SHELTERS AND BIVOUACS

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Shelter and fire are usually one of the first things that must be considered when surviving in the wilderness. Without water we can survive for a few days and without food we can survive for weeks. However, hypothermia can set in within the space of one night and can be lethal. Proper sleep without a good shelter in temperate zones is usually not possible.

It is recommended to build shelters with a simple design and good insulation around the body (particularly underneath). For this purpose we use material that is abundant in your surroundings (dead wood, leaves, spruce branches, straw and ferns). Otherwise we waste valuable time constructing shelters that are thermally inefficient. Natural structures such as boulders and trees can act as support for shelters, speeding up the building process and increasing their effectiveness. In winter seasons, a fire is often made beside or even inside a shelter.

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