Hi, I'd just like to introduce myself to the group. I became interested in Yurts and Gers when a friend mentioned he had one for a party earlier in the year -...
Hi Martin, Good to see you here. Willow is a fine choice although chestnut has some advantages, willow will work very well. Take a look at Froits book - Real...
Greetings, My name is Lisa. My husband and I happily aquired a homemade 16ft yurt for camping this year and I'm happily going about learning to felt and...
Hi Lisa, Do you have any photos of your yurt we can add to the photo library? I have some great books on Kyrgyz patterns that I suggest you get hold of. I...
Greetings Robert, Unfortunately we haven't had a chance to take photos as we've only had it up once (just aquired it) but I plan on camping in it in March at a...
Dear Lisa, I have made the reed screens(chi) and shyrdaks and ala-kees rugs in Kyrgyzstan. I spent some time this summer learning every aspect of the Kyrgyz...
Dear Robert, Thank you for the book suggestions:>. I shall go to the library and see if I can ILL them after Christmas. How amazing an experience you must...
I just found and joined the group. My wife and I built a yurt last summer, for a festival camping trip. We actually are thinking of it as a proto-yurt, with...
I'm building a yurt from scratch and have many questions for the group. Just a few for starters... 1. Are there plans for a door frame? 2. Is the door frame...
... answers. First of all, welcome. Second, Door frame plans are availabin the Paul King book on Yurts, the door frame is tied to the walls, and in traditional...
Dear Steve, Great to hear you are making your own yurt. I think Paul kings book or online e-book (http://www.woodlandyurts.co.uk/Yurt_Facts/Build_Your_Own.html...
Dear Friends, We have decided to organise a workshop in Kyrgyzstan for September 2006. http://www.yurtworkshop.com/Yurt_Resources/Kyrgyzstan_Workshop.aspx ...
Hi All, The 2006 Yurt Workshop in Kyrgyzstan is now finalised and we are taking bookings. For those who want to go please get in touch. In a nutshell it's...
... willow ... to a ... [mailto:YurtResource@yahoogroups.com] ... a ... by ... in ... subject=Unsubscribe> ... light weight. pawlownia would be pretty as well...
I used no door frame nor door. I removed lattice slats so that an opening was produced thereby and covered the opening with fabric that dangeled. The canvas I...
I used no door frame nor door. I removed lattice slats so that an opening was produced thereby and covered the opening with fabric that dangeled. The canvas I...
I used no door frame nor door. I removed lattice slats so that an opening was produced thereby and covered the opening with fabric that dangeled. The canvas I...
I used no door frame nor door. I removed lattice slats so that an opening was produced thereby and covered the opening with fabric that dangeled. The canvas I...
Dear Friend, Thanks for joining. Great pictures. Do you have more pictures from the construction phase? Cheers Rob _____ From: YurtResource@yahoogroups.com...
Unfortunately I have no more pictures. The yurt was made from hazel rods cut in the local forest in winter time. In Poland hazel growing in state owned forests...
Yours is a beautiful yurt but would be ill suited to the windy plains of South Dakota here in the U.S.A. That is why I deliberately incorporate more wood and...
Hi Frank, It’s great to hear from your guys making your own ger. Please send some pictures to us all. We make authentic ger, live in the high mountains...
Now I have to learn how to load photos. My son-in-law knows how to do that but he lives several hundred miles away. You might have to wait a few weeks 'till...
Yours is a beautiful yurt but would be ill suited to the windy plains of South Dakota here in the U.S.A. ... Well, if you look at a original Kirgiz yurt in...
Hi Michal, A small felted yurt can be transported on the roof of a car. Felt or not it’s easy to move. In Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan high winds are not unusual...
After the yurt is erected, you could go around and spray ROUNDUP on the ground to kill all weeds and grass. After that you could plop down pallets the...
