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Okay. You guys know more than I do so.........If this has been done before sorry but in survival or just practicing. What shelters are there you can use.
I know Debris hut and lean to but other than that not to sure on shelters.
so post some of the shelters you know of or have used for people like me who don't know anything.
 
Shelters is a subject that comes up on a regular basis, and in fact, dang near every subject here is that way, so don't worry about asking again.

Shelter: Keep me cool, keep me warm, keep me dry!

Log cabins are nice and comfy, but seldom a viable choice. A brush shelter is quick and easy, though not so easy to make watertight without a tarp of some sort. I like making a dome shape out of standing saplings or cane, and wrapping a pair of ponchos around it. Quick and easy, and a tiny fire inside is doable if you leave a small smokehole.

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Codger
 
Shelter starts with what you are wearing.

Sometimes "shelter" means something to block wind ("wind chill'). A stream bed, ridge line, of stand of trees or brush may do what you need done - readymade.

Getting under a dense evergreen will often stop all but the heaviest rain.

Shelter, especially from cold rain, is so critical that most books on survival suggest carrying a trap or tarp substitute ("survival blanket," heavy trash bags, poncho).

The old ones knew where the caves were located.
 
That's a good one Codger, we called it the "bow", take two or three saplings that are close by, and string them together about 7feet up, as high as you can reach. Must have a tarp or panchos to pull it off, or a crap load of debris.

The standard teepee style structure.
Take about 5 to 15 branches, deadfall type, that are at least 7 feet long, and anywhere from 2 to 5 inches in diameter. lay them out, in a bundle with all the fastter ends evened up, and the skinny ends at the other end.
'Loosely' tie them at the end that will be the top. It has to be loose enough for them to be able to be splayed out at what will be the bottom. Stand it up, then start pulling out the "legs". The farther you pull the legs out, the shorter and sqautter the teepee frame will be, but, the more floor space you will have. It's a balancing act, I wouldn't exceed a 45° angle. 60° is better to shed rain. Throw a tarp or several panchos over it, or start laying up bark, sticks, debris, of any sort. Leave a smoke hole near the top.
I'm going to do a pictorial of this method, someday, it's something we learned from a scoutmaster who was part indian. It's called the "one man teepee".

Next one: find a rocky outcropping, and basically build a near vertical wall to connect ground to overhang using branches as the frame and debris as the wind break.

There is the Snow Cave or the igloo, but I'll never use that in Maryland.

The most simplistic is the string and tarp shelter.
http://www.m4040.com/Survival/Skills/Shelter/TarpShelter.htm

The dugout, or ravine shelter. (Watch that it's not a rain/flood path)
http://www.m4040.com/Survival/Skills/Shelter/DugoutShelter.htm

The dogout shelter, made in the side of a hill. Seems like a lot of digging, but, once done, seems like it would be really warm and cozy with a fire.
http://www.m4040.com/Survival/Skills/Shelter/Hillside/Hillside Shelter.htm
 
thanks i like the dome and the tipi one is it realy that easy. I always knew about tipis but i thoght they had to be reallybig. thanks keep em comin.
 
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