Winter Shelter- Sean Gill
I traveled down to the end of my street to a wooded area to construct my shelter. After a few minutes of walking, I came to see a downed tree with a lot of pricker bushes enclosing it. After clearing the bushes out, the tree was at such a height where the 10' x 10' tarp would be able to cover a big enough space for 1-2 people.
My first thought, which did not pan out like I had intended, was to make a shelter that I have seen while watching the TV show, Survivor. There was a spot in another nearby tree that held up one corner of the tarp (In the right of the picture below). I found a tree branch and stuck it into the ground (in the left of the picture below) that would hold up the other side of the tarp. However, after looking at it from afar, I realized that the wind would make the inhabitants of the shelter very cold. So I restarted with a bare downed tree.
After restarting, I realized that I was only using about half of the space I had cleared around the tree.
So I decided to throw the tarp over the tree and make a tent-like shape. The tarp was at a height that I could pull it all the way to the ground, making the in habitants safe from a wet ground. I added 3 rocks in the back ( Where my head would be) and two near the entrance of the tent to keep the wind from blowing the tarp around.
I figured that having an open side to my shelter would still result in the wind making the inhabitants. I decided to take the pricker bushes that I cleared and make them into ties to close the entrance at night, or as you please. The entrance is also a good place to start a fire to stay warm.
I traveled down to the end of my street to a wooded area to construct my shelter. After a few minutes of walking, I came to see a downed tree with a lot of pricker bushes enclosing it. After clearing the bushes out, the tree was at such a height where the 10' x 10' tarp would be able to cover a big enough space for 1-2 people.
My first thought, which did not pan out like I had intended, was to make a shelter that I have seen while watching the TV show, Survivor. There was a spot in another nearby tree that held up one corner of the tarp (In the right of the picture below). I found a tree branch and stuck it into the ground (in the left of the picture below) that would hold up the other side of the tarp. However, after looking at it from afar, I realized that the wind would make the inhabitants of the shelter very cold. So I restarted with a bare downed tree.
After restarting, I realized that I was only using about half of the space I had cleared around the tree.
So I decided to throw the tarp over the tree and make a tent-like shape. The tarp was at a height that I could pull it all the way to the ground, making the in habitants safe from a wet ground. I added 3 rocks in the back ( Where my head would be) and two near the entrance of the tent to keep the wind from blowing the tarp around.
I figured that having an open side to my shelter would still result in the wind making the inhabitants. I decided to take the pricker bushes that I cleared and make them into ties to close the entrance at night, or as you please. The entrance is also a good place to start a fire to stay warm.
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