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Hidden Ralph
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When i go hiking i want to Try out Building a Shelter. but i dont know where to Start Looking.
can anyone Reccomend any Good Sites?
also i am bringing and Setting up a Tent So i have somewhere to Go if need be.
thanks
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Drummer Dave
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Well depends on your area. If you have a heavy wooded area with small saplings thats a good start.
Also look for Spruce trees or any tree like this will work the same.. These are the basic things you'll need to get started with a good Shelter.
There are many types of shelters you can build, i like the materials mentioned. Im not into debris shelters.
But a life or death situation would change my mind. 
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Hidden Ralph
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sorry i did that completely wrong. i meant websites.
i want to learn the different types of Shelters.
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flashlightfreak9
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linsleyk
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ok I have a stupid Question why small saplings 
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mtwolfsbane
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Small saplings are easier to cut, haul and handle. Plus, unless you are expecting huge amounts of snow, all they have to support are the branches or what ever is handy to cover your shelter and seal it from the rain.
In some cases, you can use really light whip saplings and bend them to make a dome structure. 
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linsleyk
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oh ok that makes sense thanks 
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Drummer Dave
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> Hey linsleyk, if you go look at Troops post of his shelter all the little trees..........those are saplings just so you have a visual image of what they look like.
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linsleyk
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thanks will do
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flashlightfreak9
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| | ok I have a stupid Question why small saplings |
There is no stupid question. If you don't know, you have to ask or you never will know.
It depends on what kind of shelter you are building that determines what size wood you need. Small saplings are better for a lean-to like Max made, but larger wood can be used for an A-frame like this:
mtwolfsbane is right about the advantages of using saplings, but you can use large wood too.
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Daffy
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there was a general "shelters" link in this section before with lots of different types. A-Frames/snow caves/others.... just take a look or search on google for certain types that people make... general search's like "wilderness shelters" or "survival shelters" could provide usefull results.
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linsleyk
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thanks everybody for your help.
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