Natural Shelters

Natural Shelters

How long it’ll take:

30-40 minutes

What the goal is:

Campers should feel empowered to use natural resources for survival, while practicing LNT principles.

What the objectives are:

Show campers the elements of a quality natural shelter.

What you’ll need:

An outdoor space with natural resources suitable for shelter making

What you’ll do:

• 1. Discuss Leave No Trace: principles and reasons.

  2. Show campers the elements of a quality natural shelter.

  3. When Collecting: 4 D’s of LNT

     • • Dead: is not living, not green at its core, dry

       • Down: on the ground

       • Detached: not attached to a larger dead object, i.e. does not require further breaking

       • Diameter: no larger around than an adult-sized wrist

  4. Build Shelter

  5. Dismantle Shelter