When we moved off grid, figuring out how to get a reliable supply of safe drinking water was obviously high priority. We have two water sources on the property: a developed spring and a year-round creek. We knew we needed a gravity water filter to purify our water since we
Category: Practicalities
Animals and Rodents in That Yurt: A Story of the Food Chain
One common question about yurts is if animals can get in, and if we’re worried about that possibility. People seem to be especially concerned about whether yurts are bear-proof (a fair question). Bears and Yurts In Vermont, we only have to think about black bears, which are skittish enough around
Read More Animals and Rodents in That Yurt: A Story of the Food Chain
The Cookbooks in Our Tiny Yurt Kitchen
Living with a small kitchen is not an uncommon reality for many, whether you’re in a yurt, a tiny house, or a New York City apartment. And cooking in a tiny kitchen presents some challenges, or at least encourages the cook to be mindful of how many dishes they’re making
Off-Grid Outdoor Shower with Propane Water Heater
After two years of living in our yurt, two years of cold showers and lengthy considerations for a hot water off-grid shower solution, we finally decided to pull the trigger and build an outdoor shower, off-grid and powered by a propane on-demand water heater. TLDR: We use the Camplux 1.32
LED Lights for Our Off-Grid Yurt
For the first year in this little off-grid yurt of ours, our sole light source was six small, inflatable, solar-powered Luci lights from MPOWERD. Now we’ve upgraded to two strings of LED lights, powered by a solar-charged battery. Though the Lucis were great and we still use them as reading lights
How to Find Yurt Insurance
So you spend thousands of dollars and countless hours building your yurt, and then move everything you own into it. You want to insure that yurt. It’s your home—your life! the things you love! But you start calling around to get quotes from home insurance companies and the response is…disheartening.
Yurt Living in Winter – The Practical Aspects
Small talk is easy when you run into us in the winter. When we see friends at the local Vermont coop (real crunchy), when we talk to family on the phone (less crunchy), the question is common: How’s the winter been? Are you staying warm in the yurt? Of course!
What to Consider When Designing a Yurt Interior (or Tiny Home)
After hours and hours of building the yurt platform, and slightly fewer hours setting up the yurt itself, we had a big, round, empty space to make our own. I think this fact is often understated and underrated when considering what yurt life might be like—when you move into a
Read More What to Consider When Designing a Yurt Interior (or Tiny Home)
Perils of a Frozen Hose: Getting Water in Winter
Luckily, the spring is still running. Unluckily, the last couple hundred feet of the water hose froze. So far this has been only a minor inconvenience for getting water in winter months — much better than the alternative of a completely frozen water source. (Knocking on so much wood right
Yurt Tasks Before Winter: A Post-Snow Update
We posted a couple months ago a short list of the yurt tasks and chores we wanted and needed to get done before winter came and put a practical pause on many of our activities. Well now winter and snow are here. How’d we do? I’d confidently and proudly say that