Forum: Buying A Yurt
05-22-2018, 08:53 AM
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Re: Choosing a Yurt in NZ
Just for reference, my current yurt is 12'6" in diameter and sits atop my 16' platform. The top of the 16' platform is 2x6s. I caulked all the gaps to keep drafts and bugs out of my 16' yurt. Now...
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Forum: Buying A Yurt
05-22-2018, 08:39 AM
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Replies: 16
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Re: Choosing a Yurt in NZ
Wall tents suck in the wind. The panels act as sails. A tipi sheds the wind incredibly well. Yurts also shed the wind very well.
As for perimeter decks, normally an 'Americanized' yurt is erected...
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Forum: Buying A Yurt
03-22-2018, 07:25 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 6,214
Re: Choosing a Yurt in NZ
Small wall tents are OK. But even those SUCK in any kind of wind. The unsupported panels catch the wind like a sail. Yurts have PHENOMENAL support for the canvas. You actually are very nicely...
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Forum: Buying A Yurt
03-22-2018, 07:21 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 6,214
Re: Choosing a Yurt in NZ
Without any doubt whatsoever yurts are THE best tent ever invented. By a LARGE margin. No other tent is even kinda slightly close.
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Forum: Buying A Yurt
03-13-2018, 07:58 PM
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Replies: 16
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Forum: Buying A Yurt
03-13-2018, 02:10 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 6,214
Re: Choosing a Yurt in NZ
Yurts work best in a dry climate. If you buy a yurt, remember that any moisture that is trapped on and between materials in the yurt, will possibly be a source of mold or mildew. Trapped moisture is...
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