Building a shelter for SOTW Activity

[Daniela Whittington]

Did anyone build a shelter with their kids when studying the nomads? I really want to do it but I’ve never built a shelter without a tarp. Anyone have any pointers? I want to break out the cast iron and cook a meal over the campfire and camp out in our shelter overnight.  

[Danae]

If you’re going to use cast iron you may as well use the tarp.  Pretend it’s an animal skin.

[Lucy the Valiant]

Do it! Use a tarp! Have a BLAST! (And hey, if your cloud cover allows, you mgiht be able to expand the experience with the Perseids, too! ❤️ 

This is the stuff amazing childhoods are made of.

[HomeAgain]

So...if you find the free pdf of the American Handy Book for Boys, there's directions on how to build shelters based on the season.

Oldest ds and I did a lean-to style with branches when he was doing it.  Youngest ds and I put up a tent. 🤣

[regentrude]

Just go to some mountains and camp out under a rock shelter 🙂

[Daniela Whittington]

13 minutes ago, HomeAgain said:

So...if you find the free pdf of the American Handy Book for Boys, there's directions on how to build shelters based on the season.

Oldest ds and I did a lean-to style with branches when he was doing it.  Youngest ds and I put up a tent. 🤣

Thank you! I’m heading to find this!

[Daniela Whittington]

9 minutes ago, regentrude said:

Just go to some mountains and camp out under a rock shelter 🙂

We live really close the southern coast so no mountains for us! But I do hope we will be able to do that one day!

[Daniela Whittington]

26 minutes ago, Lucy the Valiant said:

Do it! Use a tarp! Have a BLAST! (And hey, if your cloud cover allows, you mgiht be able to expand the experience with the Perseids, too! ❤️ 

This is the stuff amazing childhoods are made of.

If I can’t figure out a structure we can make without a tarp I definitely will use one rather than ditching the entire idea. And yes on the Perseids! I’m crossing my fingers!

 

P.S. I love your quote!

[HomeAgain]

4 minutes ago, Daniela Whittington said:

Thank you! I’m heading to find this!

I found it for you.  It starts on page 148: How To Go Camping Without a Tent.

Oldest had a paperback copy.  By the time we finished his middle school years we had worn it out to the point where it split in two - and warped his copy of Dangerous Book For Boys.  We did a LOT of outdoors things between literature and scouting.

[Daniela Whittington]

10 minutes ago, HomeAgain said:

I found it for you.  It starts on page 148: How To Go Camping Without a Tent.

Oldest had a paperback copy.  By the time we finished his middle school years we had worn it out to the point where it split in two - and warped his copy of Dangerous Book For Boys.  We did a LOT of outdoors things between literature and scouting.

I have the PDF loaded now! I’m thinking I’m going to invest in a hard copy and now I’ll look up Dangerous Book For Boys! 

[EKS]

Did nomads have a cast iron pan?

[Daniela Whittington]

Yes, I’m aware nomads didn’t have cast iron. Thanks.

[regentrude]

1 hour ago, Daniela Whittington said:

We live really close the southern coast so no mountains for us! But I do hope we will be able to do that one day!

Don't need tall mountains. Even a rock band 20 ft tall may have overhangs one can sleep under.

[Lucy the Valiant]

27 minutes ago, Daniela Whittington said:

Yes, I’m aware nomads didn’t have cast iron. Thanks.

Looks like they had carbon steel and acacia wood, though? 😉 

 

(Sorry - Friday night mood = mom thinks she's hilarious) ENJOY YOUR ADVENTURE!