Hey All,
I was reading thru some of the posts on the forum and i thought Nomad needed their own thread. I own a 24'er and here is my review:
I purchased a 24' yurt from them (SUCCESSFULLY!!!) 3 years ago to put up on some remote property i own in northern Nevada. First and foremost I will vouch for this company to anyone. Jess and Lee are top notch people...period. I had my fair share of hiccups in getting the yurt from homer AK to Northern Nevada (WHO WOULDN'T?) and they went above and beyond every step of the way. My story goes as follows (short version): I drove up to Tacoma, WA to pick up the yurt (that is where they were shipping it first to get it to the lower 48) only to find that it hadn't shipped and somehow that got lost in communication. The reason shipping was delayed was because i was trying to get it down here during fishing season and trucking companies apparently have a contract with fisherman that what ever spoils in transit gets eaten by the trucking company so fish take priority over everything else (or something to that effect..anyhow it makes sense). SO since neither nomad shelter nor myself were aware of this, what did nomad shelter choose to do? ship the yurt to my door (practically) at no cost to me....wow. over $800 worth of shipping and i didn't pay a dime.
Now the Yurt:
The yurt is a SOLIDLY built 24'. everything they say, that is what was delivered. the center skylight is gorgeous and the stove pipe hole thru the center of the skylight was perfect. the stove was the center piece and that was perfect for us. I opted out of their offered
package and chose to build my own. I used recycled denim
(R30ish) sandwiched between the outer cover and muslin. It gets -30F at night and 0F during the day during the coldest months (Dec./Jan area) and i used 1.5 cords of wood total during that year. another neat feature is when it snows, the roof pitch is steep enough that it cleans itself. I would wake up in the morning to the sound of snow sliding off the roof and further helping to insulate the yurt (SWEET!!) i never once brushed snow off the roof.
The only downside to dealing with Nomad is that they are deep in AK and I was deep in the 48. Even still, communication via email or phone was right on. I think maybe once we played phone tag for a couple days but other than that they are quick. Shipping was somewhat of a hassle but i really didnt expect it to be easy and they were more than helpful in that regard.
The bottom line is this: I got my yurt (everything that was promised) and I never once felt abandoned by the crew at nomad. I would deal with them again in a heart beat..but i probably wont need to because my yurt is going to out last me so......
any questions, dont hesitate to email!
Nomad Shelter Yurts
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