Forum: Building a Yurt
10-17-2020, 10:14 PM
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Replies: 10
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Re: Pros & cons for high/low walls (lattice)?
I have watched several youtube videos of Mongolian families/herders erecting and dismantling their yurts.
These nomadic people move their yurts from pasture to pasture a few times every year. For...
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Forum: Building a Yurt
10-14-2020, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,951
Re: Pros & cons for high/low walls (lattice)?
That said, my first 14' yurt was unanchored. That was a HUGE mistake. It was destroyed in a heavy blizzard. Eight full days work destroyed in an instant. So, anchor your yurt in high wind location.
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Forum: Building a Yurt
10-14-2020, 07:14 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,951
Re: Pros & cons for high/low walls (lattice)?
My yurts were a single area only, no bathroom.
As for wind, yurts are 'the' most wind resistant tents by a long margin. All the exterior surfaces are curved and backed by wall lattice and rafters....
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Forum: Building a Yurt
10-14-2020, 08:26 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,951
Re: Pros & cons for high/low walls (lattice)?
Walls on my yurts were about 5'4". I am 5'9". I had no problem with clearance walking around inside at the wall. For windows and a door you don't need to duck to enter you'll need a taller wall. ...
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