They’re Ger-eat!

Harry: “A ger is quite big on the inside but from the outside it looks like small. We saw them making a ger. To get the roof they put some sticks to make sure the roof doesn’t fall down. It is fun inside because there’s a lot of room inside. The insects come in my bed and pinch me. They are stupid. It is a circle in the ger and you lock it with a padlock from the bad guys. Out of the door I can see dust and lots of grass, for a million thousand metres.”

Matt: “Gers, confusingly, are built of walls. These are sections of lattice that are bent round and lashed to the next section in order to make a circle. The ones we stayed in at the Gobi ger camp had four walls which is the default size in Mongolia. Families might have one of these for the adults, one for children and one for cooking. Up to forty spars and two vertical beams attached to a central ‘wheel’ make the roof and the whole lot is lashed together with bands and ropes before felt and canvas are heaved over the top. Putting one together is a whole family affair!”