His new campsite is 1.2km away. You're not walking that far every morning, even less so for firewood, particularly given the density of the scrub. I do, however, agree that he should have fully explored his allotted area before establishing his permanent campsite.I said at the very start.
Walk your property every morning, as you might find a better spot before you've expended on your camp-site.
Walking your property everyday allows you to stack firewood along the way and be able to retrieve quickly if it rains for 2 days and you're stuck indoors.
So that's a failure for church boy.
There doesn't seem to be a lot of rock, and her campsite seems to be the only one with a shallow beach where clearing the snags at "low tide" has even been viable. The snag which Mike was trying to clear was 4m under water, and only about 10m offshore.Clean around your water access.
If you suddenly get burnt you can access water safely immediately.
No snags for fish.
The waterside rocks are perfect size for fire and a smoking pit, these 2 things should be built early so a late night catch can be smoked whilst you sleep.
Silly army doofus tried to eat a late night eel and wasted it because he lacked foresight.
Agreed - her shelter is vastly superior to the others. I'm not so much concerned about the others being waterproof, so much as hers having much better thermal insulation. They don't need to go as far as the US participants, because it simply doesn't get as cold down there - the lake isn't freezing over, and there's no snow on the ground. Even so, having thermal insulation around her shelter ensures she wastes less energy keeping warm (particularly important given that she doesn't have a sleeping bag).The woman.
Although like all if us she made minor errors her camp is structurally perfect with a windbreak for severe weather.
The other 2 would die if it rained hard for 3 days straight.