Reasonably easy ways to build a Shelter?

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Hey guys how yas going?

I been out the quarry excavating some rocks now that the rains finally let off for a few days, so that good news!

when I got done this arvo, I wernt to a favourite spot on the property and set about making an attack plan on some kind of quick shelter. (Read, Not Hut)


I was wondering what could be some Ideas to help create some kind of Shelter for if it did Rain the sleeping gear an food could be kept dry, somewhere to sleep under out of the Dew.

we are coming into summer so its not likely to be as Wet as previous months

we come an go so a permanent fixture wont be needed for now, it is also for future bush trips.


Would like too see plans or pictures of shelters utilizing easy to find products - Tree / Branches / Tarps / rope etc


So far I have cut two logs with a Y top, I was thinking I could dig holes an sink them in, put a Cross member and run the tarp over and fixing to the ground either side...

sounds ok for this particular, but not a "quick" one for the bush.

so I need to use skinny Logs somehow... an my Tarp.

thanks for any ideas!
pics to come of course
WL
 
Great, thanks mate.

the plan is to be of Ease to you can set it up of the first few hours you get in, an spend the remaining 3-4-5 days near.

We don't have the Moss stuff down here and the Gum trees are a bit spaced for insulation ;)

im thinking of utilising the tarp and a "A" type frame!?!?

WL
 
If you are using a tarp, I would look for one of those heavy canvas tarps. They sell them here, expensive, but they last longer than poly and would stand up in the wind better. You would have to set up on high ground so rain water doesn't run into the shelter. Instead of the yoke stick with cross member I would use several small trees and lash them in such a way that they form rafters, then one down the middle at the top for a ridge cap, all lashed together. That would support the sides of the tarp better as well.

A tipi arrangement may work too, with a tarp or two around the support poles for cover and then you could have a fire pit in the middle for when you are in the shelter.
 
you tube is the place to head for examples on shelter building imo. Lean to with a cheap tarp is simple, cheap and fast. Have used that setup on multiple occasions.
 
FLYBYU44 said:
If you are using a tarp, I would look for one of those heavy canvas tarps. They sell them here, expensive, but they last longer than poly and would stand up in the wind better. You would have to set up on high ground so rain water doesn't run into the shelter. Instead of the yoke stick with cross member I would use several small trees and lash them in such a way that they form rafters, then one down the middle at the top for a ridge cap, all lashed together. That would support the sides of the tarp better as well.

A tipi arrangement may work too, with a tarp or two around the support poles for cover and then you could have a fire pit in the middle for when you are in the shelter.
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true , thanks.

we buy the Cheaper poly tarps around 12ftx 20ft rough. I stepped it out today so I can can prepare a cross member the right width.


one thing to keep in mind is I don't always hunt the same spots, so I want to be able to either Take the right gear or make it on site.

does anyone have a Wooden frame / A frame type setup at their hunt camp?


2 logs bound in rope in an "a "frame , with a Cross member , make two of these a "front" and a "Back" frame, with the Tarp covering over. Think I need to make a Diagram hmm
 
Hurtin Albertan said:
you tube is the place to head for examples on shelter building imo. Lean to with a cheap tarp is simple, cheap and fast. Have used that setup on multiple occasions.
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For Sure, Thanks I will sus out Youtube!

making them in the back block is fun though yeh haha


wow. so may videos available
 
This youtube presenter may be trying to sell his own brand of tarp, and his videos can be a bit long and narrated in a voice that makes me slumber, but he does have nice setups & tips. I'm a fan of the Prusik knot now and bought a Silke pocketboy based on his recommendation that I'm enamoured with.


EDIT: a little harder setup but better for cold would be a "Whelen tarp shelter". 1 tarp will do, but using 2 tarps, one for walls and one for roof, with two ridge lines make a roomier setup in fair weather. In bad weather, you can also use a second tarp to cover the opening in the front for a lot of shelter protection; basically fully enclosed. The design works best with a specialty "Whelan tarp" but using square tarps is doable. And seriously WhelanLad just cries out for a Whelen tarp setup.
 
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safehunter said:
This youtube presenter may be trying to sell his own brand of tarp, and his videos can be a bit long and narrated in a voice that makes me slumber, but he does have nice setups & tips. I'm a fan of the Prusik knot now and bought a Silke pocketboy based on his recommendation that I'm enamoured with.

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EDIT: a little harder setup but better for cold would be a "Whelen tarp shelter". 1 tarp will do, but using 2 tarps, one for walls and one for roof, with two ridge lines make a roomier setup in fair weather. In bad weather, you can also use a second tarp to cover the opening in the front for a lot of shelter protection; basically fully enclosed. The design works best with a specialty "Whelan tarp" but using square tarps is doable. And seriously WhelanLad just cries out for a Whelen tarp setup.
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Are you serious that WhelanLad should be outfitting himself with a Whelan tarp?
 
maple_leaf_eh said:
Are you serious that WhelanLad should be outfitting himself with a Whelan tarp?
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http://www.fieldandstream.com/articles/hunting/2016/06/fs%E2%80%99s-110-best-hunting-tips

#60

poetic eh?

060 Build The Perfect Lean-To

A Whelen tarp shelter is often all you need for shelter, and it packs much lighter than a tent. The sloping back wall reflects light and heat from a fire, and the side walls provide protection from crosswinds and space for gear. To make one, use grommets, lightweight stakes, and a nylon cord strung between two trees to set up a 12x20-foot piece of water-repellent ripstop nylon as a lean-to, with the open side facing your fire. Line the floor with pine boughs. K.M., August 2003
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Another good video on the Whelen is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG2tny9IPqI

OP may also want to look at the "Baker style" tarp setup
 
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