Lets see your shelters/bush getaways.

[savagesicslayer]

I have spent some time fooling around with making a lean-to in the woods out back.After I completed it I found a really great survival guide and got the idea to expand on my lean-to and make a proper survival shelter.
I'll take you for a tour......

As you can see it's a lean-to with a windbreak,small work bench and a fire-pit.

This is the kitchen.it's a Dakota fire pit with a reflector and a pot hanging stick.

Tea anyone?
for my bench I took a large block of wood and flattened one side.

After a good day of shelter building time for a good relaxing smoke and a tea.

Lets see your backwoods getaways.

 

[Bushman5]

nice set up i like the windbreak.

good ol captain black!

 

[6shooter]

Dang, I don't have anything to add, but I think that's cool as hell. Props!

Did you chisel down that log with the SOG 'hawk? What axe is that stuck in there in the first pic?


PS: Is it just me, or does your jacket look freakishly gigantic hanging off the lean-to in the first pic?

 

[Bushman5]

i do believe that jacket is a CDN Forces surplus parka......they are cut a little larger for us Canucks!

 

[coote]

I'm fortunate to have had the opportunity to build a semi-permanent camp at a place I've been visiting regularly. Here is the fireplace:

The fire heats water which is fed into an old hot water cylinder that I scrounged. We have rigged up a shower outside the cooking shelter so we can wash in warm water.

Below is a picture of a more temporary shelter. I simply tied my large poncho to some trees and slept underneath it. I'm glad it didn't rain. If it had, the rain would have most likely blown all over me.

 

[mcjhrobinson]

best hotel ive ever seen!!taking reservations?


awesome job!

 

[DWK2]

coote,

Just curious who made that axe? I know that some darn good ones (e.g., Tuatahi) come out of NZ.

DancesWithKnives

 

[coote]

dang Dances With Knives, I haven't even heard of Tuatahi. I must research it.

I can't take a look at that axe until I go to the camp next time. I doubt that it was New Zealand made. I went through a phase a while back of finding decent old hatchet heads and fitting new handles to them. I like a longer-than-usual handle on a hatchet if possible.

This may have been an old German head I had, but it could just as easily have come from somewhere else. It may not even have a brand marking. The handle is made from our native kanuka wood. It is a bit rough, but it is tough and I didn't have to buy it.

I would typically make a hatchet handle by splitting a plank from a small log to help ensure that the grain ran well within the plank. I might then rough it to shape using another hatchet, and occasionally a draw knife.

I've had Chinese hatchet blades that have been really good.... but possibly a bit hard in some cases. This means that they might be difficult to sharpen with a file, and there was a danger of the blade chipping. A very hard blade might be okay for some tasks, but probably not the best for a general purpose chopper. A blade that blunts a bit early is better than one that shatters along the edge.

 

[DWK2]

Thanks for the background! The handle looks like a perfect length and very sturdy.

If I had an unlimited amount of cash, I'd own several Tuatahi axes and saws. Unfortunately, I failed to buy many years ago when they were closer to reasonably priced. Oh well....

DancesWithKnives

 

[SouthernCross]

Mines nothing flash

A couple of logs to get my butt of the ground, an old tent fly and a bark windbreak at the end of the fly (when needed).

Kind regards
Mick

 

[savagesicslayer]

Dang, I don't have anything to add, but I think that's cool as hell. Props!

Did you chisel down that log with the SOG 'hawk? What axe is that stuck in there in the first pic?


PS: Is it just me, or does your jacket look freakishly gigantic hanging off the lean-to in the first pic?

Yeah I used the sog hawk to hack a basic flat side from the log.The axe is a Snow and Nealley Hudson bay axe.I used it to cut the stakes and to pound them into the ground.


P.S. I'm 6' 2" about 260 so I needed a big coat.

 

[RescueRiley]

here's a debris hut I made on my last camp out,

as the weather got wetter I added some bark shingles which helped keep the insulation down in the ind and did allot to shed the rain

 

[kycolonel]

savagesicslayer,

Very cool shelter! Care to share the title of the survival guide that gave you inspiration?

 

[j williams]

Wow....Thats a great setup. Very nice.

Great thread.

 

[Gaurdian_A1]

i used a few layers of moss and leaves for the roof..its camo'd pretty good, its bigger than it looks in the pictures..It was really warm too. i got a fir going and built a windbreak and some other things but never got pictures because it was to late in the day.

 

[tonym]

You may recognize this pic from this months SWAT magazine article. Just a very quick lean to I made. I also used my space blanket to insure waterproof and reflect heat fro the fire pit.



Great thread, I like these pics!

 

[RescueRiley]

That's a great setup there SSS if I had a pace where I could stay set up for a period of time.. I'd love to make a more elaborate semi permanent job...

 

[savagesicslayer]

savagesicslayer,

Very cool shelter! Care to share the title of the survival guide that gave you inspiration?

"The Survival Handbook:Essential skills for outdoor adventure." Author,Colin Towell.320 pages and fully illustrated with a hard cover.really great book.

Sorry for the blurry images.

 

[TedPalmer]

here's some pics of the 2 camps I built on the front part of my property.
Mostly done in small fir logs, piece on piece style, with some additional split cedar boards.
Ted

 

[forestnomad]

Ted, that is just awesome.