A round wooden roof ring braced with wooden rafters forms the top of the yurt frame, which sits atop a lattice framework that looks like a giant baby gate. The latticework walls are about four feet tall. Panels made of wool felt and secured with ropes cover the entire structure to block the wind. The wood is cut from trees that grow in the river valleys. Herdsmen furnish their yurts with beds, chests of household goods, and a small iron stove for cooking and heating.
Rugs cover the floor for warmth.
Beds placed along the sides leave the center of the floor clear for the stove. When it's time to move, they pack up their yurts. Lattice walls are rolled up in sections, and rafters are bundled. The yurts are transported by camel or on a travois pulled by horses. In an hour they reconstruct their yurts, which can serve as home for a night or several months.