Gertee Prototypes

We used the same khana frame to make three different gertee / ger / yurt prototypes.

"Gertee" means "at home" in Mongolian. Shot in Kenny Lake, Alaska 2007.

Music: "Apple Tree" by Erykah Badu. (UWOP)

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• alaska
• gertee
• ger
• yurt
• yurts
• tents
• camping
• winter
• spring
• summer
• fall
• wrangells
• kenny
• lake

[mglsandy18]

wow, I'm speechless...u must have lived in Mongolia, right!? Anyhow, i can tell u have one big happy family & I would like to wish u all the best! U ROCK ALASKA ! *-* PEACE

[sunshineunit]

never been to mongolia, would love to someday though. thanks for your comment!!! :D

[Rhinoch8]

@Alaskatentlady You should check out the Rocket Mass Heater. It is 100% DIY, burns 100% clean and is 90% efficient you can heat it up, and 10hrs later still giving heat after the fire died down. This is DOPE, check it out!

[Rhinoch8]

I am craving for such a life, a yurt with lots of colorfoul buddhist flags, and where you can sit in front of your door with a cup of jasmin tea in front of the mountains and the ablaze dawn sky! Someday. Somewhere!

[rosterchange]

I found this video link from the Tiny House blog.

I love Yurts but I never really understood why the prices for the building materials are so expensive, if packaged in a "kit". More people would consider this alternative if it were more affordable. $14k is not expensive for a home but it's expensive for a glorified "tent".

Sell a step-by-step E-book for $5 a pop and you'll be printing money like the crooks at the Fed. See "Lamar Solar Home" as evidence of this method.

[Alaskatentlady]

The RG reflects 97% of the heat back towards the source and it needs air space and a layer of extra material on both sides of it (for the sun and inside heater).

Here's the order of my layers from the outside in: 1. waterproof canvas 2. plastic, 3. RG, - KHANA-6 inch posts-, 4. wool or fiberglass 5. plastic, 6 fabrics. The RG reflects the heat, the fiberglass, wool and lovely fabrics hold it in after the fire dies down. Looking forward to your vids.. keep us posted!

[znate]

Awesome! Thanks for the reply. I think I'm going to use a poly tarp for the outer layer, under that will be straw blankets then a layer of RadiantGuard or just normal vapor barrier then a nicer material for the innermost layer.

I'll make some vids along the way

[Alaskatentlady]

I just added R-19 fiberglass to the walls of my new 16' and covered BOTH sides of it with visqueen. Even if you use plastic on the roof the air still moves it, unless you tape or otherwise seal the roof cover to the wall covers. Your local climate will determine how many layers you need.

[Alaskatentlady]

I've used RadiantGuard insulation on the roof for the last 4 models. I roll it around the walls. I'm learning the importance of vapor barriers and yes, the roof does need a way to let the moisture escape or it will build up on the roof. Having the smoke stack in the center gives it an place for escaping air unless you make the metal covering the stack airtight against the roofring, or add a vent somewhere. All the rules that apply to a standard building apply to yurt construction.

[znate]

What do you use for insulation? Do your shelters breath or are you using a cover like plastic that wont allow airflow?

I'm currently building a 20 foot one to live in so if you have any advice or tips I would be grateful.

Thanks

[Alaskatentlady]

You've been an inspiration since we found your site. I love the fact that your yurts are selling to single working women in Fairbanks ~ if I'd had one of these 20 years ago my life would have been a completely different story. Wouldn't it be awesome if we could find a way to get fathers to buy their daughters gorgeous dressed up yurts for weddings instead of wear-one-time dresses?

[Alaskatentlady]

Yes, but now we live in gertee pods. Nomad Shelters website has photos of their attached yurts and we loved the idea so much we tried it. Now the three of us have 2, 16' gertees with an 8' 1/2 gertee "toilet room" :) So far one woodstove heats it all!