Yurt Newbie - Looking for semi-permanent living in a camping yurt?

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Thanks Jafo! I think that might be our best choice. In that circumstance, I'd assume that our options would be a bit more open (meaning that we wouldn't always need one with a built-in bottom).

I do know that the two main areas we would be travelling to have nearby rural areas and farming communities (especially in North Carolina). Now it's just a question of how to best take care of/transport a plywood platform that's more than 10' in diameter. We'd certainly do something like this or the Groovy Yurts portable platform for longer stays.

Once again though, my concern would be the weight/ease of transport in the plywood.

One tends to worry that a lighter yurt frame may be less structurally stable in the long haul, though I would also think that a flexible wood would be ideal for windy conditions? "What doesn't bend breaks.", or is this a false assumption?