Long Term Forest Shelter

[outskirts]

So i built a lean-to with the palmfronds, came back after a couple days and saw that they were almost dead. i was planning on building a chickee but i don't plan on re-thatching it every week.

The problem might be how your preparing the palmfronds? Maybe? They are not supposed to stay green they are
supposed to turn brown. I'd say keep experimenting with them for any little roofs on any little utility type buildings
you may be building in your camp. Maybe you should try using more fronds and tighter tieing on your roofs in
anticipation of any shrinkage of the fronds from drying?

 

[outskirts]

I found a bunch of youtube links for making palm frond thatched roofs, here's one of them.
I hope this helps.

 

[Myechtatel]

cool thanks, I'll try that when a re-thatch my lean-to. My girlfriend and I just finished the frame for the tipi and honestly I like it a lot better. I don't think I'm gonna do a chickee because it's too open for me. plus a tipi is the best for making fires in.