Hi all, i have been thinking about the systems we all use to get a good nights sleep, many people have taken to using hammocks,therma-rest mats,bivi bags ect ect which can leave a rather large hole in your wallet. So i thought maybe for the newcomer to this forum/bushcraft or someone who cannot afford such items,that they can still enjoy a night under the stars and get that all important good nights sleep.
Even in survival situations one of the most important elements is rest,without it we can become even more stressed,thus affecting our ability to make good or even life saving decisions.
Most books i've read tell you the importance of a good bed but don't really give much in the way of construction methods.
So here is a picture tutorial.
First of all i lay on the ground to mark my body length,then i put down the base logs and hammered in four pegs,the pegs stopped the bedding spreading from body weight. By raising the bed of the ground it acts as a comfy chair for sitting in front of the fire.
Here you can see the bed taking shape,and how the pegs are doing their job,also note the log at the head end which i like to use to help raise the browse acting like a pillow.
The browse was then laid on,in this case pine branches, the deeper the browse the more comfy it will be.
And here we see camp.
Also please remember to clear up after your self,returning everthing back to mother nature, as i'm sure you would anyway.
May i point out that all timber used was dead wood already lying around,and the pine branches were cut from a tree which had been blown over in a storm a few days before i made this bed.
Even in survival situations one of the most important elements is rest,without it we can become even more stressed,thus affecting our ability to make good or even life saving decisions.
Most books i've read tell you the importance of a good bed but don't really give much in the way of construction methods.
So here is a picture tutorial.
First of all i lay on the ground to mark my body length,then i put down the base logs and hammered in four pegs,the pegs stopped the bedding spreading from body weight. By raising the bed of the ground it acts as a comfy chair for sitting in front of the fire.
Here you can see the bed taking shape,and how the pegs are doing their job,also note the log at the head end which i like to use to help raise the browse acting like a pillow.
The browse was then laid on,in this case pine branches, the deeper the browse the more comfy it will be.
And here we see camp.
Also please remember to clear up after your self,returning everthing back to mother nature, as i'm sure you would anyway.
May i point out that all timber used was dead wood already lying around,and the pine branches were cut from a tree which had been blown over in a storm a few days before i made this bed.
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