Although
there are differing opinions, survival
shelters can
be divided into three basic types: primitive shelters (also sometimes
referred to as natural shelters); temporary shelters; and permanent
shelters. Having a shelter, being able to construct a shelter,
or being able to locate shelter for you and your family is going to
be essential to your family’s survival.
Primitive
shelters are
generally considered to be shelters that you construct from the
materials (e.g., branches, leaves, rocks) around you. Sometimes
their construction is supplemented with materials that you might be
carrying with you (e.g., garbage bags, cord) but they primarily
consist of materials that you locate in the area where you find
yourself.
Temporary
shelters are “man-made” shelters, and a type of shelter
that most of us have used numerous times and are quite familiar
with. These temporary shelters are usually divided into
two main groups: tent shelters and semi-permanent shelters.
Semi-permanent
shelters are
also temporary shelters but are larger, much more durable, and far
more comfortable to live in than a tent. However,
semi-permanent shelters also weigh a lot more, come in multiple
pieces, and take much longer to put together and disassemble.
These shelters are designed to be used when a person or family will
be staying in the same place for at least several months. The
time to locate the spot where you intend to place the semi-permanent
shelter and actually assemble it is before the
disaster or crisis actually happens.
Permanent
shelters, just as the name implies, are designed and built for
permanence and are constructed to stay in one place (i.e., not be
moved). The best example of a permanent shelter is the house or
apartment where we live. However, any stationary building
will normally qualify as a permanent shelter.
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Lots of information on above-ground domes, and how safe they can be in a disaster.
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