack of my mates little van and could sleep 10 people comfortably, 15 at a squeeze.

Governments in the west, have been systematically trying to remove this sort of option from people, just like with criminalising squatting.

Here in the UK, I could be on a piece of land, with the full consent of the owner, have no complaints made against me whatsoever by the local people, and the Police can still order me to move, and if I don't, my tent/bender/bus/vw van can be confiscated.

Very true.Its amazing how much authorities worldwide hate people who live alternatively ie in communes, just groups of likeminded people or even physically different accommodation like Yurts.

 

[OrganicOzarks]

Buy a shipping container, or two, or three, for $1500 a piece, and build an entire complex. If you spend a bit extra you can get one that is already insulated. Instant house.

 

[NorC@liGrower]

I lived in a '72 Ford Maverick.......

I lived in a 1971 Plymouth Sport Fury with a 383 for a few months on the streets of San Fran. Thank god for that big back seat! Drove it from CT to CA. Like a big boat on wheels. I would draft 18 wheelers to save a little on gas. Gawd a Maverick?

I've also lived in a 1 room structure with no running water in the California mountains. Had electricity and an outhouse.

A yurt? Why not? Saw someone do that at about 5,000' for a few years in the mountains of NorCal.

 

[MJBadger]

Only last week saw a programme on tv about Afghanistan sheep herders & the entire families live in yurts & we are talking cold mountains , I also saw another programme where a family in Alaska were living in a Yurt , if they can do it I think most people can , will just take some getting used to .