c. Types of jungle shelters: 1. Sim

c. Types of jungle shelters: 1. Simple parachute shelter made by draping a parachute over a rope vine stretched between two trees. 2. Thatch shelter (see figure 5) made by covering an A-type framework with a good thickness of palm or other wood leaves, pieces of bark, or mats of grass. Slant the thatch shingle fashion from the bottom upward. This type of shelter is considered ideal since it can be made completely waterproof. After finish your shelter, dig a small drainage ditch just outside its lanes and leading downhill; It will keep the floor dry. 3. Beds. Don’t sleep on the ground; make yourself a bed of bamboo or small branches covered with palm leaves (see figure 6). A parachute hammock may serve the purpose. You can make a crude cover from tree branches or ferns; even the bark from a dead tree is better than nothing.