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- I think this is a good spot for a shelter.
I want to have, like, a tent
with sidewalls using the tarp.
And then I'm gonna block the entrance on the other side
as much as possible with wood.
So for this part of the wall,
I'm just going to cut lots of balsam firs,
and then I'm going to just lay them--
not completely vertically.
They're gonna have a little bit of a curve
so that they can collect some snow.
It's looking good so far.
I found some cans.
So I was, like, super excited
because the fact that I don't have rocks,
I can use the cans to make a chimney.
So see how the cuts are?
And I'm gonna try to fit this in inside the other can.
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It's looking good.
It was hard work,
but it's so fun to, like, improvise,
and yeah, I'm excited to see how it's gonna work.
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So that's the stove right now.
These are the gaiters I brought.
And the bottom part, it's a material
that's used to surround
a stovepipe for tents.
So it's, like, a fire-resistant material.
I use wire to make a needle, and then for thread,
I just used inner part for my stove there
and it's sticking out of the tarp.
It's looking good. Very good.
I'm happy.
This is the clear plastic from my gaiters.
I'm gonna make some windows out of these.
And I think I'm gonna sew it close to my stove
so that it doesn't get as much condensation.
Hello.
Pretty freaking good.
This small, tiny window makes so much difference.
See?
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Having a door is a priority
because the weather is gonna be very difficult.
So I want to make sure
I prepare for that.
Hi. [chuckles]
Pretty simple.
I'm gonna tie a few branches
and then I'm gonna crisscross balsam fir.
I better get used to working at night
because, as winter approaches,
the nights are gonna get longer and longer.
I've done so much this week.
I have a pretty good shelter for a first week.
I have a stove.
I have windows.
I have a door now.
Good, my shelter is coming along very well.
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I want a raised a bed where I can put stuff underneath.
Basically, I'm gonna cut a bunch of logs
and then stack them up
kind of like Jenga on both sides,
peg them up, and that's it.
Feels quite stable.
Okay, let's bring that bed in.
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Success. [chuckles]
This was pretty much the last project
for my shelter.
Everything else, I'm gonna do it slowly.
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I'm in no rush.
I'm playing the long game.
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Having a windproof shelter is my goal,
and I'm not even gonna bother insulating
where the tarp is because I believe
that my time is much better spent
trying to windproof
the open sides of the A-frame as much as possible.
So that was very holey at the bottom.
There's a few holes.
You can see the light coming in,
but this side is well patched.
Slowly but steadily, I'm making this shelter
into a decent home.
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I'm 100% for, like, treat snow as an insulation,
and I'm just taking advantage of all the snow.
You see the natural insulator.
All right.
I'm sure there's gonna be way less--
way less wind coming in through this side,
which is pretty amazing.
And look at the sides.
Like, the bottom is pretty well insulated.
And at the, top like, over here,
I just want it to work as a windbreak.
I feel I'm getting to that point
where I'm feeling at home.
And I'm, like, really comfortable, actually.