Originally Posted by
Midge_Fodder
A frame with raised bed, one way in and thatched with bracken, spruce bows and sphagnum moss. But there's a few problems.
1: I'm a bushcrafter, I usually carry more kit than just a knife. Anything important is on my person and to snap my belt would require such a force I'd probably be in need of serious medical attention.
2: I live in Scotland getting stuck, usually means getting very cold and wet. If you need a shelter urgently you probably are bordering on hypothermia already and should have had a fire kit. Mylar blanket at minimum.
I could build that with a knife, but if I'm in a survival situation, that means I can't walk out. People tend to die of exposure due to shock and hypothermia is likely to set in. The likely hood is if you say where your going and what time you'll return, someone is already looking for you. The trick is to make yourself as obvious as you can. I always carry a hi-viz in orange just incase it all goes Pete Tong, as if I can't walk to a house, pub, or a bothy, I'm needing air lifted.