Over 1,000 years ago, the Mongols used yurts as mobile shelter. Nowadays, folks buy prefab yurts and use them to set up camp or as a permanent place of residence—and business is booming. “We are ...

The first thing you notice about the yurt is its sturdy construction. With 2″ fiberglass insulation in the walls and 2″ polyiso foam in the roof, the cabins stay warm despite the cold weather snap ...

Yurt camping is the perfect balance between traditional tent camping and a cozy, rustic cabin stay, offering a unique way to connect with the great outdoors. If you’re curious about what yurt camping ...

Nowadays, people are finding more and more ways to enjoy the great outdoors without having to pitch a traditional tent. “Glamping” is all the rage these days, with people opting for vintage Airstreams ...

Portland couple Zach Both and Nicole Lopez have recently finished building their very own impressive yurt home with an interior loft garden. What's more the couple have released all their plans online ...

We’ve featured yurts from Mandala Homes here on Inhabitat before, and their latest creation has raised the bar to new heights. Prefabricated in B.C., Canada, Mandala Homes’ “fancy yurts” are shipped ...

Meet Whitney & Trent, a couple living in an off-grid yurt home in the Mojave Desert. They built a 30' diameter yurt with a whimsical interior, featuring a loft bedroom and covering about 700 sqft on ...

After three years of living in a yurt and loving it, Hilary Pedersen is selling her canvas-and-wood home for $21,000. The new owner will need to be someone who likes circles: the yurt is a single, ...

Recently, I met a couple at a cafe who had just spent the first night at their vacation getaway on a rural mountaintop in Sonoma County. It turned out that though they owned the land, they had neither ...