WHAT IT IS
  • Home
    • home page 2
    • Site Map
    • Table of Contents
  • Learn; Ecosystem
    • Ecosystem parameters
    • The Forest and the Trees >
      • Woodlot >
        • Saws and Mills
      • Non Timber Forestry Products
      • The Edible Forest >
        • Apples
        • Nuts
        • Other Edible Forest Products
        • Maple Syrup
    • The Water
    • The Wildlife
    • Climate, 'Weather', and the Sun
    • The Turn of the Year
    • 'Seeing into' the Ecosystem
    • Wind, Flood, Drought, Fire, and Ice
    • Interactions within the operating ecosystem
  • Learn; Activities
    • Self-Sufficiency and Sustainability >
      • The Tragedy of the Commons
      • Farms and Farming >
        • Government Regulation of Farming
      • Sustainable Agriculture >
        • Seed Saving
      • Primitive Living Skills >
        • Handweaving
      • The End of Cheap Oil
      • Alternative Power Sources >
        • Animal Power
        • Water Power
        • Solar Power
        • Electrical Generation
      • Wood Burning and Charcoal
      • Blacksmithing and Metal Working
      • Thrift
    • Gardens and Cultivation >
      • Soil amendments
      • Equipment
      • The Vegetable Garden >
        • Root Vegetables
        • Legumes
        • Solonaceae
        • Brassicas
        • Cucurbits
        • Corn
        • Perennial Vegetables
      • Perennials, Herbs and the Natural 'Farmacy'
      • Fruit and Wine
      • Permaculture
      • Survival and Famine Foods
      • Greenhouse
      • The Fragrant Garden
    • Pastures and Fields >
      • Pasture Management
      • Haymaking
      • Grain and Other Field Crops >
        • Harvesting Grains
    • Cattle >
      • Dairy operations
      • Cheesemaking
      • Beef Production
    • Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping
    • Bees and Honey
  • Learn; Human
    • House holding >
      • Dwelling Space >
        • Heating Your Space
        • Water Sources and Plumbing
        • Waste Management
        • Off Grid Power Systems
        • Yurts >
          • Hexayurts
      • Food Processing, Preservation, and Storage
      • Earth Ovens and baking
      • 'The Recipe Section'
      • Handweaving and Other Crafts
    • Community >
      • Social Structure
      • Organizational Affiliation
      • Municipalities and Economics
      • Freedom, Government, and Legislation >
        • The Scope of Government
      • Intentional Community, Ecovillages, and Cohousing
    • Working
    • Emergency Preparedness >
      • Disaster Scenarios >
        • Survival in the Media
        • The Burden of Perspective
      • Living off the Land
      • Preparedness Training
      • 'Techno Indigenes'
    • Urban Settings >
      • Urban Ecosystems
      • Urban self-sufficiency and the homeless
    • Ecological Footprint >
      • Population
      • Low Impact Living
    • 'Self-Help' >
      • Health Care >
        • Alternative Modalities
      • Substance Use, Substance Dependence, Substance Abuse >
        • Psychoactive Substances
        • Alcohol
        • Cannabis
        • Stimulants
        • Opiates
        • Hallucinogens, 'Ecstasy', and 'Bath Salts'
        • social consequences of substance abuse
      • Reiki and Shamanism
      • Tarot and the I Ching
  • The Dark Side
    • Politics
    • World Community, Global Activism, and Social Justice
    • Monsanto, Dow, GMOs, and Big Agro
    • The Dairy Industry
    • Gender Bias
    • Conspiracy Theory
    • Farms and Farming
    • Government Regulation of Farming
    • Sustainable Agriculture
    • Seed Saving
    • The End of Cheap Oil >
      • earthquakes, hydrology, and fracking
    • War and Human Conflict
  • Activism
    • Finding Problems, Finding Solutions >
      • Accountability and working for change
      • MOFGA
  • The Interactive Learning Center
    • Proposal For Projects
    • Social Experiments for Imaginative Minds
    • Social Motivators >
      • Ethical Decision Making
  • What It Is
    • The Farm >
      • The Farm, page 2
    • Visions of Gaia >
      • Visions of Gaia, page 2
      • Visions of Gaia , page 3
      • Visions of Gaia, page 4
    • The Web
    • The Four Domains >
      • The Four Domains, page 2
      • The Four Domains pg 3
    • Comparative spirituality >
      • Comparative Spirituality, page 2
    • Shamanism
    • Philosophy and Rebellion >
      • Philosophy and Rebellion page 2
      • Other Philosophical Principles
    • A Mother's Passion
    • The Story of Babe Cow and Babe Pig >
      • Babe Cow and Babe Pig, page 2
    • Things That Come
    • Things That Come Pg 2

YURTS

In April of 2012, we decided to try yurt construction. The brave would attempt first-time construction from 'scratch', but this was to be a dwelling space for an undetermined length of time, with a baby on the way. I had done significant research previously, and had tentatively settled on Pacific Yurts as a provider of quality designs and material. After long discussion, we ordered a kit for a 30 foot yurt.

The Process
Selection
Ordering
Payment
Delivery
Unloading
   Extraneous fork truck adventures
Storage
Site Selection
   Considerations of temporary vs permanent placement
Site Prep
Foundation Material
Deck
Vapor Barrier
Set Up
Sides
Dome
Insulation
Covers
Doors
Windows
Ants
Subsidence

Initial Critique
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