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  2. Bender tent - Wikipedia

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    A bender tent is a simple shelter. A bender tent is made using flexible branches or withies, such as those of hazel or willow. These are lodged in the ground, then bent and woven together to form a strong dome-shape. The dome is then covered using any tarpaulin available.

  3. Insect hotel - Wikipedia

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    Insect hotels are especially thought to be a valuable resource for insects that have had their primary natural habitat destroyed. An example is Anthidium palliventre , which were common in the sand dunes of the San Francisco area – the species has struggled as the dunes have mostly been paved over for urban development. [ 4 ]

  4. Slab hut - Wikipedia

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    The colonists were forced to build shelters using whatever skills they possessed, from whatever natural materials they could find. [1] They tried the traditional British wattle and daub (or 'dab') method: posts were set in the ground; thin branches were woven and set between these posts, and clay or mud was plastered over the weave to make a ...

  5. Fifteen survival shelters that can save your life - AOL

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    To build the wedge tarp shelter, stake down two corners of the tarp into the wind (not opposing corners). Then tie up a line to the center of the opposite side of the tarp. Tie the remaining two ...

  6. Nine natural shelters that can save your life in the wild - AOL

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    A survival shelter can be something you build, with tools or your bare hands. Since exposure is one of the top threats in a wilderness survival setting, learning how to find shelter quickly can ...

  7. Hut - Wikipedia

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    The construction of a hut is generally less complex than that of a house (durable, well-built dwelling) but more so than that of a shelter (place of refuge or safety) such as a tent and is used as temporary or seasonal shelter or as a permanent dwelling in some indigenous societies. [1] Huts exist in practically all nomadic cultures. Some huts ...

  8. Earth shelter - Wikipedia

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    An earth sheltered house in Switzerland (Peter Vetsch) An earth shelter, also called an earth house, earth-bermed house, earth-sheltered house, [1] earth-covered house, or underground house, is a structure (usually a house) with earth against the walls and/or on the roof, or that is entirely buried underground.

  9. KC lacks key type of homeless shelter. How city staff get ...

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    The Kansas City area has the highest percentage of people experiencing chronic homelessness living unsheltered of any major U.S. city, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Housing and ...