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Re: Primitive Bushcraft Shelter - Stone Roofed Lean-To
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2019, 03:36:24 PM »
Pretty neat project. I wonder how many mosquito bites were acquired.

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Re: Primitive Bushcraft Shelter - Stone Roofed Lean-To
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2019, 06:12:20 PM »
Well I'll give him a T for tough, a P for persistence and an S for stupid. He could have brought a real ax, a real shovel and a saw plus some matches and it might have taken him half the time. Iffen they are wanting me to believe he did that all in one day I ain't buying it.


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Re: Primitive Bushcraft Shelter - Stone Roofed Lean-To
« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2019, 06:34:27 PM »

Here is the description for the video.

In this video I build a permanent lean-to with a stone roof. It was built by myself with mostly young maple trees, poplar bark, flagstone and earth, all gathered from the immediate area of the building site.

No outside materials were used and only 4 tools: a Cold Steel Special Forces Shovel, Cold Steel Spike Hawk, Svord Von Tempsky Bowie and a Svord Pig Sticker.

During the warm months I like to stay away from water to avoid insects. This was built on one of the finger ridges of the middle ridge of the property and is nice and dry.

The build took five days to complete and I stayed out there during that time period. Food consisted of a pound and a half of pemmican, half a pound of jerky and approximately 5 liters of water each day.

Due to our location up in the Appalachian mountains sound travels very far and the distant train can be heard along with the occasional survey helicopter (especially during the hand drill fire)
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Re: Primitive Bushcraft Shelter - Stone Roofed Lean-To
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2019, 05:23:14 AM »
I’ve been hanging out on BushcraftUSA. That site and seeing this video makes me consider how hard life has been in times past.


His shelter is great in dry weather but I’m thinking ground seepage would run him out in damp or wet weather.