Northwest Hiking

Looking further at the various types of shelters to be found in survival situations, we find another type of shelter that is equally important as natural shelters.  These are the hand built shelters, which can be made either with the use of natural materials, or by altering natural materials for a suitable shelter.  Here are a few examples of such shelters:

• Debris Shelters:  These are made from whatever debris is available and serve as the most universal and easily built shelters.  They can be constructed with limited supplies and can be done well enough to create a nearly waterproof shelter from the wind and rain.  Here is an example.
• Fallen Tree Shelter:  Fallen trees make exceptionally good frames for a shelter and are easy to use to build off of.  Here is an example of trees you can use.
• Brush Shelters:  Again, fast and easy to build, wonderful durability, and good protection.  These are made by piling brush on top of a frame or support structure to make it water resistant and protective.  An example can be found here.

Most likely, you don’t want to have to build one of these shelters for survival situations, rest assured though, through practice and experience, you can be ready for whatever the wild throws at you!

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