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Modern Yurts: The Nomad
The traditional yurt -- first used in the nomadic cultures of Central Asia -- is being modernized and marketed towards the rich glampers of today. Leading this trend is the Nomad (above) yurt by Ecoshack. For a cool $6,800 USD you get a kit containing everything you need to construct the most advanced yurt currently available -- complete with a "beautifully sealed and sanded platform floor surface." An extra $1,500 will get you a WeatherMax cover to keep the rain out.
Cool, but expensive. If you're looking to build your own yurt, there are plenty of resources online to make a cheaper version of the Nomad. Start with Dan Kuehn's Mongolian Cloud Houses: How to Make a Yurt and Live Comfortably. [via]
Cool, but expensive. If you're looking to build your own yurt, there are plenty of resources online to make a cheaper version of the Nomad. Start with Dan Kuehn's Mongolian Cloud Houses: How to Make a Yurt and Live Comfortably. [via]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Willy May 25th 2007 8:17PM
Q. Do you have to wear those sissy socks to live in a Yurt?
ems May 26th 2007 9:39AM
yurt ( "yurt" is a turkish name and meaning; "home" or "homeland" ) most important part of the turkish culture... the other name is otai or otag ( i coldnt write couse i have to use special character of turkish alphabet's) otağ :) the original yurts must built with carpets,etc...
Bill Thompson May 27th 2007 3:58AM
$8300! That is an insane amount of money for what you get. It does look cool, but there are a lot more reasonable options out there if you want to have your own yurt...these guys for example:
http://www.GoYurt.com
From what I can see it looks stronger and is half the weight...oh yeah, it is half the price too!
Here is a great site if you want to find out more about yurts in general...
http://www.yurtinfo.org
xeniaGM Jun 6th 2008 6:08AM
Cool Glamping or glamour camping in Spain, Costa Brava at Camping Sant Pol & Bungalow Park. I recommend it to glampers visiting SPpain for cool bungalows within nature and 350m from the beach: http://www.campingsantpol.cat
Fred Feb 28th 2009 2:11PM
This yurt, design and all is truly over priced, over stated and just plain weak looking. You could buy a pretty nice used class c motorhome for that price.