Best shelter design

With limited resources and a short time to build a house, what do you think is the best design for a shelter? I thought about using a lot of rugs for the roof with clay and straws for the foundation of the house. I guess this is the best idea if you want to get a shelter going fast, it's also a good idea to build it under a solid tree (it needs to be solid otherwise it can fall on you) for added protection.

 

Having a fire inside is definitely a must for me, especially on some cold nights where it's hard to get outside. A teepee seems like a really nice design for a starter shelter, the structure of the Wigwam seems pretty sturdy as well.
How much space can one possibly have in a teepee though? I'm a fairly big guy and I like to deposit a lot of stuff.

 

Agreed. I always had a particular fancy for tipi or similar structures. Having a fire inside your shelter gives you a one up on survival. But with limited time restraints, obtaining animal hide in time would be almost impossible. Maybe a Tipi structure with tree bark would suffice, or heavy leafage.

 

The whole point of the thread was a shelter design that had time and resource restraints. The call for a camper on wheels defeats the whole purpose of discussion.

 

I think a tent or a tepee would be sufficient initially. (Although I don't know many people with a teepee at the ready.) What to live in long term is the question. It will take more than a couple of weeks or a month for society to become organized and find its way if something nationwide happens. I know during the Great Depression and in other countries housing is made out of plywood and tin roofs.