A little too "close to the earth?"

[VijayGupta]

At least for me, well maybe way too close. She lost me at hanging food from the roof to keep the mice out.

http://www.citylab.com/housing/2015/04/ ... ource=SFFB

[JuneBug]

A line from the article mentions that she moved her yurt to "abandoned land". I don't know where y'all live, but here there is no such thing as "abandoned land". I think the technical term for what she is doing is squatting. "I don't believe in paying rent" sounds a bit self indulgent, but the yurt looks quite beautiful.


A friend lived for several years in a yurt community -- Yurtville -- in Kelly, WY (near Jackson Hole) about 20 (30?) years ago. There were individual yurts with electricity and a communal structure with toilets and showers. Here's an article about Yurtville written in 2000 (remember the Y2K hysteria?) that explains it all. Sadly, I suspect Yurtville is long gone.

This article does address the need for all forms of shelter in areas where real estate costs are through the stratosphere, but many in the population are struggling along on low paying jobs in the service sector. When you are young and not married, it can be a grand adventure. Otherwise, it can just be a struggle.

[S. Heisley]

A line from the article mentions that she moved her yurt to "abandoned land". I don't know where y'all live, but here there is no such thing as "abandoned land". I think the technical term for what she is doing is squatting. "I don't believe in paying rent" sounds a bit self indulgent, but the yurt looks quite beautiful.


A friend lived for several years in a yurt community -- Yurtville -- in Kelly, WY (near Jackson Hole) about 20 (30?) years ago. There were individual yurts with electricity and a communal structure with toilets and showers. Here's an article about Yurtville written in 2000 (remember the Y2K hysteria?) that explains it all. Sadly, I suspect Yurtville is long gone.

This article does address the need for all forms of shelter in areas where real estate costs are through the stratosphere, but many in the population are struggling along on low paying jobs in the service sector. When you are young and not married, it can be a grand adventure. Otherwise, it can just be a struggle.

...Agreed.

[48Rob]

When you are young and not married, it can be a grand adventure. Otherwise, it can just be a struggle.

Well said!

Rob