Greetings from Germany

[Andy_in_Germany]

Hello from Germany!


We're a British/Japanese family, trying to find a low(er) impact path forward. To this end we manage to get about using public transport and bikes, and I'm currently doing a three year apprenticeship as a carpenter/cabinet maker to get skills for a low energy economy. We also have an allotment which we're slowly working on although it is mostly brambles at the moment, and we're trying to find a way to get around draconian local planning laws by building a Yurt so we can be on site a bit more than we can now, and possibly think about more time-intensive things like chickens.

As we live in the heart of one of the most car-dominated areas of the world, notions like Peak Oil, Climate Change, or living more simply, don't come up on most people's agenda, so being part of a forum where we can ask questions about practical matters would really help. Of course, we'll still be asking a lot of Questions locally, but sometimes it is handy for the first questions to be in my first language so I can then ask more intelligently locally...

[Jafo]

Welcome aboard!

[Marshall Eppley]

Welcome to yurt forum Andy

[Andy_in_Germany]

Thanks for the welcome. I realised when reading my introduction that I came to a Yurt as a last resort. It's true I considered a wooden structure at first (as a trainee carpenter it caame rather naturally to mind) but a Yurt is mush more my sort of thing.

It's good to be amongst people who don't think I'm mad and/or 'building a tent'...

[Andy_in_Germany]

Okay, that last post got mangled between brain and keyboard:

Thanks for the welcome. I realised when reading my introduction that GAVE THE IMPRESSION THAT I came to a Yurt as a last resort. It's true I considered a wooden structure at first (as a trainee carpenter it came rather naturally to mind) but a Yurt is much more my sort of thing.

It's good to be amongst people who don't think I'm mad and/or 'building a tent'...

[Jafo]

Frankly, I love German architecture and design, and I really excited to see what you come up with!