Building an Igloo - the traditional way (Timelapse)

What do you need?
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- compacted snow to cut your blocks
- a string to draw a circle in the snow
- a saw
- a shovel
- warm clothes and gloves
- I prefer temperatures below 0 degrees Celsius
- depending on your experience 3-6 hours of time
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The igloo you see in the video was built in 5 hours with temperatures around -10 degrees Celsius.
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[lynnsmith]

My son and I have slept in a igloo in southern California. We were involved with BSA for a while and every year we would go up in San Bernardino mountains and find a location where it was deep enough to make the blocks. Great memories. One of my bragging points. Lol

[tanya]

What looks easy to eyes, is definitely not easy for the hands. I'm here despite never seeing snow during the years I have already passed but hopefully I'll experience it soon.

[WillNGo]

Terrific igloo. The time lapse is perfect. If this is your first, I'm really jealous. Yours is terrific. I made one over ten years ago. Kings Canyon National Park about 6400 feet (1900 meters) I didn't have any waterproof pants, so I duct taped plastic sheets around my legs. Looked insane. Cut the blocks with a machete (good tool for it). People driving by thought I was nuts, until it started to take shape. The blocks kept getting thinner and thinner as I went up... Of course I had to sleep in it. They drip. So more plastic sheeting over my sleeping bag. (Terrible music)

[beekvjdjbwwkks]

Very nice !!!
I wanna eat Ramen in that 😂

[supersymun]

Rare that snow agrees to do that! Enjoy!

[palapapa]

How do the blocks not fall inwards when you place them? Only by friction?

[manbob]

How do I put the top ones without it falling

[markisaac]

so the idea is to slightly angle the blocks with each 'layer' ?

[Kncperseus]

Man, I don't understand why people in the West are so fascinated with visiting warmer climates.
Imagine living in a snowy country, where you don't need to buy a damn fridge and pay the excess power bills. All you need do is build a damn basement and store all your food in a hole in the ground that you can fill up with snow from outside for free.
No excessive power bills for all the ACs or fans to keep you cool. You want warmth, just wear some more clothes - one time purchase only.
Fuck, I swear I don't get why West likes to portray living in the cold lands as something hellish.

[joshcrum]

"Hi im modern whiteson whiterson, and im gonna show you how to build an eskimo igloo the TRADITIONAL way!"