Yurts

The Evolution of the Kestrel Yurt

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Rainier Outdoor has extraordinary capabilities that allow us to create fun custom solutions such as our dining yurts. We are beyond excited to be involved in The Yurt Village project in collaboration with American Express and Resy. Our team worked tirelessly to build custom-designed structures that allow luxurious outdoor dining during the cold, winter season. You can find our dining yurts at 15 different independent restaurant locations across the country. We interviewed a few members of our engineering team to learn more about their experience with this project. Our engineering team stated, “It’s incredible to be involved in a project that has a large impact on keeping small businesses and restaurants open during this time.” Here is a look into the process.
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Planning & Investing, Yurts

4 Things to Know About the Cost of Yurt Shipping

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Congratulations! You’ve made it to the end of our True Cost of Building a Yurt series. In this section, we will cover The True Cost of Building a Yurt: Shipping edition. We will walk you through our quality check procedures, packaging, Will Call, and shipping information. We highly encourage you to read through parts 1, part 2, and part 3 of our True Cost of Building a Yurt series to follow along with our yurt buyers’ experience.
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Case Studies, Yurts

Yurts in Utah: Explore & Buy with Rainier Outdoor

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Hi! My name is Cassidy and I’m part of the Rainier Outdoor team that recently traveled to Salt Lake City, Utah for a unique yurt photoshoot. Our team created an adventure itinerary to capture incredible images of some of our most unique products. We gathered information from our yurt customers to learn how they adapt to living in the round. Once we had the plans in place, we hopped on a plane to Utah to start our adventure.
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Heating & Cooling, Yurts

Stay Cool in an Air Conditioned Yurt: Tips for Hot Weather

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If you plan to raise your yurt in a location where summer climates reach high temperatures, you will want to consider the best tactics to stay cool while the temperature rises. It’s a common misconception that yurts are only beneficial in cold climates. Accordingly, yurts provide great homes for both warm and cold climates. However, one should consider the layout and design of their yurt to determine the best setup for their geographical location. Unless you are fortunate enough to raise your yurt under the canopy of tall trees or have a large tree on your southwest elevation, you’ll need to design your yurt to perform better in direct sunlight.
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Yurts

Domes Done Right

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The dome, or skylight, at the crown of a yurt is a formed acrylic “bubble” centered over the compression ring. The standard material is ¼” clear UV-Stabilized cell-cast acrylic. The dome can be fixed (non-opening), or have opening hardware fitted to it at our factory which comes with a hand crank. 
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Maintenance, Yurts

5 Effective Ways to Manage Yurt Condensation

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Yurts are well-known for creating comfortable living solutions year-round. In some cases, yurt dwellers who live in cold or wet climates could experience moisture from condensation in the yurt. The moisture in your yurt can form from the fog on the interior of your window, humid air, or moisture inside your yurt dome. The most common cause of condensation within a yurt is lack of ventilation. Our team is here to provide our knowledge and solutions to eliminate moisture build-up in your yurt.
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