Here is an example of an emergency survival shelter made with 3 sheets of plywood and hinges.
In an Emergency Survival or Wilderness Survival situation, Shelter is at the top of my list of priorities for these reasons: Hypothermia (exposure to the weather) is the number one killer in a survival situation. If you are lost, when you find or build suitable shelter, you are home (although it's temporary, shelter is important for a survival mindset). Lost or in an emergency survival situation, your shelter is a base. A place as safe as possible to wait for rescue, a place to plan and implement your emergency survival, wilderness survival, or urban survival techniques. Using your shelter as a base you can explore and gather anything useful to improve your situation. Until you are sure of your surroundings keep your shelter in eyesight, and you won't be lost. In a cold environment anything that will keep you warm you can consider shelter Extra layers of clothes, blankets, pillows, cardboard, leaves even an old mattress can insulate you from the cold. Emergency survival, wilderness survival, or urban survival is all the same. Shelter (no matter what your situation) is the starting place to ensure your survival. Fire is your next priority, followed by water and food. If you need to be rescued, do what you can to make your shelter visible. Use bright colored objects to leave messages and clues for rescuers. If you are in a situation that you must move or find your own way do it in steps, not in a hurry. Know your directions, face the rising sun and you are facing East, to your left will be north, to your right will be South, behind you will be West. When you are ready to travel know how you will travel in one direction and not in circles. Lining up two or more visual reference points will show you a straight line to travel. Remember, your shelter is your home base until you find a better one, keep improving your situation. Remember this, it is the reason for the repetition in this post, Emergency Survival, Wilderness Survival, and Urban Survival all require survival preparedness. A good idea is to have extra clothes, tarp, tent, and rope as part of your survival gear. As I've said many times Emergency survival gear, wilderness survival gear, urban survival gear, and your camping gear are all the same. Thanks for reading the Emergency Survival - Wilderness Survival Blog. Please leave a comment on the Survival | Shelter post, thanks.
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