Make a dome roof next time. It will not sink, and it will not drip, make a low instep to the cave to trap the cold air, and a bigger door, cover the entrance when it is finnished, but leave a small hole for air. If you build a proper snow cave, it is very comfortable, and it can be lived in for weeks.
Looks good. The one thing I learned recently is that you can greatly decrease the amount of time it takes to dig the cave by digging a giant opening straight into the hillside (this allows for super easy snow removal) instead of building the tiny tube opening. Then once the cave is finished, you build a wall over the opening, and dig a tiny opening through that wall. When I switched to doing it that way, it saved me a lot of time.
Wow, for two guys that admit to not really knowing what they were doing when they started - this is one of the best snow caves I have seen yet on TH-cam. Great job fellas.
Thanks for the nice comment and remembering that we didn’t really have much of a clue! A lot of comments focus on what we did wrong but...we didn’t die! And we had a great adventure. Thanks again 😊
To all the folk going on about cave-ins, you generally don't have as much snow above you as you'd think if you've chosen a good slope to dig into, perhaps 3 feet at the entrance to maybe 6 feet at the back. Once constructed, I try and firm up the ceiling using the curve of my back to press against it, and to mitigate risk I sleep in my clothes, with my headtorch around my neck and spade right beside me so that in the event of a collapse I'm ready to bale. At the time of year and the location they did this (above Loch Avon?) the snow is well consolidated; you get a good idea while digging if the texture of the snow is good. If concerned you can build a secondary entrance tunnel which is then blocked up with blocks relatively easy to break through
John Cina that would require them to have ceiling ventilation which they avoided needing due to a bigger opening. Bigger entrances mean more wind coming in like they said
Edmonton ,Alberta ,Canada the homeless in winter temperature down too -35C and below build shelters out of snow in the river valley. I find remnants in the spring after snow melt. Piles of sleeping bags, lever home made wood stoves ,clothes ,cooking gear ,food packets .
Your wrong Carbon monoxide is a silent killer you will not know it you will just be found dead. It is far more deadly in cold weather.www.aircav.com/survival/asch15/asch15p03.html
Yeah it is definitely dangerous but once we were inside it felt solid. It's difficult to explain but it was a lot more robust than it might seem. But I do agree - anyone building one should be very careful. Thanks Justin
if that is a concern, you can melt snow with a cooker and pour water on the walls so that it freezes to ice which is stronger. This is only really possible if the cave is colder than it should be though.
Yes, but.... the hardest thing to explain is that we spent hours building it and you get a feel for how strong it is. There were other caves nearby that’d been used and abandoned and they were still standing. What I’m trying to say is that there is a genuine, real strength to snow that Chris and I experienced first hand. Although we were noobs at snow caving it felt safe... ✌🏼
There are no trees within many miles from where they are, and a lot of extra weight on top of full winter kit plus cave kit e.g. spade and saw, to carry up the mountain if they wanted one. If they suffered with cold they'd have been better carrying an extra pound of down in a thicker jacket/bag
@tyvek05 It its dangerous. There is a high chance, that you will die in such a thing. Dont try that at home buddies! I built the same snowcave and it collapsed. Luckily so slow, that everybody escaped. And I think its hard to tell if it will last, because everything depends on the quality of the snow and not so much on the way you build it or the design you use. Lets say it snowed. And after the first layer was falling, the weather gets warmer during daytime and than colder again during the night, which is pretty normal actually. So you get very thin ice on the surface. And then it snows again onto the ice. If your roof consists of different layers, that are poorly connected to each other, than its very likely to collapse. Also it takes by far to long to build. With two persons and without the proper tools (no special flexible snow cutters- only shovels) you will need around three hours with two persons. I use a trench in the snow and a simple roof construction: either tree branches, my equipment (ski poles and pulka) or a tarp just flat on top of it. Or two big snow plates in a 45 degree angle, that meet in the middle in a shape of a traditional roof. You can build that in around 45 minutes.
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Make a dome roof next time. It will not sink, and it will not drip, make a low instep to the cave to trap the cold air, and a bigger door, cover the entrance when it is finnished, but leave a small hole for air. If you build a proper snow cave, it is very comfortable, and it can be lived in for weeks.
Looks good. The one thing I learned recently is that you can greatly decrease the amount of time it takes to dig the cave by digging a giant opening straight into the hillside (this allows for super easy snow removal) instead of building the tiny tube opening. Then once the cave is finished, you build a wall over the opening, and dig a tiny opening through that wall. When I switched to doing it that way, it saved me a lot of time.
Sounds good, Steve. Thanks for the info
Wow, for two guys that admit to not really knowing what they were doing when they started - this is one of the best snow caves I have seen yet on TH-cam. Great job fellas.
Thanks for the nice comment and remembering that we didn’t really have much of a clue! A lot of comments focus on what we did wrong but...we didn’t die! And we had a great adventure. Thanks again 😊
TREADER TUBE always gonna be people telling you what you did wrong...yeah you could have poked some vents. You lived. You learned. You rock!
You should have made the ceiling more curved for a less chance of colapse
To all the folk going on about cave-ins, you generally don't have as much snow above you as you'd think if you've chosen a good slope to dig into, perhaps 3 feet at the entrance to maybe 6 feet at the back. Once constructed, I try and firm up the ceiling using the curve of my back to press against it, and to mitigate risk I sleep in my clothes, with my headtorch around my neck and spade right beside me so that in the event of a collapse I'm ready to bale. At the time of year and the location they did this (above Loch Avon?) the snow is well consolidated; you get a good idea while digging if the texture of the snow is good. If concerned you can build a secondary entrance tunnel which is then blocked up with blocks relatively easy to break through
Wow beautiful place unde the snow keep safe always 😘🇵🇭
This is absolutely epic! Well in lads.
Scotland is amazing
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Surely the ancients used flatulence to heat the snow caves and igloos of the world.
Tyrion Lannister finally, the best comment! 😁👍🏽
Eating all that whale blubber would do it
You have to make the entrance really small and it should be like 2 feet below the actual cave because heat rises
John Cina that would require them to have ceiling ventilation which they avoided needing due to a bigger opening. Bigger entrances mean more wind coming in like they said
Edmonton ,Alberta ,Canada the homeless in winter temperature down too -35C and below build shelters out of snow in the river valley. I find remnants in the spring after snow melt. Piles of sleeping bags, lever home made wood stoves ,clothes ,cooking gear ,food packets .
Here in NB canada it got to -52 one night. It’s currently -2 right now.
I would be terrified of a cave in.
Awesome that you built this mate hope you enjoyed yourself in Aviemore i dont live that far from Inverness which is cool
Nice one mate, you've got a beautiful country up there!
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You could have made a funnel hole in the back top and started a fire, stayed warmer.
Me and my cousin did that in his back yard with dirt
Lol
Lol
Did you install a vent above the sleeping platforms otherwie your risking CO2 poising!
Your wrong Carbon monoxide is a silent killer you will not know it you will just be found dead. It is far more deadly in cold weather.www.aircav.com/survival/asch15/asch15p03.html
Is it really a risk to be CO2 poised? :/
That main entrance/hole is good enough for ventilation. Only thing to worry about is the condensation inside, and cause moisture to their equipments.
This is what I thought. The entrance hole was massive, much bigger than we had originally thought and we didn't block it up and we kept an eye on it.
You can survive, if I remember correctly, in a coffin with no air inlet for at least 1 full day so I don’t think that’s a problem
I saw no ventilation in the ceiling
Scott Smelko The entrance is large enough since the cave doesn't go in deep.
and yet they lived
used to do this as a kid
That is realy cool man!
Thanks Mathias 👍
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You have to be careful if the ceiling falls because a boy died from build a snow cave/fort after it collapsed. (He suffocated)
Yeah it is definitely dangerous but once we were inside it felt solid. It's difficult to explain but it was a lot more robust than it might seem. But I do agree - anyone building one should be very careful. Thanks Justin
Best trip ever
Aren t you worried that some guy with bagpipes setsup at the entry of your survival cave
It didn't cross our minds.. But now I think about it, that would've been really disturbing! 😆
Love this guys vids.
Shoutout to Scotland :D
One of the most beautiful places on earth!
Cheers lads brilliant that yees love ma country
I would appreciate -1 to +1degrees C very much while winter camping because I usually get -10.
Vent hole? Ya’ll must like C02?
How does he build a tunnel in which the snow does not collapse?
My 1st cousin lives in Aviemore
try snow saw
Yup, we learned the stupid way. Definitely needed more than one shovel and a saw would've been great
ah yeah off the get go you gotta mention C02.
Nice one.☺☺
Thanks Alice ☺️
was you afraid of the ceiling's cave to fall on you?
SaraShumman if you’re deep enough under the snow, the ceiling will be stronger so it won’t calapse
"Ceiling's cave"
Wut?
if that is a concern, you can melt snow with a cooker and pour water on the walls so that it freezes to ice which is stronger. This is only really possible if the cave is colder than it should be though.
I don't think that would work though, water won't turn into ice instantly.
And ice can crack easily.
let me just repeat "this is only really possible if the cave is colder than it should be"
I prefer the premier inn!
what is scary things, is drown by snow it will be make ur coffin in there and no body no ur there
Horrible way to die 😕💀
If you get stuck there. Thats my biggest fear.
Yep, it'd be a horrible way to die :-/
-1 that’s nothing in my city in Canada it was just negative 46
WcG Wolfie I know I live in Canada and its hella cold
great work, but... crampons? anyway, next time you can add SNOW FIRE PIT (check out even youtube vids on the subject)
Thanks, I'll have a look, it sounds awesome!
Was that in Fahrenheit or Celsius? Because 2 degrees Celsius is pretty warm
Naw mate 2 degrees in Scotland is bollocks its fuckin freezin
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Slovakia - awesome place! Would love to go back 👍✊
I live there
I sleep ones by -10° C...
What happens when it collapses? Die?
Wich country? (Plz answer)
Scotland
Scotland you dumbass, it’s in the fucking title.
sleeping in the fridge...
Mate I thought that there would be someone Scottish doing this
what cake?
SaraShumman the cake is a lie
SaraShumman cake fart
Without engineering skills this is just a death trap.
u are crying about -1 celsius and you felt it
here in finland its 15- celsius on day
But he had to sleep in it. U hav a fire to keep u warm at night
Rnt u scared of if collapsing
Yes, but.... the hardest thing to explain is that we spent hours building it and you get a feel for how strong it is. There were other caves nearby that’d been used and abandoned and they were still standing.
What I’m trying to say is that there is a genuine, real strength to snow that Chris and I experienced first hand. Although we were noobs at snow caving it felt safe... ✌🏼
You mean an Igloo? Lol 🤔🤔😅
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Lol that meme Is dead xDddddd
Dolf Kappen .
Stop.
why didn't you build a fire???
There are no trees within many miles from where they are, and a lot of extra weight on top of full winter kit plus cave kit e.g. spade and saw, to carry up the mountain if they wanted one. If they suffered with cold they'd have been better carrying an extra pound of down in a thicker jacket/bag
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claustrophobia
Up urs
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it is very dangerous. never do so.
its very very safe.. it is an idea to mark your roof above though with walking poles. so no one steps on it
Серхио Бускетс no shit
Azureecosse a igloo is not the same thing as this its not even close to being the same thing have you seen a igloo
@@chrille146wi7 damn bro they didn't even say they're the same. do you read English?
@tyvek05 It its dangerous. There is a high chance, that you will die in such a thing. Dont try that at home buddies! I built the same snowcave and it collapsed. Luckily so slow, that everybody escaped. And I think its hard to tell if it will last, because everything depends on the quality of the snow and not so much on the way you build it or the design you use. Lets say it snowed. And after the first layer was falling, the weather gets warmer during daytime and than colder again during the night, which is pretty normal actually. So you get very thin ice on the surface. And then it snows again onto the ice. If your roof consists of different layers, that are poorly connected to each other, than its very likely to collapse. Also it takes by far to long to build. With two persons and without the proper tools (no special flexible snow cutters- only shovels) you will need around three hours with two persons. I use a trench in the snow and a simple roof construction: either tree branches, my equipment (ski poles and pulka) or a tarp just flat on top of it. Or two big snow plates in a 45 degree angle, that meet in the middle in a shape of a traditional roof. You can build that in around 45 minutes.
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