In Off-the-Grid Yurt, Montana Couple Live ‘On Our Own Terms’

[Down1]

It's not a slide show either !

They were inspired to go the yurt route by a TEDx talk. The speakers, called the Minimalists, had been high-powered businessmen making six-figure salaries, “but they felt like they still weren’t happy,” Mollie Busby says.

So they got rid of all their stuff and filled their lives with experiences instead.

“I’ve never been so inspired to get rid of stuff. I went home and got rid of at least half my closet,” Busby says. “And that was the first step of, let’s shed the clutter and really start living more from a place of emotional and experiential abundance.”

Because they wanted to live simply, the couple knew they wanted some sort of alternative housing, but initially weren’t sure exactly what. They bought 10 acres of mountain property overlooking Glacier National Park.
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[ximmy]

Of course, the NWO would have you believe off the grid living is for savages. They must have you attached with your pocket dollars going to them only.
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[palani]

That's nice. They want to share the wilderness with the grizzlies.

[hoarder]

That's nice. They want to share the wilderness with the grizzlies.I noticed a short pump shotgun by the door. Maybe they ain't politically correct after all.

A yurt has the advantage of wind resistance. Wind goes right around a round structure or a teepee. I'd rather just build a rectangular permanent structure though.

[brosil]

Long ago, there was a fellow named Bill Copperwaithe (?) who designed and built wooden yurts. I still have a set of plans for a small one. I hope to build it after I retire.

[hoarder]

I used to have this tipi that I used as a hunting camp. Easier to set up than a yurt but not as warm. It did have a liner that kept it warm as long as there was a fire, but when the fire went out it got cold in minutes. The good thing is you can leave the pole frame up and carry the canvas with you. One of the back poles is used to lift the canvas in place.

One time I went to town and when I came back, a bear had left a paw print on the outside. He didn't do any damage, just signed his name. I slept in the truck that night just for good measure.

[ShortJohnSilver]

The article mentions that they have a bear fence, electric fence that zaps them. And they have modified the yurt design a great deal to suit their desires.

[mick silver]

nice tipi hoarder , did you make it yourself

[hoarder]

nice tipi hoarder , did you make it yourself Just the poles, the canvas would have been a lot of work. They sew them on giant sewing tables allowing the entire cloth to lay flat. Squaws used to make them out of Buffalo cow hides, the bull hides were too thick. As soon as canvas was available to Indians, they quit using Buffalo hides. By 1880, all Injuns were using canvas for their tipis.

[Dogman]

Just the poles, the canvas would have been a lot of work. They sew them on giant sewing tables allowing the entire cloth to lay flat. Squaws used to make them out of Buffalo cow hides, the bull hides were too thick. As soon as canvas was available to Indians, they quit using Buffalo hides. By 1880, all Injuns were using canvas for their tipis. In many ways that can make sense, leather vs canvas vs moisture.

Which is easer to maintain.

Yurts do have many better possibility's over teepee's.

[hoarder]

Yurts do have many better possibility's over teepee's.No doubt better to lie in, but a whole hell of a lot of work to take down and set up and much more expensive. So much so that other options win out most of the time.

The injuns used Lodgepole Pine for poles, the trees were named after that use. The Lodgepole has the least taper so are the lightest to drag along the plains. For my use, I used Doouglas fir with fat 3 1/2" bottoms since I left the pole structure up permanently. One could also have several sets of poles permanently set up in many hunting hot spots and then just use a packhorse to carry the canvas to camp.

[Dogman]

No doubt better to lie in, but a whole hell of a lot of work to take down and set up and much more expensive. So much so that other options win out most of the time.

The injuns used Lodgepole Pine for poles, the trees were named after that use. The Lodgepole has the least taper so are the lightest to drag along the plains. For my use, I used Doouglas fir with fat 3 1/2" bottoms since I left the pole structure up permanently. One could also have several sets of poles permanently set up in many hunting hot spots and then just use a packhorse to carry the canvas to camp. Agreed !

More work to set up but also more utility and space, yurts are more of a stay around in one place movable thing.

teepee's are more of a quick setup and take down and move thing.

Both had and still have their places.

[hoarder]

Agreed !

More work to set up but also more utility and space, yurts are more of a stay around in one place movable thing.

teepee's are more of a quick setup and take down and move thing.

Both had and still have their places.Both were designed to be moved without trucks on land that was not deeded and sawmill lumber not available. The advent of deeded tracts of land, roads, trucks and sawmill lumber makes them both rather obsolete as long term housing. The only use of a yurt that I see is when the yurt owner does not own the land but needs something more substantial than a tipi. If you own the land, the only reason to have a yurt is if you have plans to move it later. For permanent use, you get more bang for your buck building a simple stick-framed rectangular house, and no worries about snow load if you're out of town a couple weeks.

[Hitch]

I like the fact that you can have a fire inside a tipi. After a long day hunting out in the cold, sitting inside by a fire must be nice. Also, with the yurt, is there a problem with snow pilling up on the roof and compromising the canvas? Seems wet snow might stick.

Either way, neat way to live, imo. Actually that yurt has a lot more living space than what I've got. I was impressed with the openness of the inside.