Living in a yurt in Fairbanks, Alaska
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- Опубликовано: 9 мар 2015
- Fairbanks is one of the coldest places in the country with winter temperatures frequently dipping below -30F. Even so, my wife and I decided to live in a yurt and have found the living situation comfortable and the experience very rewarding.
I was stationed there from 1996 to 2000. It's like living on a different planet in the winter!
Your bright enthusiasm is wonderful. I enjoyed your perspective. Thank you for sharing. You seem like genuinely sweet people. Godspeed!
I'm impressed that your wife followed you there to live like this. thumbs up.
A good Wife and a good Husband stick together til GOD does them PART. God Bless them both.
Why wouldn't she ? Living off the Grid means LESS EXPENSES. Less expenses means that you can do more "real living".
@@Buildsolarhomes Indeed. Yet, many young men and women today resign to live phony inauthentic lives. Say, by contrast, in a metropolitan vain cesspool rat-race. Places like Chicago or LA. But yes, I firmly agree. Living off the grid is freedom basically.
What a great story. I love the size of the living space it's perfect for 2 people plus a dog. The animals have a good life with the both of you ;) you guys have shown your viewers that you can attain your dreams when you are able to think outside the box of so called modern normal living space👍🏼 lots of people are living comfortably in Yurts and other smaller spaces and are getting rid of the junk that we tend to accumulate in larger spaces. Wishing you both happiness and contentment from Massachusettes 💞
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! I was wondering about many of the topics you covered: yurts in the North, vegetarianism in the North, chickens in the North...etc. Thanks again!
What a cool video! I'm from Fairbanks but far from home and this video brings me back home. Thanks for the post, your very brave!
I think this is the best vid I've seen on yurts yet. Thanks, and Congrats!
What an amazing life you guys have. I love it. And you make it work so well.
inspiring! and very funny to see fresh oranges, avocados and the vitamix in a yurt in alaska :D i love it! :D
Awesome video,thanks for posting and showing us your yurt.
Wow beautiful yurt location and life !!! Love all the amazing animals that u have on ur land and I especially appreciate that you guys are vegetarians!!! Bravi 👏👏👏👏👏👏 all the best you guys always !!!!
love it!! And that dog is adorable! have a great adventure!
I noticed you have an Icelandic horse. That's really cool. I enjoyed riding one in Vermont a few years ago. They have such a nice temperament. You are so lucky. Thanks for the video. I like the Yurt too.
I thought that was an Icelandic horse. They seem neat and Iceland at least used to not let horses into the country so they wouldn't diminish the bloodline of the Icelandic horse. Seems like a neat country other than from what I've read they are mindlessly atheistic.
why do people always put music behind their videos? I find it distracting and usually too loud. there is nothing wrong with quiet.
There you go. I always commend utubers who don't blow me away with music.
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Although the music in this video did not get to me, I couldn't agree more. Thematic background music has gone way outa hand nowadays. And this video could do just as well without it. I would enjoy the video more.
14by16 Off Grid Tent I agree, quiet is better.
It’s so amazing. Love your Dog.
Wonderful. I love your yurt and your lifestyle. Thanks for sharing! Happy New Year!
Best 20" yurt interior design that I have seen so far! The sleeping loft gives you more space on the ground.
I love your yurt. I am investigating getting one myself but havent found the land yet, of where i want to be with my daughter and son. Thanks for your tour of your home.
Thank you ,Watching this, inexplicably made me Very Happy..
It made me sad when I saw the fowl house. Could they at least put some branches with leaves in there and make it look more like outdoors? Like a zoo habitat or something? Their fowl house sucks!
Hello from Juneau! My husband and I are considering the idea... Blessings, Jessica
Too rainy in Juneau it will cause black mold since it cant dry out the area Around Fairbanks is a desert when it comes to humidity!
Love how your yurt is laid out in side. Very livable.
awesome glimpse into your life, thanks for sharing.
Nice. I was in Fairbanks last winter. Surprisingly, I thought -30 would feel a lot colder than it did. Heading back to Alaska in September.
OMG you have such a wonderful life, buddy! I envy at you tho.. By the way, in couple months I will move to Fairbanks from Minnesota to finish my school there.
WOW! You make green juices too. I'm moving in. HAHA!
I like your style of living, nice vid.
Awesome jobs you guys.i try I talk my family to move to alaska all the time
What a lovely video! Thank u so much.💖🎪🎸
"Yurt" is a Turkish word that is still being used for dormitories. Also
we call our country as our "yurt". These traditional turkish tents are
still being used on higher altitudes here in our country. In summer we
climb to higher altitudes for fresh and cool air and also to feed our
animals. Soo we still do use exactly same tents here. People living
their whole life in these tents are called "Yörük" people. The word
comes from "yürümek" verb. Which means "to walk" in Turkish. These
people (my ancestors used to as well) stay in these tents whole their
lifes travelling to lands of grass for their animals and trading. You
can easily come accross with such huge families if you are travelling
around Toros Mountains region. One important thing is that we prefer
goat wool rather than sheep. That is because goat wool is better for
climate controlling. It keeps warmer in winter and cooler in summer and
much more retardant to fire and water. That is surely a fact.
Unfortunately it is not easy to find such spinned and woven goat wool
these days. Like my grandma used to do and i loved to watch. Fabricated
stuff do not work as well as experienced. You must go up the mountains
or wait for them come down once in a summer. Any one who is willing to
reach the sources for real can reach me here. Best regards. | "Yurtta
sulh cihanda sulh" "Peace at home peace in the world" Mustafa Kemal
Atatürk |
Uygar BOCUTOĞLU yes long live Mustafa Kemal Attaturk
Never knew that....learn something every day.😳
Lovely! I am thinking of a yurt for my property. Texas weather, so I will have to keep out the summer heat. I do hope ya'll will keep posting videos of your home and the animals on site and visiting. Cute moose!
Well we know that now? How did u know 4 years ago? MAGA2020
What did you use to insulate the floor?
Quite the adventure, how wonderful.
everything is so beautiful
how do you get your hydro
Great video! You dog is not too strange, LOL My little dog loves green olives.
Put a blanket on them at night when it's really cold outside
what did you put i your smoothie?
What about Internet how do you get that
Looks great!
Beautiful spot there. Not sure If could handle the cold of Alaska though and I am from Canada. Good on you for choosing your destiny and not just following the herd.
Is there still free land in alaska, and were.
Thank You
What brand is your yurt?
Very cool...literally! We have a wooden yurt in the tropics and are really battling with the temperature. The high ceilings really make it tough to cool the place down - even with the skylight open, ventilation fans, etc.
Jason Katz Very cool! Fairbanks gets really hot in the summer and we face the same problem of keeping the yurt cool for the few weeks when this can be a problem. But in general it works great!
I have a heat exchange blower on my wood stove, it
blows hot air into ducts
to heat the rooms on my first floor.
Do you still live in the yurt? What is the diameter?
How big is that yurt?
where do you guys go to the bathroom? I didn't see a bathroom in your yurt unless i missed that part of the video. What is your main source of income, and where do you get all your food supplies for the animals and yourselves? THanks!
a dog that likes nori sheets! what a hoot
Very cool. I would love to try something like this someday.
Me too
Your yurt seems to be different in construction to the traditional yurts I have seen. Was this a choice do to the climate in Alaska or was it merely how Nomad Shelter builds them?
That's a good dog!
What company made your yurt??
How much does it cost me to get a yurt in Fairbanks aka. I live in Spokane wa. Bradley
stayed in one in Mongolia for a week out in the Gobi Desert in March. it was cold but we only had a coal stove and not a good wood stove. if you had a wood stove you would be laughing!!
I haven't read all the comment so this may have been answered and redundant so apologies, if so, but is there a particular reason that you heat the water on the stove which appears to be electric as opposed to the wood stove which is already burning?
LucyLou MaGo
I have the same kind of stove. It's great, but since the stovepipe is centered at the back of the stovetop, it would be dangerous to put such a large vessel of water there, due to the risk of spilling.
Awesome :D My family and I live in a yurt in NZ - doesn't get so cold though! We love it!
+Lulastic Hippyshake
That is awesome! My wife and I traveled around NZ for a month a couple of years ago. What a beautiful country!
+Lulastic Hippyshake Post a video please. Trying to convince my wife to live in a yurt with me ;)
Algea Biofuels Lots and lots of videos on my channel :) Hope it helps convince her!! hehe
Hey Lucy! I’m a viewer of yours and am happy to bump into you here 3 years after this post!
any helpfull resources on how to buy land for yurt building please let me know im interested in geting my own yurt
omg, the dog eating a nori sheet! priceless @6:44
What brand or where did you purchase one? I like the space in them and I want one that can keep me warm down to the mid 20's and cool when it is over 100
Kathy Fan
Was there a outhouse for a toilet?
Who made the yurt??
Have you got any problem with the snow on the roof? Is it too heavy?
Why? Are the careers there?
We are new yurters, is your floor on blocks, concrete footers, or something else? Thanks for the great video!
We move up to Fairbanks in the Fall of 66 for 18 months. I miss the place.
Do we need Permit to build Yurt for Living ..
How did you insulate the floor of your yurt?
+Fat-bike Fanatic
I put chicken wire between the joists and fitted pieces of leftover foam boards in between the joists. However, I wouldn't have done this again since it was complicated and you don't get insulation above the joists. What I have heard works good is to glue blue-foam boards underneath the plywood floorboards and then you lay it straight on the joists. That way you have insulated everything and supposedly the blue foam doesn't compress much
What type of animal is a Moose,is it some thing between a cow and a horse?
What size is your yurt? and what is the coldest temp you have experianced inside the yurt?
The yurt is 20' in diameter. This is really the smallest size that you can have a sleeping loft in. We have both a monitor heater and a wood stove so the yurt never gets cold inside (we don't ever keep it under 70 unless we are not home). The colder it is outside, the warmer we like it inside.
thats the same music 'Fouchomatic' off grid uses😊 if you havent seen their channel its pretty cool too...homesteading,living in a yurt with 2 kids. cheers to you guys & at least i get to kinda live vicariously through you guys & foucho☺️😉 +meteoroliver
He looks like a bear snack. Not gonna make it bud. Try San Francisco
Where can I buy a yurt?
My Dachshund loves nori sheets. Well any vegetables really except of course the ones not good for dogs. She even eats salad with us without dressing. 😊
I love the minimalistic lifestyle but I'll be going to Hawaii. The cold just is a bit overwhelming!
Nice!
Great place. I wold love to stay in a place like yours for a couple of weeks and live the dream. Thanks for sharing. What is the coldes t that it has gotten there?
+ToniMattTony
It has gotten below -40 a few times. Fortunately, we haven't experienced -50 yet!
You should have a building for those horses!!!
where did you guys get electric power? where is the toilet in the winter?
+sito Power comes from the utility company. The toilet is an outhouse which works in the summer as well as winter. Outhouses are allowed up here on properties larger than 1acre.
what is/was the size of your yurt? Are you still living in it? Enjoyed the video
Have you had any issues with bears damaging or trying to get into the yurt?
Just out of curiosity, if your vegetarians, why do you keep chickens? Also, have you considered a heated greenhouse for more veggies?
What is your average heating cost?
Robert Cave
Hard to say since I don't keep perfect track. Probably about a cord of wood and 150 gallons of heating oil.
What size is it ?
+G Nutter 20'
What are your property taxes and what do you do for a living?
+John D usually there is no property taxes, and they even give you money to live up there.
Is that a gas fireplace?
really nice: )
Where is your accent from?
Very nice
what about bears?
simple life yurts are awsome
how much did you pay for your yurk
Hi there!
Could you please answer a couple of questions:
1) What is the diameter and height?
2) How many layers of felt does it have?
Thank you in advance!
+Gorlung It has a 20' diameter. According to the manufacturer, this is the smallest size that you can have a little sleeping loft in like the one we have. The height is 11' under the middle and 7' by the sides.
We have a layer of polyester and aluminum bubble wrap reflective stuff. This came with the yurt. In addition we have two layers of 1'' R-TECH polystyrene boards. They are pliable and can be shaped to the yurt.
Thanks a lot for such a detailed answer!
Great life style. Are you still living there doing this? Or did it get to you in the long run?
I know it's tough living in the wild. We're getting ready to raise turkeys and some native chickens. Too hot to keep a horse, though our daughter would love it.
Jason Katz We are still living like this. We have lived here for two years, and I can see it getting to us in the long run. But for now it is great! I am longing for the tropics up here, and I can see us living like this down there, but not up here in the long run.
Pretty cool, but have you considered getting a different breed of chicken? Northern breeds have a smaller comb, sometimes feathered legs, and don't run as high a risk for frostbite because of it. You could keep the hardier of those breeds outside in below 20 degrees C.
+Hallowbreath That would definitely be better. If we were going to get more chickens we would definitely consider Icelandic chickens or another breed like that.
I can dig it...would a rocket stove work up there?
Much more efficient to dig into the ground and use the massive heat sink of the earth to heat and cool your house.
Quick question, why own chickens and ducks if your a vegetarian?
pretty cool
How much does a simple yurt like this cost?
20k
@@sumpter907 thank you
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