For one of my P.E. credits at school, I decide to take bushcraft and wilderness skills. The class turned out to be a super adventure filled weekend.
The second day, we set off with a purpose in mind: to build a shelter near water that would keep someone toasty all night in a survival situation. We started with location and decided to put our shelter in a corner of a really old foundation. That way, as a fire radiated heat for long enough during the night, it would heat up the rock. From there we made a platform for our bed, and made the bed out of evergreen leaves... pretty comfy if you ask me!
For the structure itself, we lined logs with leaves then birch bark for waterproofing. It was really amazing to see the structure come together and see how well off you can 'survive' with just your surroundings. After building a fire capable shelter, it made sense to learn different fire building techniques and eat dinner over the resulting fire!
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