How Do You Build A Simple Igloo?
Igloos are snow shelters that have provided protection to peoples in harshly cold climates since ancient times. Developed by the Arctic Inuit and cultures of Greenland, igloos can be erected in a life-threatening emergency or built over time. In harsh frigid environments a simple igloo can make the difference in your survival. Pack down the base area by stomping the snow down with heavy snow-booted feet. Keep the diameter no more than 10 feet. Make sure the snow is evenly and firmly packed. Harvest snow bricks. Form bricks approximately 2 1/2 feet wide, 1 1/2 feet high, and 1/2 a foot deep. Pack the snow tightly until the bricks harden. Use the back of a shovel to tamp down the snow. Powder will not work. Shovel the snow from beneath the powder. Use snow from the depth to which your feet sink. Form blocks of snow with angles that will allow for a circular construction. Forty-five degree angled sides will work. Dig the entrance. Make the square opening about 18 inches lower than the flo
