Building Bare-Handed Survival Shelters

Building Bare-Handed Survival Shelters is a revised guide by Fred Demara to constructing improvised shelters using time-tested, low-tool techniques.

Demara, author of Eating on the Run and Surviving on Edible Insects, draws on construction methods used by Native Americans and earlier peoples to teach what has been proven to work when learning by trial and error is too costly.

At a glance

• Format: Book, revised edition
• Author: Fred Demara
• Publisher: Mother Earth News
• Topics: Survival shelters, bushcraft, emergency preparedness

Best for

• Preppers and emergency planners
• Bushcraft and wilderness-survival learners
• Hunters, hikers, and backcountry travelers
• Scouts and outdoor educators
• A gift for an outdoor survival enthusiast

What's inside

Demara shows how to make tools from whatever is available, select the right site for a shelter, and match the shelter type to the terrain, climate, and native materials, whether you need to last a few hours, overnight, or for an extended period.

About Mother Earth News

Mother Earth News is a long-running publisher covering homesteading, organic gardening, and sustainable living, offering practical self-reliance guidance for modern readers.