How to Build an Igloo
The best-known snow shelter is the igloo. A brilliant use of engineering and resources, this simple dome made out of snow blocks is both strong and versatile.
Arctic cultures such as the Eskimo and the Inuit developed it, and over time they came up with a hundred tricks to make the shelter more comfortable and sturdy, including making the entrance small (to help keep heat in) and melting the inside of the dome and letting it refreeze (for increased strength).
BUILDING AN IGLOO
Diameter: Not to exceed 10 feet. Anything bigger would require a perfect dome, which is next to impossible to construct in the field.
Materials: Top layers of dry powder won’t work. Pack mounds of snow until they harden, or cut blocks of snow from the depth where your feet stop sinking.
Entrance: Build a door in the ground, about 18 inches lower than the ground inside the igloo, and tunnel below the wall into the igloo. For proper ventilation, never seal or close the entrance.
Walls: Cut the blocks into a spiral layer, leaning one block against the next. Keep the interior wall smooth so moisture can run down the side of the wall, instead of dripping from the ceiling. Include a vent hole to allow for better circulation.
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Sad, we do not get a lot of snow in Texas. About less than one inch per year!!
I am going to make a book about this! It is a good information source.
I’m going to try this sometime soon, I’ve always wanted an igloo!
i dare you to….
Hey terminator,Florida will shutdown with 1 inch of snow . I live in Pennsylvania, we get great snow ⛄️❄️.
I enjoyed a lot learning how to make a igloo but it should be more specific about the steps to make an igloo. But it was nice and the 2nd best site to learn to make an igloo and thanks a lot.
My sister and I made it. It was amazing.
This is awesome 👏
Can you build an igloo with 16 inches of snow?
i agree with snowbird also but this does look fun glad i live in utah
Cool, when you have snow.
wish we had more than 2 inches of snow 🙁
COOL! But no snow in GEORGIA:(
That is a amazing igloo. It shows how well it is made.
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I agree with snowbird to. I really want to make a snow cave! It’s almost Chrismas! What do you guys think?
IGLOOS ARE NICE TO MAKE WHEN YOU HAVE A LOT OF TIME, BUT FOR CAMPING, TRY MAKING A SNOW CAVE!
i agree with snowbird
Yes! Snow caves are much better in deep snow because you can just cut into the snow and basically dig a giant hole.
it snowed 6 inches in my city
Girls can do it too
Really nice to know! Good effort.
Tried this with my brother it works nice and warm inside
cool it works me and my sis did it and it looks so cool
thats cool another way is make a pile of snow and just hollow it out
That would probably work if it snowed more than 2 inches here!
That’s so cool
I kinda need 22” of snow for that.
looks hard to make if you only get up 2 2ft of snow
🙂
well, we don’t get any snow!
awsome works great i love i do it every winter
Awesommee! Dude best igloo making guide ever!! Whhoo hoo
Cool, it seems to keep your body heat in it
My boys used 1 gal ice cream buckets packed full of snow to build their igloo and it was so great the local paper published a picture of it.
I hope OH gets a little more snow this year so that I can try this.
That would be awesome(:
it’s AWESOME!
i cannot wait to try this!
it is awesom that we get snow in Mi
I would like to try it if we ever get enough snow Here in RI.
I wish there was more snow here in Minnesota so I could try this
I just left Minnesota. looks like you got your wish!
Awsome, I used it and it worked!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wish it snowed in TX more. I would like to try it.
if it does not get to cold in tx then i would like to move there!
never tryed it before:]
It snows alot here in MA
Doesnt everyone wish there was snow in FL then on some days we wont have any school and only a whole day of playing in the snow and just having some fun