tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29874674.post4051189049779954035..comments2023-10-22T08:22:22.325-04:00Comments on Almost American: Allis without a tent (Camping part two)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29874674.post-12991114204908909422012-04-23T16:44:21.460-04:002012-04-23T16:44:21.460-04:00Thank you for sharing
I really likeThank you for sharing <br />I really likeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29874674.post-51474064790081723432008-08-17T02:00:00.000-04:002008-08-17T02:00:00.000-04:00Camping? Poor you. Yeap, bears is something I do h...Camping? Poor you. Yeap, bears is something I do have to deal with though, as you might have read! LOL!<BR/><BR/>Glad you made it OK!Mmmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16379020705220234984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29874674.post-51904786769912192822008-08-06T18:28:00.000-04:002008-08-06T18:28:00.000-04:00Well, here in the US, a shelter like this with a l...Well, here in the US, a shelter like this with a low wall in the back and a high wall open in the front is called a lean-to. It's based on the old design where you had sticks for a roof that were leaned against a ridge pole.<BR/><BR/>In New York State they have a more advanced shelter known as an Adirondack Shelter that has a higher wall in the back, usually with a screened window. It is raised off the ground with a wood floor. In the front is a fireplace built in the middle of the front opening that is accessable from the interior. in the front overhang, there is often a loft space to sleep and a ladder nailed to the wall to get to the loft.<BR/><BR/>In the summer, there is usually screen stapled across the top of the openings to the left and right of the fireplace with a stick to weigh it down. <BR/><BR/>In the winter, when these shelters really come into their own, there is plastic across the opening to help hold the heat in. This is when sleeping in the loft is a real treat!Canoezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159367625637366095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29874674.post-62177468679875531492008-08-06T03:20:00.000-04:002008-08-06T03:20:00.000-04:00Interesting account, but the Americans should be i...Interesting account, but the Americans should be informed that a 'lean-to' is a shed or outbuilding propped against a wall or building. Oddly enough, the construction in your pictures might be more accurately referred to as a gazebo "A small summerhouse or open hut, especially in a garden, and often positioned to afford attractive views." Gazebo is much posher than Lean-to. ;-)Stinking Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13577508577062044906noreply@blogger.com