Sunday, 15 September 2013
Hidden Shelter Inspiration
I am now planning to build a hidden shelter in the forest near by to give me experience in shelter building and see how hidden a shelter. Planning to run the building project as a build your own hidden shelter workshop so that others can get experience as well as getting a few extra hands on site.
Initial Plan:
Hidden shelter rounded a bit like a low lying ant hill with a heather or cedar shingle roof then with grass and ferns growing on the roof to conceal with pine needles as well. If wanted to cheat a little I could use 4 or 5 layers or thick truck/van tarp which is what they used in Vienna Hut.
Walls made of stone or wood which has been treated with pine tar then covered in mud/clay mix like round houses. Or wattle and dorbe with willow walls.
Windows small and round or old double glaze windows then with shutters in front with growing plants to conceal when shut.
Hidden door with locking mechanism.
Inside a bed come storage box with a few chairs and a fire place at the back which would have a chimney hidden by plants on roof or old dead tree stump or simple metal chimney with cover or pipe smoke out somewhere else or under water.
A few photos ideas of potential shelters:
http://www.trendhunter.com/photos/93419#1
http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grass-blanketed-huts
http://en.tracesofwar.com/article/257/The-Hidden-Village-Vierhouten.htm
Making the inside of the shelter look nice would be really good.
Check out this guys tree house: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2133977/Carpenter-builds-incredible-egg-shaped-treehouse-hidden-view-Crown-land-just-yards-multi-million-homes.html
Initial Plan:
Hidden shelter rounded a bit like a low lying ant hill with a heather or cedar shingle roof then with grass and ferns growing on the roof to conceal with pine needles as well. If wanted to cheat a little I could use 4 or 5 layers or thick truck/van tarp which is what they used in Vienna Hut.
Walls made of stone or wood which has been treated with pine tar then covered in mud/clay mix like round houses. Or wattle and dorbe with willow walls.
Windows small and round or old double glaze windows then with shutters in front with growing plants to conceal when shut.
Hidden door with locking mechanism.
Inside a bed come storage box with a few chairs and a fire place at the back which would have a chimney hidden by plants on roof or old dead tree stump or simple metal chimney with cover or pipe smoke out somewhere else or under water.
A few photos ideas of potential shelters:
http://www.trendhunter.com/photos/93419#1
http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grass-blanketed-huts
http://en.tracesofwar.com/article/257/The-Hidden-Village-Vierhouten.htm
Making the inside of the shelter look nice would be really good.
Check out this guys tree house: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2133977/Carpenter-builds-incredible-egg-shaped-treehouse-hidden-view-Crown-land-just-yards-multi-million-homes.html
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