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GM_Pax t1_ixov4i8 wrote

Reply to comment by Donkey-Harlequin in Does anyone living near Boston live in a camper, yurt, or similar type of home? by stricly_business

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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