Tipis, yurts and other shelter

This thread is for other shelters that arnt used specifically for emergency surivival but rather used as homes for people who live like the first nations. For example a yurt is a tent like structure that is easy to transport but opens up very large. The Mongolians are the primary people who used this shelter as there are no tress in their enviroment. However this shelter takes lots of work and time to build so it is highly unrealistic to classify it as a survival shelter.

A tipi can be used as a survival shelter but is also uncommon in an emergency. Making a tipi requires animal hide to cover it up, however animal hide has been replaced with canvas and tarps in this day and age. Primative nations still live in tipis but they are also not an ideal survival shelter.

If anyone has any tips to add on to these shelters to make them effectivly please share

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"There dosen't look like there's much shelter over in those mountains, but that's the only choice I got right now, this is gonna be a long week" - Les Stroud Arctic

I had a guy at work that went on an extended vacation to Southeast Asia, China, Tibet, and Mongolia. When he went to Mongolia, the "hotel" he stayed at was just a bunch of Yurts. It looked pretty cool actually! They are rather large!!!

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Yeah they are very large. Being semi-nomadic they have perfected them so they are as light and large as possible, like a really good b.o.b Very Happy

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"There dosen't look like there's much shelter over in those mountains, but that's the only choice I got right now, this is gonna be a long week" - Les Stroud Arctic

a long house.

not even close to a survival shelter, but i think it would be so comfortable.

Hmm Doug thats pretty cool, defently a new one I have yet to have seen.

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"There dosen't look like there's much shelter over in those mountains, but that's the only choice I got right now, this is gonna be a long week" - Les Stroud Arctic

that is one of the most interesting things i've ever seen.

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Dude, You could probably live in that.

	Tel wrote:
	Dude, You could probably live in that.

could use a door thoe Razz

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Oh So true. Animal Hide?

i think that is what's on it now. i'd prefer a hinged door made of wood tho. the hinges could be made with wood too as to keep it rustick (sp?)

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yeah i think i would go with a door, but you have to love the awesome fence in the background.

Very creative fence. No matter where you are its good to shelter yourself not only from the elements but from wild animals too. Not so much in North America as in Africa or Austria or some sort of tropical location, but threats do exist.

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"There dosen't look like there's much shelter over in those mountains, but that's the only choice I got right now, this is gonna be a long week" - Les Stroud Arctic

Made a tippi using a large plastic tarp once it was a very smokey experiance.

Sounds intresting, did you make a hole for the fumes on the tip? Please tell me you did Shocked

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"There dosen't look like there's much shelter over in those mountains, but that's the only choice I got right now, this is gonna be a long week" - Les Stroud Arctic

Anyone who wouldnt is an idiot.

Well idiot is a harsh world but inexpeiance would cover it. When makign these shelters you have to make sure the wind sint going in the dirrection of your door, that way the shelter becomes a wind tunnel, and ultimatly becomes very smokey

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"There dosen't look like there's much shelter over in those mountains, but that's the only choice I got right now, this is gonna be a long week" - Les Stroud Arctic

	Tel wrote:
	Anyone who wouldnt is an idiot.

when i first read it i was thinking he hot box'd it but kept the non family orented behavior off his post. This is why i didn't flame his first or second post...

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Never explain. Your friends don't need it and your enemies won't believe you anyway.

Well i'm hoping thats not the case, trying to keep a postaive envirorment here. Cool

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"There dosen't look like there's much shelter over in those mountains, but that's the only choice I got right now, this is gonna be a long week" - Les Stroud Arctic

Daffy wrote:

	Tel wrote:
	Anyone who wouldnt is an idiot.

when i first read it i was thinking he hot box'd it but kept the non family orented behavior off his post. This is why i didn't flame his first or second post...

Haha, only from you.

when making a teepee how would you tie the part where the structural poles meet without cordage?

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Never explain. Your friends don't need it and your enemies won't believe you anyway.