Starting with a 'dog yurt' made from bamboo

[Kalaine]

I will be building a 'people yurt' once I experiment with building a smaller 'dog yurt' - I am, also, using the lattice design to construct a modular fence that can be customized depending on the space available.

Bamboo was an easy choice for the dog yurt, but I am stuck on low cost, lightweight, and water repellant material to wrap that one in. I, also, want to build a constructable/deconstructable SIP floor for that as practice for the larger one, but I haven't gotten to the point of considering my options there.

I've been trying to understand the best materials to use for my human yurt, as well. Everything with the human yurt is up in the air, actually. I don't know of a good source for lattice material and am not sure if I want to use pine or cedar or a hardwood for the frame. There are pros and cons to each. I'm leaning toward cedar, but am afraid the smell would be overpowering.

As far as material goes, I am looking at WeatherMAX 80 or 65, followed by a thinsulate layer and faced with some other material. I am not a sewer so that seems daunting. I can find a low cost sewer, though, since I live amongst many Amish who advertise sewing for hire.

The WeatherMAX option seems heavy to me, so I've been thinking about some kind of tex - like gore tex, or another material - but I am not sure where to start thinking about that.

Does anyone have material suggestions? My criteria is that the material should be: durable, puncture, mildew, and mold resistant, water repellant, wind resistant, and lightweight.

I'd, also, love suggestions on wood. I think that I may do aluminum roof poles.