Yurt
Pack up and go with this stylish domed tent, or try a semipermanent yurt for a modern-day dwelling
Yurts are round, portable tents traditionally used by nomads traveling throughout Asia, made with felt, leather or cloth. They were designed to be collapsed and carried on the backs of camels or yaks. Today any round and domed tent can be called a yurt.
A yurt's domed top has a hole in the center, allowing for smoke from wood fires to escape.
A ribbed ceiling of rafter-like beams is compressed by the weight of the fabric. The compression makes the structure rigid.
A typical yurt is constructed of materials that can be taken apart and reassembled easily and often.
Modern-day yurts may be semipermanent and built to withstand rugged conditions.