Shelter
  Shelter is paramount for survival: A shelter must be built before addressing any other needs. Exposure to the elements can kill you before you even feel hungry or thisty. You may also need protection from sub-zero temperatures, blinding desert sun, endless days of rain or snow and you may not even have a blanket or sleeping bag. In fact, you might not even have proper clothes necessary for unexpected weather conditions.

  Many people have died in the wilderness because they didn’t understand the basic concepts of shelter. Often people imitate first aid manuals or military issue hand-books that depict simple lean-to’s made out of tarps and string but they use equipment you're not likely to have. Lean-to’s are also only good for rain and depend on a fire to keep you warm. These programs will show you how to make debris shelters, using only sticks and leaf debris that will keep warm in negative degree temperatures without any special clothing or sleeping bags. You will leave with a simple age old skill that may save your life or the life of someone you love.

Shelter 1
Activity: Building a one man debris shelter using only sticks and leaves. When built correctly this shelter can keep you alive in sub zero conditions, even with out sleeping bags, blankets or fires. I will cover: -selecting a good location, -hazard and resource ID, -insulation principles.

Ages: 7 & up
Time: 1/2 to 1 day
Difficulty: Low
Location: Wilderness, backyard, park
Physical labor: High

Shelter 2
Acivity: Essentially the same as Shelter 1, except that it will include a one night camp out and some advanced modifications for extreme weather, like the large grass mats seen on the right, and alterations for for long term survival situations.

Ages: 7 & up
Time:1 day & night
Difficulty: Low
Location: Same
Physical Labor: High