'Arctic' Survival Shelter - Building a Natural Shelter Using Bushcraft Skills @pondguru

Uploaded February 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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This is another magnum opus of a 'how to' video but you will find time stamps below for your convenience as well as useful links.
The entire building of this survival / bushcraft shelter took 5 - 6 hours and the camp fire with heat wall took another 1.5 so in total it was a decent time outlay but the result was worth it.

Obviously it would have been much quicker if I had opted to build a more simple shelter but I wanted to go with a raised bed, natural covering and natural bindings (Willow) since I wouldn't learn much if I made one using a tarp and paracord.

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TIME STAMPS:
00:00 Intro
02:15 Building the frame
13:54 Explaining the raised bed and entrance
17:50 Explaining the entrance cover
19:27 Identifying the types of trees used
20:55 Harvesting Willow and adding it to the shelter frame
23:14 Finished shelter frame and explanation of covering
25:30 Covering the shelter and explanation of method
34:59 Cutting heavy Spruce branches
37:30 Covering the ridge of the shelter
42:17 Summary of shelter build
44:18 Cutting branches for bed and fitting them in shelter
50:00 Insulating under the bed
51:17 Heat wall behind fire
1:01:05 Building the camp fire
1:05:27 Summary and outro

USEFUL RELATED VIDEOS:
Beech woodland survival shelter: bit.ly/2G4XCVo
Willow and debris shelter: bit.ly/2G6tYPp
Shelter building using a shovel: bit.ly/2B6Cmet
Building an igloo: bit.ly/2sRJ3Ng
Willow fish trap: bit.ly/2FTtQ6z
Pipe method catching fish: bit.ly/2sPyURd

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Arctic Survival Shelter - Building a Natural Shelter Using Bushcraft Skills

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