7 Feb
2003
7 Feb
'03
4:23 a.m.
When I was a kid, I tried and tried to make an igloo of
packed cubes of
snow. I never could get one finished as once the walls started to curve
I couldn't get the layers to stick long enough to close the thing up and
complete it. An igloo is a very stable structure, but a half-finished
one isn't at all stable...
I have a feeling that in survival situations you don't make an igloo, but a
tunnel that you lay down in. Dig a trench into the snow first, then you just
use a few blocks above surface level to make the roof. Pack snow on top of that
to seal the gaps. One end is sealed, then after reversing in you use your pack
to seal the entrance up beind you.
The other alternative is to dig a tunnel. You make it T-shaped for some reason
that currently eludes me; the entrance is at the lowest point of the T and you
lay across the 'arms'.
Biggest problem if you're sheltering is making sure that someone can find you -
using the pack to seal the doorway off goes a long way to achieving that but
overnight snowfall could still hinder the rescuers.
cheers
Jules
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7 Feb
7 Feb
6:34 a.m.
Hi,
Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk(a)yahoo.co.uk> said:
I have a feeling that in survival situations you
don't make an igloo, but a
tunnel that you lay down in. Dig a trench into the snow first, then you just
use a few blocks above surface level to make the roof. Pack snow on top of that
to seal the gaps. One end is sealed, then after reversing in you use your pack
to seal the entrance up beind you.
The other alternative is to dig a tunnel. You make it T-shaped for some reason
that currently eludes me; the entrance is at the lowest point of the T and you
lay across the 'arms'.
The cold air sinks to the bottom, and the warm air, from your own body
heat, rises to the top, so you lie as high up as possible. You should
make a small air hole from the top of your tunnel and make sure you keep
it open so as not to suffocate. The small entrance low down reduces the
amount of cold air blown in. I hope I never have to do it for real :-)
--
Cheers,
Stan Barr stanb(a)dial.pipex.com
The future was never like this!
1:24 p.m.
On Friday 07 February 2003 14:36, Stan Barr wrote:
Hi,
Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk(a)yahoo.co.uk> said:
I made the mistake one winter evening of not making the step large enough and
found my face frozen to my sleeping bag in the morning. My EX became
claustrophobic while in the snow shelter and tried to dig her way through the
roof. My current wife has managed to avoid my usual christmas camping trip,
but she tolerates my machines in the basement and lets the overflow go into
the dinning room.
I've got a pair of commodore Pets to pick up as well as few apples and I
can't hide any more in the house. She found the terminal I had in the car
trunk today.
I have a feeling that in survival situations you
don't make an igloo, but
a tunnel that you lay down in. Dig a trench into the snow first, then you
just use a few blocks above surface level to make the roof. Pack snow on
top of that to seal the gaps. One end is sealed, then after reversing in
you use your pack to seal the entrance up beind you.
The other alternative is to dig a tunnel. You make it T-shaped for some
reason that currently eludes me; the entrance is at the lowest point of
the T and you lay across the 'arms'.
The cold air sinks to the bottom, and the warm air, from your own body
heat, rises to the top, so you lie as high up as possible. You should
make a small air hole from the top of your tunnel and make sure you keep
it open so as not to suffocate. The small entrance low down reduces the
amount of cold air blown in. I hope I never have to do it for real :-) 
3:36 p.m.
ROTFL . For a moment there I figured you had been
forced to spend a frosty Ottawa night on your steps
because you brought home, over your wifes objections,
one computer too many.
Lawrence
On 7 Feb 2003, , Mike wrote:
On Friday 07 February 2003 14:36, Stan Barr wrote:
lgwalker@ mts.net
Hi,
Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk(a)yahoo.co.uk> said:
I made the mistake one winter evening of not making the step
large enough and found my face frozen to my sleeping bag in
the morning. My EX became claustrophobic while in the snow
shelter and tried to dig her way through the roof. My
current wife has managed to avoid my usual christmas camping
trip, but she tolerates my machines in the basement and lets
the overflow go into the dinning room.
I've got a pair of commodore Pets to pick up as well as few
apples and I can't hide any more in the house. She found
the terminal I had in the car trunk today. I have a feeling that in survival situations you
don't
make an igloo, but a tunnel that you lay down in. Dig a
trench into the snow first, then you just use a few
blocks above surface level to make the roof. Pack snow
on top of that to seal the gaps. One end is sealed, then
after reversing in you use your pack to seal the
entrance up beind you.
The other alternative is to dig a tunnel. You make it
T-shaped for some reason that currently eludes me; the
entrance is at the lowest point of the T and you lay
across the 'arms'.
The cold air sinks to the bottom, and the warm air, from
your own body heat, rises to the top, so you lie as high
up as possible. You should make a small air hole from the
top of your tunnel and make sure you keep it open so as
not to suffocate. The small entrance low down reduces the
amount of cold air blown in. I hope I never have to do it
for real :-) 
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