The lean to debate is it useful?

[Kingoftheflock]

i prefer a debris shelter too. if the wind changes constantly on day one, it wont help you much on day two.

[OzaawaaMigiziNini]

The lean-to has always been an alterable shelter Dixie. Larry Dean Olsen, Mors Kochanski, the SAS Survival guide... Heck, read Ray Mear's book called "Bushcraft", he shows a couple versions.

The type you seem to describe is the Open Lean-to, I've only seen these successfully used in warm weather. Up here most lean-tos are built with; an elevated bed, enclosed sides to cut out drafts, a fire placed one long step away, a reflecter wall (made of logs, rock, mylar space blanket, etc), and other small adjustments.

[coon4492]

now those lean to's work well when those things are added. It takes slightly less time to add those to a lean to then it does to build a debris hut