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Yurt Questions Answered: How Long Does a Yurt Last?
We like to talk about yurts. The best part of our day is spent talking to our customers and potential customers about yurts (and tipis and tents). We’ll be using this blog to address some of these common questions and concerns, … Continue reading
Becky is Retiring from Colorado Yurt Company!
We aren’t sure what we’ll do without her. Our long time office manager, Becky Meinhold, is retiring. Becky, being the organized and efficient person that she is, started with Colorado Yurt Company on May 10, 1999 and will retire on … Continue reading
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Customer Reviews: Yurt, Tipi and Tent customers… we heard you.
We like to get a report card. Every so often, we ask our customers to tell us how we are doing This spring, we asked. And, many people took the time to tell us. In fact, that was the first … Continue reading
Yurts: The Hot and Cold of it
“How do you heat a yurt?” “Aren’t they hot in the summer?” These are some of the most common questions we hear when it comes to yurts. It makes sense: the idea of yurt living is new to many people … Continue reading
New face at Colorado Yurt Company
We are pleased to announce that Doug Severson has joined our team as Production Manager. Doug is a seasoned production professional with decades of experience helping companies implement lean manufacturing principles. Mr. Severson’s experience includes nearly ten years at Chaco … Continue reading
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Yurts, Tipis, Tents and All the Cool People: SXSW, How It’s Made, Coachella and Hollywood.
Are yurts, tipis and tents trendy? We are feeling quite popular these days. We have always garnered some interest from the press and entertainment industries. But, for a small, family-owned company in a fairly remote part of western Colorado, these … Continue reading
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Camp Tipi
Colorado Yurt Company is committed to the summer camp experience. We support ACA, YMCA, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and CCCA camps with generous camp discounts and charitable giving programs such as our “Send a Child to Camp” fund. We also … Continue reading
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Year of the Yurt
We thought we’d be winding down as the weather got colder. It used to be that we had a busy time and a not-so-busy time. While we expect winter to be a bit quieter, it never slacks off like it … Continue reading
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Colorado Yurt Company sends kids to camp. Will you help?
Nonsense songs, mosquito bites, swimming in a lake, ghost stories, hikes in the sun, being homesick, lifelong friendships, getting soaked by a rainstorm, silly nicknames, late night secret sharing, s’mores, riding horses, tug of war, wet socks, campfires, bunkbeds, listening … Continue reading
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Alaska Wilderness Yurt Adventure
When Tonya and Stephen purchased land in the wilderness of Alaska, they knew it would be a challenge to build. Their land is bordered by the Chugach National Forest on one side and the Wrangle St. Ellias Wilderness Preserve on … Continue reading
