08-31-2017, 08:15 AM
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Re: How long in a yurt
I could live in my 30' Pacific Yurt easily, if it were just me. Talking my wife into it though? I have about as much chance of that happening as talking her into not shaving here legs anymore.
I think much of it has to do with the durability of the yurt you purchase. Do you mean a typical portable, traditional yurt? That might be harder. They require more upkeep. The fabric has to be replaced much more often and many of the parts degrade quicker than the average American is used to. I mean, if I told you that you would have to re-nail your drywall every 5-10 years in your stick built house, you might not be comfortable with that. Well many of the traditional yurts have lattice which is secured with leather. It needs to be replaced from time to time.
But if you are a nomadic type person who needs to move the yurt from time to time, this isn't a big deal. You will be doing repairs on ANY such structure that accomplishes this. Even RV's need some pretty extensive maintenance.
Now for architectural yurts such as Colorado, Pacific, Rainier, etc., these are while technically portable, built to be more permanent structures. Providing that you built a hardy platform, these could survive indefinitely with the idea that you will have to change out the roof every 15-25 years which is somewhat similar to a standard shingled home.
I would like to add also that you are less likely to want to move to another structure if you buy the largest yurt you can afford. The main reason why people switch ANY structure is that they simply run out of space.
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