[simplecomplex]

I don’t get the fascination with Yurts. It’s a tent. People stopped living in tents as soon as they could, because they don’t stay cool, don’t stay warm, and don’t stay dry. They only work well in gentle, temperate climates.

The one advantage to tents is mobility, but Yurts are pretty much permanent tents. They’re the worst tent.

If you’re a nomadic group in the plains with not much wood around and a herd of animals it makes sense. Build tents with skins, burn the poo for fire.

[anonytrary]

Your premise is wrong. In all of your analysis, you forgot that people have hobbies, they get bored, and they do things for fun. Don't judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree.

[tprice7]

I think Portland is pretty temperate compared to Mongolia, where such dwellings are traditional. Also, they better insulated than the mobile kind of tent and therefore are not Pareto-inferior.

[irrational]

>They only work well in gentle, temperate climates.

So... Portland, OR?

[oh_sigh]

How much house can you build for 65k all in?

[rbritton]

Doing as much as possible yourself, you’re around $80-100/sq ft finished in normally-priced housing areas. Source: my dad’s a builder.

[thekhatribharat]

What about when you hire professionals? $200/sq ft?

[MrLeap]

Quite a lot in rural Missouri.

16x40 tiny house built by the amish costs 16k delivered. Includes 2 lofts for beds. Exterior completely done, interior is up to you (that includes wiring, sheetrock, carpet, insulation appliances etc.)

49k gets you quite a lot of interior. Total square footage is 6x this yurt. Pretty though.

[niij]

A fellow Missourian! Have you had one of these tiny houses built by the Amish?

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