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I also use a GI poncho. It's my bivy/ ground cloth. I like the tarp shelter because it's a lot lighter and simpler than a tent.

When I go camping in about a week I think I'll try making a scout pit. That'll be fun because I like to dig holes. It's a dirt camping pad so I don't think they'll mind so long as I fill it in when I'm done. Don't worry I'll take lots of pics when I go. Cool

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yep gonna try all the ways until I find one I like and easy for me to do. thanks Very Happy

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Damn, I missed out on a lot. Sorry to hear about the shelter, OGTL. Hopefully you can gives us frequent updates about on your new one. I really liked the one you were making before.

hello everyone i may be making a shelter at the beach soon cuz my yard has no room.

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Holy Smokes !!! Firekid ! ........ Looooooooooooooooooooong time no see Cool

Good luck with your shelter.

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ok here is my small snowcave not much snow to work with just put my tarp on top. but next time I'll use sticks going across the top with some boughs and a space blanket. Very Happy

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that looks great linsleyk!

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	linsleyk wrote:
	ok here is my small snowcave not much snow to work with just put my tarp on top. but next time I'll use sticks going across the top with some boughs and a space blanket.

> And ! dont for get the new Oil Lantern Wink

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I wouldn't put the oil lantern inside, don't they give off fumes???

I got a US Pup tent half yesterday from a friend of mine, can't wait to set it up.

~SK

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That shelter is far from airtight, so I'm sure a oil lantern wouldn't be of any concern.

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well I bought fumeless oil for it. that is just a demo shelter. I learned alot of things from it. like how to pile up snow and how to make a better roof. Very Happy

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^That is a good way to start out. Smile

Good job.

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thanks I knew it would be crap at first. thats how you learn.by improving to make it better. Very Happy

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^ You got it Kim Smile

practice, practice, practice Cool

you will be Survivorwoman !

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	linsleyk wrote:
	thanks I knew it would be crap at first. thats how you learn.by improving to make it better.

Yep.

Have fun making more. Smile

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yeah that's my long term goal Survivorwoman. I'll get there. Very Happy

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Here is my first A-frame shelter. Very Happy

Here is the front(you can see my start of a firewood pile, as well).

And the side views:

Inside...

And the back:

It took about two hours start to finish. It really needed more leaves(as they were settling), but there weren't anymore in the immediate area and I was tired of raking. And if I had had more wood, I would have put another layer on to keep the leaves from blowing away and help shed the rain better. But hey, that's something for day two. Wink

The only mistake I made(but the killer one) was in direction of placement. While I was building it, I kept a steady pace that kept me warm without sweating. But after finishing and crawling inside, I discovered there was a breeze coming up the hollow blowing directly into it. Whoops!!! Lesson learned there! I had the head end on the downhill side(pointing into the hollow). Note to self: always point shelter towards the top of the hill, not the bottom. Like Cliff said in another thread: The time to have your failures is during practice...not in an emergency. If I had had to depend on this to get me through a cold, windy night, I would have been miserable. Now I know to pay attention to placement better. Mistakes. It's how we learn.

Another note about these things: make the ridgepole about twice as long as you think it needs to be. I thought I would have about 4 feet exta, but in reality, it was just barely enough. I'm glad I overcompensated!

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that looks nice you do make good shelters A frames are better then lean too's. see the picture inspires me to try. Very Happy

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Good job FLF9 Cool

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Thanks, Dave and Kim. Cool

Now I know that I can build one of these in an emergency, if necessary. Smile

And Kim, read the section of Les's book on shelters. It really helped me a lot. Have fun! Very Happy

P.S. Since you live in Washington, you could use spruce or hemlock boughs instead of leaves like I had to. The spruce around here grows in very select places. It's only in deep canyons and pristine forests. I was on a ridge that was clearcut many years ago, so there wasn't much there in the way of materials. But I made do.

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