Practical Yurts

Author : Steven W. Hatch
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-05
Category : Yurts
ISBN : 1496089995

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Practical Yurts by Steven W. Hatch Pdf

When Steven W. Hatch found himself in a housing crisis, pressed for time and money, he discovered that building a yurt was his best option. In Practical Yurts, Hatch thoroughly documents his project, beginning by explaining how a simple, round tent could fit the needs of a retired aerospace industry professional. Beyond the practicalities of easy construction and low initial output and ongoing ownership costs, he was drawn to the "feeling" inside a yurt. Another deciding factor was learning that yurts are controlled by the building codes for alternative, membrane-covered frame structures, so he could save a big chunk of money and still meet his county's building code with a yurt, using radiant barrier insulation. Chock full of similarly useful information, photographs, and details about the planning, preparation, and building process, much of Hatch's book applies to any do-it-yourself, money-saving homebuilding project. But for Hatch, nothing could beat his yurt and the peacefulness of simple living it provides. An invaluable resource for people looking to reduce their environmental footprint, lower their living costs, or build a great hunting cabin, Practical Yurts is presented in the personable tone of a friend who wants to share what he learned to help you avoid aggravation and make your building project a success.

Author : Becky Kemery
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1586858912

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Yurts by Becky Kemery Pdf

Yurts: Living in the Roundjourneys from Central Asia to modern America and reveals the history, evolution, and contemporary benefits of yurt living. One of the oldest forms of indigenous shelter still in use today, yurts have exploded into the twenty-first century as a multi-faceted, thoroughly modern, utterly versatile, and immensely popular modern structure whose possibilities are still being explored. Kemery introduces the innovators who redesigned the yurt and took it from back country trekking and campground uses to modern permanent homes and offices.

Author : Paul King
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Mongols
ISBN : 1899233083

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The Complete Yurt Handbook by Paul King Pdf

The yurt or ger is a low-impact structure that causes no permanent damage to the land on which it is pitched. It is easy to erect and can be taken down in an hour. It is cool in summer and, with a stove, warm in winter. For centuries, people throughout central Asia have made yurts their homes. Robust and versatile, the yurt has evolved into the ultimate portable dwelling. Yurts are perfect for offices, summer houses, meditation spaces, spare rooms, or just beautifully satisfying spaces to be in! Join the thousands of North Americans who are discovering the many virtues of the yurt. Part One of the book delves into the history of the yurt and the principles behind its construction, and explores modern life in a Mongolian ger and the culture and etiquette of ger living. Part Two gives fully illustrated and detailed instructions on how to make several of the most popular types of yurt, including the "weekend yurt." With a few common wood-working tools, even an absolute beginner could build the frame for this simple, elegant structure.

Author : Paula Michaels
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2003-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780822970743

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Curative Powers by Paula Michaels Pdf

Curative Powers combines post-colonial theory with ethnographic research to reconstruct how the Soviet government used medicine and public health policy to transform the society, politics, and culture of its outlying regions, specifically Kazakhstan. Winner of the 2003 Heldt Prize from the Association for Women in Slavic Studies.

Author : Len Charney
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Yurts
ISBN : 0020793200

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Build a Yurt by Len Charney Pdf

Author : Dan Frank Kuehn
Publisher : Shelter Publications, Inc.
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0936070390

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Mongolian Cloud Houses by Dan Frank Kuehn Pdf

A guide to building a Mongolian cloud house, this title presents new techniques and information for building a yurt, including a list of commercial yurt manufacturers, tools, and materials.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03-06
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780756657079

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Camping by Anonim Pdf

Ensure your camping trip goes like a dream - stay dry, keep warm, eat great food and have fun! Whether you're a family camper or a novice backpacker this is the must-have camping companion. A comprehensive kit review enables you to choose the right tent, sleeping bag, stove, and everything else you need for your camping trip - wherever you're going, and to whatever degree you're roughing it. The how-to section shows you all the practical stuff you need to know to get the best out of your break. Enjoy great food on your camping trip with 50 simple recipes including one-pot wonders, dishes that don't require refrigerated ingredients, and red-hot ideas for rustling up some BBQ sizzlers on the campfire. From tent pegs to accessories, perfect pitches to campsite dos and don'ts, don't go camping without it!

Author : Angus Clarke
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-15
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780340913444

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Harper's Practical Genetic Counselling, Eighth Edition by Angus Clarke Pdf

Easy to use, and useful when kept close at hand in the room where you work. The book is a pleasure to read: the style elegant and authoritative.' Lancet '...this book is a wonderful reference to enable primary physicians to be informed about their patients.' Annals of Internal Medicine Universally used across the world by genetic counsellors, medical geneticists and clinicians alike, Harper's Practical Genetic Counselling has established itself as the essential guide to counselling those at risk from inherited disorders. Increasingly, common disorders are known to have a genetic component and this book provides invaluable and up to date guidance through the profusion of new information in this area and the associated psychosocial and ethical considerations and concerns. Within its established, tried and trusted framework, the book contains new chapters on: laboratory methods, new genetic sequencing techniques and the applications of genome-wide SNP association studies, genetic susceptibility, cross cultural aspects and the genetic counselling process. It has expand chapters on genetic screening and screening of newborn, treatment techniques and rational approaches to treatment, non-Mendelian inheritance, free fetal DNA in prenatal screening and diagnosis. Key features: - Fully updated to provide the very latest information when in a busy consulting room or clinic - Clear and authoritative advice applicable to everyday clinical practice - Reflects the rapid development of knowledge in this area, including the implications of the human genome project and related technology The eighth edition of this popular, best selling text continues to be an essential source of reference for trainee and practitioner genetic counsellors, medical geneticists and clinicians. Also it provides valuable background for specialist nurses, counsellors, social scientists, ethicists as well as genetics laboratory staff.

Author : Mark R. Weinberger
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781493031214

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Minnesota Off the Beaten Path® by Mark R. Weinberger Pdf

Tired of the same old tourist traps? Whether you’re a visitor or a local looking for something different, let Minnesota Off the Beaten Path show you the North Star State you never knew existed. Ski, hike, or just relax at the Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center; visit a three-billion-year-old rock in Yellow Medicine County; or fill up at the world’s only Frank Lloyd Wright–designed service station in Carlton County. So if you’ve “been there, done that” one too many times, get off the main road and venture Off the Beaten Path.

Author : Autumn Raven,Adam Raven
Publisher :
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-19
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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A Year in a Yurt by Autumn Raven,Adam Raven Pdf

Many people have asked why we did this. Why would my husband and I sell our home, car, ATV, snowmobile, furniture, why donate over 90% of our belongings and move into a yurt, in Maine no less? You might be surprised, because the reasons were really not all that unique: debt, unhappiness, and lack of fulfillment with where we found ourselves in life. What was unique was our solution. Join us as we strive to achieve our dream of becoming debt free by drastically altering our lifestyle and building a low cost, DIY yurt. A Year in a Yurt follows us as beginners while we tackle our first year from construction through a snowy Maine winter in our tiny house while we battle insects, heat, cold, and occasionally each other in a search for freedom through living in an alternative, solar home. Learn from our decisions made to solve a multitude of problems from solar installation, types of toilets, what to cook on, how to plumb an indoor shower, and more as we strive not just to survive but to be prosperous and self sufficient in our new homesteading lives. This book is full of photos with more available on line to better illustrate what life is like in less than 500 square feet of space and living in a cloth sided yurt!

Author : William Coperthwaite,John Saltmarsh
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2007-03-07
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781603581394

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A Handmade Life by William Coperthwaite,John Saltmarsh Pdf

William Coperthwaite is a teacher, builder, designer, and writer who for many years hasexplored the possibilities of true simplicity on a homestead on the north coast of Maine. In the spirit of Henry David Thoreau, Emily Dickinson, and Helen and Scott Nearing, Coperthwaite has fashioned a livelihood of integrity and completeness-buying almost nothing, providing for his own needs, and serving as a guide and companion to hundreds of apprentices drawn to his unique way of being. A Handmade Life carries Coperthwaite's ongoing experiments with hand tools, hand-grown and gathered food, and handmade shelter, clothing, and furnishings out into the world to challenge and inspire. His writing is both philosophical and practical, exploring themes of beauty, work, education, and design while giving instruction on the hand-crafting of the necessities of life. Richly illustrated with luminous color photographs by Peter Forbes, the book is a moving and inspirational testament to a new practice of old ways of life.

Author : Åshild Kolås,Yuanyuan Xie
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781782386315

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Reclaiming the Forest by Åshild Kolås,Yuanyuan Xie Pdf

The reindeer herders of Aoluguya, China, are a group of former hunters who today see themselves as “keepers of reindeer” as they engage in ethnic tourism and exchange experiences with their Ewenki neighbors in Russian Siberia. Though to some their future seems problematic, this book focuses on the present, challenging the pessimistic outlook, reviewing current issues, and describing the efforts of the Ewenki to reclaim their forest lifestyle and develop new forest livelihoods. Both academic and literary contributions balance the volume written by authors who are either indigenous to the region or have carried out fieldwork among the Aoluguya Ewenki since the late 1990s.

Author : Rough Guides
Publisher : Rough Guides UK
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-03
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781409358954

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The Rough Guide to Camping in Britain 2 by Rough Guides Pdf

The Rough Guide to Camping in Britain reviews over three hundred of the country's best campsites, travelling from Scilly to Shetland, taking in Yorkshire hills, Hampshire glampsites, Welsh Islands and Highland co-operatives. This, the second edition, features new campsites that have caught our attention since the first editon, and has been thoroughly researched and updated. Written by campers for campers, Rough Guides' writers have visited sites across the country, checking out views, testing the shower temperatures and spending night after night under canvas. The Rough Guide to Camping in Britain explores everything from equipment and cooking to glamping, wild camping and festivals. Full-colour throughout, its pictures bring the splendid sites to life, whilst indexes, maps and lists arranged by category help you move through the guide with ease. The Rough Guide to Camping in Britain is the complete companion for novice campers who don't know where to start and experienced tent-riggers looking for a new destination. Whether you want snug tipis and creature comforts or simple sites in stunning wilderness locations, this guide has it covered. Now available in PDF format.

Author : Ulrich Knaack,Sharon Chung-Klatte,Reinhard Hasselbach
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-13
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9783034611404

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Prefabricated Systems by Ulrich Knaack,Sharon Chung-Klatte,Reinhard Hasselbach Pdf

For a number of years, modular construction – the use of prefabricated elements in architecture – has once again become a subject of lively discussion and debate. Long written off as monotonous, today’s building components are actually highly differentiated and capable of supporting and enhancing the architect’s creativity. Numerous structures work with prefabricated components; for single-family homes the figure is ninety-eight percent, and modular systems are available that meet high aesthetic standards. This book provides an overview of the various different systems and their possible uses, particularly in the areas of housing, office, and industrial buildings. It explains the processes and components of modular construction and the behavior of the various materials when this construction approach is used. The authors offer strategies for planning and designing with prefabricated systems so that the architect can use them productively. Numerous drawings explain the principles of modular construction, while built examples forge a link between those principles and the practical activity of building.

Author : Autumn Raven,Adam Raven
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1535028661

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A Year in a Yurt by Autumn Raven,Adam Raven Pdf

Many people have asked why we did this. Why would my husband and I sell our home, car, ATV, snowmobile, furniture, why donate over 90% of our belongings and move into a yurt, in Maine no less? You might be surprised, because the reasons were really not all that unique: debt, unhappiness, and lack of fulfillment with where we found ourselves in life. What was unique was our solution. Join us as we strive to achieve our dream of becoming debt free by drastically altering our lifestyle and building a low cost, DIY yurt. A Year in a Yurt follows us as beginners while we tackle our first year from construction through a snowy Maine winter in our tiny house while we battle insects, heat, cold, and occasionally each other in a search for freedom through living in an alternative, solar home. Learn from our decisions made to solve a multitude of problems from solar installation, types of toilets, what to cook on, how to plumb an indoor shower, and more as we strive not just to survive but to be prosperous and self sufficient in our new homesteading lives. This book is full of photos with more available on line to better illustrate what life is like in less than 500 square feet of space and living in a cloth sided yurt!