Bushcraft Camp with Watch Tower: Off Grid Shelter Build

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Rating: 4.5; Vote: 2

I build a bushcraft camp with lookout tower and ladder. This bushcraft super shelter has a large lean-to shelter, smaller shelter with moss roof, dog house, a watch tower with ladder that is accessible only from the inside of the camp. It also has a log store built on the outside. It has a kitchen/cooking area, plus a cooking crane made from sticks. The shelter also has a timber frame roof with retractable tarp overhead. The camp is fully enclosed with perimeter walls and has a small gate at the entrance. I built this supershelter mostly solo, but on some days my dad would help, as well as my small jack russell dog. I started building this shelter with little knowledge and only a few cheap hand tools. As I developed my skillset I began to use different hand tools and learn various woodworking techniques and joinery to make the shelter stronger. I have spent many nights alone in the forest in this camp. I taught myself survival skills, developed bushcraft knowledge and learnt how to work with nature. Originally I wanted to build a log cabin style structure, and scribe the logs, notch them and build a much more stable structure. But sadly there was not enough large logs and I did not want to cut down loads of living trees to do it. At times I did use primitive technology, and even used natural cordage. However, I soon found that I had to replace this cordage often, so it made sense to use man-made materials to help extend the life of the building. I spent many memorable solo overnight camps in this shelter, and had many happy mermories building it. The shelter has since been dismantled, and all of the wood put towards building the thatch saxon house which I have recently been building on my channel. It's nice to know that the bushcraft camp, which was such a huge part of my channel, is continuing to live on through other shelters Thanks to all who followed me on this adventure. I hope there will be many more that you can follow me on in the future - Mike
Date: 2019-09-26

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Comments and reviews: 6

Grim Adventures of Bushcraft and Hiking
Oh I remember this one, awesome shelter build buddy. Dang I need loads more practice, even when you don't talk you're nothing but awesome lol 11: 07 seasons change fast in videos; ) All made from dead wood that's outstanding, hate to see it go but I do love that viking house.
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Returning Shadow
This is a rerun. This is the one where Gilligan keeps banging the Skipper's thumb with the back of the hatchet and drops a bunch of small logs on the Skipper's foot also. The Professor tries to fix the radio and the Howell's just lounge around.
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Fed Up
So, are you just re-editing videos we have already seen so you can get views? To me that seems pretty low. If I want to rewatch something you have put out, I can easily do so. This just seems like a cheesy way to try and put out new content.
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John Smith
If we were ever attacked by deranged toddlers that would have been the fort to hold up in. Lol that was the shelter that got my subscription. It gave it's life for a good cause. The Viking style house is way cool.
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Jacob Roberts
I have been thinking about making the old bushcraft camp as a tabletop miniature out of craft foam. Using all the different videos as reference.
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Ham Solo
Has anybody tried a survival shelter. Using the Da Vinci bridge technique? Wondering if it could be erected faster. Or more challenging?
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