Comments on: Mongolian Dreaming :: Welcome the Nourishing Yurt

By: The Nourisher

The Nourisher — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:49:54 +0000

Andrew, Andrew, Andrew. If only we knew about you before we bought this one. Waterproof hey…

By: Andrew Cox

Andrew Cox — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:44:13 +0000

Hi all,

Have you seen the Blue Mountain Yurts yet? We are a small company based in the Byron Shire who sell very high quality yurts of the traditional style. Blue Mountain Yurts are totally waterproof and with a little care (soap and water every few months) will last for years.

Our pricing is extremely good and is a much cheaper alternative than any type of building or other type of temporary accommodation.

Our website is at http://www.bluemountainyurts.com

You can contact me any time on (0412) 902 082.

Thanks,
Andrew Cox

By: Joanne Hay

Joanne Hay — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:30:07 +0000

Rob, are you in a hurry? I’d suggest you contact us in a couple of months, when we receive the waterproof canvas. The guy who sold us this yurt tried to cheap out on canvasses and ended up with non-waterproof ones. You can imagine the soaking we got in the last 6 months and the yurt is not in good condition because of it. We’ll have a new one up with it’s proper canvas in a couple of months and you could come have a look then. I’ve also seen a much better supplier of Yurts. They’re more expensive but they’re Fair Traded and I’d guess they’d work better. Unlike the one we own - northern Chinese rip offs. I didn’t know this when we bought it. I wish I had known of this other crew who are actually hand carving the things in traditional style and providing a dignified life for craftsmen from Mongolia - a very exploited country. Next time.. here’s the link.

http://www.samarmagictours.com/en_ger.htm

It’s called the Mongolian Artisan’s Aid Foundation. Feel free to contact me via the contact form Rob.

By: Rob Flynn

Rob Flynn — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:27:52 +0000

Hi I found your site looking for Yurts, I have seen ads for yurts in the Echo and would like to purchase one, could not find the advert. this time around, would you have the contact details Rob

By: Karen Fergusen

Karen Fergusen — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 08:45:32 +0000

Joanne! Wes! It’s fabulously beautiful…I love it and it looks HUGE! More than enough room. I could there easily.
I’m thinking….

We’re supposed to build a master bedroom/ bath at the ‘old’ new house…a small yurt might be more fun and interesting. I will do my homework & read up on this at Green Habitat Solutions.

Congratulations. This looks heavenly. Far more fabuloso than the stereotypical, boring office.
Bravo! Great idea and to think its all sustainable!
Rockin’.
Love,
Karen

By: Henriette

Henriette — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:20:12 +0000

No - but it sounds interesting
I have always been facinated by the nomads and interesting enough it turn out that we have tartarian blood in our family ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatars )
I have been wondering why my dad didnÂ´t look very danish and why we were so many blodtype BÂ´s in the family when BÂ´s are rare in Denmark -well among the tartarians 29 % is bloodtype B ! - that is very high)… so here I come over the steppes :-D

By: Joanne Hay

Joanne Hay — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 22:55:31 +0000

Did you read the last Wise Traditions from the Weston A Price Foundation? There’s a gorgeous little story about 17th century Mongolia. What they eat etc. Apparently the prehistoric horses have been conserved and are now living on the Steppes, returning the grassland to its former glory. Love good stories like that. Incidentally, the part about the mongols offering the Russian explorers yak milk in a container with dung smeared around the rim to keep out the bad bacteria was a hoot.

By: Henriette

Henriette — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:00:21 +0000

Wow how great Joanne
I do miss the open steppe ;-D on your pictures !
I would love travelling with a yurt and a few horses and see the world.

Jenny do you know how cold it is in Mongolia ??? In wintertime it is often -20 to -30 C

By: Joanne Hay

Joanne Hay — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:51:34 +0000

Jenny, They’re felt lined and with a stove and flue, they’ll surely keep you warm. I love that you can move them around. In winter, out into the sun, in summer, in the shade. Change the door and windows to follow the sun etc. We’re dreaming about sleeping in it without electricity buzzing around our heads in our yurt, getting a separate one for the kids and one each for the rest of our community and using a central house for kitchen, living, office space. Although working in a womb is lovely.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:16:36 +0000

I love yurts. They seem so simple and lovely. We’ve considered purchasing one to live in permanently, but the winters are tough up here in the mountains and I’m not sure a yurt would suffice. They’re wonderful though.