There are many living facilities on Gor, depending on the region. In the Plains surrounding Turia in the southern part of Gor, the people live in Wagons, and a lot of them around one specific area with a Ubar as the head is called a Wagon Camp. In major cities like Koroba, Thentis, Ar, Turia, and other areas, the people live in cylinders. For those living in the Barrens to the east of the Voltai Mountains and also the Mountains of Thentis, past Fort Haskins, the people are Red Savages, modeled after the Native Americans of Earth, and live in either tipis or longhouses. For those who live in the forests, either in the Northern or Southern parts of Gor, the people live in tents. Those in Torvaldaland lived with long halls close by their Jarl.

The wagons of the Wagon Peoples are, in their hundreds and thousands, in their brilliant, varied colors, a glorious sight. Surprisingly the wagons are almost square, each the size of a large room. Which is drawn by a double team of bosk, four in a team, with each team linked to its wagon tongue, the tongues being joined by "tem-wood crossbars. The two axles of the wagon are also of "tem-wood, which perhaps, because of its flexibility, joined with the general flatness of the southern Gorean plains, permits the width of the wagon.

The wagon box, which stands almost six feet from the ground, is formed of black, lacquered planks of tem-wood. Inside the wagon box, which is square, there is fixed a rounded, tentlike frame, covered with the taut, painted, varnished hides of basks. These hides are richly colored, and often worked with fantastic designs, each wagon competing with its neighbor to be the boldest and most exciting. The rounded frame is Fred somewhat within the square of the wagon box, so that a walkway, almost like a ship's bridge, surrounds the frame. The sides of the wagon box, incidentally, are, here and there, perforated for arrow ports, for the small horn bow of the Wagon Peoples can be used to advantage not only from the back of a kaiila but, like the crossbow, from such cramped quarters. One of the most striking features of these wagons is the wheels, which are huge, the back wheels having a diameter of about ten feet; the front wheels are, like those of the Conestoga wagon, slightly smaller, in this case, about eight feet in diameter; the larger rear wheels are more difficult to mire; the smaller front wheels, nearer the pulling power of the bask, permit a somewhat easier turning of the wagon. These wheels are carved wood and, like the wagon hides, are richly painted. Thick strips of boskhide form the wheel rims, which are replaced three to four times a year. The wagon is guided by a series of eight straps, two each for the four lead animals. Normally, however, the wagons are tied in tandem fashion, in numerous long columns, and only the lead wagons are guided, the others simply following, thongs running from the rear of one wagon to the nose rings of the bask following, sometimes as much as thirty yards behind, with the next wagon; also, too, a wagon is often guided by a woman or boy who walks beside the lead animals with a sharp stick.

The Peoples are nomadic but settle on occasion in large camps for a time. This becomes a City of Harriga, or Bosk Wagons. There are sufficient wagons so it almost seems like a real city with streets and such. Their wagons are brightly colored and most are square, each the size of a large room. They are drawn by a double team of bosk, four in a team. The wagon box stands almost six feet from the ground. It is formed of black, lacquered planks of tem-wood. Inside the wagon box is fixed a rounded, tentlike frame, covered with painted and varnished bosk hides. The wagons compete to look the boldest and most exciting. The wagons are guided by a eight straps, two for each of the four lead animals. The wagons are commonly tied in tandem fashion, in long columns and thus only the lead wagons need to be guided.

The interiors of the wagons, lashed shut, protected from the dust of the march, are often rich, marvelously carpeted and hung, filled with chests and silks, and booty from looted caravans, lit by hanging tharlarion oil lamps, the golden light of which falls on the silken cushions, the ankle-deep, intricately wrought carpets. In the center of the wagon there is a small, shallow fire bowl, formed of copper, with a raised brass grating. Some cooking is done here, though the bowl is largely to furnish heat. The smoke escapes by a smoke hole at the dome of the tentlike frame, a hole which is shut when the wagons move.

In permanent camps of the Innuit, they have homes located partially underground. The house is double-walled with stones. In between the walls is a layer of peat for insulation. Hides may also cover the inside walls for additional insulation. There will be a smoke hole at the top of the house. The ceiling is supported with several poles and consists of layers of mud and grass. There is a low doorway that you must bend to enter. There are no windows in these houses. The sleeping platforms are raised off the floor level to keep the sleepers warmer than they would be if they were on the floor. This is because heat tends to rise. The Innuit do have what we know on Earth as igloos. Iglu is a Red Hunter word that refers to a house in general and not just an ice house. They do construct ice houses, placing snow blocks in a circle in ascending smaller circles. They leave a hole for air and smoke. A snow knife may be used to help construct an ice house. This is a large, curved, saw-toothed blade made of bone. Wood is generally not used for buildings as there is so little wood in the polar basin. There is little wood available except for driftwood. They must trade for most of their wood which goes into more important items such as sleds, tent frames, and the frames of kayaks and umiaks.

The raiders of Torvaldsland often live within the hall of their Jarl. There are true halls and common halls, the former being for the wealthiest of Jarls such as Svein Blue Tooth. The primary difference between the halls is that the true hall is made of wood, a valuable commodity in the north. Timber is more often used to construct ships rather than halls. Thus, there are few true halls in Torvaldsland. One common custom, for both types of halls, is the greeting of a guest to the hall. The master of hall, garbed in his finery, will stand at the doorway into the hall holding a bowl of water and a towel. The guest will then wash his hand and face.

The common hall is a longhouse, about 125 feet long. Instead of being made of wood, the walls are made of turf and stone. The walls may be up to eight or more feet thick. The hall is oriented north to south so as to reduce the exposure to the biting north wind. At the center of the hall will be a rounded pit for a fire. Ventilation is supplied by narrow holes in the roof so the hall is often smoky. The hall is essentially a single room that serves as residence, dining room and sleeping area. The kitchen area is separated from this main room by a wooden partition. The roof is only about six feet high so most of the men must bend and stoop to walk around.

Down the length of the hall, in the center, there is a trench dug about a foot deep and twelve feet wide. In this trench are set tables and benches. There are also wooden posts here that help support the roof. The edges of the hall are the sleeping areas and stones mark off each person's area. Each area is about eight feet long. At the edge of the sleeping area some logs that have iron bands around them. The bands have chains and iron fetters, used to secure female slaves. Windows are rare in these halls. If they do exist, they use the dried afterbirth membrane of a bosk fetus to cover the window.

Svein Blue Tooth possesses a true hall, fitting as he is the High Jarl of Torvaldsland. His hall is made of much valuable wood and is truly a marvel. The interior hall, not counting the rooms that lead into it or its balcony, is two hundred feet long, forty feet wide and forty feet high. No one need bend or stoop in his hall. On the western side of the hall is a long table. Behind this table is the high seat, also known as the "rightful seat." It is the seat of the Jarl, the master of the house. The seat is large enough that three to four men could sit in it. It is a great honor for someone to be permitted to sit in this seat with the Jarl. On each side of this throne are pillars, each eight feet high and eight inches in diameter. The pillars bear the luck signs of the Jarl's house. There are then long benches to either side of the pillars and on the other side of the table. Another place of honor is on the bench directly in front of the throne seat. This seat allows one to easily converse with the Jarl.

On the north and south walls there are other long tables with benches. There are bowls of salt on these tables to help differentiate the rankings of the men present. Those men permitted to sit "above the salts" are the ones with greater prestige and ranking. Everyone at the Jarl's table is considered to be "above the salts." There is a fire pit almost the length of the hall down the middle of the room. This is where all the food is cooked. The sleeping area is also at the edges of the hall. Each man's shield and weapons are hung on the wall above his designated sleeping area. High officers have private sleeping rooms outside this main room. The main room is also decorated with tapestries and carvings, commonly depicting scenes of war, hunting or ship life.

The Red Savages generally live within lodges. When building a lodge, they start with the lodge poles. The poles are of tem wood and are about twenty-five feet high. The bark is removed and the pole is trimmed to an even thickness, usually about twelve inches in diameter. The top yard or so of the pole is tapered. When setting up the lodge, three or four poles are tied together and raised to a standing position like a tripod. The other poles are then laid against these, appropriately spaced. A rawhide rope fastens the poles together and the end of the rope hangs near the lodge entrance. The lodge is covered by a number of kailiauk hides sewn together. Depending on the size of the lodge, you might need about twenty hides. In the winter, a kailiauk hide liner may be placed inside to make it warmer. In the summer, the walls can be rolled up making it like a canopy. A typical lodge has a diameter of fifteen feet and a family of five to eight people may live there. The outside of the lodge may be painted with scenes of hunting or war scenes. Each tribe uses a different number of poles and chooses different sites for their encampments. The Fleer use twenty poles and camp in the open but near timber. The Sleen use twenty-two poles and camp in thick timber. The Kaiila, use twenty-four poles and campin the open but near water, a pasang or so from timber. The Yellow-Knives camp in open timber. In less than twenty Ehn, an entire camp can be struck, packed and gone. A Red Savage woman, on her own, can put up a lodge in about fifteen Ehn and take it down in three.

After leaving the lodge, you one go to a stream and wash in the cold water. You then build a small fire, of sweet-brush and needles from needle trees. You rub the smoke from the fire into your body and then rub white clay on your body. This all helps to hide the smell of man as medicine helpers are not thought to like the smell of men. Every task is done to encourage the appearance of the medicine helper. You then retreat to a vision place, fasting and wait. You are alowed to drink some water. Not everyone will have a dream or vision after doing this. Such dreams and visions can be purchased from others or given as a very precious gift.