11/12/2018 / By Zoey Sky
Knowing how to build a shelter is a vital skill to have, especially if you often go on outdoor trips. When SHTF and you lose your gear and supplies, you will need to build a shelter using whatever’s lying around in the wild. (ht/ to PreppersWill.com.)
Survival experts follow the “Rule of Threes,” which states that humans die after:
Being exposed to the elements for a long time may cause various health risks. Without shelter, cold, heat, rain, snow, or UV rays can be bad for your health.
Plan ahead and learn how to build six different kinds of shelter.
Small debris huts may seem claustrophobic, but they’re just the right size for sealing in your body heat.
The lean-to is one of the most well-known kinds of survival shelter.
The lean-to is open on one side and it only retains minimal heat, but it offers basic protection against the elements.
If you get trapped on a snowy mountain, knowing how to build a quinzhee may save your life. Like an igloo, a quinzhee is also made from snow.
However, an igloo is built from bricks made of ice while a quinzhee is made from fallen, settled snow. Before you build a quinzhee, destroy any natural drifts or rifts in the snow and build on a flat area.
Always includes a sturdy tarp and cordage in your survival gear so you can easily build a survival shelter.
You can make some of the other structures included in this list if you have a tarp. Instead of sticks or leaves, place the tarp on top of the basic support. Secure it with heavy rocks or logs so it doesn’t get blown
This last shelter may require some luck and a sharp pair of eyes. You don’t have to build everything yourself, especially if natural shelter offers a sturdy foundation for your survival structure.
Look for caves, cliff walls, large leaning trees, or other kinds of natural walls or enclosures so you don’t have to spend too much time building a shelter. On average, an entirely self-built structure can last for one or two nights. But if you’re lost somewhere for several days, you’ll need a more solid structure.
When setting up a survival shelter, regardless of the type you decide to build, consider other crucial factors like access to freshwater and proximity to edible plants.
Always plan ahead and learn how to make different kinds of shelter so you can survive when SHTF.
You can learn more about prepping and how to build sturdy survival shelters at Preparedness.news.
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