Winter Survival and Igloos

"We were left with our snowshoes, two tea mugs, and the contents of our pockets. A quick inventory revealed a half-dozen chocolate bars, two sturdy knives, and a lighter, the last a leftover benefit of my former smoking habit." - Arthur Montague

The quote above comes from an excellent article called "Winter Survival Skills". The author and his friend were left stranded miles from help when their sled dogs took off with most of their supplies. The article describes good and bad ideas for making a shelter, finding water, and winter food. A must read.

Bottom Line

Winter training can be fun. My wife and I attended an igloo building class. The instructor also had us make a snow "yurt"; a big pile of snow with a tunnel dug into it for one person. Here are some links on igloo building...

http://www.igloobuilding.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=28

(video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTB666s8wwY

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/denali/extremes/survigloo.html
The cartoon pictures really demonstrate the importance of building block rows on a slant.

http://www.primitiveways.com/igloo.html