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YURTS
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OTHER COMPANIES
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Are your yurts made in Mongolia?
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YES
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Our yurts are made in our own workshop in Ulaanbaatar,
the capital of Mongolia
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Are your yurts made in Inner Mongolia?
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NO
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Inner Mongolia - That's China. The few Mongolians and
their culture that remain are slowly being exterminated by
the Chinese, just as Tibetans are in Tibet and Uighur's are
in Xinjiang. No Mongolian minorities are employed in the
making of these yurts. Willow, bamboo and chipboard are
used to make the yurt and Chinese design patterns and
motifs are painted on/ stitched onto the yurt. To add insult
to injury they are passed of as "authentic Mongolian yurts"
by the people selling them . Read the truth and support the
Inner Mongolian Peoples Party
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Are your staff treated fairly with dignity & justice
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YES
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All our Mongolian employees, and there are over 20 of
them, are treated fairly & honestly. Receiving well above
the average salary as well as full health, social insurance
and free meals. We also make a point of employing
mentally and physically handicapped people. We are in
short the only yurt maker in Asia operating ethically.
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Do your yurts come with two crown supports in
the center of your yurts?
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YES
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All yurts should have crown supports. Everyone wants
more space but every yurt in Mongolian has crown
supports for a reason. That being the yurt will only be
strong enough in extreme weather, high winds and snow
with crown supports. Do not buy a yurt with no crown
supports.
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Any bare wood visible on door edges or lintels?
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NO
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Wood will rot & joints will quickly fall apart if not painted
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Joinery designed for Western climate?
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YES
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Mongolians use straight through tenon joints because they
are "strong" but which are useless in the UK as exposed
tenon joints just soak up water, expand and push
themselves apart. Click HERE for examples
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Made using waterproof polyurethane glue?
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YES
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Essential if yurt is to stay together
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Are the windows in your doors made from
Polycarbonate
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YES
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From 2011 all of the windows in our doors are made from
3mm thick polycarbonate which is virtually unbreakable,
UV protected on both sides and 30 times stronger than
glass.
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Made using exterior grade paint?
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YES
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If not paint will fade very quickly Click HERE for picture
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Made using cheap Chinese lead paint?
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NO
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Everyone in Mongolia & China, except us uses lead paint
to paint their yurts. Lead paint is ILLEGAL in the EU for a
reason. Click HERE to read report by The Guardian
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Are you advised to paint or varnish wooden
components on your yurt because the
manufacturer wouldn't/ couldn't be bothered or
more likely you are told this is "authentic"
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NO
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Some yurt importers try to make the rubbish yurts they
import last longer by advising you to paint door edges or
put an "extra" layer of varnish on their badly made yurts.
Don't be fooled by the spin that they are authentic
Mongolian yurts, they are badly made rubbish.
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Primer/ sealer has been used?
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YES
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Paint does not stick to wood without primer
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Two coats of exterior grade paint are then
applied
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YES
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Usually just one coat or two coats of very thinned down
Chinese paint are used
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Everything is finished off with a coat of tough
polyurethane
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YES
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Other companies will use lacquer which will crack and turn
yellow with age.
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Wall sections come as bare untreated wood?
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NO
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Will take you 2 long messy days to paint them with linseed
oil or some such yourself
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Wall sections have been carefully steam bent
into correct shape?
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YES
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Cheap yurts in Mongolia use split wood wall sections that
have been forcibly curved using a blunt axe.
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Wall section made from "split" wood?
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NO
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All cheap wall sections in Mongolia are made from split
wood. Because they are light. Which is good for nomads.
They are not strong, they are not nice to look at, moreover
they are bent into shape the lazy way using a blunt axe. Not
what we offer.
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Wall sections made from cut wood?
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YES
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Cut from premium quality larch and then carefully steam
bent into shape using a form. They are heavier than the
more popular cheap option but we feel they are worth it.
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Wall sections made from willow?
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NO
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Only Chinese yurts use willow or bamboo. After 6 years in
Mongolia I've never seen willow wood for sale. Willow is
only good for cricket bats or Chinese yurts.
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Are carved yurts offered for sale?
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YES
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This is indicative of a company that is able to make quality
products and not simply churn out cheap yurts
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Are designs carved directly into the wood of your
carved yurts?
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YES
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All of our carved yurts employ highly skilled artisans who
will carve traditional patterns directly into the wood of our
carved yurts. DO NOT mistake this with Chinese yurts who
use computers to carve designs into pieces of wood which
are then glued onto a wooden frame. There is a big
difference.
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Wood comes from a certified source?
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YES
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Anyone can throw around the term "Fair Trade" or
"Sustainably managed woodland" However ask for proof.
We can provide copies of certification to show our wood
was bought via an official government source.
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Polyester & Cotton ropes used for exterior of
yurt?
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YES
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Performs & lasts better than natural ropes
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Horsehair ropes available as extra?
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YES
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Real horsehair rope not cheap camel or yak hair rope
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Can you see slightly raised white patches
underneath paintwork on your yurt
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NO
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If YES what you can see is common wall plaster used to
make things look "nice" for a while
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Felt edged in nylon to stop fraying?
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YES
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No nylon edging means that after time it will fray and start
coming to bits
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Are a variety of different quality felts offered for
sale?
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YES
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Most companies offer just the one.
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Canvas cut to an adjustable design?
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YES
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Normal Mongolian canvas is cut into front half and back
half. This design leaks!
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Suncover available in cotton
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NO
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Will go mouldy and fall to pieces in the year
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Suncover available in untreated 12oz canvas?
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YES
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Hard wearing, natural looking. Do not accept anything less.
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Crown wheel comes with wooden flashing?
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YES
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Nobody else does this, gives an excellent finish to yurt
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Covers are packed in individual bags?
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YES
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Why pay £3,000 + for yurt & covers are thrown on the floor?
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Woodwork is wrapped in protective padding?
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YES
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Same for woodwork. Why get it all scratched before you
even put it up.
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Do you keep yurts in stock?
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YES/ NO
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We try our best to, but mostly no. We sell so many yurts we
find it hard to keep up with demand.
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Are you a VAT registered business
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YES
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We sell over 100 yurts a year. We must be doing
something right?
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Comes with 60 page illustrated set up guide?
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YES
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Competition to lazy to make one perhaps. Or just don't like
to put things in writing
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Comes with 20 page floor construction guide?
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YES
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Ditto above.
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Yurts are sold at a fair price?
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YES
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Yes it's shocking but some people do import cheap yurts
and sell them at a HUGE markup. Beware people will
sadly lie for a profit.
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Do people listen to you???
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SOMETIMES
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I'm the only non-Mongolian living in Mongolia making yurts.
For 6+ years now. I am personally involved with buying
everything that goes into our yurts. Be it wood, canvas,
wool, nails or glue. My passion is yurts. Unfortunately it's
easy to mistake insight for just rubbishing the competition.
You only have to make a mistake once to find out I'm right.
If you are looking at running a campsite and are buying
multiple Mongolian/ Chinese yurts from anyone but us you
could be making a very expensive mistake.
Please do not buy imported yurts not made by us...
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