Brian chose to use the tail section of the airplane as a shelter instead of a lean-to in the book "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen.
Brian finds shelter in a small rock overhang near the edge of the lake. He uses the hatchet to clear some of the brush and create a makeshift shelter with a fire pit and lean-to.
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Brian found out what animal was in the shelter with him by feeling and seeing quills in his leg from a porcupine.
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Brian crawled out of his shelter because he heard a plane flying overhead and wanted to signal for help by making a fire.
Brian makes a shelter out of trees in the book "Hatchet" on pages 52-54.
In "Brian's Winter," Brian constructs a makeshift sled using tree branches and his jacket. He then ties the deer to the sled and drags it back to the shelter using branches as skis on the snow.
Brian plans to put his signal fire on top of the rocky ridge near his shelter because it provides a clear vantage point for airplanes passing overhead. This location offers visibility and is likely to attract attention from potential rescuers.
Brian rebuilt his shelter twice, once because a porkupine got in, and left spines in his leg, so he tore it down, and built a sturdier, more secure shelter, to keep out animls. the second time, was because a tornado came, and everything got sucked into it, the shelter blew away, so he had to rebuils it again.
Brian established his shelter near the lake, because he knew that he could drink water from the lake and that the lake was the only place he knew where there was water.