The Free Range 'Energy Beyond Oil' Project – The 'Great Outdoors' (O) Handouts

O.2. Tents and Shelter

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Sheet no.2 in the Free Range 'Energy Beyond Oil' Project's 'Great Outdoors' series of handout looks at Tents and Shelter – The kit to reside comfortably outdoors.

The most important element of living outdoors is having the right kind of shelter: a waterproof layer – the tent – and an insulating layer to let to sleep comfortably – your bedding. It's also important to organise these elements in a way that's simple and functional. This unit examines how and what to put together to enable you to live comfortably outdoors.

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Background information/links

Wikipedia:

Tent
Bivouac sack
Camping
Hiking equipment
Outdoor education
Wigwam (and wickiup)




Web sites:

Ravenlore Bushcraft and Wilderness Skills – Shelter
Easy Backpacking Tips – Tents
Natural Bushcraft
– http://www.naturalbushcraft.co.uk/
V-G: Wild Camping – Tents
Millets – Tents
Argos: Tents
Natural bushcraft – Bushcraft friendly campsites
Woodlore – Bushcraft Tips And Advice
Mountaineering Scotland, Wild Camping: A Guide to Good Practice
Bushcract UK: Bushcraft and Camping
The Survival Expert – Wilderness Camping Tips
Go 4 a walk – Wild camping dicussion
Go wild in the country, Dixe Wills, The Guardian, Saturday 31st March 2007
Outdoors Magic: Wild Camping – The Basics