With the platform built, it was YURT TIME!
On May 17, Alex pulled up in his LFY truck and we transported the materials down to the site. The amazing thing was that all of the yurt pieces only took up about 1/3 of the back of a pickup truck. We were pretty amazed, but it makes sense because yurts are designed to be nomadic shelters, carried around from place to place. Our won’t be travelling very far, but the ingenuity, and clever crafting were still impressive!
On the day the yurt was delivered, there was a bit of rain, but nothing that would stop us from making our KCB yurt dreams come true! With the help of KCB founder, Eberhart Witt, Doug, Matt, Mike, Aaron, Katie, Rylan and Hobo the dog, we got to work!
First step was erecting the door. Then unfolding the accordian-style wooden walls. Then, we had to tie the wall pieces together. Then tie the walls to the door. Then we had to make sure the walls were evenly spaced.
One of the amazing things is that the yurt was built… and assembled… almost entirely without hardware. Just ropes, carefully crafted tapered ends, slots, and gravity!
Then, like the royalty it is, the yurt got its crown.
Then the rest of the crown supports were slotted in.
Then it was time for canvas. And more canvas. And a belt... and more canvas. This thing is weatherproof and incredibly durable… and did we mention it was all HAND CRAFTED. Littlefood Yurts, we stan!
Alex told us that once we got good at it, one person alone would be able to raise a yurt in about an hour. Clearly, we are NOT good at it yet. And we had a lot to learn along the way. But after about four hours, we had a yurt!