Yurt Forum Acquires Yurtinfo.org and Livingintheround.org

[Jafo]

Actually Becky's sites had multiple advertisements for various yurt manufacturers. She did indeed advertise them. I have since removed these ads for now because I am not currently seeking to monetize my sites. I do however reserve that right to do so. There is a lot of work that goes into creating a community like this and there may come a time where I would like to be compensated for it in some way. Most of the people out there who build yurts, make a profit of some kind, and I don't think that makes their work less authentic in doing so.

I feel my place here is to speak about my experience while creating an even larger area for others to do so too. When people ask what kind of yurt I would recommend, then I feel I should give my opinion. I don't believe there is any conflict of interest there. I do not (yet) receive any direct compensation from any yurt manufacturer so I do not see how my opinion adversely affects my integrity. If a day should come where I do have business interests with particular manufacturers, I will be sure to note that when giving my opinions.

My goals are still the same the day I started yurtforum.com, and that is to try and create a repository of information and discussion about yurts. This includes all yurts, be they traditional, architectural, solid, or even metaphysical .

[djspn]

Originally Posted by Jafo

. When people ask what kind of yurt I would recommend, then I feel I should give my opinion.

Thanks......... and please keep it up.

[Surely Yurts - Steve]

Hey Jeff,

I didn't mean to quibble, suppose I was just throwing my two cents in. This forum is becoming a valuable resource for people interested in yurts. Sorry if I was being antagonistic, that was not my intention.

Keep up the good work and thanks again for you're hard work here on the yurt forum. Happy New Year!

[Jafo]

We're all good, don't think twice about it! It's good everyone knows where I am at with that kind of stuff anyway.

How did your yurts do with all our snow this year? That first one was wet, then it got real cold and froze it, then we got all that other snow afterwards. You should have heard it come off my house last night. It sounded like the world cracked in half.

[Surely Yurts - Steve]

The yurts all held up! I checked in with everyone and everything is fine. My newest yurt out near Rochester had an issue of the valance flap riding up (like a wedgie type deal). So, I came out this morning and added some guy lines (with para-cord) that run from the valance grommets down to the wooden base. This yurt is in a wind-tunnel, way more violent than any of the other installation locations I've ever built on (no wind protection what-so-ever). This was covered under their warranty and we all had a great afternoon in the yurt with the woodstove going and the customers/new friends are happy! I'm out at a B&B with the GF tonight and were going to hit the town tonight for dinner. All other yurts are doing great despite all the harsh weather this year. I checked out your yurt pics and it looks sweet!

-Cheers!