Thatching and bed installation,another update(pic heavy)

[stuart f]

Hi folks,i had to go back upto Wooplaw today, and i managed to get the thatching finished. I also got the raised bed made up, i just need to sort out the sprung matress and then top that off with finer materal.

Previous threads http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=94687 and http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=95117

Sides thatched and the bed frame laid out.

Bed and Pillow, logs inplace.

And one ugly git for scale.

And lying down on the job .

And i will now try to answer some of the questions from the other threads.

As far as the waterproofness of the bracken, we have had some pretty hard rain storms this past week. When i got to the shelter today, the leafmold was wet in front of the shelter,but the leafmold on the inside was dry, infact i lay down on the bare ground just to see if my clothing wound pick up any wet patches, and thankfully i picked up none.
So safe to say it must be water tight.

As for the Tic situation, I have been cutting Bracken, infact shed loads of the stuff, and i'm pleased to report that i've not had or seen a single Tic.

As for the shelter being near Beech trees, the place i sited the shelter is not directly under any branches of size, plus i had checked for Widow makers in the planning stage, and safe to say it all looks good.

Anyway thanks for looking.

Cheers Stuart.

 

[toilet digger]

thats a smart and robust looking shelter.
would i be correct in assuming you have the west to your rear?

 

[addo]

Excellent work Stuart, looks like a grand shelter and the thatch looks very neat and tidy.
Hope you have a good camp in there.
Here's one I made minus the bed with another chap a few years ago.

Ugly git pic

 

[Dannytsg]

Great as always. Is there much of an overhang on the roof to offer weather protection on the inward side?

 

[shaggystu]

that's fantastic stuart, just needs a nice reflector fire and it'll be cosy as you like

cheers

stuart

 

[JAG009]

Its looking good Stuart all you need now is a long log fire in front of it ,and some springy stuff on top of the bed to make it more comfortable .

Springy stuff is technical terminology for spruce boughs


Jason

 

[stuart f]

Hi folks, thanks for the comments.

thats a smart and robust looking shelter.
would i be correct in assuming you have the west to your rear?

Hi Toilet digger, To be honest i never though about the cardinal directions with this build, as i was more concerened to get the prevailing wind running parallel to the front of the shelter,so smoke form any fire would not circulate into it.

Hi Addo, thats fine looking shelter, did you sleep out using it?

Great as always. Is there much of an overhang on the roof to offer weather protection on the inward side?

Hi Dannttsg, If you look at this pic, you can see the bed frame logs are parallel with the front of the shelter, but the bed itself is sat further back inside. I would say the bed is about 8 to 10 inches further back from the shelter front.

I hope that helps.

Thanks again.

Cheers Stuart.

 

[fishfish]

best ive seen ,makes me want to go build one tomorrow!

 

[Totumpole]

best ive seen ,makes me want to go build one tomorrow!

Me too, although mine would no doubt be a dive in comparison. Good work!

 

[crosslandkelly]

Good shelter. I know from experience how well they work. Nice one.

 

[JohnC]

looks great, are the bed logs bound/secured on in some way?

 

[stuart f]

Thanks for the kind comments folks.

looks great, are the bed logs bound/secured on in some way?

Hi John, no the logs are not bound onto the frame, it all just holds together by weight.

I hope this helps.

Cheers Stuart.

 

[JohnC]

thanks, I wondered if turning overnight would disloge one, but if theyre heavy enough I guess that wouldnt matter,

 

[addo]

Hi Stuart, yes I slept out in it for two nights. It was warm and wet weather. There was a funny moment one morning when a big fat slug dropped onto my face from the overhang. I'd just finished yawning Dry as a bone inside though. Your right about circulating smoke, its a real pain when the wind changes.

 

[lannyman8]

awesome work Stu, how thick was the thatch out of interest, cant really tell from the pic's, at a guess about a foot thick???

regards.

chris.