Inuit girl entering an igloo, Nunavut, Canada, ~1950
Inuit girl entering an igloo, Nunavut, Canada, ~1950
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Neat, I am also interested in the fact there are stairs meaning this was a more permanent structure then what most think of as an igloo.
Maybe more like one of these? https://cdn.britannica.com/22/69922-050-C5873480/Cross-section-dwelling-peoples-North-American-Arctic.jpg
I feel like it's shaped in a way to trap heat, but then the smoke vent just negates that?
Naw the smoke vent will not vent too much heat. I kinda want to build one and find out
You can make stairs out of snow.
Ok sure (not really) but why would you need stairs on a tundra?
My guess is that it's easier to dig out a structure than build one from the ground up.
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More space.
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More of the shelter is out of the wind.
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The deeper you go, the closer to the 'average' temperature you get, which is usually less miserable than whatever thermometer-breaking sub-zero temperature snap is causing people who are used to the weather to seek shelter.
The interior of well-built igloos was usually in the 60s (F). Quite cozy considering it's the fucking Arctic Circle.
Have you tryed digging frozen ground? You would not do that for a short term dwelling.
Some igloos are made for long-term habitation.
Yes but not the ones people have the image of in their head. Like the picture I showed above. The picture seems to be of a substantial version and I wish I could know more about it.
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Lacking doors, this is a way to cut down on wind coming into your igloo.
