I lived in Alaska with Inuit Eskimos. Their process is similar, with one major exception. They never dig down the floor below that of the outside level of snow, except only enough to make a lower entrance. While this method of building requires more blocks, there is a reason. This elevates the floor inside which helps to trap the warming air inside and prevents it from escaping so quickly. Also, if the wind changes directions, your method could allow a blast of cold air inside, which would more easily evacuate some of the warmed air. The Eskimo way also places the person closer to the warmer air nearer the top of the igloo. So, to enter the Eskimo igloos, one descends into the tunnel and begins crawling in below the level of the snow outside thru the tunnel, then rises up and onto the floor inside, which is back to the height of the surrounding snow outside. The Eskimos then lay caribou hides on the floor. Caribou hair is hollow and is a natural and fantastic insulation against the snow and ice. A seal oil lamp may be lit to add initial heat. They then cover themselves with multiple layers of caribou hides and other furs for comfort. If the temperature is colder, then a dog is brought inside. If it gets colder still, another dog is brought inside. If it is especially cold, a third dog is brought in. Eskimos did not have Thermometers, they would simply tell another member that it was a one, or two, or three dog night. A three dog night was a really cool one. Because of the subzero temperatures, the Eskimo use a knife made out of whale or walrus bone to cut the snow blocks. Ice does not build up on the bone as it does with metal.
This video was not intended to teach viewers how to make an authentic Eskimo igloo, even though I think that would be very interesting. Instead, my focus was primarily on how to shape and fit snow blocks together to create a basic dome that doesn't cave in. You're absolutely right about the floor and entrance details of a true Eskimo igloo. I actually have 2 native Alaskan Eskimo granddaughters of my own, and I greatly value the amazing skills and knowledge of the Eskimo people.
I don’t have personal experience but I have also heard the floor is a to be higher than the entrance, for all the reasons you mentioned. Also the igloo only warms, if there is a body inside breathing and radiating heat, which also melts as thin layer of the inside of the igloo, making the roof and such solid, holding it together better and making it more efficient at blocking the elements and holding in the heat. Other thing is the shape of the igloo is to be more of a half oval than half circle, as the arch is stronger than the dome, and it would be easier to keep the blocks from falling, as the curve is more gradual.
@@overthehilloutdoors6779 ... Sir, At least you allow objective criticism, pay attention young ones. Collective wisdom and virtue can be of great benefit.
We did ours a different way. We made 3 huge snowballs and rolled them into the center of a field. we then shoveled all the snow from the surrounding area into the 3 snowballs to make one gigantic mound. Then we carved the inside to however big we wanted it. When we were done, we poured water ontop of it (just a bit at a time) until it made ice on the outside. The inside was extremely packed in and it was so warm and cozy during the winter. It was big enough to stand up in and could fit several people.
We did this 20+ years ago when I was a kid, my cousin and I were out rolling snowballs and we wanted to see how big we could get em. My mom was dating someone at the time and he wasn't very close to us at all, but he told us to roll it as big as we could get it and then put it in the flat part of our yard. We owned an acre in the city and had a huge square piece of land that was just covered in snow. We got the balls way bigger than either of us could stand so he came out and helped us roll them in the middle. He then told us to shovel all the snow around the area ontop of the balls to make one enormous ball (I mean the thing was at least 8 feet high from all the snow we shoveled onto it) I don't know who came up with the idea to pour water on it, but we grabbed pitchers from inside the house of cold water and just started pouring slowly until it became incredibly hard. He took a steel shovel and carved the inside. He took the snow from the inside and used it to make the outside entrance. The way we made the entrance area was to make it high so you had to climb over it, then duck under to get in. This prevented any air from blowing inside. It was so incredibly hot inside it was so awesome as a kid. It lasted well into the beginning of spring even after the other snow started to melt away.
This is awesome, I read your other comment as well. In a week I'll be going to north carolina to see snow for the first time. Born and raised in Florida, so I hope it goes well.
Don't think anyone would want a life when you are covered in snow 8 months of year. Maybe for 5-10 days it will be fun. After that it's just an issue, nothing else.
Well done! This can be a real life-saving skill for people who like to wander afield during winter months. Another way to build an igloo that my family liked to do is to use a medium Igloo cooler and pack it with snow. Turn it over, tap the sides firmly, and lift. Instant block of snow, standard sized! You can make a large igloo with a tunnel this way much faster than by cutting bricks. This technique works especially well with fresher Rocky Mountain powder-type snow that is almost too dry and fluffy to pack. We made igloos in the woods near our house using these types of blocks, and they lasted 2-3 months, until the next time the weather thawed enough to melt them. The kids loved camping inside of them, and they could heat them to a comfortable enough temperature with a single kerosene lamp. We lined the floor with things like reindeer hides, sheepskins, and thick wool blankets. The igloos were cozy, quiet winter camping shelters that looked lovely from the outside at night, when the light from within glowed through the snowy walls.
Thanks! I was just showing my 3 year old this video and we're going to try to make one this winter. We never get packed snow like he had to carve blocks out of, so your igloo cooler tip will come in handy! 👍
Great project. I had two helpers, while making our igloo. My daughter decided the igloo should have a couple of windows. So, they froze water in a cake pan. The ice looked like a thick piece of glass. I cut a hole and fit the ice window panes in place. After freezing another batch of water, I made double pane windows. one pane on the inside of the igloo and another pane on the outside. The sunset was beautiful shining through the ice window panes. I use a machete to cut and trim the blocks.
The past couple of years I've started using a machete to cut and trim my snow blocks too. I've customized the blade by grinding deep teeth into it. Now it saws through the crusted snow much better. Reply ·
I loved it when the lake had enough ice for skating but very little snow. We could skate to the next town and the eerie sound of skates over water sticks with you forever. If you google the movie Slapshot --the Hansons' debut, you hear the hard skating but none of the effect of thin ice over water.
@@snackie1359 It did sadly. By 2046 our sun is gonna Nova and it'll Wipeout the majority of humanity. Wicked earthquakes that will last for weeks, the ocean flooding continents, a heat wave, and a new ice age. If you want to know where I got this information and would like to make your own opinion on the subject just ask.
Me: paying more attention than I do in any academic class and taking mental notes as if I’m actually gonna need to build and igloo or even have the patience,determination or opportunity required to do so
+POOPER SCOOPER uuuuhhh, it has snowed once here up too my door step about 5 years ago, super exciting. but generally its the same here, gotta hit the slopes for some snow
The Inuit cut the first row, so that there is a gradual slope from the ground to the blocks. This allows them to build in a continuous spiral, which helps to prevent the blocks from caving back in, without having to leave a taller contact block. Might be a helpful tip for building it on your own.
+Wes Jones Thanks for the suggestion. You're right about the spiral technique being the traditional way to build an igloo, and it works great. I've tried both methods, but I prefer my ring method when working completely alone - especially when snow conditions aren't rock hard. If blocks start to fall before I'm finished I lose only those from the unfinished top ring. But with the spiral method there's nothing to stop additional rows of blocks from falling like dominoes. Go with whatever way works best for you.
Thanks for letting me know. I hope the tutorial helped. There are thousands of armchair critics making comments about this video, but almost none has actually built or slept in an igloo. You now have more experience and credibility in igloo building than 99.99% of those millions of viewers. Good job!
Really good. However, you don't need to worry about blocks falling in if you build in a continuous helix, not one ring at a time. The first row of blocks starts low and gets taller all the way round. After that every block is about the same height, as the spiral grows up. I like the spherical dome and the use of the cord to get it perfect, but its easier to build if you don't make the top completely horizontal so that you end up with a slightly conical top. I've done it that way a few times and slept overnight. But your are certainly right about one thing; it takes plenty of time......Bill Dixon
+Bill Dixon Thanks. I've used the continuous helix method and it worked fine if I shaped the top of the igloo more like a rounded cone. It's when I'm working alone and wanting a truly spherical dome that I have trouble with the upper blocks falling. In those situations the ring method has always worked well for me.
Videópatas And your mainstream channel is basically existent on stupid and small kiddies who actually play this "game", don't forget about the reality, amigo!
Even though I live in Sydney and it never snows here this was definitely well worth watching and you explained it very thoroughly. I'd love to learn more about building igloos but I really need to start my assignment that's due tomorrow
Breaking good snow is small ice crystals lousley packed together ice is much denser and if it snows a lot the weight of new snow will compress the older snow forming an glacier. While the glacier gets bigger sediments can end up getting trapped in the ice overtime so when the glacier starts receding it deposits the sediments. There are multiple kinds of depositions like moraine, till, and erratics. There are multiple kinds of glaciers like a valley glaicer or a continentional glaicer and glaicers can errode away valleys forming cirques, arrets, and horns. Valleys may also be formed by glaciers thank you grade 8 science for helping educate people about glaciers and not spelling because im half asleep in my bed redoing my unit 1 final from grade 8 that i still remember.
The Noob ummm literally Antarctica? It’s bigger than a lot / most other continents and is made primarily out of snow and ice.... did that thought *really* not occur to you? 🤨
It’s going to catch the little wooded lot looks full football food start as as as as as as as hell but I’m having a stroke,. What, but it did it did it did it beat it beat it beat it beat it beat it,,,,,,,,,. Excited
I just make a huge pile of snow, pat it down, then dig into the hill and dig it out until a hollow sphere. Then I decorate and add windows and such if I want.
It's much easier and faster, especially if you don't have strong snow. All you need is a snow shovel and a gardening shovel. It took me to make an igloo of that size about 3-4 hours
My Grandpa and I made an igloo fifty years ago when I was around 12. Rolled a big snowball and packed snow around it. Took a small shovel and dug out the inside. Great igloo. It lasted well into spring. Wish I had a photo of it.
nice tutorial ive never built a igloo quinsies are my preference as you point out there quicker.. also i have found locating wind blown "crusted snow" to be difficult to locate whereas a quinsey just needs a well packed pile and a few hours to set before hollowing.. also i perfer 10 foot as a minimum for thicker walls larger cold well with 7 foot 3 is crowded with 10 feet 5 isnt . again thanks for the tutorial
Nice to hear from someone who knows about snow shelters from personal experience. Like you, I've built and slept in plenty of quinzees. They're about the only good option when snow is loose and powdery. Thanks for your comment
there is the classic snow cave ,, but i have never found conditions where i could just burrow into a bank .. i guess my bushcraft is lacking in landmark identification lol ..i grew up in a rural setting and had walking trails in the winter i would construct quinsies at roughly 1/2 h intervals around the trails so that i was never more than 20 min from warm and while it rarely gets dangerously cold her in s ontario i come from family in northern quebec where things are a bit more serious ,, i would keep candle lanterns and tincan stoves in them usually some chocolate powder as well.. makes for nice afternoons in the bush and eve overnights are no problem .. i am surprised not to see raised benches in your interior and your entrance will act as a cold trap as it is with the other end just a hole in the ground but over all i do like your method and procedures and can find no fault in it .. happy to comment and good to see someone else who knows what a qunsie is lol not many do these days
my schooling was architecture so yes i have some knowledge of earth bags and other non traditional methods .. rammed earth and tires make a better option to earth bags imho .. as to snow yes it looks fun but like heat too much is not a good thing lol where i live 4 or 5 months frozen and snow makes things a bit much even though there are ways to deal with it
Yankees Zhou: what are you doing watching an igloo building video when you live in Australia and should be studying for exams? I call it decompression. your brain needs a temporary escape. Embrace it. Enjoy it! Decompress and get back to business REFRESHED!
Angel Diaz I beg to differ, I live in Texas and a few years ago when we got almost a foot of snow this entire neighborhood got togoether and made an entire neighborhood of igloos for the kids.
Unlike many people in the comments, I actually live in area that snows. Christmas is 3 days away and we barely have a centimeter of snow, let alone a foot or two to make an igloo out of,
Owen S I haven’t seen over a centimeter of snow in at least 5 years, while it used to snow quite a lot every year when I was young. I’m from the Netherlands, and global warming has caused our snowfall to drop from at least 10 centimeters of snow a few days in a row to no snow at all...
Roy Hoeksema I live in Ohio and 2 days til Christmas and no snow. I remember that last Christmas we never got snow and it didn’t snow until this past April. Our snow usually comes so much later in the year. Even then, climate change basically turned Ohio into North Carolina. We have hot summers that have temperatures in the nineties (Fahrenheit, about 30-40 centigrade), then our winters fall just above 0 centigrade. But we never get any snow really.
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Same here! In my opinion, I like Primitive Technology's videos better than this one because they sound better with just the audio of nature; no talking.
1am, In bed falling asleep with gentle music, all by myself isolated away from all this stress in the artic living on my own in an igloo...Then... Wait... How do you build an igloo 🤓
+Jenish Patel Put whatever you want in your world, whatever makes you happy..I'm going to put a happy little tree up here..he needs a friend..and that completes the painting. This has been painting with Bob Ross, God Bless, my friend! *If you would like to order a complete bob ross painting kit, call 1-800-ross-paint.*
That was a fantastic video. I live in southern Upper Michigan. I hope we NEVER get enough snow to do that! If I lived in northern Upper Michigan it would probably be no problem to find enough snow. The only way I could do it would be to use the snow that I would shovel off the roof of my house. When it lands after I shovel the snow off the roof, it becomes solid like avalanche snow. You have to be careful not to allow children in there unsupervised. Some have suffocated after the snow caves in.
I lived in Alaska with Inuit Eskimos. Their process is similar, with one major exception. They never dig down the floor below that of the outside level of snow, except only enough to make a lower entrance. While this method of building requires more blocks, there is a reason. This elevates the floor inside which helps to trap the warming air inside and prevents it from escaping so quickly. Also, if the wind changes directions, your method could allow a blast of cold air inside, which would more easily evacuate some of the warmed air. The Eskimo way also places the person closer to the warmer air nearer the top of the igloo.
So, to enter the Eskimo igloos, one descends into the tunnel and begins crawling in below the level of the snow outside thru the tunnel, then rises up and onto the floor inside, which is back to the height of the surrounding snow outside.
The Eskimos then lay caribou hides on the floor. Caribou hair is hollow and is a natural and fantastic insulation against the snow and ice. A seal oil lamp may be lit to add initial heat. They then cover themselves with multiple layers of caribou hides and other furs for comfort. If the temperature is colder, then a dog is brought inside. If it gets colder still, another dog is brought inside. If it is especially cold, a third dog is brought in. Eskimos did not have Thermometers, they would simply tell another member that it was a one, or two, or three dog night. A three dog night was a really cool one.
Because of the subzero temperatures, the Eskimo use a knife made out of whale or walrus bone to cut the snow blocks. Ice does not build up on the bone as it does with metal.
Thank you for the information.
This video was not intended to teach viewers how to make an authentic Eskimo igloo, even though I think that would be very interesting. Instead, my focus was primarily on how to shape and fit snow blocks together to create a basic dome that doesn't cave in. You're absolutely right about the floor and entrance details of a true Eskimo igloo. I actually have 2 native Alaskan Eskimo granddaughters of my own, and I greatly value the amazing skills and knowledge of the Eskimo people.
Finally someone not like those other retards who miss minecraft if you an inuk welcome brother to DA INTERNET!! (Jurassic park song comes on)
I don’t have personal experience but I have also heard the floor is a to be higher than the entrance, for all the reasons you mentioned.
Also the igloo only warms, if there is a body inside breathing and radiating heat, which also melts as thin layer of the inside of the igloo, making the roof and such solid, holding it together better and making it more efficient at blocking the elements and holding in the heat.
Other thing is the shape of the igloo is to be more of a half oval than half circle, as the arch is stronger than the dome, and it would be easier to keep the blocks from falling, as the curve is more gradual.
@@overthehilloutdoors6779 ... Sir, At least you allow objective criticism, pay attention young ones. Collective wisdom and virtue can be of great benefit.
Me, an Australian who has seen snow once in their life: "If I don't memorise this video I will freeze to death next winter"
Im from Texas were we dont get snow that often
Ohh plz.. I'm from India 😅
yeah but if australia ever stops being a fiery hell and freezes over how will we survive?
you can built a dirt igloo to not burn from the extreme bushfires lol
@@unknownadventures6248 lol yeah! I didn't even think of that. Although, to avoid the heat I think it'd need to be underground or something
I like how watching this video makes me feel productive, even tho I'm doing absolutely nothing.
Me who lives in a Tropical Country:
*Searches how to build an Igloo*
Yeah kind of the same but. My country just rains
a mans gotta dream.. a mans gotta dream..
@@Tjmce it rains everyday here
Lol yeah I just Wana see people make them
OMG HAHAHAHAHAHA
We did ours a different way. We made 3 huge snowballs and rolled them into the center of a field. we then shoveled all the snow from the surrounding area into the 3 snowballs to make one gigantic mound. Then we carved the inside to however big we wanted it. When we were done, we poured water ontop of it (just a bit at a time) until it made ice on the outside. The inside was extremely packed in and it was so warm and cozy during the winter. It was big enough to stand up in and could fit several people.
Ragesauce I'd love to see that on video. Did you come up with the idea?
We did this 20+ years ago when I was a kid, my cousin and I were out rolling snowballs and we wanted to see how big we could get em. My mom was dating someone at the time and he wasn't very close to us at all, but he told us to roll it as big as we could get it and then put it in the flat part of our yard. We owned an acre in the city and had a huge square piece of land that was just covered in snow. We got the balls way bigger than either of us could stand so he came out and helped us roll them in the middle. He then told us to shovel all the snow around the area ontop of the balls to make one enormous ball (I mean the thing was at least 8 feet high from all the snow we shoveled onto it)
I don't know who came up with the idea to pour water on it, but we grabbed pitchers from inside the house of cold water and just started pouring slowly until it became incredibly hard. He took a steel shovel and carved the inside. He took the snow from the inside and used it to make the outside entrance. The way we made the entrance area was to make it high so you had to climb over it, then duck under to get in. This prevented any air from blowing inside. It was so incredibly hot inside it was so awesome as a kid. It lasted well into the beginning of spring even after the other snow started to melt away.
This is awesome, I read your other comment as well. In a week I'll be going to north carolina to see snow for the first time. Born and raised in Florida, so I hope it goes well.
Cool!
@@gehtomacgyver well I hope you have fun! PS snow is cold.
the two finals I have tomorrow < random videos about igloos
Oh hahahahaha ha
Same!!!
dude fr same. i got english tomorrow
Taylor Gonzalez I have finals in 2 days
@@TG04T Ya, i got 4 finals and a quiz this week, yet i'm watching videos on igloos.
This dude is living his life we always wanted
I guess you missed the part about the wife...
@@Swayze_S.L what did he say
Don't think anyone would want a life when you are covered in snow 8 months of year. Maybe for 5-10 days it will be fun. After that it's just an issue, nothing else.
Minecraft 2
In Minecraft
My Friend just moved into his brand new igloo.
It was all fine and dandy until the housewarming party
👏👏👏👏
👏 👏 👏 👏 👏
Making that joke ice cold
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeze
Had a chuckle 😂😃
Well done! This can be a real life-saving skill for people who like to wander afield during winter months. Another way to build an igloo that my family liked to do is to use a medium Igloo cooler and pack it with snow. Turn it over, tap the sides firmly, and lift. Instant block of snow, standard sized! You can make a large igloo with a tunnel this way much faster than by cutting bricks. This technique works especially well with fresher Rocky Mountain powder-type snow that is almost too dry and fluffy to pack.
We made igloos in the woods near our house using these types of blocks, and they lasted 2-3 months, until the next time the weather thawed enough to melt them. The kids loved camping inside of them, and they could heat them to a comfortable enough temperature with a single kerosene lamp. We lined the floor with things like reindeer hides, sheepskins, and thick wool blankets. The igloos were cozy, quiet winter camping shelters that looked lovely from the outside at night, when the light from within glowed through the snowy walls.
Thanks! I was just showing my 3 year old this video and we're going to try to make one this winter. We never get packed snow like he had to carve blocks out of, so your igloo cooler tip will come in handy! 👍
I soo wanna live like that, but it never snows here :(
anyway, it sounds so wholesome, made me smile
I love this comment
@@YT-MasterAdmin how did it go?
Sounds like a dream!
thank you so much for giving us 7 hours of your time to teach us how to build an igloo,it was very well told with details and tips,we appreciate it.
believe it or not.... what I like the most about this video is the sound of snow when the man starts cutting through....
same here xD
for me it's just looking at the amount of snow
Ya, the crunchy sound of snow
IKR
It's called ASMR .. Certain sounds trigger sensors in your head . Look it up 👍🏽 cheers .
5:15 I don't know why, but that sawing sound is so satisfying to hear
Because it is
am I the only one imagining how amazing it would be to hotbox an igloo
Great project. I had two helpers, while making our igloo. My daughter decided the igloo should have a couple of windows. So, they froze water in a cake pan. The ice looked like a thick piece of glass. I cut a hole and fit the ice window panes in place. After freezing another batch of water, I made double pane windows. one pane on the inside of the igloo and another pane on the outside. The sunset was beautiful shining
through the ice window panes.
I use a machete to cut and trim the blocks.
The past couple of years I've started using a machete to cut and trim my snow blocks too. I've customized the blade by grinding deep teeth into it. Now it saws through the crusted snow much better.
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Omg so creative
There is something satisfying about the crunching of snow...
*ASMR*
It’s made me cringe since I was a child so I genuinely hate you
Whale Cat There sure is
MineMansMellowVids well fuck you too then
I loved it when the lake had enough ice for skating but very little snow. We could skate to the next town and the eerie sound of skates over water sticks with you forever. If you google the movie Slapshot --the Hansons' debut, you hear the hard skating but none of the effect of thin ice over water.
Now this is what UA-cam was made for, simple and straight to the point videos. Nice
I felt so satisfied at the sound of when he cuts the blocks
It's amazing how Canadians live in these
i mean, anyone can XD
this video was filmed in Utah...
@@zacowen3260 r/woosh
Ikr just moved out of my ice fortress the other day.
Piotr Jakuc not a woooosh
Don't mind me, just preparing for the last few days of 2020
me too
@@melancholyskyes the last days of this dreadful year, and the beginning of the NWO
Getting ready for 13/1/2020
AKA: 2020...PART 2
Same.... hopefully a happy ending
hope this disaster ends
I'll need to know this for the apocalypse coming in the next few years. Thanks!
Betcha whish ya hadn't said that now
Well shi
You mean now
This aged well
@@snackie1359 It did sadly. By 2046 our sun is gonna Nova and it'll Wipeout the majority of humanity. Wicked earthquakes that will last for weeks, the ocean flooding continents, a heat wave, and a new ice age. If you want to know where I got this information and would like to make your own opinion on the subject just ask.
Me:
paying more attention than I do in any academic class and taking mental notes as if I’m actually gonna need to build and igloo or even have the patience,determination or opportunity required to do so
UA-cam is a virtual time black hole in my life. I've learned about so many wonderful things I'll never ever use.
Ed Flood You never know, supposedly the next ice age is going to arrive in the next 20 +/- years.
What ever I don't believe you
You never know
Lol
aw i really hope this man has a good life he seems so pure and sweet
So always carry 3 saws, ski poles and a shovel. Noted.
Itiel Jimenez nice last name i have the same one
you can make it even with hands, you know, it's snow, but quiet icy
think he may have also used a drawknife, heh
Me: I totally wanna make an igloo now!
Also me: gets 2 inches of snow once during winter
Fr in my area we get like a half inch of snow lol.
@@quill7889 what area?
@@quill7889 whats snow?
Doesn’t snow here
@@CR7GOATofFootball i was so confused when i saw 53 years ago XD
i start work in half an hour and here i am, and Australian, who lives in a warm climatez watching how to build an igloo
Ahaahah me too! What state do you live in?
+POOPER SCOOPER Tassie, i lied when i said its warm. but its never cold enough for anow.
+JillyWacker can you stop with the typo's thanx m8?
+JillyWacker oh yeah thats true, i live in VIC and it only snows in the mountains. Although, ive never actually been to the snow :(
+POOPER SCOOPER uuuuhhh, it has snowed once here up too my door step about 5 years ago, super exciting. but generally its the same here, gotta hit the slopes for some snow
The Inuit cut the first row, so that there is a gradual slope from the ground to the blocks. This allows them to build in a continuous spiral, which helps to prevent the blocks from caving back in, without having to leave a taller contact block. Might be a helpful tip for building it on your own.
+Wes Jones Thanks for the suggestion. You're right about the spiral technique being the traditional way to build an igloo, and it works great. I've tried both methods, but I prefer my ring method when working completely alone - especially when snow conditions aren't rock hard. If blocks start to fall before I'm finished I lose only those from the unfinished top ring. But with the spiral method there's nothing to stop additional rows of blocks from falling like dominoes. Go with whatever way works best for you.
cover your real house in snow!!!
hey bae
im a boyscout from upstate new york and on a winter campou my 3 friends and i built an igloo with a 12 foot diameter using your tutorial
Thanks for letting me know. I hope the tutorial helped. There are thousands of armchair critics making comments about this video, but almost none has actually built or slept in an igloo. You now have more experience and credibility in igloo building than 99.99% of those millions of viewers. Good job!
whiffyTie 712 Fuck yeah boy scouts!
acbrien 64 are stu
acbrien 64 stupid
Yeah boyscouts oh and who the hell uses upstate at all?
Is summer and I'm in New Mexico! Very helpful video thanks
Really good. However, you don't need to worry about blocks falling in if you build in a continuous helix, not one ring at a time. The first row of blocks starts low and gets taller all the way round. After that every block is about the same height, as the spiral grows up. I like the spherical dome and the use of the cord to get it perfect, but its easier to build if you don't make the top completely horizontal so that you end up with a slightly conical top. I've done it that way a few times and slept overnight. But your are certainly right about one thing; it takes plenty of time......Bill Dixon
+Bill Dixon Thanks. I've used the continuous helix method and it worked fine if I shaped the top of the igloo more like a rounded cone. It's when I'm working alone and wanting a truly spherical dome that I have trouble with the upper blocks falling. In those situations the ring method has always worked well for me.
+overthehill outdoors were are you from?
+Πετρος Γερακης He is from Utah
+Πετρος Γερακης εισαι ελληνας
Bill Dixon
Didn't see this in the club penguin catalog
Will Brown rip club penguin
Will Brown II
Will Brown rip club penguin
we will remember club penguin for ever
Its a secret item click the radio and it should appear
Gotta big test tomorrow. It’s currently 12:30am. Help
Guy with a Sandwich same
Did you pass the test?
Blessing Mhlanga yes I did thank you! Bumped my grade up to an A!
@@patrickflanagan3184 congrats
Haha, final draft of dissertation due tomorrow and I caught myself looking up “how to build an igloo” smh
I could listen to this video all day, just for his voice ..... the igloo stuff is just an added bonus
This is basically Minecraft in real life.
Videópatas And your mainstream channel is basically existent on stupid and small kiddies who actually play this "game", don't forget about the reality, amigo!
Jajajaja que coño hacéis aquí
Minecraft is based on real life....
Videópatas u wanna see real minecraft
I want to see real minecraft go to primitite technology
_Made 4 years ago_
UA-cam: *LETS RECOMMEND THIS TO EVERYONE*
Agree
Ye
Yeah, it was recommended to me as well.
@@fyzhardy Oh good to see Mr.Bean became a english majer and is blind.
@@fyzhardy Actually you spelt it wrong it's recommend.
idk how i got here but i do know that i want to build an igloo now
Kay R hahaha me 2
u need some big ammount of good thick hard snow to cut into bricks. :) if you never get that move north. xD
Kay R My country doesnt jave snow what should i Do ???
sand?
Xpert player stiearphome
6:57 Ahh, a recreation of my legendary birth
Lol
Lol 😂
This comment is too damn underrated
lol
Ahahahah
I live in tropical island right under the equator.
Haven't even seen snow in real life, I watch this just incase The Day After Tommorow happens.. lol
Same
Singapore?
yivmaiden When did singapore become an Island
So sorry, found out that it's above and not under the equator. And yes, it is an island formerly being part of Malaya.
Pretty awesome igloo, we just dug holes in a big pile we made.
A Quincey
YES this was my lazy Canadian technique lol 'throw water on it eh'
Yeah same here. I tried using blocks but it just collapsed
Even though I live in Sydney and it never snows here this was definitely well worth watching and you explained it very thoroughly. I'd love to learn more about building igloos but I really need to start my assignment that's due tomorrow
Wonderful. I have never seen an Igloo making till date. Thank you for this amazing video.
I live in California. its 12 am. whatamidoing
SAME lmao
Saame
same XD
Same 😂
I'm from Arizona and it's 12 am lol
I just wasted 10 minutes of my life watching a guy make an igloo.
Yeah, it was worth it.
So why did you say "wasted"?
I don’t use igloos anymore because when i was a kid I slept in one and it collapsed on me :)
should have watched this video so you did it correctly
Tess M 😂😂😂😂😂😂
You prolly deserved it
Wolf Cub I probably did
@@firecrackerguy9224 and you're probably a bastard
Back here several years later.
You are a master at your craft sir.
Great video. This will definitely help me when I build my own igloo... if it ever decides to snow here.
only snow i see is in the freezer
Android Capture what do you think snow is brain damage
Same
Breaking good LOL
Breaking good snow is small ice crystals lousley packed together ice is much denser and if it snows a lot the weight of new snow will compress the older snow forming an glacier. While the glacier gets bigger sediments can end up getting trapped in the ice overtime so when the glacier starts receding it deposits the sediments. There are multiple kinds of depositions like moraine, till, and erratics. There are multiple kinds of glaciers like a valley glaicer or a continentional glaicer and glaicers can errode away valleys forming cirques, arrets, and horns. Valleys may also be formed by glaciers thank you grade 8 science for helping educate people about glaciers and not spelling because im half asleep in my bed redoing my unit 1 final from grade 8 that i still remember.
Breaking good p
impressive , when i tried building it before i never actually shaped my blocks that’s probably why they always collapsed 😂
Why is this recommended to me? I live in Saudi Arabia it never snows here lol
There is snow on turaif and tabuk!
You can come.
For when your govt turns Canada into a caliphate
You better off building a sand castle😆
@@__seeker__ says the Italian living in Canada
TERRORISTAAAA
I didn’t know that snow could get that deep
This is Canada
Dam you must be a noob
The Noob ummm literally Antarctica? It’s bigger than a lot / most other continents and is made primarily out of snow and ice.... did that thought *really* not occur to you? 🤨
TacOcatT, apparently not
Dude I live in the state where this was filmed, and it can get deeper in the mountains all the time.
Wow, this is just incredible. I would never have the patience to build something like this. Great job man.
Fascinating! Smart man, clear instructions, appealing audio.
I live in NC, not sure when I’ll need to put this to use or why I’m watching this but it’s entertaining.
In Canada there is like 20 inches of snow outside right now. I know what I'm going to do this weekend.
Im in the philippines and we dont have snow here and have no money for traveling...
Also me: nah just in case
What’s the Philippines like
@@bernardjenkin4077 rain sunny rain sunny
@@bernardjenkin4077 like Florida
@@jem_zcrtx that’s what the whole southeast asia looks like lmfao
I have a lot of homework, not much time and I am watching a guy building an iglo #fml
Give your phone to your parents if you do homework and just sit somewhere without a computer
And I'm at work..
+RsChucKSBBQ and I'm in the er
Is the course building igloos 101? because if it is..
NL?
This guy is so humble cant believe i didn't find this sooner
Wth why am I watching I live in a desert
Gamer Cookie because youre fucking gas as fuck
Build it using sand
There are deserts of cold :P
I live in a tropical country
Mud. Build a mud hut. Find water - cactus. Make mud. Cactus + Desert + Brain = Mud Hut.
Brain: if you go to sleep now you can get 5 hours.
UA-cam: How to build a igloo by yourself!
My brain: it's only 14ish minutes, why not!
Melissa Johnson 4 hours and 50 minutes later
Looks at history and doesn’t remember watching it
5 hours.. how.. i feel like shit if i dont sleep atleast 10 hours
He didn't show how to add upper horizontal blocks, it was risky to fall down.
It’s going to catch the little wooded lot looks full football food start as as as as as as as hell but I’m having a stroke,. What, but it did it did it did it beat it beat it beat it beat it beat it,,,,,,,,,. Excited
I remember seeing this like 3-4 years ago on my old pc. Now it's on my recommended again yeaiiiiih!
I bow down for this man's patients and perfection ❤️❤️
Me: I'm gonna go to bed early tonight.
Me at 4:31: this video.
How to build the Canadian white house by yourself
Fuck off I'm Canadian
+Nukeplay.fr I am Canadian
+Smilyfacehi well you're racist against yourself
+Nukeplay.fr autism/10
That's not racism.
+Smilyfacehi while you're saying that I'm an autist, you're insulting the real autism affected people out there. Just F.U.C.K O.F.F
I just make a huge pile of snow, pat it down, then dig into the hill and dig it out until a hollow sphere. Then I decorate and add windows and such if I want.
It's much easier and faster, especially if you don't have strong snow. All you need is a snow shovel and a gardening shovel. It took me to make an igloo of that size about 3-4 hours
I never got to build a igloo
good
Stinkpie
I have tried that method, but shoveling all that snow takes WAY longer than cutting blocks. Also there is a lot of wasted snow using your method.
this man is a professional igloo builder
this was so interesting, thank you for this video 😊
It's really hard to get that snow bricks to stay in their place. It really depends what snow type you have...
Bitch what 😂😂😂
Great video Bro. D. I told you I would watch it.
My Grandpa and I made an igloo fifty years ago when I was around 12. Rolled a big snowball and packed snow around it. Took a small shovel and dug out the inside. Great igloo. It lasted well into spring. Wish I had a photo of it.
it's the middle of summer, why am I watching this??
Same
Wait a few months and you'll see..
lol
me to lol
DaCoOpBots 9brusli
Icy what you made there!
Lol nice one
That was one of the best puns ever
+Ryn Sheret *worst
His igloo looked really nICE
Dang.. That was funny.. that reminds me. I would tell a pizza joke, but it would to cheesy...
Watched this video from start to end, still have no idea how to do it
Dont feel bad he built it wrong anyways.
Iss cuz u not hella smart like me
@@Silvershot6986 why?
@@Jinars. fr why?
Tbh cuz he built it wrong
My brother and I actually did this during a blizzard, we didn’t make blocks but we made a giant pile of snow and hollowed it out
Yeah that’s the pro way ;)
That means you made a quinzee. Igloos are made out of blocks; that's what makes them igloos.
Instructions were unclear
Got myself under the ocean
the instructions seems legit. perhaps it's because of global warming?
yivmaiden r/woooooooooooosh
@@benjis1189 nah. I'm building on his statement.
@@sentheaS you called him a no life gamer, *YOUR CHANNEL IS VIDEO GAMES*
@@benjis1189 You just wooshed a guy who made a joke about a joke. Looks like you just wooshed yourself.
Me: Should be doing homework
Mom: What are you doing?
Me: Watching Igloo documentary for class?
Mom: What class?
Me: MiNeCrAfT
i love the *crunch* sounds, it's so satisfying
one day, when the ice age comes, i'll remember this video
+MCplays - Ice ages recur continuously, with time between each dwindling.
+boringgrass Winter is coming
+Monsieur G that's code for a nuclear war... From Russia nd China f.y.i lawl
Is it just me or does this guy remind anyone else of Bob Ross
Meme Master Bob Ross builds an igloo
He sounds like him
gurl that voice
That voice, that attitude, those sounds. The snow crunching like a paint brush painting.
Can't be Bob Ross, I stayed awake the whole time!
nice tutorial ive never built a igloo quinsies are my preference as you point out there quicker.. also i have found locating wind blown "crusted snow" to be difficult to locate whereas a quinsey just needs a well packed pile and a few hours to set before hollowing.. also i perfer 10 foot as a minimum for thicker walls larger cold well with 7 foot 3 is crowded with 10 feet 5 isnt . again thanks for the tutorial
Nice to hear from someone who knows about snow shelters from personal experience. Like you, I've built and slept in plenty of quinzees. They're about the only good option when snow is loose and powdery. Thanks for your comment
there is the classic snow cave ,, but i have never found conditions where i could just burrow into a bank .. i guess my bushcraft is lacking in landmark identification lol ..i grew up in a rural setting and had walking trails in the winter i would construct quinsies at roughly 1/2 h intervals around the trails so that i was never more than 20 min from warm and while it rarely gets dangerously cold her in s ontario i come from family in northern quebec where things are a bit more serious ,, i would keep candle lanterns and tincan stoves in them usually some chocolate powder as well.. makes for nice afternoons in the bush and eve overnights are no problem .. i am surprised not to see raised benches in your interior and your entrance will act as a cold trap as it is with the other end just a hole in the ground but over all i do like your method and procedures and can find no fault in it .. happy to comment and good to see someone else who knows what a qunsie is lol not many do these days
my schooling was architecture so yes i have some knowledge of earth bags and other non traditional methods .. rammed earth and tires make a better option to earth bags imho .. as to snow yes it looks fun but like heat too much is not a good thing lol where i live 4 or 5 months frozen and snow makes things a bit much even though there are ways to deal with it
props to this man who took time out of his day to teach a bunch of teenagers how to build a igloo 😎
I have an exam tomorrow and I live in Sydney where it never snows. What am i even doing with my life?
Yankees Zhou: what are you doing watching an igloo building video when you live in Australia and should be studying for exams? I call it decompression. your brain needs a temporary escape. Embrace it. Enjoy it! Decompress and get back to business REFRESHED!
A Keeper Of Odd Knowledge I like the way you spin it, are you a politician?
yanke zhou nice comeback , but NO to being a politician! Hope you did well on your exams!
never in metro areas, you need to go to the moutains about 3 hours drive to ski and what not...
yanke zhou ; looking back on these comments made me realize that I was watching a video on building an igloo and I live in sunny Florida!
5:15 Thaaat's...some good snow.
Watched your video w/ my class in Bilnet. Good job, sir!
Thank you very much!
Texas will never have this satisfaction
Angel Diaz I beg to differ, I live in Texas and a few years ago when we got almost a foot of snow this entire neighborhood got togoether and made an entire neighborhood of igloos for the kids.
where should i put the power outlet
TotalGamer 14 omg why are u so stupid it doesnt have power idiot
K
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LEL JK IM NOT A 7 YEAR OLD
S2 ZerO
Yo did you ever find where to put that power outlet?
Back in 2014 when snow still existed.
+the kid it is April right now, outside my window it is snowing...
+Propmaker100 April right now, in a country where it's supposed to be 15C*, now is 34C*. Good Luck world.
Propmaker100 ok well is that snow not melting right afterwards?
it stayed around for like another week
You are so organized, Uncle. Amazing iglo
Unlike many people in the comments, I actually live in area that snows. Christmas is 3 days away and we barely have a centimeter of snow, let alone a foot or two to make an igloo out of,
Owen S I haven’t seen over a centimeter of snow in at least 5 years, while it used to snow quite a lot every year when I was young.
I’m from the Netherlands, and global warming has caused our snowfall to drop from at least 10 centimeters of snow a few days in a row to no snow at all...
Roy Hoeksema I live in Ohio and 2 days til Christmas and no snow. I remember that last Christmas we never got snow and it didn’t snow until this past April. Our snow usually comes so much later in the year. Even then, climate change basically turned Ohio into North Carolina. We have hot
summers that have temperatures in the nineties (Fahrenheit, about 30-40 centigrade), then our winters fall just above 0 centigrade. But
we never get any snow
really.
Owen S As a person from Iowa, we used to always have snow, until these last few years we have been getting less and less.
Minnesnowta
Samee
yes, I live in the south of Italy and I will never make an igloo, but the video is nice
salvatore cristiano I was living in Africa and Asia and Europe and Japan and China and India and Texas and Oklahoma and USA and Canada and Australia and other places😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😅😅
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i m reck less
Reminds me of something Primitive Technology would do.
wouldn't he first make a shovel from scratch then the knife and string
he would also make snow from scratch just by pressuring water between his mighty hands...
wait he didnt even made a video on it yet!
i was just there
Same here! In my opinion, I like Primitive Technology's videos better than this one because they sound better with just the audio of nature; no talking.
Watching it from Brazil where there is NO SNOW, amazing video!
I don't even know why I'm watching this, I've never even seen snow
Snow sucks :(
Malin Admasson no it's awsome
***** Well, can't argue with that XD
DarkArachnid it was in mine for some reason idk why XD
sameee, i feel your pain!
1am, In bed falling asleep with gentle music, all by myself isolated away from all this stress in the artic living on my own in an igloo...Then...
Wait... How do you build an igloo 🤓
Very Cool. Literally
7 hours!! Omg! Man thats a real hard work! Hats off to you..i hope you got paid really good amount of money for this!!
Why am i watching this in the summer. lol
Lmao irk!
...This has been painting with Bob Ross
+Jenish Patel Put whatever you want in your world, whatever makes you happy..I'm going to put a happy little tree up here..he needs a friend..and that completes the painting. This has been painting with Bob Ross, God Bless, my friend! *If you would like to order a complete bob ross painting kit, call 1-800-ross-paint.*
Wow!!! It's very nice! :D
That was a fantastic video. I live in southern Upper Michigan. I hope we NEVER get enough snow to do that! If I lived in northern Upper Michigan it would probably be no problem to find enough snow. The only way I could do it would be to use the snow that I would shovel off the roof of my house. When it lands after I shovel the snow off the roof, it becomes solid like avalanche snow. You have to be careful not to allow children in there unsupervised. Some have suffocated after the snow caves in.
this is SO much work! 🤯 great job though!
dear commenters. please stop telling me where you live and asking me why you're here.
i live in south texas idk how i got here
i live in Italy. it snows here but i'm too lazy to build an igloo
SHADYCOCK I'm from the Philippines and I'm thinking of building a mud igloo just so I can write it off my list when it fails.
I live in Alaska
I'm from Planet Vegeta and I don't know what I'm doing here, I should be training