Yurts
Yurts are portable homes that have been used in Mongolia and Siberia for 100s of years. Their round shape helps them to stand firm in strong winds. The Bamboo Demountable Yurts use light and strong bamboo poles and peg firmly to the ground. They do not use guy ropes for support (a trip hazard) and therefore use less space when set up.
My story, short version.
My name is Don Corben, otherwise known as Donnie or Donnie Bamboo. I started working with bamboo in 1989. I came from a traditional hardwood building background; bearers, joists, stud frames, etc, where it was very important to get everything square and straight. Bamboo building is not like that. Bamboo is a simple, beautiful, flexible material that you can grow in your yard. It's also light and easy on your back. You can harvest (log), cut (mill), treat and build with a very small tool kit. You don't need any large, heavy machinery and the bamboo can be transported on your roof rack.
In the nineties we were making small, fixed yurts and at the end of the century I came up with the concept of flexible polypipe joiners for demountable yurts. In 2000 I started the first experiments which showed the potential of the concept. The polyjoiners went through a development process to become what they are today; a very strong, simple, 3 dimensionally flexing joiner that makes these yurts easy and quick to assemble .
I have now mostly moved out of the hire business and have some new directions with bamboo in mind.
In the nineties we were making small, fixed yurts and at the end of the century I came up with the concept of flexible polypipe joiners for demountable yurts. In 2000 I started the first experiments which showed the potential of the concept. The polyjoiners went through a development process to become what they are today; a very strong, simple, 3 dimensionally flexing joiner that makes these yurts easy and quick to assemble .
I have now mostly moved out of the hire business and have some new directions with bamboo in mind.
Trying to make bamboo stew - not successful.
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Mohawk version - my brother did this to me.
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Bamboo Yurts has been providing bamboo demountable structures to many events since 2001, including:
Boomerang Festival, Byron Bay Surf Festival, Dads Day Out, Earth Frequency Festival, Global Carnival, Gum Ball,
Island Vibe, Manifest, Naidoc, Saltwater Freshwater Festival, Songs and Stories Festival, Subsonic Music Festival,
Surfing the Coldstream Festival, Woodford Folk Festival, Wanderlust Yoga Festival, Clancestry Indigenous Festival
and more plus various party gigs and numerous weddings.
Boomerang Festival, Byron Bay Surf Festival, Dads Day Out, Earth Frequency Festival, Global Carnival, Gum Ball,
Island Vibe, Manifest, Naidoc, Saltwater Freshwater Festival, Songs and Stories Festival, Subsonic Music Festival,
Surfing the Coldstream Festival, Woodford Folk Festival, Wanderlust Yoga Festival, Clancestry Indigenous Festival
and more plus various party gigs and numerous weddings.