LEAN-TOS AND SHELTERS
Lean-tos and other simple shelters provide an alternative to tenting out. These structures are located along trails and waterways in many parks and wilderness areas around the country. Almost all are near water sources.
SETTING UP CAMP
A lean-to is a simple three-sided structure, open in the front, with a slanting roof. A wooden lean-to which holds four to six people is often called an Adirondack shelter. Other open shelters made of wood or stone sometimes sleep as many as 12 to 14 people.
In a typical lean-to or trail shelter, you simply bed down on the wooden or dirt floor, normally with a groundsheet spread out to keep your sleeping bag and pad from getting dirty. In a few areas shelters have wooden or wire bunks built in.
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