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Time-Lapsed Video of Mongolian Nomads Building ‘Instant House’
- Posted on January 30, 2012 at 9:45pm by
Liz Klimas
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As the word nomad implies, they are a people that won’t be stopping in one place for a long period of time. But like all humans, still need shelter from the elements.
Enter the ger –pronounced gair according to producer Dan Grossman. A ger is an easily transportable and quick to set-up mobile home.
Watch as Mongolian nomads put up the ger in this time-lapsed video:
According to Grossman’s description on YouTube, the ger — the Russian version of which is called a Yurt — was moved by the family to Lake Hovsgol near the Russian border in Mongolia. The whole process takes the family a little more than an hour, but Grossman brings it to you in just over two minutes in his film “The Nomad’s Ger: Mongolia’s Instant House”.
[H/T GeekOSystem]
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Comments (46)
Atilla
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 10:35amHow bout we donate a number of thses units to the Occupy Marxist and and suggest that they try forming their communistic enclaves in say Siberia, Venezuala, N.Korea or any country that they would like to emulate. Maybe Mexico.
Report Post »robstoddard
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 9:50amWho would set it up for them? Not me.
Report Post »The_Almighty_Creestof
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 8:51amYou know I can tell they were democrats? They took the big box to stand on to secure the canopy through the little door AFTER the wall/ceiling supports were already up. It looks like the took the rest of the supplies in through the little door after it was completed as well.
Like a guy building a car/boat in his basement.
Report Post »D-Fence
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 10:31amI love camping, and these people are far from Democrats. They depend on each other to make their own way in this world and prosper according to their beliefs and way of life which has been around for hundreds of years longer than our great country. They rely upon no one, and ask for nothing. You’re a knucklehead. I wish more people in this country had those self sustaining beliefs.
Report Post »Tom50
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 1:55pmTo D-Fence
Didn’t you notice all the synthetic materials that went into that hut, plastics, fabrics, etc….They got help from someone, probably not obummer, but someone helped…
Report Post »Cemetery
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 8:40amWhat is “instant” about this?
Report Post »Mrtoohappy
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 7:42amLets have the 1%ers give some to the 99%ers
Report Post »itsmyfirstday
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 8:35amIf I can’t get it on my own….I don’t need it or want it!
Report Post »Armed Patriot
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 9:34amSorry. I work hard, only to struggle through this nobama depression. The only thing I will give to the bums demanding free stuff and the end of capitalism/USA is the finger.
Report Post »mdpaul
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 9:43amThe 1%ers do give to the 99%ers, they give JOBS, which in turn lets the 99%ers by Homes, Cars, TV’s Furniture, Clothes, etc….
Report Post »louise
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 7:35amYurts are good alternative housing. A lot of the state parks are using them also. If interested take a peek at some of these……http://blueridgeyurts.com/
Report Post »grannyrecipe
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 7:10amThe music in the video is called throat singing. Here’s a link to some more…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYqrWRiS204&list=UUIXnXBVn5dR0Z4QFjt2K15w&index=14&feature=plcp
Report Post »GaryInTheMiddle
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 3:34amI have a tent I can set up in 3 mins.
Report Post »11
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 1:54amOooh, a tent! Very cutting edge.
Report Post »Starkadder
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 1:17amWhy didnt they just sleep in the van like a real hippy?
Report Post »Ialmostforgot
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 8:16amThey did! They just had to get all that stuff out of the back first.
Report Post »Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 12:48amWhere’s the plumbing, where’s the electric? Where are the Windows? I’d rather have 3 or 4 tents and an awning.
Report Post »Benetto
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 12:31amI thought that was pretty cool….
Report Post »AmericanBumpkin
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 11:53pmme too. this makes my want to go camping =)
Report Post »spirited
Posted on January 30, 2012 at 11:48pmThe future is not in solar panels. It’s in government issued housing!
>Get yurt ger
Report Post »NSDQ
Posted on January 30, 2012 at 11:24pmBECAUSE EVERYONE KNOWS GHENGIS KHAN!!….traveled with large sheets of plastic drop-cloth..??
Report Post »Ballot_Box_Revolution
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 12:28amhahahhaha thats what i was thinking……
But anyways that song was awesome!!!!
Report Post »Gorp
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 2:01amSounds like Kongar-ol Ondar singing.
Report Post »Whyismynamealwaystaken
Posted on January 30, 2012 at 11:10pmSo it’s a tent. Big deal.
Report Post »TXPilot
Posted on January 30, 2012 at 11:31pmHmm….I bet one of these houses would drive an OWS hippie crazy, since he would be frantically running around trying to find a corner of the room he could pee in.
Report Post »DARIVS
Posted on January 30, 2012 at 11:06pmMy friend owns a large Ger. he’s married to a Mongolian woman. I’ve set the thing up and camped in it before. It’s very strong, and there are no center poles like in a pavillion, and it’s extremely spacious.
Report Post »TXPilot
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 12:12am@DARIVS…..Huhh…huuhhhh..huuhhh!!……you said “poles”………..sorry, but given your icon, I had a brief B&B moment…:D
Report Post »midnightvelvet
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 12:54amMaybe you can tell me? How do they make sure a really strong wind won’t get under the thing and lift it? Maybe I missed it in the time lapse, but it looked like they didn’t stake the thing down.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on January 30, 2012 at 10:52pmYurts, the original OWS, and they seem cleaner and smarter.
Report Post »David, the Constitutional Libertarian
Posted on January 30, 2012 at 10:50pmWhat is funny about all that, if you attempted to live in such a place in the US, you would get fined and arrested in the US for code violations. Now, if the government wants to build for say the homeless, they are allowed to bypass the codes. Look at Fresno California, they built a bunch of huts for the homeless there and they were allowed to bypass all codes.
The codes in building even include how many square feet of windows you must have. California is still working on mandating fire suppression systems in older homes. If they come up for sale, you will have to retrofit the home. I do not know if that has gone through yet. All being forced through by…………..Fire departments and the related fire suppression industry. But hey, you might be able to get your house for $450k for a 1000 sq ft!
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on January 30, 2012 at 10:49pmI want one!!!!!!!!
Report Post »HotFixIt
Posted on January 30, 2012 at 10:47pmWell, did you learn something you did not know….??? Not a wasted day.
Report Post »Gayle4Rce
Posted on January 30, 2012 at 10:46pmThis is so cool. I would say they are definitely living off the grid!
Report Post »CourageousGeorge
Posted on January 30, 2012 at 10:43pmLooks like a really cool boy scout project! Human ingenuity (and probably centuries of refinement) at its best.
Report Post »Susie
Posted on January 30, 2012 at 10:40pmThese Yurts are amazing. You can buy them prefab and set them up anywhere. They’re really very roomy. For about 30 grand, they come complete with bathroom and kitchen, as rustic and basic, or as modern as you like. They use them in the arctic because they can be easily insulted AND they can avoid almost all building regulations because they are totally mobile. The perfect Prepper abode.
Report Post »ZaphodsPlanet
Posted on January 30, 2012 at 10:49pmAnd they hold up how well to bears? I’ll stick to my brick house thank you. Liberals love these things. Go ahead… if you’re a liberal move into one, out in the woods, with the Grizzlies and black bears…. don’t worry, guns are dangerous, you don’t want to keep a gun around your kurt, someone could get hurt in your kurt.
Report Post »chrisden
Posted on January 30, 2012 at 10:57pmThey are cool, but seriously, 30 grand for a tent. Not buying….
Report Post »NeoKong
Posted on January 30, 2012 at 10:40pmInstant house….?
Report Post »It’s called a tent.
Google it.
Veritas
Posted on January 30, 2012 at 10:39pmBFD! With that many people helping, I could get a 12 man tent up in half the time and it would be more comfortable and safer for all. Perhaps we couldn’t cook within it, but we could hook up a generator and be heated and playing video games in an hour or less.
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on January 30, 2012 at 10:32pmSeems like the Blaze is becoming a sort of Book Reporting Club. Next week we learn about the History of the Frisbee.
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