The Trouble with Yurts
- Posted by admin on Sat 03 2009.
- 22 people have commented on this.
The thing about proper Mongolian Yurts – and we hadn’t fully realised this before – is you really do have to know what you are doing!
Lots of bits, lots of covers and everything has to be in exactly the right place, under exactly the right tension. A tweak here and a shuffle there makes a lot of difference.
And every time you do it, it is slightly different. It’s something we do nearly every week of the year which, I guess, is why last week we were brought in as consultants to try and fix someone else’s yurts.
They were bought second hand from an importer in Wales and had been put up very badly – sloping, leaning and flapping all over the place.
We did think we’d just be able to tweak them into place – but No! Eventually one of them all but fell down on our heads and we had to start all over again.
And then we realised the problem. They were rubbish to start with !
Never having come across anyone else’s Mongolian yurts before I had no idea how bad they could be. The wall sections were very thin, the poles were filled with wall filler and many of the ends were either rotting through or didn’t fit in the badly morticed holes they were meant to fit snugly into.
The painting was inept, the doors were bubbling up and the tops were rotting through. The covers had been ‘adjusted’ to make second doorways where none were meant to be and the skirts were the wrong height and the wrong length.
Worse than that, the guy who sold them – who is meant to be an expert – hadn’t even cut the door poles to length. So all of the doors hung outwards – one of the most basic errors imaginable.
So, if you are in any doubt about which Mongolian Yurts to go for – be very careful. We went to a company called Ulaantaij for our yurts and now I know we were right. There really is no contest.
Happily, in this case, the casual user of this particular village wont notice any of this because after 9 man (and women) days of fixing, adjusting, repositioning, shaving, cutting and recovering, we sorted them out. And now they look fab – for this season anyway!
Simply Yurts to the rescue!
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les raw says:
im interested in your yurts,what price range and sizes do they come in. thankyou.
susan tristem says:
Please send me a price for both hiring and buying.
I am interested in a Yurt to hold at lease 80 people at a party in May…
Look forward to hearing
S M Tristem (Mrs)
matthew says:
I want to buy a normal size yurt while I am in England between 17th-28th April.
Please let me know where I can see one. Please answer this email so I know someone is there.
Yours, Matthew
georgia siamou says:
im interested in your yurts,what price range and sizes do they come in. thankyou
John Cockrill says:
We are proposing to purchase a number of yurts and would be grateful for any information regarding pricing, size etc.
We have looked at several “yurt holiday locations” but until we saw your website we realise that some suppliers do not offer what we are looking for.
simplyyurts says:
Hello, Sorry for this late reply but we haven’t been keeping our eyes on this for a while. i hope you have found your answers but if not then please do contact us again through the website main address – events@simplyyurts.co.uk – and I’d be delighted to answer your queries
mrs helen harper says:
hi still awaiting reaply from email. with all my questions , you have given so much info on your web site it is fantastic, still would love to ask bout water and toilet within the yurt and cant believe the great job you have don with othere people . hope to hear from you soon helen.
yurt holidays says:
Wow the intricacies of yurts! Thanks for the heads up.
simplyyurts says:
Hi Helen, Sorry we didn’t see this… or in fact the email you mention.. How can we help? (we tend to deal with specifics via the events@simplyyurts.co.uk email address…)
debbie says:
Hi, I live in Cambridge, UK and would be interested in purchase prices and hire (seasonal) prices for various sizes. do you provide delivery and erection of the yurts? Look forward to hearing from you.
Jane from Bed Guards UK says:
At least you’re being honest about the realities of the yurt which makes a refreshing change – good on you for that!
Mike O Connor says:
Hi
I am interested in buying 2 to 4 yurts for a coastal location on an island in the south of Ireland. These will be for summer use but the site is very exposed.
Can you help me out with this.
Mike O Connor
martin penstone says:
I am looking to buy 4/6yurts for a campsite. can you let me know prices and sizes please.Do you supply the base as well?
If you have a catalogue please post to
96 Wickham Hill
Hurstpierpoint
Sussex
BN69NR
simplyyurts says:
Thanks for your comment. It was interesting really. We had never really had the chance to compare things so directly. It’s reassuring to know that we really do have the ‘best yurts on the planet’!
simplyyurts says:
Hi Mike. Ulaantaij is where you need to look. In the UK they trade as Yurts direct . I think you’d have to pop over here and pick a couple up and then take them back You can easily get a couple in a transit van – or similar..
simplyyurts says:
Same reply as to Mike… Try Yurts Direct – we only hire them out.
simplyyurts says:
Hi Debbie
Thanks for visiting but to buy you need to try yurts direct. If you’re hiring then all our prices are here http://simplyyurts.co.uk/prices.php
yurt holidays says:
In addition, it is really a must to buy yurts from a good company. Glad you were able to repair your yurts.
Allison Arthur says:
could you please send me details and prices of yurts thanks
allison arthur
thirdpart farm
greenhills
barrmill
beith
ka15 1hj
Francis Britzky says:
Hi,
I am interested to know if the yurt can be used in warm and tropical places like in the northeast of Brasil. We are at the coast, our temperature here is in average 27° the whole year and in summer up to 35. How can we get low temperature in it? What about mosquitos and rain weather? Is it aplicable in the tropic??
Is there a special tipe for tropical places???? How cann I get types and prices??
Thank you
Jonny says:
HI Francis
If you’re still interested in all this then please get back in touch through our email jonny@simplyyurts.co.uk and I’ll happily go through all the options for using Yurts or even Domes in Brazil.
Cheers
Jonny says:
Hi Alison
You need to talk to our pals at Ulaantaij.com for yurt prices or you might consider domes from domeworks.co.uk
Cheers