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These pages are concerned mostly with short term shelters,ones that are needed to help you survive the first night or two,
Probably one of the easiest and quickest shelters to construct and or find is a small half-cave shelter. These are not caves large enough to put a house in, just large enough to sit up ,lay down and build a fire in.
Although it is not always neccessary to build a windbreak for the front of the cave I feel that it is so easy to do so that you should consider building a simple one before bedding down. (just in case it rains or snows). A wind break can be built by leaning poles against the face of the cave and then covering them with almost any type of small branches (laid butt upward and overlapped or interlaced around the cave opening until it is relelatively wind proof). I myself prefer using Pine or Cedar branches for their pleasant aroma. ( You " DO " know that your two top priorities is shelter and fire, especially if it is winter time , don't you ?? )
You may not always have a small cave handy but if you are in a wooded area there are ways to spend the night , or several nights.
You could build a simple Fire Pit Bed which is a very doable but simple way to make it through a long cold night. If you have the time and/or energy another option is a Fire Pit Shelter which is a little more elaborate and expandable shelter. You could also build a Fallen Tree Shelter that is very similar to a cave shelter and is usable in conjuction with any of the fire pit type bed shelters.
The next option to consider is an above ground man built shelter, these are longer term solutions such as a debris lean-to , shanty type shelter up to and including log cabins.
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