A Year in a Yurt: An Adventurous Memoir of Off-Grid Living Full of Practical Advice

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!

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A Year in a Yurt: An Adventurous Memoir of Off-Grid Living Full of Practical Advice

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!

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A Year in a Yurt: An Adventurous Memoir of Off-Grid Living Full of Practical Advice

A Year in a Yurt: An Adventurous Memoir of Off-Grid Living Full of Practical Advice

by Autumn Raven, Adam Raven
A Year in a Yurt: An Adventurous Memoir of Off-Grid Living Full of Practical Advice
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A Year in a Yurt: An Adventurous Memoir of Off-Grid Living Full of Practical Advice

by Autumn Raven, Adam Raven

Overview

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!

Product Details

BN ID: 2940153102238
Publisher: Autumn M. Birt
Publication date: 06/27/2016
Sold by: Smashwords
Format: eBook
File size: 9 MB

About the Author

Autumn (also known as Weifarer and Autumn M. Birt) is a travel and fiction writer currently based in Maine where she lives in a small cottage lost in the woods, which she built with her husband and with the supervision (and approval) of two Cairn terriers.
With a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bucknell University in Studio Arts and English, Autumn once considered a career in illustration. However, an ecology course at Virginia Tech led to a Master of Science degree in Ecology and Environmental Sciences from the University of Maine in Orono. After graduation with her M.S., Autumn has worked for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. This was a great job that not only let her help the environment and protect local agriculture, but also gave her a paycheck big enough to support her writing habit until finally … at long last she is now a full time writer and on-line educator!


Who is Adam Raven?
Adam is an Author, Wilderness Guide, Fishing Guide, college professor and conservation photographer who has spent a good part of his life in the woods and field of the northeast from Martha's Vineyard to the Gaspe' He has traveled from Peru to Alaska and love to experience the natural world as much as he can. He is often joined by his dog Ayashe and wife Autumn Raven.

His primary focus is on the awareness, preservation and photographic documentation of the environment. From a young age he was brought up with a closeness and spiritual connection to the natural world. His desire to protect what he holds dear resonates in his education, for the entire purpose of his passion is to show people what he sees himself, that we are not separate from the environment...but very much part of it.

He is also a Wilderness first responder, Pet First Responder, licensed pilot, scuba diver and has been educated in forestry, conservation law and Aquatic resources.

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