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Post by BoneHandle on Nov 7, 2014 15:08:02 GMT -5
Some of my favorite primitive shelter include all the low lying leaf huts! Providing you can make them just about anywhere with anything they allow for a quick assembly so your time can be spent elsewhere (Food, Fire, Rescue Signals Ect). Here are some examples:
These small shelters provide rain guard (as much as humanly possible), insulation, protection from wind and do hold the heat from your body in very well. By building one with a wider mouth doorway, like above #1, you can place a fire closer to the doorway for heating and closer cooking than you would get from example #2. Obviously be careful with fire anywhere near a shelter like this.
The building is simple! Find a 'pole' a log about 4-6 inches in diameter and 12-14 ft. long. Use a standing tree if available or use another pole 6-8 ft. tall staked into the ground and tie the longer pole to the standing tree or opposite pole. Lashings can be made from anything if not available, certain barks, soft green pine branches, fur bows and more.
Once you have secured your 'back-bone pole' as I call it you will leave the other end on the ground and use other smaller sticks or logs of any kind to make 'ribs' up and down the length of the 'back-bone'. Lashing is not required but does help. Once this step is complete you can use fur bows to create a roof base. Put the stick end up and the bow end down along the sides until covered. Use leaves, pine needs, dirt, more fur bows to give the roof a nice thick layer of insulation and your finished.
Post touch ups and patching maybe required depending on time spent! Enjoy!
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Post by BoneHandle on Nov 7, 2014 20:46:33 GMT -5
Here is a great example of the 'back-bone' and 'ribs'.
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