>>2147372Not OP but first things first cordage or wire spools can save you a lot of hassle in the long run. If you want shelter that isn't going to be a tick hotel it helps to have a raised bed. A good idea is to start with a small fire pit with coursed rubble stone mixed with a cement. You can look up your regions specific cements easily enough and you'll need a water source to make the good stuff. Once it's dry use fire to bake it into a more solid structure. From here you will want to measure some distance from the fire structure to whatever you are going to build. You want it close enough that it wont be a fire hazard until you can contain it, but far enough that you canwork on all sides of the fire structure. The reason for this is also if you bring other people and if you wind up using fire for drying clothes, tool making, charcloth or kiln adjacent shit. Having a solid fireplace is one of the biggest investment structures you can do and it will make boiling water, disposing of end cuts and debris easier and keep your wood build clean. It will also allow you to see what you are doing a little later in the day and a good structure will stop the light of the fire from being as normally visible. Don't make it big. From there you will want to try an open wood structure that has a raised bed. Have a way to keep debris off the ground and into the bedframe, throw a mat over it and you've got yourself a solid fire, a warm bed and a good place tokeep stuff out of the rain. I suggest you look up specifics about roof proofing for rain as that is very dependant on your region. I for example can use bamboo but not the local bendy wood. If you cannot proof the roof from rain it is not a shelter after all. Don't be afraid to make a frame and just use a good tarp.
