>>946382>>946388> Shelter ContdThe location for the shelter should also be somewhere thats easily camouflaged - small bushes and those little trees that always whip you in the face provide good visual cover during the growing seasons.
Bramble Patches are the best, nobody wants to deal with that crap.
So you find a good strategic spot to lay down your new little home.
When it comes to camouflage dont get any tarps or tents that are bright blue, red, or orange. Thats obvious. But the less obvious part of this skill is arranging your camouflage properly then Leaving your home and Looking Back at it.
You want to make sure that it is either nothing out of the ordinary, or anything that can be spotted could be some misc bit of trash just sitting about.
This way if somebody does go back around there or happens to be very lucky looking across the creek, they wont recognize it as being otu of the ordinary (ie, "they dont know what it is they're looking at").
> Bedding For WinterSleeping Bags make excellent blankets. Open them up completely, do not be a human burrito. If you store other things in the shelter with you, you can sorta be scrunched up between them (so its not so easy to end up with gaps in the bedding exposed to cold air).
Im a big guy and im practically a space heater myself and ive learned that these layers are what I end up needing:
* 50-60F - maybe my coat and a towel
* 35-50F - 1 Sleeping Bag
* 15-35F - 2 Sleeping Bags
* -5 to 15F... 3 Sleeping Bags
But below 10F its gonna hurt to breathe and youll need to keep your face covered all night too (like cold weather mask). Nights like those it may be best to seek out a homeless shelter.
Below 20F its also advisable to attend to any drafts you feel in the tent/shelter because one reason its warmer inside is because your breath/body heat will accumulate and be insulated. If there's a draft it wont feel as comfy.
And below 25F your breath will form frost on the walls, attend to it or end up wet.
