Building a Yurt - Low Cost and Simple

Just for @Northern Dancer, I found this simple low cost method of building a Yurt. I typically put mine on the ground because it allows me to build a fire pit in the middle of it to make it warm and cozy, but I guess there is something to building it on stilts. You should try it some time. It is actually cool to build.

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How to Build a Low-Cost DIY Yurt from Sticks, String and Mud

 

Well...it certainly looks challenging but I think (other than the possibility of renting one for a night) I'm going to hang with my Alaknaks. These tents can be up in less than 30 minutes.

12 X 20


10 X 10

Both are equipped with stove jacks. They are nice and warm in the midst of a winter blast.

 

Algonquin Park rents them out at about $100.00 a pop per night.

 

Actually Yurts were designed by nomadic tribes. They were designed to be easy to take apart and put together for travel. That one may not have been the best example. Typically they are made of canvas walls and wood or metal poles. I've seen some with Aluminum poles that interconnect similar to a tent. They have no floor and a small opening at the top. This allows you to put your camp fire inside of the Yurt to keep it warm. Similar to a T-Pee.

 

I've always liked the idea of having a camp fire inside that's why I've enjoyed the tee-pee style of camping to. But you have aroused my curiosity and I like trying new things. Could well be that I'll add this to my summer 2015 fun stuff.

 

I think I might give Yurt camping a try. What yurt can go wrong? He will try anything - at least once.

 

If you are stranded you would have all kinds of time to build one.

 

A pragmatist. Truly the type of characteristic needed on a canoe trip. We might be able to use hatchets and come up with something crude abiet smaller.

 

LOL that is the wonderful thing about yurts... there is no set design. They are used by and called by different names all over the world and they come in different sizes, shapes, and materials.

 

That's why I call mine a tent.

Seriously though, I'm doing a bit of research. If I don't get around to accomplishing that goal at least I will have a better understanding and appreciation of the same.

 

I think that part of the attraction of a yurt is the very fact that it is round, as opposed to being rectangular. Some of the most ancient dwellings that were made by mankind have been round in shape, and they are found all over the world.
Even though they are called by different names in different parts of the world, the similarities are incredible. Their round design make them stable in windstorms, and blizzards because the winds tend to just go around them rather than getting caught at the corners and blowing the structure down.
The Navaho have lived for centuries in a round home that is almost identical in structure to a yurt; the main difference being that the yurt was used by nomadic tribes and was portable, while the Navaho hogan was built to remain in one place.
There is also the igloo built by the Eskimos in Alaska, the same rounded shape, just made out of snow and ice rather than clay or felt.
The Mongolian yurt was easy to disassemble and move around, so the nomads could follow the flocks as they searched for new grazing lands.
From what I have read, they also used something similar to a teepee, which was also called a teepee.

All in all , the amazing history of yurts, and the similar structures worldwide makes me really consider the possibility that there was definitely a bridge between the continents early in mankind's history.

http://harvestheart.tumblr.com/post/4294388176

 

...and Tee-pees, yes - I have two of them.