Living in B.C. with its recreational opportunities, who doesn't dream of owning their own little cabin in the woods or on the waterfront?

At this year's BC Home and Garden show, which starts Wednesday at BC Place Stadium, the Greater Vancouver Home Builders' Association booth is one you will want to visit to learn how you might achieve that goal.

On display are two different examples of what could be an economical way of acquiring a getaway home in a special presentation called Home in the Dome.

One of the getaway homes is a "Yurt," which is a tent-like structure that is so flexible it can be easily carted and assembled on some of the more remote sites in this province. It ranges in price from $4,800 to $20,000 and is 12 to 28 feet in diameter.

The other is a 924 sq. ft. traditional cabin that costs anywhere from $38,000 for a basic model to $110,000 with all the extra comforts of home. The two-bedroom cabin also has a bath, living room, kitchen and loft.

"You'll be able to enter the cabin (at the home show) and go through it then go through the Yurt," says GVHBA's chief executive officer Peter Simpson. "Our role is to showcase housing, hopefully housing made here."

Simpson says he's pleased the association is able to highlight local manufacturers at the show this year -- both the Yurt and the cabin are made by B.C. companies. The floors in both structures are also by another B.C. company -- Chilliwack's Wide Plank Hardwood Ltd., which has donated the wood for the projects.

Yurtco is a Burnaby-based company that is the only manufacturer in Canada of these unique shelters.

"It truly is an an answer to a lot of problems," says Yurtco marketing manager Beverly Hamann. "Because it's portable you don't need a building permit. You just assemble it."