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Donkey-Harlequin t1_ixorfks wrote

You realize it snows and gets cold here at night right. Last weekend it was 30 degrees. It only gets worse in January.

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GM_Pax t1_ixov4i8 wrote

Yurts are used extensively on the Mongolian steppes ... including during the winter.

There are also modern four-season tents. Many of them have a pass-through for the chimney of a wood-burning stove, and are used for things like scaling Mount Everest.

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Turd___Ferguson___ t1_ixqi6e2 wrote

Sure, but the kind of tent you'd take to mount Everest can cost like 6K.

I'm not sure how much overlap there is between "someone who has 6K to drop on a tent" and "someone who can't afford housing"

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GM_Pax t1_ixqiqtv wrote

How much is it to build a house?

Pretty sure it's more than $6K.

Also pretty sure it's also more than the $10K or $20K to build a good, winter-suitable yurt.

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BluestreakBTHR t1_ixoswsc wrote

Come February you’ll wish you lived in something more substantial than a tent.

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pipis9001 t1_ixowkw4 wrote

there is someone living in their car at one of the stations i park at and always feel bad when the temps drop the past few weeks... they flee when anyone approaches tho

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animal_moth3r_ t1_ixp036b wrote

Do you know what a Yurt is? Do you know what the climate of Mongolia is?

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Donkey-Harlequin t1_ixpvf9n wrote

Yeah I do. But it sounds like we are talking about a person who is basically homeless. The yurt dwellers are a community of people. They share resources and are prepared for the weather. I thought it prudent to make facts known. Just because people who have done it their entire lives can do it. Doesn’t mean a person going out for the first time, long term is ready just because they watched a YouTube video.

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animal_moth3r_ t1_ixqxgo3 wrote

The homeless community in this city can be some of the most clever resourceful survivalists around. Its not like they get shipped to LA for the winter. Many homeless people have been homeless for quite some time, and believe it or not there is a sort of order within their own community. I’ve encountered homeless that prefer the lifestyle they’re living.

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Donkey-Harlequin t1_ixsismd wrote

But this person is talking about a trailer, yurt, or similar. I’d tell them to take $50 and get a train down south. At least it’s not freezing. That’s one less thing to worry about. It sounds like they have some means. But want to live off the grid or in a simple way. I’d say not up here.

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animal_moth3r_ t1_ixp08or wrote

“Birds are riddled with diseases and can fly away at any moment. If you’re hunting you’ll want something more substantial than an eagle.”

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