You then adjust the window(s) opening to control the temperature and humidity.Ĭardboard is indeed good insulation.
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Use a sticks or box or something to hold the bottom away from the windows or door so air can flow up under and into the vehicle. You can even use a poncho or rain coat, open the door, drape it over the top half of the door on the outside and then close it holding the coat in place.
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The trick to ventilation is put a tarp over the car and bungee cord it down so windows can be opened a crack or even wide open and the tarp keeps the rain and wind from blowing in. One’s respiration puts out a lot of moisture and vehicles are so tight anymore it gets trapped and things get damp from condensation. Your vehicle likely got damp or wet and that was cold because you probably didn’t have adequate ventilation. The car was nice and warm, snuggly and most importantly, dry regardless of how hard it rained or the snow blew. I used to camp out in my Toyota SUV both winter and summer, even with my girl friend inside. Quite the opposite, they are superb and I’d argue better than a lean-to in the wind. Don't know if in resources, but don't think it is copywritted anymore.Ĭlick to expand.I will respectfully disagree about a vehicle being a poor place to shelter. We built shelters when I was in Scouts, but older boys passed knowledge down on what worked in our area, so never read about it that I remember. Nothing like a few hundred acres of dry corn and wheat fields, a few hundred acres of dry woods, etc, to make one very paranoid.Īs an aside and perhaps off subject, here is a copy of the old Boy Scout book when it meant something. As an eight year old with several other kids of about the same age, found out that even a small fire in the summer would bring worried adults out to find out what was causing that smoke or where was that smell coming from.
Best lesson learned as a kid from elders, the biggest dangers in the woods are dead limbs and fire, one can fall out of a tree and kill you, the other can get out of control in seconds and wood ashes will smolder for hours and then a breeze bring it back to life. Of course we went home for chores and meals so it was hardly a survival experience. It has been 70 years now, but my brother and cousins did just that as kids, made a "fort" in the swamp and slept there nights. Would use boughs rather than tarp, much harder to see and as thick and close to the ground as the existing boughs are, a slightly thicker area stands out less than a tarp. Biggest problem would be tracks, snow in winter or in grass or mud in the summer. At my age a sleeping mat to soften the ground or a layer of boughs under me would keep me off the ground and warmer. Might need some heat a few nights a year and a small area in the shelter under a poncho might retain enough body heat to allow you to survive even the coldest night as the wind will be blocked by the trees. Sleeping bag and wool blanket should keep it livable for almost all year. Need deet, mosquito net for head during the day and a bigger one for sleeping, a tarp for shelter between the layers of boughs on the roof or for a ground cloth would help. Spot I have picked out is hard to walk thru in the summer, close to a lake, has a couple of caches, has small wood for rocket stove and biggest problems would be bugs and ticks. The local white tail deer and turkeys have learned that is the best way to survive the cold and to stay cool and hide out in the summer.
I would go to a small hemlock area, pick a good tree, make a lean to out of one of the lower limbs and cover it with branches cut with the saw and tied with para cord. Living in New Hampshire, my car bug out bag has a belt axe and a small 8 inch folding wood saw.
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