Tipis

For millennia, the tipi or “teepee” was perhaps the North American counterpart of the yurt, and both were probably derived from the mammoth-tusk and hide dwellings of ancient humans.

Nowadays, whether for vacation use or for day-to-day living, people of various ethnic backgrounds are using tipis to live in wild places without incurring the expense, permitting, and construction time involved in building a conventional house. And if the tipi-dweller decides to move to a different piece of land, or just a different part of it, it’s a simple matter to collapse the tipi and re-erect it elsewhere.

So while the tipi may lack modern amenities, it nonetheless embodies a simplicity, economy and even character that most modern housing lacks.

For a modern source of tipis, check out tipi.com.

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