05-23-2008, 02:26 AM
Hi, Yurt Girl,
I also have a tipi and have lived in it many summers. I love it.
I also have had friends who lived in a big tipi on Maui. They make wonderful living spaces for HI. The climate is perfect.
One thing I noticed with a neighbor's tipi in Mendocino--after several years (don't remember how many) of being up year around, it got very moldy. (And, of course, open fires do get them sooty.) Do your tipi covers have a solution for mold?
I like mine white so take it down every fall.
Tipis are a much more pleasant and usable space than any kind of tent I have ever been in, including those big white car covers. They are highly portable, pretty easy to put up and take down--more than most tents.
Tipis are probably my number 1 favorite living space with yurts number 2. The space is incredible. Another thing: I was never bothered by mosquitoes in it and Mendocino can have tons in the summer. They don't come in the tipi for some reason. A miracle.
april
I also have a tipi and have lived in it many summers. I love it.
I also have had friends who lived in a big tipi on Maui. They make wonderful living spaces for HI. The climate is perfect.
One thing I noticed with a neighbor's tipi in Mendocino--after several years (don't remember how many) of being up year around, it got very moldy. (And, of course, open fires do get them sooty.) Do your tipi covers have a solution for mold?
I like mine white so take it down every fall.
Tipis are a much more pleasant and usable space than any kind of tent I have ever been in, including those big white car covers. They are highly portable, pretty easy to put up and take down--more than most tents.
Tipis are probably my number 1 favorite living space with yurts number 2. The space is incredible. Another thing: I was never bothered by mosquitoes in it and Mendocino can have tons in the summer. They don't come in the tipi for some reason. A miracle.
april
april