No worries ask as many as you like, no point in us both making the same mistakes as I have in the past.
The whole shelter is basicaly the same shape as a 50p which supports its self when constructed. Make sure to dig your footings well for the 6 main upright posts and choose green wood or very good condition dead wood about wrist thickness or more. Same with the horizontal supports, these need to be strong and are a nightmare to replace later on should you use wrotten wood or wood thats too thin.
The poles that surround the shetler are all bout thumb thickness and can be dead or green. Lucky we had a lot of ash and hazel coppice at our site but even still its a heck of a lot of material, probably a few hundred atleast, but.. if done properly it will last years and most of the materials will see you through a few rebuilds. The poles will also need to be atleast 7 feet long to give you enough room in the shelter its self.
The walls are just leaf little/pine litter and light soil.
The tarp is usually left over the top whilst we are not there or left in place and raised a little to allow more smoke to escape. The tarp also had a silver reflective inner which can make a massive ammount of heat trapping as its bounced back down into the shelter. Not needed at msot of the year mind.
I will take some more detailed measurements in the next few weeks as it was all done by eye.
