Pacific Yurts/Inexpensive options

[Eruvanda]

Hi Everyone!


I hope I'm asking this question in the right place.



I'm planning on moving out of my parents' house within the next year (I'm 19), and I would love to live in a yurt instead of an apartment or regular house. Eventually I would love to buy a 24' yurt from

Pacific Yurts

, but I have a VERY limited income at the moment so it's going to take awhile for me to save up enough for that. I live in Minnesota so I would need a yurt that is insulated and fully equipped to handle MN winters. So my first question is, what are your experiences with

Pacific Yurts

? Are there better or less expensive options that you would recommend?



While I'm saving up for a real yurt, I'm looking for a much less expensive option to live in (I'm thinking less than $5k). I'm guessing this won't work, but I'm going to throw the idea out there anyway. Is there any reason I shouldn't cover an open air car port in canvas,

insulation

, and felt layers (like those covering a yurt) as a sort of tiny home until I save up the $15k for a real yurt? I would put it on a pallet platform of some sort.
I would love to hear any advice you guys can offer me

Thanks in advance!