What is your favorite type of shelter?

Like its says my fave is a tent lol jk really if i had to make one i think i like the debris shelter

I like my house, it's a good shelter Very Happy

but seriously, A-Frame is always a good way to go if you can get one put together.

Classic A-frame. i'm not just saying that because Les did, in my experiance with making shelters, its the fastest and most effective.

A lean-to is nice but takes ages to make well.

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Ditto, got to go with the A - frame. Its just the easy'est to put up & works well just about anywhere on this planet.

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Gotta change my answer actually.

I've always loved the a-frame, but if i have the right supplies tarp shelter.

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Debris shelter if I have nothing and a tarp shelter if I have some gear.(always have a tarp in my gear)

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I guess a tarp shelter, or a leanto. Although I have also used the so called "Alpha tent" but it takes more gear than I ussually have on me.

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Lean to, Tarp, A frame

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	TrooperMax wrote:
	Gotta change my answer actually. I've always loved the a-frame, but if i have the right supplies tarp shelter.

Troop, what size tarp do you carry with you ?. just curious.

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I carry 3 tarps, 2 differnt sizes.

1 small, 2 big, both hexagonal utlitly tarps. They are great becuase you can make them into many shapes when joined.

I dont remmeber the dimentions but htey are at Canadian Tire. The big one is 264cm by 180 cm I think, the smaller one is just a tad smaller. The are very compact and much better than beining a tent case.

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Tarp and lean-to. Cool

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For most environments, a lean-to using some other element of the landscape is the easiest, and a small A-frame is probably the best for warmth.

For extended stays, I like a good Tipi.

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	OGTL wrote:
	For most environments, a lean-to using some other element of the landscape is the easiest, and a small A-frame is probably the best for warmth. For extended stays, I like a good Tipi.

I have always wanted to construct a Tipi. But how would a person cover it ?.
If you have no canvas or tarp, it would take a hell of alot of branches to make it work.
And Tipi's can get 10ft + in my area i just dont think it would work for me very well.

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For me, sphagnum moss is the only realistic substitute for canvas or tarp, but you have to be in an area where it's available, but I must say it makes for a pretty nice covering. I put it over a 12 foot framework.

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	OGTL wrote:
	For me, sphagnum moss is the only realistic substitute for canvas or tarp, but you have to be in an area where it's available, but I must say it makes for a pretty nice covering. I put it over a 12 foot framework.

There are places where there is lots of that moss, but in the wrong location to build a tipi, lol.
alot of work i think, but like you said if your staying for the long haul it would be cool to build for sure. Cool

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	Drummer Dave wrote:
	There are places where there is lots of that moss, but in the wrong location to build a tipi, lol. alot of work i think, but like you said if your staying for the long haul it would be cool to build for sure.

True. I'm covering that framework i posted in the Shelter thread with moss, the key is to find big sheets of it intact, I'm picking 3' x 6' sheets to cover it. We'll see how that goes, I'm off.

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My favorite shelter is which ever one I am able to build.