First we wanted to buy a Jurte like this:
http://www.zeltstadt.at/pics/554/editionsjurte.jpgBut we thought, that this doesn't look that cool, is very small (compared to our tent now) and does cost a lot. A good Jurte is around 1000 Euro.
The most expensive thing about our tent was the Traverse (middle post). This thing only was 400 Euro or more.
All together we ended up something around 1000 Euro. But it was build in 2 years, and we added more and more stuff after another, so we did not have to pay everything at the same day.
We have something like a members-fee, every Shapog'gûr pays 5-10 Euro (depending if you are a poor student, or a full-time-worker) each month. This may sound a lot in the beginning, but we pay a lot of stuff with it, like fire-wood.
We do not have a transporter. It fits into my car.
http://images02.olx.cl/ui/1/22/94/6091894_1.jpg (not a photo of my actual car).
But to make it fit, we have to put EVERYTHING out. Passengers seat, back seats and even side parts of the interior-design. In the end, there is just metal and a drivers seat. Then it fits :D
To make this a little easier we got a trailer. It's much easier now.
But I don't think, that we can bring this big tent to PP, we just don't have enough space in the car :/