The Woodland School - Natural Shelters

60 Minutes | All | Outdoors

Our friends at The Woodland School show us how to create a natural shelter

60 Minutes | All | Outdoors

For full details please watch the associated video
2 y-shaped branches and one long stick
Interlock the 2 y-shaped poles via the ‘y’ and then rest the long stick between them as the ridge of your shelter
This gives the basic frame from your shelter
Makes sure your ridge is as long as the person sleeping in it!
Next, use varying lengths of sticks to create the walls of your shelter all the way down your ridge on both sides, space your sticks a hand width apart
Create your lattices with smaller sticks horizontally down the frame to add strength and fill the gaps
Now, build up the debris material (Leaves, more sticks etc ) to build a layer to flesh out the walls
If you are staying in the shelter for more than one night you will need to check these layers and maintain them every day to avoid areas that may leak water in or let heat out
Once you have built up multiple layers you will now have a shelter you can spend a night in!

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The Woodland School - Natural Shelters completes requirements for the following badges

Beaver - Camp Craft

Cub - Our Outdoors Challenge

Scout - Outdoor Challenge

Scout - Survival Skills

Explorer - Survival Skills