Is it hard to keep a 30ft yurt warm in winter?

[MrBlewit]

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. How big is your wood burning stove and do you use any fans to spread the heat around the yurt?

@UKadventurer, thanks for the details on you're set up - very helpful and interesting learning about the traditional use of yurts! We are in the very early stages of planning so just trying to scope out all the options. I like the idea of a water/air heat pump (granting we find some land with a flowing river) to power underfloor heating/radiators used in conjunction with the wood burning stove. There's even the option of connecting extra electrical heaters to the solar power if needed!

[Jafo]

Originally Posted by MrBlewit

@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. How big is your wood burning stove and do you use any fans to spread the heat around the yurt?

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.

[UKadventurer]

Originally Posted by MrBlewit

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. How big is your wood burning stove and do you use any fans to spread the heat around the yurt?

@UKadventurer, thanks for the details on you're set up - very helpful and interesting learning about the traditional use of yurts! We are in the very early stages of planning so just trying to scope out all the options. I like the idea of a water/air heat pump (granting we find some land with a flowing river) to power underfloor heating/radiators used in conjunction with the wood burning stove. There's even the option of connecting extra electrical heaters to the solar power if needed!

I'm happy to help. If you have a source of "free" wood that could be a huge advantage. We have a massive forest next to us but frankly I'm too lazy to collect it, cut store and season the fallen trees. It's very labour-intensive, ideally requires special tools so few people are willing to put the effort into it. I know I'm not. Semi-coke is cheap, electricity is cheap and even firewood isn't too bad. If I was broke then I suppose I'd put the effort into preparing my own firewood.

A 9 meter diameter yurt is huge. That's way bigger than Mongolian gers (typically 5 to 6 meters diameter). We decided that two 7 meter gers would be a more liveable arrangement with a hallway / bathroom connection between them.