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SUMMARY:Primitive Pursuits: Survival Shelters
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URL:http://ccetompkins.org/events/2026/11/07/primitive-pursuits-survival-shelters
DESCRIPTION:Shelter is considered the most important survival priority. We all need a warm, dry, safe place to rest and weather the storm. Every animal instinctively knows how to find or build the shelter it needs, so what would the most fundamental human shelter look like? What is the human “nest?” This workshop provides hands-on instruction and practice in the building of an all weather shelter that can keep you warm and dry no matter what. It can be built without tools or rope from common natural materials in almost any environment. Get prepared for the unexpected or ditch the tent on your next wilderness adventure with this deep dive into survival shelter.For ages 18+.Skills covered:Choosing good shelter locationsIdentifying local natural materials used to build shelterBuilding an all weather survival shelterTool use including: carving knives, saws, hatchets
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