Winter Bushcraft Camp Building - Wikiup, Axe, Knife, Snow Storm

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In this film the classic survival shelter is built - The Wikiup.

Tags: survival,primitive,technology,bushcraft,winter,camping,hot,tent,wikiup,tipi,tepee,teepee,native,american,aboriginal,fire,firepit,camp,camplife

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it's late autumn in New England before just white as a Centon winters in England I'm joined today by Malcolm Co did a friend of mine for many teens and today we're building a wiki a native shelter that ideal for this land of magnificent weather simple hand tools like a knife box la and acts are cornerstones of bushcraft [Music]

the mastery of knots easily transforms wilderness materials providing an unlimited potential for design using a blanket or slipping back for reference is an easy method of making a properly sized shelter let's not forget we're essentially closing a bedroom in the wild [Music]

this wickiups frame is a quad pod with three bisecting uprights these seven poles are simply arranged with a circle footprint

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latticework children the gaps on the flame greatly reducing the number of holes needed [Music]

for modest with youth of this size an acre of debris will be required to expand good snowfall [Music]

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what's the frame and roof done and not a moment too soon for a typical New England fashion the forest has been transformed into a winter wonderland overnight it's incredibly important to never walk with a bare edge on a sharp tool like an axe cut yourself very easy if you trip [Music]

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weaving evergreen branches through the uprights above the door is a quick and effective way to suspend fashion [Music]

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it's easy to see why conical shelters like the wickiup it's preferred by many native peoples worldwide keeps out the cold convective wind or inside dead air space in here it feels warm the heat in front of us the radiation is trapped by the walls in the shelter the opening at the top allows the smoke to enter the forest and leave our shelter with some simple bedding like blankets or off the cold ground it's real home from home [Music]

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