Constructing an Albion Canvas 30ft yurt

A stop motion movie of the construction of a Kyrgyz style yurt made by Albion Canvas in 2008. Constrcuted on a pre built deck at Thornbridge Outdoors Centre, near Bakewell in the Peak District, England.
Total construction time was about 2 and a half hours for 3 people with a tea break.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Yurt
• tipi
• outdoor
• education

[Rhinoch8]

No insulation? Can the canvas shed the rain and the snow?

[alanthetent]

@Rhinoch8

Hi - No insualtion as its not for living in. Canvas easily sheds the rain, and snow is not an issue in the UK.

[neuroleptika]

I bet these cost a fortune and will never be vailable for the average man...I hate that :(

[alanthetent]

@neuroleptika

Hi - yes they arent cheap but then handmade quality cant be. Its all about sustainability - sustainable materials and a business run to ensure future employment and maintaining those skills we need to survive, when the mass production global economy collapses.

[shoobedoorocketship]

wow! from the inside it looks so much bigger! i am torn, i live the look of tipis but the yurts look more livable

[alanthetent]

@shoobedoorocketship The yurt is a much more practical structure for the European climate than the Tipi - it doesnt have a hole in the roof to start with!

It gives more useable space, a door you can lock and walk through without crouching down, easier to insulate, heat, furnish, add rooms too and lots more. I would go yurt every time for living. But I love my tipi too!

[mikezzknight]

can they be made to withstand heavy rain?

[16andsmoking]

@neuroleptika its gunna be cheeper than a house though

[alecboi84]

how much money

[AriesJedi]

I am going to use bamboo, cable ties, bubble wrap, tarpaulin and rope (or car roof rachet straps). I was going to use a bicycle wheel for the middle of roof.

Going to buy Russian military blankets for inside.

Got some cheap rugs from IKEA.

This should be cheap and a 'Just -in-case the SHTF' Yurt.

It won't look pretty but I hope it will be cosy.

I plan to make one of these but I can't think of a cheap/easy door.......

[Rhinoch8]

@erikandreasnilsson Yeah true! I project to build one out of hardware store cheap components.

[erikandreasnilsson]

@neuroleptika They are not very hard to build yourself for a small cost of material.