To assemble rapidly a teepee shelter you need to have the following items:

• rain poncho or tarp,
• hand axe or knife,
• at least 3 saplings or branches 1.5-2 meters long,
• rope

Step By Step Instructions

1. Cross one of the samplings ends over another and lash together loosely.
2. Lash the third sapling to the others loosely. The poles should stand on their own by forming a tripod as soon as they are secured with each other.
3. Set up the tripod so that the saplings are evenly spaced.
4. Add more saplings to make a more compact structure.
5. Cut some pine boughs and bundle grasses utilizing rope, lasth these bundles to the saplings. Pine boughs if laid with the needles pointing down will shed water.
6. Place your poncho or tarp over the sides, covering the peak.
7. Bundle much more pine or grasses and place them on the floor inside the teepee to provide an insulating ground cover.