The development of shelter through the ages was obviously shaped by our cultures, but conversely, shelters would have helped shape our cultures! After all, our ability to adapt to various and extraordinarily harsh environments is in large part due to the human mastery of shelter craft. Jungles, mountains, artics, deserts, plains, and forests, there is virtually no place on the planet that we have not learned to inhabit.
In modern times our skill and knowledge of shelters are directly proportional to our comfort and enjoyment in the outdoors, and in some cases maybe even our survival!
Come and explore this important aspect of outdoor living and bushcraft. Whether or not your interest is in camping, survival, to revive lost skills, or simply to have strategies if and when things go bad, there will be something for everyone!
This theme camp hopes to expose folks to a myriad of shelters, and shelter concepts.
Subject matter likely to be included in this theme camp, but not limited to:
Natural Shelters, Lean-to and variations, Supershelter, Wilderness Beds, Tarp Shelters, Tents (Canvas and other), Traditional Shelters (Tipi’s, Wickiups, etc), Stoves and Stovemanship.
Tips, tricks and Ideas, Where to obtain Books, Internet Resources, Courses
Super Shelter
Ideas for hands-on learning experiences; Help create different styles of shelters, building variations of wilderness beds, putting up some amazing tarp configurations, setting up canvas tents with stoves, instruction on harvesting and working with natural materials.
Note: The Sheltercraft theme camp is currently looking for a program sponsor as well as a financial sponsor. If you are interested in providing some of the above, and would like an opportunity to showcase your talents and/or wares, please contact us.