Yurts Living in Unity with Nature Growing in Popularity

Yurts: Low-cost, Eco-friendly Homes Springing Up Everywhere

Yurts are an ancient form of housing used for thousands of years by the nomadic peoples of the Mongolian steppes. Circular tent-like structures, made primarily from canvas, a flexible wood wall, and ropes; yurts have graced Mongolia's windswept lands and kissed the starlit zenith with their domes roofs.

Contemporary Yurts Offer Green Living Options
Today, around the world, yurts are finding their niche as eco-friendly structures for inexpensive close-to-Nature living, using mostly green components. Yurts are used today in the Western hemisphere for everything from camping options in State Parks to vacation homes, exercise facilities and year-round homes.

Modern yurt manufacturers  such as, Pacific Yurts, Inc. add current technology to the age-old, aerodynamic design of yurts, while keeping with the earth-friendly concepts. For instance, sometimes yurt fabricators will reinforce the structure with steel cables versus only rope, line the canvas roof with plastic tarp or build the yurt on a circular wooden floor. However, the building techniques of yurt structure and closeness to nature is still beautifully kept by the yurt design itself.

Yurts by their ingenious and simple design allow for the variability of nature, as well as, enabling people to enjoy the fresh open air and contemplative views of the world around. People who live in or just sleep in yurts often comment on the relaxing experience they have being able to look up at the stars, surrounded by natural building materials. There is something intuitively peaceful by the circular room and domed roof of yurts that people are attracted to--visit a yurt at your local State Park to try one out!