Super Shelter.
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I like it, but if this is in a private woods as it would seem, why bother with the tarp ? other than that, good job 
I like it, but if this is in a private woods as it would seem, why bother with the tarp ? other than that, good job
I think she is intending to stay out over Winter in it and to be fair it look like its possibly Northern Europe.
I think if I was intending to stay over winter in one I'd most definitely want a Tarp , and the Mylar to reflect the heat back onto me.
If she has all that timber, the tools and the time, and a tarp, why not just built a bender ? or a yurt ? or a geodesic dome ?
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Yeah I didn't explain myself properly, i meant if it's a long term shelter why bother with a tarp when you've done so much out of wood you could have gone the extra mile but as you say if she's staying over winter the reflective surface will be a boost to staying warm, a bigger wood store kept dry as well.
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Nowt wrong with the effort, just one has to wonder why she built herself a corral, when we know that humanity in it's thousands of years of experience, generally does otherwise 
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You could just rig a parachute over the lot and get enclosed
Perhaps she, like me, likes to live in the open air, most of the time, when out in the woods - I do not think I would choose a fully enclosed shelter over an "open" shelter unless the weather was solidly awful and her version of a Super Shelter looks snug for foul weather:Adding a chute over the whole lot would give extra rain cover and a dry admin area and make it tick all the boxes for me
I wonder how super her loo facilities are - my camp loo makes do with parasilk side walls against wind and visibility - I am about to add a parasilk roof for the coming wet season.
As I rely on trench latrines the set up needs to be movable.
It's a great shelter for what it is, but I had to laugh when she said it was camouflaged.... as long as you're approaching it from one angle, then yes, it sort of blends in... but any other angle or from the air it is obvious it isn't natural and it sticks out like a sore thumb. If the aim was for it to blend in, and considering the amount of effort she's gone to, why not dig into the hillside and make it properly blend in? She could have added a small tube-like tunnel at the front to funnel air to the fire but with a way of blocking it when not needed.
I'm with John on the parachute to finish it off... it's the perfect shape and size for it and as John pointed out, gives you more workable space in wet weather.
One thing that does puzzle me is the hunting chair... its looks fixed in one place... why would you want it fixed?
I'm with John on the parachute to finish it off... it's the perfect shape and size for it and as John pointed out, gives you more workable space in wet weather.
One thing that does puzzle me is the hunting chair... its looks fixed in one place... why would you want it fixed?
I think she said it directly overlooks a Roe Deer feader on the other side of the creek and it is a great view
She did better than those guys on the Alone series. i'll give her 7 out of 10. deducting 3 points because the fire was too close to the plastic sheet. Shrink wrapped springs to mind.
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