dan wowak | The Filson Journal

improvised lean to with pine boughs supported by wooden cross braces on leaf covered ground with tomahawk and filson backpack in front of entrance

How to Build a Survival Shelter in the Wilderness

Dan Wowak is the owner and instructor at Coalcracker Bushcraft and the Appalachian Bushman School. He’s been an avid outdoorsman since childhood. His passion for the outdoors began while fishing and hiking with his grandfather in the hills of Appalachia. Here he shares his expertise on building a survival shelter out in the wilderness, from natural materials.

3 Min