survival shelter

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I could tell you how to build it, but then I'd have to kill you.
 
maclaren27 said:
Wilderness Survial Shelter!!
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Friend, there is no set meaning for "wilderness survival shelter." That would be a shelter -- for survival -- in the wilderness. Nice special on a guy building a log cabin in Alaska. Most here have seen it. Many here carry tarps when they go into the wilderness. Others carry tents. Somehow, I suspect that's not what you have in mind.

So if you could share what you have in mind, I'll bet you'd get lots of ideas.

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as far as shelters made srictly out of things in the woods, a lean-to is hard to beat unless there is a cave around.
 
These guys in the jungles along the Thai-Burmese border are making a bamboo floor to put in their shelter. It took them about half a day to put up the hut (about 10ftx10ft) made with split bamboo and folded palm leaves for the roof. To keep the sleeping area dry they put in a flooring made of bamboo that was just scored and opened flat, then lashed to an under frame of thinner bamboo using long strips of bamboo as their rope.

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When they were finished, they had a rather nice shelter that would keep them dry in all but the most severe storms. Of course they didn't have to worry much about snow...

Stitchawl
 
stitchawl said:
It is now. It was a jeep's leaf spring! These guys put up their entire shelter using nothing but!

Stitchawl
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There's a very good leason in there someplace. If you look at most cultures in primitive places, they don't fool around much with 5 to 8 inch blade knives. They just have a nice big golock or machete size tool they use for everything.

Bush knife? Never heard if it!

I noticed the same think on our Costa Rica rain forest trip; none of the guides had a sheath knife as we know it. They all carried 12 inch Tramontia's, and did everrything with them. Some of the guides had a sak in a leather belt pouch, and used the tools around camp. Open cans, make small repairs to gear. But the 12 inch machete did all the cutting, including carving the roasted pig on the last night.
 
jackknife said:
There's a very good leason in there someplace. If you look at most cultures in primitive places, they don't fool around much with 5 to 8 inch blade knives. They just have a nice big golock or machete size tool they use for everything.

Bush knife? Never heard if it!

I noticed the same think on our Costa Rica rain forest trip; none of the guides had a sheath knife as we know it. They all carried 12 inch Tramontia's, and did everrything with them. Some of the guides had a sak in a leather belt pouch, and used the tools around camp. Open cans, make small repairs to gear. But the 12 inch machete did all the cutting, including carving the roasted pig on the last night.
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For people who live and work in forest or jungle environments, there is probably no more suitable all-around tool than a machete, especially 12"-16" length if the blade is thick enough. There are too many commercially made ones that use much thinner steel and are much too flimsy. It's a common site to see locals walking down the roads or along the paths with a machete IN HAND (cobras and such...) all over SE Asia, especially the wetter areas. Men and women alike. Here is a nice little old Red Karen lady with her pack basket on her back and a machete in hand, on her way home from the market.

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The women seem to favor the 'bill-hook' style as it makes for easier food gathering along the paths. Just bend, cut, and throw it over her shoulder into the basket, and there are a few more veggies for tonight's stew!

Did you notice that all these folks using machetes choked up on their grip? They are all holding the blade along with just a bit of handle. Quite like the grip used when prepping food with a Chinese cleaver!

Stitchawl
 
fivefold said:
Don't know if you've seen this already, but it's good stuff.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LuKr4dl9mA
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I have trouble believing people are stupid enough to buy that "versa shelter" instead of just picking up the pieces.

EDIT: I watched a few more videos. Not bad stuff and he makes it clear that he bought his tarp from a department store and doesn't seem to be pushing the kits. Reminds me of Ron Hood a lot.
 
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