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Building Your Own Shelter

Emergency Shelters – Staying Safe in a Crunch

Top Takeaways and Key Concepts – Choose high, dry ground; avoid valleys, lone trees, avalanche paths. – Face entrance leeward; use natural windbreaks; anchor shelter securely. – Match shelter to climate: tarp A-frame, debris hut, snow cave. – Insulate ground thickly; use leaves, pine boughs, foam pad. – Ventilate near […]