The Nomad's Ger

[loveyoutodeathbut2]

The music adds a lot to the video, very nice!

[chickenjug]

Does anyone have any idea where I can find some other posted throat music? Perhaps on someone's video channel? I would really like to listen to some other throat music and see a picture of the singer.

[dyllos7]

Great time lapse video - thank you. What did they put down for the floor? and then slept on?

[kiriyukinosuke]

災害時の仮設住宅にもいいんじゃないか！？

[Stoutcrotch]

I bet they'd be great at putting together IKEA furniture.

[3zizek]

سبحان الله .. شي حلو

[rreida18]

Who performed the song?

[DanGrossmanVideo]

@rreida18 I don't know who performed the song, but I've posted some more throat singing on my video channel, in case you want to listen it and see a picture of the singer.

[johnAshpool]

Plastic tarp and gasoline van. Very traditional indeed.

[bbukem]

I can set-up my tent faster than that when I go camping.

[TheQuest2010]

@bbukem cool story bro

[namdlogd]

That was awesome.  Thanks for sharing it.

[389293912]

Early in the 12th century, a plastic lining was introduced to keep the rain out.

[Serai3]

@389293912 The pre-modern version was probably thick cloth rubbed with oil or fat.

[ethanzuckerman]

It's quite windy in Mongolia, but the structure presents a pretty low profile and the wind tends to flow over and around it. The rounded shape helps, as does the fact that the door (and wall height) is a bit less than five feet high.)

The main difference between this ger and a winter one is a layer of felt insulation. But the ger is really a summer dwelling. Many of the people who live in gers in the summer, as they follow their flocks, move into wooden houses similar log cabins for the winter.

[shawnmfries]

OOoooooAAAaaaa that waaaaaascally waaaaabbbiiiiiiit

[pbjonesful]

Great video. Great music. Great portable housing unit.

[DanGrossmanVideo]

@pbjonesful I've posted some more throat singing on my video channel, in case you want to listen it and see a picture of the singer.

[deliaonline]

Toll!

[Aliquisafrica]

Very, very cool:)

[TheBabarules]

So cool, but that music...

[metzecki]

@TheBabarules If they'd listen to Steve Tyler instead, the ger would have been blown away. This way of singing is called Khöömii.

[DanGrossmanVideo]

@TheBabarules The music is Mongolian throat music.

[Dobiecx]

@DanGrossmanVideo That music is awesome! I've heard it before and have always been enchanted by it. Is there a name for that particular song? Can it be found on iTunes or on cd?

[Nicoyutub]

@Dobiecx i know it's called throat singing, but that's all i know

[DanGrossmanVideo]

@Dobiecx I've posted some more throat singing on my video channel, in case you want to listen it and see a picture of the singer.

[DanGrossmanVideo]

@DanGrossmanVideo Please listen to some other throat music I've posted.

[Serai3]

@TheBabarules That music is hypnotic and fantastic.

[DanGrossmanVideo]

@Serai3 I've posted some more throat singing on my video channel, in case you want to listen it and see a picture of the singer.

[undefinedmonkey]

So that's how they do it! Very cool.

[FloppyBishop]

It didn't appear to be anchored to the ground in any way. I wonder how well they would perform in high winds.

[DanGrossmanVideo]

@FloppyBishop I was only in Mongolia for three weeks so I'm not a ger expert. But I don't believe they have trouble with wind. The whole thing is pretty heavy.

[Bleuelf]

@FloppyBishop Traditionally gers aren't anchored, and they do very well in the high winds on the Gobi.

[msggoodday]

1. What do they do with the floor? Leave it as grass? Rugs?

2. Was this the summer house? Is the winter ger different as far as insulation goes?

This was fascinating. Thank you.

Joanna

[DanGrossmanVideo]

@msggoodday I think the winter and summer houses are the same. They are pretty small so they don't have that much space to heat. They put rugs down on top of the ground.