Tips for Emergency shelter in the Equatorial Rain Forest - things to look out for:-
I think I really need to share this with you if you are making shelters in a rain forest.
This is from my personal experience and it is my personal opinion...so shoot me if you think I am overboard or wrong.
When I venture into a Rain Forest, I always make sure in my survival kit, I have one or two of those disposable rain pochos (Sorry if I couldn't express myself well here as English is my second language).
Why?
I hate to think in an emergency situation, I have to:-
1. Spend many hours to gather large leaves to make the roof of my shelter.
2. I dread to think that a tree or a pit viper would be nestling in my roof as the shelter roof is not very far from your head.
3. Thinking that a snake might be somewhere in my roof, would make me sleepless and if there is a viper in my roof, I will be dead.
4. It spoils a lot trees.
I would feel safer, more peaceful and able to sleep better if I have a piece of plastic over my head, and I am able to see what is on it.
No doubt, I still practice to build shelter roofs from leaves...but I always have those poncho in my kit.
You will be surprise how big and tough these ponchos are..as long as you don't pull them apart..making a roof with one is quite easy and it works...especially if you have smooth sticks to support them. I have on many occasions use them them as shelter roofs without any stick or timber support.
The other thing is, if you are making a raise bed in between two trees....please please make sure there is at least 2 feet of distance from your head an feet to the trees. This is to minimize the possibility of snakes coming down from the trees to slither on to your head and feet.
When you are going through under growths...place a towel between your head and hat or cap...ensuring there is a distance of about 3 cm at least...in case a tree viper strikes your head...it will puncture your hat..and bite the towel..instead of your head...
Again,.this is my opinion..and I do practice this...feel free to shoot me down.
See this link...this is what i am talking about..the coconut tree is about 30 feet high...so imagine the size of the King Cobra...and this is not even in the jungle..
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...8948626&type=1
