The Central Okanagan Search and Rescue Survival Training Camp and testing weekend began with the early morning chill still in the air. A bright March sun had wiped it away by the time our snowshoes were strapped on and we began our way to the navigation, belaying / rope work, communications and other practical testing area near Idabel Lake. After lunch at Zeke’s cabin, the 7 MIT’s were led by the COSAR trainers into the woods and directed to go further into the woods at various headings for several hundred metres and to build an overnight shelter. There are a few shelter pictures below.
Overnight the temperatures dropped to approx. minus 10 celcius but we all survived. The main thing that I would do different with my next shelter will beto make sure a plastic flap is drooped over the front of the survival shelter to keep in the body heat and the heat from the candles. I will also add a cheese cloth to my 24 hour pack to filter the snow or maybe even a coffee filter to pour my melted snow water through prior to drinking it. Remember to always leave some water in your cup or pot before adding more snow to melt…and don’t eat yellow snow.
- Clay Survival Shelter Frame
- fire outside of Survival Shelter
- Just need a better door on theis survival shelter
- Cosar Members in Training 2008
- Darcy keeping warm in front of fire.
- Headlamp in the night – handy survival gear
- Survival shelters made with tarp
- Tarp shelter for survival
- members in training 2008 Phil Marie Darcy Clay Turner Dan Rick
- Melted snow for survival water
- A wood frame to protect Bivy used for survival winter camping
- It is warm by the fire but will the shelter be warm in negative 10 degree winter temperatures
- Survival Shelter
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