Anyone living in a yurt full time with children?

[Surely Yurts - Steve]

This yurt dweller doesn't have any kiddies of my own but here are some pics of connected yurts we built for a family of 5 (Mom, Dad, and 3 daughters) in Woodstock, NY. They have stayed in touch and are getting along very well, they are loving their yurt life.

Oh, and they are off the grid! Solar lighting, Solar water heater, Rainwater Catchment, Composting toilet, and Solar powered 12V pumps for water circulation.

Quote from the owner (Mom):
"Waking up to the sound of melting snow sliding off into our rain barrels... Priceless."

[OffGridnewbiesuk]

Hi There, I'm researching how to capture rainwater for domestic use from a yurt and saw this post when i searched the forum...Have you got anymore details about how they captured the rain water? Guttering? I'm struggling to get a good example anywhere that we can copy. We'll we offgrid in a field with no tap so would rather not be lugging 50 litres of water a day, which is what I think we might need with two adults and one toddler. Any advice about this from other yurty families? She is nearly out of her cloth nappies but I want to try to do laundry as we go along and she has a little bath every night. We will need to wash ourselves and wash dishes and cook with it. I think we will need to get drinking water from bottles. Any advice or stories much appreciated. Thanks, Rosie

[Surely Yurts - Steve]

Originally Posted by OffGridnewbiesuk

Hi There, I'm researching how to capture rainwater for domestic use from a yurt and saw this post when i searched the forum...Have you got anymore details about how they captured the rain water? Guttering? I'm struggling to get a good example anywhere that we can copy. We'll we offgrid in a field with no tap so would rather not be lugging 50 litres of water a day, which is what I think we might need with two adults and one toddler. Any advice about this from other yurty families? She is nearly out of her cloth nappies but I want to try to do laundry as we go along and she has a little bath every night. We will need to wash ourselves and wash dishes and cook with it. I think we will need to get drinking water from bottles. Any advice or stories much appreciated. Thanks, Rosie

I've attached a link here:

Advanced Drainage Systems 4 in. x 50 ft. Corex Drain Pipe Solid-04510050 - The Home Depot

This is a 4" flexible drainpipe. It s possible to cut this and hang it around the circumference of your yurt either at the valance of base of floor so that it will divert water into an above ground barrel or underground cistern.