I am a big fan of the white stuff. Snow season allows me to shift gears and challenge myself in new ways. I have been rushing to finish a winter survival shelter before the white stuff starts to drop… any day now!
In this video I explain the basic construction of my winter survival shelter. I also talk a little about using lichen between the logs and other options one can consider use to when constructing a log survival shelter.
A few advantages of using this method to build a shelter:
– Using a slanted ridge pole allows one person to balance and adjust framework single-handed.
– Logs are stacked, again the A frame advantage: one can stack and secure logs without assistance.
– Moss used on ridge cap to assist with precipitation runoff.
What brand saw was that you were using?
Silky hand saw… in my humble opinion best damn folding saws known to man kind. See this post: http://offgridwarrior.com/love-at-first-cut-silky-big-boy-2000-folding-saw/
Pretty sweet build. Let us know how water tight it is once you get back to it.
Thanks Terri. I have been up to the shelter since I posted the video above. Happy to report that there was no significant water issues, a few drips on the bottom inside edges. I have decided to use a tarp on the inside for now… I may remove it once there is significant snow on the ground and see how things hold up with snow insulating the shelter. Keep well.