Material:
7 osier stakes, string, 10 blankets, a fire-proof bucket, a fire-proof shovel, firewood, stones, straw, a water bowl, a ladle, salt.
Cut 7 osier stakes (1x4.5m, 4x2.5 -3m, 1x4m, 1x2m).
Collect fire-proof boulders (15-20 pieces)
Clear a level space of stones, clean and even it.
Level the place according to the cardinal points and draw a circle. (1.5m in diameter)
Dig a hole on the right side of the SE orientation just inside the circle (depth 50cm)
Bend 2 osier stakes of 2.5-3m each and stick them in the ground in NS and EW orientation and bind them together at the top.
Bend 2 more osier stakes of 2.5-3m each and stick them in the ground exactly in the middle between the other ones and bind them all together at the top.
Bend an osier stake of 4.5m length along the other osier stakes on the ground and start at the southern-most osier stake. Bend it until you reach the SE osier stake and fixate it with string.
Bend another osier stake (4m) horizontally around the other stakes at approximately one third of the hut’s height and stop at the SE osier stake.
Bend the last osier stake (2m) horizontally around the other stakes on the top third of the hut and fixate it.
Lay the straw on the ground of the hut.
Cover the osier frame with blankets so the overlap.
Hang one blanket as a door over the opening and tie it back with two strings with stones at the end.
Start a fire on the south side of the hut.
Lay the boulders in the fire and get them to glow.
Extract the red-hot stones, place them in the bucket and carry them to the hut, where you empty them into the hole.
Put the water bowl with cold water and some salt in the hut.
Undress and sit in a circle inside the hut.
Pull the blanket over the opening from the inside.
Pour some water from the bowl onto the red-hot stones.
Pour some water from the bowl over your head if required.
