Survival SheltersGRADE 6 HATCHET FIELD DAY

What makes a good site?

Water – needs to be near to a source of drinking

water, but you don’t want to get flooded out!

Widowmakers – dead trees / branches that could

come down in the next storm…

Wiggiles – reduce proximity to bugs that bite or sting

Weather / Wind – protect against Hypothermia!

Wood – needed for construction and fire

What you will be expected to

teach the kids on Monday…- 5 W’s of site selection

- Types of shelters- Lean-to

- Double lean-to (A-Frame)

- Make your bed first!

- Building materials

A good site for a

shelter!

The “Backbone”

The Frame

Debris for Weatherproofing

Extras: Firepit and Windwall

A-Frame Construction