03-06-2008, 04:48 AM
And a last thought before I get to work.
If you really want to just cheap-out and put up a temporary fabric structure, just get yourself one of those military spike tents in a 18 by 30 or what have you. They are cheap, and very rugged, and will do everything a yurt will and better, with less materials. The higher peak roof is better in the rain and the tension/compression structure is better in the wind. They aren't cute, but being camo they are hard to see. One of these, however, is a 500 dollar experiment rather than a 10000 dollar one. It would be hard to argue against one of these while arguing for a yurt, as in truth it's all the same idea but a more modern concept and much more portable. All in all the only real difference in livability is looks.
If you really want to just cheap-out and put up a temporary fabric structure, just get yourself one of those military spike tents in a 18 by 30 or what have you. They are cheap, and very rugged, and will do everything a yurt will and better, with less materials. The higher peak roof is better in the rain and the tension/compression structure is better in the wind. They aren't cute, but being camo they are hard to see. One of these, however, is a 500 dollar experiment rather than a 10000 dollar one. It would be hard to argue against one of these while arguing for a yurt, as in truth it's all the same idea but a more modern concept and much more portable. All in all the only real difference in livability is looks.