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I will be building a yurt to live in this winter. For reference, I live in north west new jersey. I have been researching yurts for almost a year and I am ready to get started but I have a few questions that I hope some people will be kind enough to help me out with. The only calculator I...

I am building a yurt this year. Im planning on living off grid in my yurt year round in north new jersey. Has anyone ever used geothermal cooling for their yurt? I have a backhoe that I could use to bury pipe to use as a heat exchanger. The yurt will have canvas,buble wrap insulation, then a...

Hello, I just bought 14 acres of land and im looking for alternative ways of living and I want to build a yurt. I woodwork as a hobby so I know my way around wood, machinery, and hand tools. There is also a place near me that specializes in canvas for trucks etc. I am planning on seeing how...