Comments on: The Ultimate In Simplicity: Yurt Living. http://simpleorganizedlife.com/the-ultimate-in-simplicity-yurt-living/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:10:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Summer http://simpleorganizedlife.com/the-ultimate-in-simplicity-yurt-living/comment-page-1/#comment-15193 Summer Fri, 08 Jul 2011 02:46:29 +0000 http://simpleorganizedlife.com/?p=92#comment-15193 i want to live in a yurt but my idea would be even simpler than that. its a dream really but i dont know if i will ever accomplish it the way i want to. the kind of yurt living i would want would probably be quite hard as i would have no plumbing or most of the modern things. i would want internet but thats easy. i think there are wifi adapters you can get and get internet anywhere, you just have to pay a bill but thats ok. and solar panels could solve the problem of power i think although thats kind of a long shot. i would like a yurt that i can easily move by myself but on every site i go to it says that a good sized and good quality yurt needs at least 2 ppl setting it up. i wonder though, if its possible to live alone in a yurt and be able to set up and move it by myself. but one that i could live in all year around. yeah im going for the most simple nomadic kind of yurt, but so far this dream seems to be out of reach for many reasons. i want to live in a yurt but my idea would be even simpler than that. its a dream really but i dont know if i will ever accomplish it the way i want to. the kind of yurt living i would want would probably be quite hard as i would have no plumbing or most of the modern things. i would want internet but thats easy. i think there are wifi adapters you can get and get internet anywhere, you just have to pay a bill but thats ok. and solar panels could solve the problem of power i think although thats kind of a long shot. i would like a yurt that i can easily move by myself but on every site i go to it says that a good sized and good quality yurt needs at least 2 ppl setting it up. i wonder though, if its possible to live alone in a yurt and be able to set up and move it by myself. but one that i could live in all year around.

yeah im going for the most simple nomadic kind of yurt, but so far this dream seems to be out of reach for many reasons.

]]> By: Heritage Farm http://simpleorganizedlife.com/the-ultimate-in-simplicity-yurt-living/comment-page-1/#comment-15167 Heritage Farm Thu, 07 Jul 2011 01:20:58 +0000 http://simpleorganizedlife.com/?p=92#comment-15167 I am moving my vegetable farming operation from a dairy farm to a vacant 18 acre parcel owned by a friend. While I have permission from the landowner to put up any living structure I choose, I have decided on a 30' yurt. Because I don't own the land, it doesn't make sense to build a house...and a mobile home would be fine, but a yurt is better by far. I'm still in the pre-planning stages and don't know what obstacles I'll hit with the township/zoning/etc, but here's the plan: a 30' yurt from Blue Ridge Yurts in Floyd, VA (I live in PA) with 10' walls so we can build a roomy loft. We'll run our gray water to a dry well and have a composting toilet so there's no need for a septic. Eventually, we plan to add on 1 or 2 more smaller yurts as "bedrooms." We'll heat with a corn stove (burns cleaner and more efficiently than wood in my experience) with portable, electric quartz-infrared heaters at backup. Wish me luck! I am moving my vegetable farming operation from a dairy farm to a vacant 18 acre parcel owned by a friend. While I have permission from the landowner to put up any living structure I choose, I have decided on a 30′ yurt. Because I don’t own the land, it doesn’t make sense to build a house…and a mobile home would be fine, but a yurt is better by far. I’m still in the pre-planning stages and don’t know what obstacles I’ll hit with the township/zoning/etc, but here’s the plan: a 30′ yurt from Blue Ridge Yurts in Floyd, VA (I live in PA) with 10′ walls so we can build a roomy loft. We’ll run our gray water to a dry well and have a composting toilet so there’s no need for a septic. Eventually, we plan to add on 1 or 2 more smaller yurts as “bedrooms.” We’ll heat with a corn stove (burns cleaner and more efficiently than wood in my experience) with portable, electric quartz-infrared heaters at backup. Wish me luck!

]]> By: David http://simpleorganizedlife.com/the-ultimate-in-simplicity-yurt-living/comment-page-1/#comment-15099 David Mon, 04 Jul 2011 20:13:08 +0000 http://simpleorganizedlife.com/?p=92#comment-15099 I would suggest talking to the people at Colorado Yurts or another yurt maker, to design/order a yurt that matches your climate. Good luck! I would suggest talking to the people at Colorado Yurts or another yurt maker, to design/order a yurt that matches your climate. Good luck!

]]> By: Michael http://simpleorganizedlife.com/the-ultimate-in-simplicity-yurt-living/comment-page-1/#comment-15016 Michael Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:22:39 +0000 http://simpleorganizedlife.com/?p=92#comment-15016 I'm looking into living out of a yurt in Western Maine for the next few years. Can anyone suggest a good resource for me in the Northeast? I have no idea how to get this done. Thx I’m looking into living out of a yurt in Western Maine for the next few years. Can anyone suggest a good resource for me in the Northeast? I have no idea how to get this done.
Thx

]]> By: Scott http://simpleorganizedlife.com/the-ultimate-in-simplicity-yurt-living/comment-page-1/#comment-14675 Scott Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:58:32 +0000 http://simpleorganizedlife.com/?p=92#comment-14675 Heather, you probably already have the info you were looking for re: the Big Island. If you want more info check out the City-data.com forums for HI. Search for "YurtGirl" and read through some of her posts. She works with the Colorado Yurt people and is all over the requirements for getting land, permits, etc. She has been in business a long time and I hope to use her services someday soon. Good Luck. Thank you for this great forum David. Heather, you probably already have the info you were looking for re: the Big Island. If you want more info check out the City-data.com forums for HI. Search for “YurtGirl” and read through some of her posts. She works with the Colorado Yurt people and is all over the requirements for getting land, permits, etc. She has been in business a long time and I hope to use her services someday soon. Good Luck.
Thank you for this great forum David.

]]> By: Denise http://simpleorganizedlife.com/the-ultimate-in-simplicity-yurt-living/comment-page-1/#comment-14290 Denise Thu, 09 Jun 2011 23:23:58 +0000 http://simpleorganizedlife.com/?p=92#comment-14290 I was trying to find Jason Elliot's links. They seem to be invisible on my page. My hubby and I recently acquired 2 acres of semi-developed land (electric, no water) in the middle of nowhere and have been having trouble being able to live on it as we aren't in a position to qualify for a huge loan after I was laid off 2 years ago and still job-hunting. (However, what sense does it make to pay rent when we have land paid for free and clear?) At any rate, a cousin told us about yurts and now I am so excited! This will allow us an affordable way to stay at the land while we clean it up and prepare it for a permanent structure. Or we may just decide a yurt will suffice indefinitely. :) We are in Missouri and having a hard time finding anyone else living this life yet, except for some rentals in Lake of the Ozarks. I really appreciate all the posts so far!! I was trying to find Jason Elliot’s links. They seem to be invisible on my page.

My hubby and I recently acquired 2 acres of semi-developed land (electric, no water) in the middle of nowhere and have been having trouble being able to live on it as we aren’t in a position to qualify for a huge loan after I was laid off 2 years ago and still job-hunting.

(However, what sense does it make to pay rent when we have land paid for free and clear?)

At any rate, a cousin told us about yurts and now I am so excited! This will allow us an affordable way to stay at the land while we clean it up and prepare it for a permanent structure. Or we may just decide a yurt will suffice indefinitely. :)

We are in Missouri and having a hard time finding anyone else living this life yet, except for some rentals in Lake of the Ozarks. I really appreciate all the posts so far!!

]]> By: David http://simpleorganizedlife.com/the-ultimate-in-simplicity-yurt-living/comment-page-1/#comment-12765 David Tue, 19 Apr 2011 03:21:11 +0000 http://simpleorganizedlife.com/?p=92#comment-12765 http://www.treebonesresort.com/ http://www.treebonesresort.com/

]]> By: Nicole http://simpleorganizedlife.com/the-ultimate-in-simplicity-yurt-living/comment-page-1/#comment-12337 Nicole Sun, 10 Apr 2011 16:28:37 +0000 http://simpleorganizedlife.com/?p=92#comment-12337 Where near Big Sur did you stay? Cuz it sounds like a fantastic escape. Where near Big Sur did you stay? Cuz it sounds like a fantastic escape.

]]> By: Heather http://simpleorganizedlife.com/the-ultimate-in-simplicity-yurt-living/comment-page-1/#comment-10749 Heather Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:58:46 +0000 http://simpleorganizedlife.com/?p=92#comment-10749 I have been dreaming this ame dream for 5 years now and reading your posts is so encouraging! I am ready to live the life instead of just dreaming about it. Due to my husband's health we need to move to a warm climate year round but I can't take super hot temp's so we are both thinking the big island of Hawaii (we both love it there). Anyone know about zoning for yurts there? Any information would be great, thanx! Glad to know that others share this awesome dream of life... I have been dreaming this ame dream for 5 years now and reading your posts is so encouraging! I am ready to live the life instead of just dreaming about it. Due to my husband’s health we need to move to a warm climate year round but I can’t take super hot temp’s so we are both thinking the big island of Hawaii (we both love it there). Anyone know about zoning for yurts there? Any information would be great, thanx! Glad to know that others share this awesome dream of life…

]]> By: Rhonda http://simpleorganizedlife.com/the-ultimate-in-simplicity-yurt-living/comment-page-1/#comment-8757 Rhonda Sun, 12 Dec 2010 03:09:51 +0000 http://simpleorganizedlife.com/?p=92#comment-8757 I am now 44 and couldn't care any less about having material things. A car of course, to go to work in. But to me, life is lived outside. Enjoying the beauty and simplicity of things that are free. Living in a yurt in a private place is totally me. I am now 44 and couldn’t care any less about having material things. A car of course, to go to work in. But to me, life is lived outside. Enjoying the beauty and simplicity of things that are free. Living in a yurt in a private place is totally me.

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