Hi, we live in a traditional mongolian yurt in Portugal

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Hey guys,


I already had a couple posts but would like to connect to other traditional yurt owners. We bought one from a company in Spain, who imported it from Mongolia. Ours is 24' (7.3 meters), 1.70 meter high walls (5.5 ft) and has two windows next to the door. We love the windows, adds so much more light in the space.
I raised the yurt last june in central Portugal, I have electricity from the neighbours and a water well for water. We are a dutch family consisting of me, my girlfriend and our 3 boys of 5, 3 and 3 months. The latest being born behind the yurt in a tub at 7 in the morning, pretty epic

We live in central Portugal which can get pretty wet in the winter months. As we speak it's pouring. Right from the crazy hot days, when we had to escape the yurt to seek shadow and coolness at the river, we dove into the rainy days. This definitely confronted me right away with some challenges.
The windows and the doors were suffering under the

moisture

within days so I installed a DIY gutter above the door and windows. On top of that I made a simple porch with a couple of trees and some transparant roof plates (those wavy things). That helped a lot and it is very handy to be able to take of your boots and wet jacket before entering the yurt. It's a mud fest out there.

We left Holland in search of adventure and a more peaceful non-frantic life. We live & build on a budget but are free and in nature. I like building on budget, working with material that you have or find or can get out of the woods.

So Hi!