anyone have any idea where I can live

feeds@yuku.com (BCbud) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:35:08 GMT

I have decided that I"ve had enough of "civilization" and I want to live free in the paradise of B.C. The only problem I have is finding a place to do so. Is there anyone out there that has any idea of how to go about this. I mean there are hundreds of thousands of square kms of pristine wilderness on the west coast but I don"t wanna be hassled after all the sweat and blood lost building a camp, nevermind the law. any thoughts?

TiPi Building

feeds@yuku.com (Fireman26) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:19:03 GMT

Interested in making one for my kids, I think it will be cool for them/us to camp in. I have seen some plans on the internet, but none of them go into enough detail. I guess I need info on a pattern, what material to use etc... Any info will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Jason

My Tyvek Tee Pee or Sami Lavvu

feeds@yuku.com (fiddler49) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:42:18 GMT

My great grandmother was Sami from Norway and I was inspired by some ones post about Sami lavvus/tee pee type shelter so I made this one from Home wrap Tyvek and 9 each, 10 ft long bamboo poles. A true Sami lavvu is usually just a bit wider than it is tall, which makes them excellent in high winds and has a tall door that you can walk right through with out stooping. It's been raining hard for a week now and Ive got the lavvu set up in the yard. With a garbage bag over the hole and poles...

Making a new tipi

feeds@yuku.com (Bad Hand) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:16:08 GMT

I just started making a new tipi this one will be a 17 ft so I can use it on my trap lines. The big tipi I have (22ft) is too big for one person to set up and too hard to find an area big enough for it. I couldn't decide between a 16 ft or an 18ft so I split the difference.

Historic Documentation for Neck Knives....is there?

feeds@yuku.com (Cheshire Cat 58) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:59:20 GMT

After reading all the posts..pro and con of neck knives and the damage they can impose or how handy they are......then the posts that keep saying how historic they are.......How Historic Are They and where? So the question is posed....to answer we cannot use hear say or that is the way I have been taught...we need written or visual First Person information on these knives and the container used on/around the neck. Do we have this?

Linen Tent Treatment Questions

feeds@yuku.com (Kier) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:29:16 GMT

Recently, my sister moved out of state and she had to lighten her load, so she gave me a decent amount of 100% green linen.

I originally wanted the linen to back a few bows with, but there is more than enough for that purpose.

So, I was wondering what I could do with all this yardage of linen, and it struck me that linen had, in a period of history, been used for tents. So I began a web search for linen tents and came across some SCA sites that use them and found about 3...

Native American Shelter

feeds@yuku.com (Leigh) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:01:23 GMT

Hi

Found a site by a young woman doing her Thesis on Native American wigwam structures... how they were made and with what. Pretty neat site. She has an email address if you want to contact her for a copy of the paper. Here's the link...

http://www.uwlax.edu/sociology/Archaeology/students/schultz/index.htm

Leigh

What sort of shelter should I use at Dirttime?

feeds@yuku.com (Christopher P) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:40:35 GMT

As the time approaches, I'm considering how I might camp for the week at Dirttime this year.

Here's a snapshot of the general terrain, taken from the gate to the area...

With sun like this:

And friends like this......

questions about tipis

feeds@yuku.com (pinegrizz) — Sun, 10 May 2009 07:20:04 GMT

I've gotten my ife interested in possibly buying a tipi! We're not sure what size we need for a family of five. We think we could manage in a 16' tipi, though I lean towards a 18' maybe 20'. And then there's my wife's obsession with air matresses. She wants a queen sized one and we're not sure exactly how well a inflatable air matress will get along with a open fire in the middle of the tipi.

Any tips and suggestions are more than welcome!
...

Dealing with animal feces

feeds@yuku.com (Panzer Packrat) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:27:46 GMT

Today I was out in the forest and came across one heck of a ready made shelter. It's a rock that has split, then had a large tree grow in the crack, enlarging it. Because of the way it split then shifted, there is a 4 ft wide x 5ft tall by 8 ft deep "cave" underneath it. It's on a hill and has a lot of shale and cracked rock that allows the water to run away. Only problem is it looks like it's the local woodland creature's porta-potty. Animal poo everywhere. I...

Looking for a canvas source

feeds@yuku.com (mouseheart) — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:39:41 GMT

Hi,
I'm looking for a source of Sunforger 13oz canvas, 60 sq. yards, for a yurt project. I've found lots of tent makers online who use it, but where do they get it? Preferably I'd like to find a source in or very near Southern Arizona (to save on shipping). Thanks a lot!

post pictures of longterm-year's shelter

feeds@yuku.com (woc) — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 07:12:45 GMT

anyone got pictures of shelters that men live in for years?

Pacific Northwest Plank/pit house

feeds@yuku.com (Rocks in Head) — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:14:59 GMT

I have always wanted to build a plank house so we started on one last summer. It will probably take a while to complete so be patient with us.

The most time consuming and tiring so far has been digging out the pit. I guess if I had nothing else to do I could dig on it every day and get it done sooner but unfortunately life keeps me pretty busy. Fortunately I have many helpers and they are a BIG help for this worn out man.

You can see the rough outline of how big the pit...

Paleo-Indian Mud Dwellings

feeds@yuku.com (Wulf16) — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:19:40 GMT

Hey everyone,
I had a dream the other night, and it made a connection to a show on the History Channel today. Basically, in my dream there were tepees that were made out of a random material, kinda like multiple deerskins, but they were all different shades. As soon as I saw a mud dwellings that were shown on the tv show, made by paleo-natives towards the tops of mountains (which also relates to the position of the tepees in my dream), I realized that I needed to know more about them....

Summer shelter

feeds@yuku.com (ben) — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:50:38 GMT

This spring I would like to build some kind of camp that would last me a few years. I like the wigwam woodland roamer built but I don't have many down falls that I can get pliable sheets of bark from. I have Tulip poplar, oak, maple, sycamore, birch and less than 1% shortleaf pine. I want to build something to stay the summer in like a wigwam or wikiup or small longhouse (oxymoron?).Any ideas? What could I thatch with. There is no grass, evergreen boughs, but there is a lot of dead...

lavvu

feeds@yuku.com (NewWorldViking) — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:03:59 GMT

Hello Everyone,

I am looking for more information on the history of the tent in northern scandanavia (sp?). Does anyone have any sources, links or books they could direct me to?

Thanks very much in advance.
Paul

Aspen bark for shelter?

feeds@yuku.com (wtaft) — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:55:32 GMT

Hello.I live in southwest Colorado.There are alot of aspen in the area and I was wondering how aspen bark would work for a top layer of the shelter.Was thinking the bark off dead trees might be best cuase it peels off in big pieces easily and dont want to damage live trees.Thinking about a lean to or a domed set up.

Remote Alaskan Outing....

feeds@yuku.com (hellmut275) — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 09:27:52 GMT

Can anyone give me some recommendations on where to go? Myself and one other friend are wanting to bush camp on a wilderness lake somewhere within a few hours of Anchorage. We don't want a guided trip, nor would we prefer any company. The idea is to go into a lake by float plane then camp and fish and hike for a few days (rough it and eat what we catch mostly). The ideal location would have a river within hiking distance. I am a seasoned outdoorsman, although this will be my first Alaskan...

HUDSON BAY BLANKETS

feeds@yuku.com (PILGRIMGML) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:12:44 GMT

Been working on some cold weather camping with a wool blanket. I have an old military GI wool blanket that I have been using with a small piece of fleece. Does anyone know if the Hudson Blankets are much thicker that the GI Blankets? ...and would they be worth the bigger price? Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated

Winter Lodge Life

feeds@yuku.com (Montanner Gurrrl) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:33:24 GMT

Home Sweet Home ~
This is a photo of the lodge we lived in for two winters north of Bonners Ferry Idaho and one year in Salmo, British Columbia.

Winter lodge life can be very comfortable if you take measures to make it so. You can see by the way the snow only goes up so far on the outer covering and poles, that we untied the liner from the bottoms of the poles, and...

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