Friday, December 29, 2017

I Did This Before It Got Cold

On a chilly winter day I was dragged outside to build a shelter. I started by hunting down some sticks and finding a stump or some sort of structure to use as a main wall. I wandered around the yard looking for sticks that were at about shoulder height for me. I was also looking for sticks that either still had foliage on them or that had a lot of branches and created something of a net. I took pictures of my progress, here's the main frame of the shelter:
After I had established a frame for my shelter I added a tarp to the top of it. I then added leaves to the top of the tarp to weigh the tarp down. I also used the leaves to create more of a wall and trap any heat in the shelter as well. This one is a picture of me and Magic hanging out in my shelter:
If I had the patience and cooperation for it, then I would've moved the tarp so that it covered the fort a little better, and protected the main entrance from weather. I would've used the stump as a wall and the tarp would've been able to fit the entrance. Click here to view the rest of my pictures of the process.

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