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[MadMojoMonkey]

BTW...

It's 12 ft in diameter, i.e., fucking huge compared to the original.

I feel compelled to point out that an "igloo" is a cartoon invention, as far as I can tell. I would LOVE to see a link to any indigenous people using an igloo as a normal part of their daily lives. I found lots of variations on the practice of making a temporary shelter out of ice/snow, but none of them are what I'd consider an igloo.

Also, having made and used a snow shelter in Boy Scouts, I can tell you that if you can't keep the wind out, you've wasted your time. If you're going to sleep in it, you'll want a (at least mostly) sealed door, and a small roof vent so you can put a camping stove or small campfire inside. This will cause the walls to slowly melt, but so slowly that it's not relevant. However, the water runoff will ruin your comfort if you don't prepare for it. 1) The door to the igloo goes downhill. 2) carve a fist-sized groove in the floor around the wall on the inside and out the door. 3) Never put anything in the groove.

[kingnat]

I feel compelled to point out that an "igloo" is a cartoon invention, as far as I can tell. I would LOVE to see a link to any indigenous people using an igloo as a normal part of their daily lives. I found lots of variations on the practice of making a temporary shelter out of ice/snow, but none of them are what I'd consider an igloo.

Also, having made and used a snow shelter in Boy Scouts, I can tell you that if you can't keep the wind out, you've wasted your time. If you're going to sleep in it, you'll want a (at least mostly) sealed door, and a small roof vent so you can put a camping stove or small campfire inside. This will cause the walls to slowly melt, but so slowly that it's not relevant. However, the water runoff will ruin your comfort if you don't prepare for it. 1) The door to the igloo goes downhill. 2) carve a fist-sized groove in the floor around the wall on the inside and out the door. 3) Never put anything in the groove.

I was talking to friend about this exact issue of wind. I was thinking about making a wall on the interior to serve as a tunnel and then have a cover for the entrance. As it is, we made the exterior hole, WAY too big.

[chemist]

I feel compelled to point out that an "igloo" is a cartoon invention, as far as I can tell. I would LOVE to see a link to any indigenous people using an igloo as a normal part of their daily lives. I found lots of variations on the practice of making a temporary shelter out of ice/snow, but none of them are what I'd consider an igloo.

Also, having made and used a snow shelter in Boy Scouts, I can tell you that if you can't keep the wind out, you've wasted your time. If you're going to sleep in it, you'll want a (at least mostly) sealed door, and a small roof vent so you can put a camping stove or small campfire inside. This will cause the walls to slowly melt, but so slowly that it's not relevant. However, the water runoff will ruin your comfort if you don't prepare for it. 1) The door to the igloo goes downhill. 2) carve a fist-sized groove in the floor around the wall on the inside and out the door. 3) Never put anything in the groove.

Shelter
The Inuit were semi-nomadic. On winter hunting trips they built igloo out of compacted snow. Two men could build one igloo in an hour. Igloo let light in, kept warm inside and kept the wind out. In summer tents were built from walrus skins.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...L._SL1500_.jpg
Is this the link you would love to see?

[MadMojoMonkey]

Shelter
The Inuit were semi-nomadic. On winter hunting trips they built igloo out of compacted snow. Two men could build one igloo in an hour. Igloo let light in, kept warm inside and kept the wind out. In summer tents were built from walrus skins.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...L._SL1500_.jpg
Is this the link you would love to see?

It's a good pic, but really grainy. I can't tell if the shape(s) on the right are separate "iglooyas" or the tunnel entrance I'm not seeing. I'm specifically fixated on the tunnel entrance to an ice shelter... I'm willing to accept snow for ice. The reason is that, I think, whenever I say the word "igloo" to a random person, they imagine that tunnel entrance... not a snow/ice wigwam.

When I was young, someone told me the tunnel was where the sled dogs slept... but I've heard nothing similar in 20+ years, so I don't know if it's worth believing.

The caption explicitly states that an igloo is a permanent structure, made of stone.