igloo

The cold snap had eased a bit and I wanted to get outside and enjoy some sunshine, and Olive the ClutteredDog (whom you might know from her excellent adventure, here: https://bushcraftusa.com/forum/threads/the-cluttereddogs-excellent-adventure.175592/) was eager for a romp, too. As I was...

The following is a detailed "How To" guide I wrote for my blog, "Going Places Quietly" in January, '12 called How to Build an Igloo[/URL]. I think it a worthwhile topic for sharing here at BushcraftUSA. Let me know what you think and if you've done one yourself feel free to share photos...

When winter camping, my shelter of choice is some sort of snow shelter. I used to build quinzhees, but in the last three years I've gone the way of the igloo. When describing igloo camping to people, I can usually count on two questions. The first is, 'Isn't it too cold to sleep in an...

I have seen pictures of igloos built by Inuits and have always wanted to build one, so I was quite excited when it snowed and school was canceled the opportunity arouse. When I first went out we found that there was only three inches of it and it wasn't very good for packing. So after spending a...