Over 1,000 years ago, the Mongols used yurts as mobile shelter. Nowadays, folks buy prefab yurts and use them to set up camp or as a permanent place of residence—and business is booming. “We are ...

For a few thousand years now, yurts have been an exceptional choice for shelter. The round structures were long valued for their stability, simple assembly and portability. Such things mattered, ...

Somewhere between a tent and a hut lies a curious little structure known by a single ungainly syllable: yurt. A yurt–also known as a ger, if that sounds any better–is a small, round, roofed structure ...

As an artist and creative type, Debra doesn't want to be stuck working inside four walls. She believes her circular office helps her think outside the box. Jeff and Leslie Suhy like the feeling of ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Though they’ve been quietly cropping up at nature resorts and state parks for several decades, yurts are now gaining mainstream appeal, ...

Eighteen years ago, I stayed in my first yurt. I was visiting New Hampshire on a backcountry ski trip to the now-defunct Phillips Brook Backcountry Recreation Area, a system of 11 yurts, 75 miles of ...

As the cost of living continues to rise, making affordable housing unattainable, young Hungarians are choosing to live in alternative dwellings such as yurts. 1 Mihaly Pogany, 28, who works as an ...

SIDNEY -- When Ken Sawyer’s business partner from South Dakota called him asking if he would like to run a yurt factory, Sawyer jokes that he replied the way most folks would: “What the heck is a yurt ...