Great video. The more I see videos on snow caves, igloos, etc the more I'm convinced it's only worth the effort if you find yourself in a desolate place, with no protection and very high winds. We have this romantic idea of a igloo but I think the Eskimos only used in exposed, Ice plains, most of the times those guys probably used some sort of leather tents. Other than those precise, excepcional situations I believe it's better to pass on the snowcave/igloo and use the energy and time in other ways.
I say more power to ya if you wanna sleep under enough snow to suffocate you. The fact that the ceiling sagged is enough to get me running for a warm lodge. I just don't think they are safe unless you let them set up for at least a full day. You just don't know what they are going to do. Snow piles in layers, and each layer has a different quality. If you have a dense layer above a soft layer and you dig a hole under that.... whalla! Death. But, I have no judgement about what anyone wants to do, up to each one of the risks we want to take. I think I would prefer digging down 2 or 3 feet and pitching my tent. Build up a windbreak of snow and probably stay just as warm. But as you said, it is a romantic idea.
Hey. I d love to build such an cool snow cave. How about the danger of breaking down or lack of oxygen in such a cave? Can you tell which watch you have ...? Greetings from germany
When I did this, we built our snow cave just like he did except that we also poked a hand sized hole in the top to allow for a small flow of oxygen. Maybe it wasn't necessary, but it was still warm enough.
The cave isn't sealed up by any means, and the position of the entryway at the bottom of the shelter allows heavier CO² to drain out. If I wanted to cook inside, I'd make provisions for more ventillaton, but that's best done outside if possible. As for collapse, you just have to feel out the cohesiveness of the snow. Here in California, we tend to have relatively warm, heavy snow that's very structural. It's not like I was doing structural analysis to prove that collapse was impossible, but in the morning I did walk over the top and even jump on it with no ill effects. The watch is a Casio SGW300H-1AV
Yep. Plus, while my stove burns fuel quite cleanly for what it is...a gasoline flame in an enclosed space still makes me leery. Unburned hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide...a well-ventilated kitchen is just more comforting.
Hey.... excellent job filming!! Lots of information and detail and delightfully shot!! Nice job.... thanks for sharing! Ax
Great video.
The more I see videos on snow caves, igloos, etc the more I'm convinced it's only worth the effort if you find yourself in a desolate place, with no protection and very high winds. We have this romantic idea of a igloo but I think the Eskimos only used in exposed, Ice plains, most of the times those guys probably used some sort of leather tents.
Other than those precise, excepcional situations I believe it's better to pass on the snowcave/igloo and use the energy and time in other ways.
Agreed but snow caves are so cool. Igloos too
I say more power to ya if you wanna sleep under enough snow to suffocate you. The fact that the ceiling sagged is enough to get me running for a warm lodge. I just don't think they are safe unless you let them set up for at least a full day. You just don't know what they are going to do. Snow piles in layers, and each layer has a different quality. If you have a dense layer above a soft layer and you dig a hole under that.... whalla! Death. But, I have no judgement about what anyone wants to do, up to each one of the risks we want to take. I think I would prefer digging down 2 or 3 feet and pitching my tent. Build up a windbreak of snow and probably stay just as warm. But as you said, it is a romantic idea.
I like that you display all temperatures in celsius
Looks like a fun adventure, too cold for me though
Really good video, looking forward to more when you upload
how do you go to bathroom? especially #2?
Depends
Hey. I d love to build such an cool snow cave. How about the danger of breaking down or lack of oxygen in such a cave? Can you tell which watch you have ...? Greetings from germany
When I did this, we built our snow cave just like he did except that we also poked a hand sized hole in the top to allow for a small flow of oxygen. Maybe it wasn't necessary, but it was still warm enough.
The cave isn't sealed up by any means, and the position of the entryway at the bottom of the shelter allows heavier CO² to drain out. If I wanted to cook inside, I'd make provisions for more ventillaton, but that's best done outside if possible.
As for collapse, you just have to feel out the cohesiveness of the snow. Here in California, we tend to have relatively warm, heavy snow that's very structural. It's not like I was doing structural analysis to prove that collapse was impossible, but in the morning I did walk over the top and even jump on it with no ill effects.
The watch is a Casio SGW300H-1AV
Dynamite Video!
How do you get electricity to plug in the rice cooker?
Next time put a couple of candles in the cave...creates cool light effect and makes for amazing video...
Do you completely wall of everything before sleep ? I was wondering about oxygen lasting through the night.
when you make those meals, how do you package them? Vacuum sealer?
Yes, often, but a ziploc would work too.
If there where 25°C his breath would not kondensiert
what was the R value of your sleeping pad?
I would eat the walls because I love snow so much
Eating TOO much snow would probably be counterproductive to staying warm, but otherwise...sure, no reason not to go Hansel and Gretel on that bad boy.
The leaking hot water bottles are also due to that the silicone seals shrink in cold weather.
What hand warmers are you using ?
Zippo brand.
Minecraft !!!
Minecraft is a lot crazier when it takes 4 hours to mine 5 blocks.
very interesting
Imagine a wolf just crawls into the cave
but why, wolfs are shit scared of people!
@@pawefiett2468 you realize a hungry wolf isn’t gonna just take off in that situation
why cooking outside, humidity?
Yep. Plus, while my stove burns fuel quite cleanly for what it is...a gasoline flame in an enclosed space still makes me leery. Unburned hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide...a well-ventilated kitchen is just more comforting.
Lol,
17:59 He woke up and set the camera and then again get inside his bag and 'Good Morning'
Literally just reached out and pressed record where the camera was stuck from the night before. Never got out of the bag.
Enough of the drawing already