GC41DB1 Kjos Gapahuk 2 - M#11 (Traditional Cache) in Agder, Norway created by KEmathi & Smathi

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I det år 2012 publiserte Smathi og KEmathi en adventskalender dette var en av dem.

Kjos gapahuk 2

Vi lager en gapahukserie i Kristiansand slik at folk kan vite om fine plasser å overnatte/lage bål og møtes.
Denne gapahuken er laget av barnehagen "Bråvannsåsen Barnehage".

En gapahuk er et byggverk av trematerialer, opprinnelig ment for nødtørftig overnatting. Det har kun tre vegger og tak, eventuelt to sidevegger og skråtak helt ned på baksiden. Den kan lages av et skjelett med rajer som det flettes inn kvister i, deretter kles skjelettet med bar eller torv. Framveggen er åpen, og ofte er det en bålplass foran denne. En stokkild eller nying av hele tømmerstokker, én over to, ble brukt som ildsted av fløtere og skogsarbeidere.

Gapahuker blir lagd av skogens råmaterialer. Man bruker pinner og trær man finner eller hogger i skogen, knyter disse sammen med røtter og legger granbar på taket.

Fordelen med en gapahuk er at når du slår øynene opp om morgenen, så ser du rett ut i naturen. Det er også enklere å oppholde seg i en gapahuk enn i et telt når det regner. Ulempen er at når det regner kan det være vanskelig å holde bålet tent. Dersom vinden snur og det regner, kan det lett bli vått inne i gapahuken.

Kjos Bivouac shelter 2

A bivouac shelter is any of a variety of improvised camp sites such as those used in scouting and mountain climbing. It may often refer to sleeping in the open with a bivouac sack, but it may also refer to a shelter constructed of natural materials like a structure of branches to form frame may be utilized, which is then covered with leaves, ferns and similar for waterproofing and duff (leaf litter) for insulation.

Single sided designs allow easy access and allow the heat of a fire into the shelter, while full roofed designs have much better heat retention.[citation needed] As a general rule the roof should be at least a foot thick and opaque to bright sunlight. Artificial bivouacs can be constructed using a variety of available materials from corrugated iron sheeting or plywood, to groundsheets or purpose-made hootchies (bashas). Although these have the advantage of being speedy to erect and resource efficient they have relatively poor insulation properties and are relatively easily damaged by the myriad sharp objects usually found in camp.

A basha (or "hootchie") is a simple tent, made from one or two sheets of waterproof fabric and some strong cord. Generally a basha is made of RipStop nylon with a reinforced seam, eyelets and loops or tabs are located along all four sides of the sheet and across the two central lines of symmetry. Usually measuring 6 foot by 8 foot (although much larger sizes can be found) the basha is an extremely versatile shelter that can be erected in many different ways to suit the particular conditions of the location. (The word also sometimes refers to a special type of bivouac sack.)

There are many different ways to put up a bivouac shelter. The most common method is to use one bivouac sheet as the roof of the shelter and a second as the groundsheet. The 'roof' flysheet is suspended along in its ridge line by a cord tied between two trees which are a suitable distance apart. The four corners of the flysheet are then either pegged out or tied down to other trees. Care must be taken to leave a gap between the ground and the sheet to ensure that you can see out and that there is enough air flow to stop condensation.

Storm poles are often used - these are poles made of metal and are used to hold up bivouacs. They are normally extensible and raise the heights of the bivouac. They are often used by fishermen. Hikers often use their extensible trekking poles for the same purpose.

When making camp in a tropical situation, where sleeping off the ground is desirable, it is a common practice to string up a hammock underneath the bivouac rather than use a groundsheet.

A bug bivy is a modified mosquito net that is shaped in the form of a pup tent.

Kilde: wikkipedia.org