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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | Practical, hands-on guide by one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America contains a wealth of information and advice on how to build everything from a bark teepee and tree-top house to a log cabin and beaver mat hut. Over 332 illustrations and clear, easy-to-follow text make this an invaluable book. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | D. C. Beard | | Paperback: | 256 pages | | Publisher: | Dover Publications | | Publication Date: | September 10, 2004 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0486437477 | | Product Length: | 8.46 inches | | Product Width: | 5.42 inches | | Product Height: | 0.57 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.68 pounds | | Package Length: | 8.46 inches | | Package Width: | 5.31 inches | | Package Height: | 0.59 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.66 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 12 reviews |
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52 of 52 found the following review helpful:
My boys love this book Jan 23, 2009
By Samantha
My 13-year-old boy scout asked for this book. After reading bits and pieces for a week or so, he enlisted his brother and some neighborhood boys to go build some "shelters" in the woods down the street. They kept talking about the shelter and I figured it was typical exaggeration. A few of us adults walked down one day to see the shelter -- WOW! It was impressive -- and it stood up to the recent ice storms that left people without power for weeks. All built with branches and saplings in the woods.
The book inspired them. It's old school and not politically correct, which makes me like it that much more. Some of the words in there have led to interesting discussions at our house about how words have evolved and how views and attitudes have evolved over the past century.
35 of 35 found the following review helpful:
Dense, informative and readable Mar 12, 2009
By H. Zhang
"hz"
It is hard to believe that a book published almost 100 years ago is still very relevant and practically useful today. It is very very dense yet still very readable. Throughout the book, multiple figures are arranged to tightly fit into one page.I do not know if this book represents the writing style of 100 years ago. I think a modern author would quadruple the size of the book.
I am an avid outdoor person and I wanted to obtain some knowledge about different outdoor shelters that I see all the time and I received this book as a gift. It offers much more information than I originally anticipated. I am amazed by what shelters can be built with some simple tools. The author, one of the founders of Boy Scouts of America, actually lived in a log house built by himself. I suspect most of the content is from the author's own experience in building various kinds of architecture from simple shelters to fairly sophisticated houses. Modern lightweight tents may be the primary temporary outdoor shelters nowadays, but wood shelters are still loved by hikers, campers. This book is invaluable for educating kids to gain some basic carpentry and outdoor knowledge, nurture their sense of independence and responsibility and offer them the tremendous joy of staying in what built by themselves.
33 of 33 found the following review helpful:
Superb... Oct 30, 2005
By P. M. Adams
"Bluestone"
This is a great book! Dan Beard, one of the principal founders of the BSA, herein illustatrates several easy to build wilderness structures in an easy to read, sometimes humorous style. From lean-to's, shacks, log cabins, even tree houses; there's a wealth of practical information for any outdoorsman within these pages.
I'm very pleased to see this book still available. If you've any interest in the outdoors at all you will not be displeased by an investment in this wonderful book.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Excellent book on various shelters. Jan 22, 2011
By AlpineZone
I am into bushcraft, survival, primitive skills. This book is an excellent part of my various books on the subjects. It starts with simple style debris shelters, A frame shelters, platform shelters for building in swamps and soft ground areas.
It goes on to list larger wood tents, log cabins, proper use of axe, thatching for larger shelters. A very good laid out book that is both detailed and understandable and more in depth on shelters then any others i've seen on the subject.
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Exellent and romantic book Aug 24, 2011
By Javier
Every single aspect od this book is exellent, the issues, the descriptive drawings and so on. I fully recommend it!!!
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