Feedback on a lean-to-shelter.

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barny

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sorry if the pictures are too big and/or blurry im new with posting pictures.

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Front View

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Lashing View

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Another Lashing view

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Side View

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Back View

I'm deciding on a stick roof or a tarp roof, depending on the weather.

The tools I used were a SAK soldier, a Frosts Clipper, and a Pruning saw.

Comments, good or bad, will be greatly appreciated. Thank you, in advance.
 
Looks neat, definetly more support on the roof, But thats what mine looks like with an orange tarp on top :)
 
Ok I will do more work on the roof, thanks Fonly, BTW this my first shelter and it took me an hour or so to bulid thats why it doesn't look very sturdy.
 
Try to use natural material instead of synthetic rope. Keep going and show us the end result!!!
 
barny said:
Ok I will do more work on the roof, thanks Fonly, BTW this my first shelter and it took me an hour or so to bulid thats why it doesn't look very sturdy.
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Not bad at all, good work :thumbup:
 
Get a Boy Scouts handbook. They have a great section on lashings. The stuff you're tying shouldn't require that much rope. 550 paracord also seems to tie in a bit tighter than the rope you're using meaning you can use less and the shelter will be more stable.

Basically add some more poles running at the same angle as your side supports. These would be spaced inbetween the two angles support poles, tie a tarp or some natural materials on it and you've got it. Looks good though.

Charles
 
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It is finished.. But very slopy.......

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But a good thing about it is, it is very roomy!

P.S. I know I used way to much cord, i would use 550 but my outstore store doesn't care it anymore.
And my Scout hand book I got back when I was a scout a few years back, is way out dated, it has nothing about lashing in it.
 
If you ever intend on sleeping in one, dont forget to get your self up off the ground, a few logs and some brush have worked for me. Lean-too's have a nasty habit of colecting water on the ground.
 
Nice job. practicing in the backyard is the best way to do it too. You can play with different designs and try them out, readjust as you go.
 
barny said:
Hadn't looked at a boy scout handbook in years (I'm 36 now and the last one I saw way mine from way back when. That stinks if they've taken that out. It's a great skill to know. Check out some of the knot/rope books at the local book store. I'm sure some of them will have some good stuff. Worse come to worse, do a web search. Gotta be some out there somewhere.

Hope I didn't sound critical, it looks like a very usable shelter indeed. Just offering suggestions. One thing would be to tuck the lower part of the tarp so that it sits just inside of the "roof." That way if it rains, it'll keep the rain outside.

You gonna spend a night in it? I'm jealous of you having time to work on stuff like this.

Charles
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I have an outdoors book that has a knots page, but I didn't bother to look at it, I wanted to see if i could do it on my own. And I plan on sleeping it it this weekend if it doesn't rain.

And the only reason I have time is because I'm A 14 year old that gets little homework at school and have a TON of free time on my hands.:)
 
barny said:
And the only reason I have time is because I'm A 14 year old that gets little homework at school and have a TON of free time on my hands.:)
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Lucky, when I was in school we had lots of work, no time for any thing :mad:

Good work though, and most important of all, have fun :thumbup: :)
 
barny said:
And I plan on sleeping it it this weekend if it doesn't rain.
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What's the point if you don't try it out in the rain? :p Okay, if it's storming I'll let you off the hook, but if it's just a bit of light stuff, you should at least go out and spend some time in it to try it out. I love the sound of rain on a tarp or tent. . . I may be just about the only person in the world who enjoys camping in the rain. . . as long as it isn't too cold. ;)
 
Good job Barny
Maybe next month we'll all get together for a camp-out in your backyard.:D
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ajcz said:
WRONG salamander

i love camping in the cold hard rain or snow
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Glad I'm not the only crazy one who likes the rain. I don't mind the cold, and I like rain, but I still don't much care for cold rain. I've wanted to try winter camping for a couple of years now, but it seems like when I find the time its 60 degrees with no snow in February. Go figure. The closest that I've come was staying in a room in my dad's unfinished basement one winter. . . If I left a glass of water by the bed it was frozen in the morning. I was snug in an army surplus down sleeping bag. Getting up in the morning was rough though.
 
Salamander42 said:
Glad I'm not the only crazy one who likes the rain. I don't mind the cold, and I like rain, but I still don't much care for cold rain. I've wanted to try winter camping for a couple of years now, but it seems like when I find the time its 60 degrees with no snow in February. Go figure. The closest that I've come was staying in a room in my dad's unfinished basement one winter. . . If I left a glass of water by the bed it was frozen in the morning. I was snug in an army surplus down sleeping bag. Getting up in the morning was rough though.
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Nothing like stretching, getting out of the sleeping bag, and then realizing you don't have pants on.

Good times.
 
Nice job, make sure you tuck the bottom edges of the tarp on the ground in more towards the middle, or get rid of it altogether. It will collect rain and pool it towards your sleeping bag.

Hiking & camping in the rain are the best.
 
Well it flooded with last nights rain, I hope it will be easy to get the water out without taking it off.
 
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