Cooped Up? Get Uncooped.

Got $2,200 lying around? Snag this modern tepee, designed by Dave Ellis, for Design Within Reach. "For adventurers of all ages, the classic Tepee (2008) is a simple solution for spending time outdoors with minimal impact on the surrounding landscape...[The tepee] provides proper ventilation, flame resistance and reinforced stress points. What’s also unique about this design is the sewn-in floor liner that allows proper air flow, while ensuring that nothing accidentally leaves or enters the...

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This looks like it would come in handy next time I get caught in a snowstorm: an emergency shelter that can be set up in 40 minutes. It's delivered in a bag which is ripped open and then has water added. The concrete is activated by soaking up the moisture, and the unit is inflated by a battery operated pump. In 12 hours, the whole thing is solid, and will withstand a bullet shot!Obviously, not...

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Check out designers John Moriarty and Billy Harney's concept emergency shelter, which they call 'Cocoon', although a more descriptive name might have been 'Uvula'. But I digress. Basically, it's an insulated sleeping bag that users could hang from such things as tree limbs or cliff faces.

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Make a Den in the Woods:  Build a Shelter in 6 Easy Steps: Build a Shelter in Cold Weather Climates (Good technique, but please do not chop down a tree unless it's an absolute emergency.) Barking Mad Survival School.  

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