In the summer of 2005 we went through a part of the New Tribes missionary training called Jungle Camp. The purpose was to get some practice planning for 6 weeks of being cut off from the outside world and to experience somewhat primitive living conditions. It’s time we show you what all was involved in Jungle Camp beginning with the building of our home. We had a little over a week to build our house out of poles, plastic, staples, twine, and duct tape. Our goal the first day was to get the roof up. We started out with a small plot of semi-flat dirt and a stack of previously used poles. You can also see the metal drum that we later used to make our mud stove.
Karl was up bright and early to get started while I stayed home and took care of Chesley who was 1 1/2 years old. I went up frequently to bring Karl snacks and to refill his coffee. Karl first put up the outside poles and then began attaching the roof poles.
After a full day’s work, the roof was completed with the plastic on and attached. We were given a used piece of plastic that worked really well until the first rain. But, that’s another story!
Tags: jungle camp, outdoors
