How to Build a Primitive Shelter with Wood

Below are several videos on this subject of "How to Build a Primitive Shelter".

If possible you will want to have:

• An axe or similar tool for cutting wood. eg. A saw or bow saw.
• A knife or similar cutting tool.
• Cordage, such as twine or something similar which makes a strong cord - eg. Cutting a plastic bottom into a long length of plastic cord is possible if you have a knife handy.
• Other tools would be potentially be handy, like a hand drill.

There are literally hundreds of ways to build a primitive shelter, but today we will focus on several methods using wood. (In the future I may add other posts about making shelters using clay, sod, stones, snow/ice and other materials.)





Method #1. Branches, Bark and an Air Vent



Older Version, similar video.




Method #2. The Log Hut




Method #3. A Winter Shelter with a Heat Reflecting Wall




Method #4. A Root Cordage Primitive Shelter