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Want to experience living in a tiny house, now that Summer is approaching it is a great time to consider renting a Yurt at a retreat or campground for a couple of nights or a week to get the feel of what it would be like downsizing to a tiny house. Prices have a wide range, anywhere from $27 to over $250 per night, so choose what fits your life style best and go try it out.

There are many choices across the country where you can rent a yurt for a night or for a week. Below are a few options that I found searching on google under yurt camping. These are in the states, but there are many options in Canada and Europe as well. Click on the links below the pictures to learn more.

Oregon Parks $27-$30 (Rustic)

Oregon Parks $66 (Deluxe)

Orca Island Cabins Seward Alaska $250

Mary Rose Herb Farm & Retreat Indiana $84 to $100

Yurts are a good place to to try out tiny house living as we’ve stated before. Here’s a nice design from The Bakery Group called the Yurta. They’re built in the Lanark Highlands area of Canada using local and sustainable materials, including white ash and cedar. Yurta’s structure is made of wood with the outer covers marine canvas or polyesters.

I like the yurta structure because the usual lattice is minimized and the windows are more open than in other yurt structures. This yurt is also easily moved because the weight is less than 300 lbs. and fits in a 4 x 8 foot trailer. Yurta states that 2 people can assemble the yurt in 45 minutes. Here is what they have to say about there yurta:

“The circular space is simply beautiful; combining the finest elements of traditional and modern designs. The structure of the wall, or lattice, is minimized to not only make transport and setup easier, but to add a lighter look and feel to the space. With less structure in the way, windows are accessible and airy…making the indoors of the Yurta feel like an extension of its natural surroundings. The canvas shell allows for a gentle glow with little to obstruct the sounds of its outdoor environment.”

General Pricing

Yurta Model 17.72 (6′ Wall) Entry PackageWood frame, Door assembly, Sky dome, Outer covers with 3 windows.CA $7, 700

Yurta Model 17.72 (6′ Wall) 4 Season PackageWood frame, Door assembly, Sky dome, Outer covers with 3 windows, Fullinsulation (wool felt), Wall liner.CA $11,150

The models above are standard packages, which can be customized byselecting additional windows and fabric colours.

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Ok, so your sold on the tiny house concept. What you really want is a Tumbleweed Tiny House but you don’t have the 40+ thousand dollars to get one and your not even positive you would be able to live in a space that small full time. Is there a way you can try out living in a small space without spending a huge sum of money? I want to show you a few ideas on how you can do this.

1. Choose a room in your existing residence that is similar in size to what your long term goal is to live in. Move your essentials into this area and try living in that space for a week or a month. This is the most affordable way to test this out.
2. Rent or borrow a trailer or motorhome that is about the same size and live in it full time for a week or a month. This will give you some idea what it is really like and if you can handle the size or not.
3. If you have land or space where you currently live, you might consider buying a low cost yurt or bungalow. Both Rainier Yurts and GoYurt make a small yurt that is both affordable and mobile that you place in your back yard or on your land. Move in and see if you really want to do this. If you find it is not you, the yurt can always be used as a luxury camp or home office or spare bedroom. Here are a couple of pictures of these yurts.

Rainier Yurts Sparrow - 12 foot $2599 . . . 14 foot $2999

GoYurt - 13 foot $3900

Red Sky Shelters - 13 foot $2100 . . . 16 foot $2700 . . . 18 foot $3320

Yurts are not for everyone. What if you prefer a more cabin looking space? Check out Sweetwater Bungalows. They are an affordable, versatile and attractive way to test out tiny house living with a cabin look and feel. Richly atmospheric and intimate in scale, the tent cabin kits create harmony between indoor and outdoor living and offer limitless space options

Sweetwater Bungalows - 10×12 $3800 . . . 12 x 14 $5200 . . . 14 x 20 $7800

Hopefully this has given you a starting point to finding an affordable tiny house to experience this type of living. There are many other options out there as well.

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