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Owner: erika
Website: http://wildwoodsurvival.com/survival/shelter/thatch/keithger
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This shelter started off as a "house" that my three children (aged 6, 4, and 3) created in the course of their explorations. They showed it to me and I thought, "perfect teaching opportunity"!!! We built it bigger than necessary for a survival shelter -- it's their summer home! The frame is of drought-killed trembling aspen, aka poplar - very brittle when sun dried for 3 years! Over this framework we piled on hay from the nearby hayfield. The height of the grasses before they were cut was approx. 16 - 18 inches. We picked up what the baling machinery left behind.The first night was a little cold for the boys (-1C) (but its a dry cold out west!!), so the next day we scrounged more hay to give a thicker layer. I added the heavier branches on the outside to help pack it tighter to cut the drafts.All in all, a cozy little shelter with room to sit or even kneel in. Future plans are to build a debris wall enclosing a campfire pit - a full blown primitive camp!! (no campfires when dad's not around though!!!!) [This is a great example of how to engage children in the techniques of wilderness survival!]

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