UKadventurer

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Last Activity: 07-29-2024 02:13 AM

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I'm a UK expat who took early retirement and I'm in the process of building a ger (yurt) camp

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Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

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wild living

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retired computer graphics artist

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UKadventurer liked post by TSRalex On thread : New, modern yurt build in Mongolia

I am involved in a project, which would be - IMHO (!) - the perfect solution for you (and many other people around the world...). At the moment I can't talk about, except the fact, that the project...
Liked On: 07-29-2024, 01:18 AM
Posted On: 07-29-2024, 12:40 AM
UKadventurer liked post by TSRalex On thread : New, modern yurt build in Mongolia

:cool: You got few seconds before one from me too! :D
Liked On: 07-25-2024, 11:29 PM
Posted On: 07-24-2024, 09:14 AM
UKadventurer liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : Dude it's cold! Installing a wood stove

Jafo made a good comment about fireplace and woodstove hearth size. Imo a non combustible hearth needs to extend at least two feet out from the front of the fireplace that's at floor level. With...
Liked On: 02-07-2024, 12:09 AM
Posted On: 02-06-2024, 10:48 AM
UKadventurer liked post by calcetines On thread : Dude it's cold! Installing a wood stove

Good guess! It's january and I'm wearing shorts :) Cold nights, but whe the sun is up it's so nice. very cool you live up there, adventure indeed! good luck
Liked On: 02-06-2024, 08:20 AM
Posted On: 02-06-2024, 02:19 AM
UKadventurer liked post by calcetines On thread : Dude it's cold! Installing a wood stove

For a party definitely goes better late then never U.K. Nice stove setup. Clean. I like your Yurt too! The side window is very nice, in Mongolia right? Well after a couple of months I can give...
Liked On: 02-04-2024, 11:05 PM
Posted On: 02-04-2024, 03:33 PM
UKadventurer liked post by Jafo On thread : New, modern yurt build in Mongolia

Perhaps consider a Bluetti like power backup as they are also designed to run as a UPS. I use one at my yurt to stand between the outlet and my starlink so that when I am monkeying around with the...
Liked On: 12-20-2023, 11:40 AM
Posted On: 12-20-2023, 10:37 AM
UKadventurer liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : New, modern yurt build in Mongolia

WOW!!!! That's one very sorry sight! "We can survive any temperatures that nature throws at us because we have our dumb stoves and plenty of solid fuel." Man it is GREAT to hear that. -39 is real...
Liked On: 12-19-2023, 07:59 PM
Posted On: 12-19-2023, 12:13 PM
UKadventurer liked post by Jafo On thread : Is it hard to keep a 30ft yurt warm in winter?

Here is the stove I use: https://www.woodstove.com/ideal-steel-hybrid-wood-stove I do have a ceiling fan which does help. I only turn it on periodically.
Liked On: 12-06-2023, 07:59 PM
Posted On: 12-05-2023, 07:11 PM
UKadventurer liked post by MrBlewit On thread : Is it hard to keep a 30ft yurt warm in winter?

Thanks for the responses! @Jafo that's reassuring that the wood stove heats a 30fter! We're looking to buy some woodland in the UK so hopefully we'll be able to supply enough wood with the land....
Liked On: 12-05-2023, 10:45 AM
Posted On: 12-05-2023, 10:09 AM
UKadventurer liked post by calcetines On thread : Hi, we live in a traditional mongolian yurt in Portugal

Ah nice! The best people in Europe if you ask me, so kind and good hearthed. And thanks! We love it too. The energy a circular gives, the wood & cotton around you, being tucked in by 2 inch of...
Liked On: 12-05-2023, 04:39 AM
Posted On: 10-25-2023, 03:21 AM
UKadventurer liked post by calcetines On thread : Hi, we live in a traditional mongolian yurt in Portugal

The platform I build on a sloped hill and the yurt itself. Not the best pictures but you get an idea
Liked On: 12-05-2023, 04:38 AM
Posted On: 10-24-2023, 05:39 AM
UKadventurer liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : Dude it's cold! Installing a wood stove

Off topic. I'm just finishing up rebuilding my 12'6" d. rustic camping yurt. I'm at the stove install right now. Stove pipe will go through the 24" d. ring. I set the stove today. Need two 4'...
Liked On: 12-05-2023, 02:46 AM
Posted On: 10-25-2023, 08:35 PM
UKadventurer liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : Dude it's cold! Installing a wood stove

Check the install data on the plate attached to your stove. If there isn't one look up your model online. A 90 degree cleanout ell two feet outside the yurt is standard. Make ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN...
Liked On: 12-05-2023, 02:44 AM
Posted On: 10-24-2023, 03:53 PM
UKadventurer liked post by Pacific Yurts On thread : Deck or platform - help!

@PDXnewbie if you build a square or rectangular deck you will need to build a raise circular platform on top of it, which stand 6" above the deck. This will allow for proper anchoring of the Pacific...
Liked On: 12-05-2023, 01:58 AM
Posted On: 11-13-2023, 10:20 AM
UKadventurer liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : Deck or platform - help!

I built a 16' platform in 2013 for my 16' yurt. Photos are seen online on google images. Mine is the rustic green doored yurt with rafters either side of the door: Bob Rowlands home made yurt ...
Liked On: 12-05-2023, 01:58 AM
Posted On: 11-12-2023, 12:35 PM

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