SHELTERS
If you are making your way to safety you may want to build tempory shelters at each stopover.
Bough Shelters : Branches that are partly broken or sweep down to the ground can provide temporary shelter.
Make sure branches wont fall off the tree.
Fallen Trunks : Logs make a good windbreak.
Place at the right angle to the wind.
Dig a small hollow in the ground on the leeward side.
Root Shelter : Spreading roots at the base of a fallen trea make good windbreak.
Try fill in the sides between the roots.
Hollows : Make sure you deflect any downhill flow of water.
Make a roof to keep the warmth in and rain out.
Drainage : Dig a run off channel around any shelter that is on or below ground level.
Stone Barriers : Biulding a stone wall around a hollow will give you more room.
Pack between the stones with turf and foliage.
Sapling Shelter : Select two lines of saplings, tie the tops together to form a frame for sheeting.
You can weigh down the edges of the sheeting with rocks or wood.
If you have no sheeting, place the saplings close together and weave branches between them and fill with ferns.
Tepees : Leave an opening at top for ventilation.
Tie three or more angled support poles where they cross to make a cone.
Cover with sheeting, hides or birch bark.
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