Are Yurts a legal habitable structure on Big I

[mr. bill]

I am totally yurted out! Let's talk about something like quonset huts. There has been soo much yurtspeek on this web site, it may as well be named (building yurts in puna) And allways because a certain person, stuck in the 60's, has been contemplating perhaps, maby, if only, some day he or she or heshee mite want to live in one.

Give me liberty and give me BAIT

[Rob Tucker]

mr. bill, Nothing requires you to read this topic. Please respect those who choose to do so.

Assume the best and ask questions.

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[dobanion]

I stayed in a 25ft Yurt halfway up HOVE on my trip. Loved it.

To branch the thread out, I have been working on yurt inspired designs, mostly for the roof on a round building. Images of a 30' diameter, 7' tall lava rock wall, capped with a metal tubing spoke roof in the profile of a yurt roof.

Matching the profile of a yurt roof so you can by a yurt fabric roof replacement and use it. Still figuring out details, but it should be "kit-able" and pretty cheap.

[YurtGirl]

Cool, Dobanion! I'd love to check out what you come up with! There have been many great variations applied to yurt structures in the last 100 years. Most hard sided round structures are a variation of a yurt, considered to be what we in the industry call a 'Panel Yurt'. Multi-faceted homes are a panel yurt. It has to do with the roof design and the use of tension to create a post free, large, open space.

Hangin' Loose is a great yurt retreat, with a hilarious and witty name for a nudist camp, ha! We went in a few years ago and took some pictures. I've heard good things about the Banana Boys too. It's always interesting when we're asked for recommendations of places to stay in a yurt in our area. Those are the only two places I know of on the Hilo side! Each have... certain tastes!

I crack up when people log into a thread that clearly states what it's about and try to shut people down because they don't want to read about it anymore... Just happened on another thread too. Strange and kind of funny. Handled well though.

[ericlp]

I might add I actually stayed at hangingloose for a few weeks while checking out our lot in Fern Forest. We are not nudist's and the owner came by and said they just switched over to fully nude blah blah, and I told him well, on the website it said clothing optional. Anyway, the get together's at dinner were kinda awkward. I was asking now Ex if she wanted to attend nude. That would be different. Nothing like wearing just an aloha shirt with your dork hanging out! Anyway..... The owner of hangingloose has the site punatic.com just a little FYI. But all in all we had a pretty good experience staying there. Friendly people and the pacific yurts were nice.