How To Build A Quinzee or Snow Cave - All You Need To Know!
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Date: 2021-05-17
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Hazy
-is not a survival shelter-? I, m 90% sure it saved my life one time and the 10% is i could have maybe not died sleeping under the stars but i doubt that i think it was 3 or 4 years ago it was below -10 i went out in the mid sized forest at the time in my back yard and i was a little over two hours out and it started getting dark so i started following my tracks back but 20 min later it started snowing lightly 20 min after that it got dark and then i lost my tracks i walked for 20 more min (i don't know why i kept walking maybe because i was scared and hoping to just run in to home i guess? probably should have just started making a place to sleep as soon as i lost my tracks but) before i realized i was not in a good spot so i found a big mound(so more of a snow cave) and just dug with my hands i had ok water proof gloves/suit tho but i dug till i had to sleep a bit past that actually i don't know how long the sun was gone so my clock was too lol i think around 2 or 3 hours i woke up with a super sore foot tho(should have made the entrance lower and kinda dug up to the -bed-/hole) my heal was a bit burned i had put my gloves on my feet as socks in my boots but they did not go up to my heals so. and i put my hands in my pits i think the gloves saved my toes tho the quinzee was a foot longer then me but almost to small for me to roll over in(that's a real quinzee size yours is cool and fun but its a fun time play around quinzee good for family time: ) ) i walked east toward my houses road kinda on my tippy toe whistling 3 times every few min till this guy on a four wheeler came by(thank god i was so close to sitting down and giving up i never thought i would think of giving up in a spot like that but. you get so beat) he gave me a lift to the hospital too after he got me a bit warmed up gave me some tea and blankets he told me he heard the whistling well cutting wood so a few weeks latter i went back and cut a bunch of wood for him lol. thx for the video it was cool to see other takes on a quinzee
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-is not a survival shelter-? I, m 90% sure it saved my life one time and the 10% is i could have maybe not died sleeping under the stars but i doubt that i think it was 3 or 4 years ago it was below -10 i went out in the mid sized forest at the time in my back yard and i was a little over two hours out and it started getting dark so i started following my tracks back but 20 min later it started snowing lightly 20 min after that it got dark and then i lost my tracks i walked for 20 more min (i don't know why i kept walking maybe because i was scared and hoping to just run in to home i guess? probably should have just started making a place to sleep as soon as i lost my tracks but) before i realized i was not in a good spot so i found a big mound(so more of a snow cave) and just dug with my hands i had ok water proof gloves/suit tho but i dug till i had to sleep a bit past that actually i don't know how long the sun was gone so my clock was too lol i think around 2 or 3 hours i woke up with a super sore foot tho(should have made the entrance lower and kinda dug up to the -bed-/hole) my heal was a bit burned i had put my gloves on my feet as socks in my boots but they did not go up to my heals so. and i put my hands in my pits i think the gloves saved my toes tho the quinzee was a foot longer then me but almost to small for me to roll over in(that's a real quinzee size yours is cool and fun but its a fun time play around quinzee good for family time: ) ) i walked east toward my houses road kinda on my tippy toe whistling 3 times every few min till this guy on a four wheeler came by(thank god i was so close to sitting down and giving up i never thought i would think of giving up in a spot like that but. you get so beat) he gave me a lift to the hospital too after he got me a bit warmed up gave me some tea and blankets he told me he heard the whistling well cutting wood so a few weeks latter i went back and cut a bunch of wood for him lol. thx for the video it was cool to see other takes on a quinzee
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Mr.
Back in the day. Before snomachines and ice augers when we made our way around with snowshoes. The snowshoes made fantastic snow shovels which we used often. you need to take your jacket off work only as fast and hard as you need to keep warm spell off between building and excavating the quinzee and getting a fire built and supplied.
By the time the sun goes down you're always plenty tired. The cold dries out clothing quite well. Evaporation. A candle helps keep the bone chilling cold out and provides a psychological warmth comfort to keep the elements at bay.
Woods 5 star sleeping bags make all the difference.
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Back in the day. Before snomachines and ice augers when we made our way around with snowshoes. The snowshoes made fantastic snow shovels which we used often. you need to take your jacket off work only as fast and hard as you need to keep warm spell off between building and excavating the quinzee and getting a fire built and supplied.
By the time the sun goes down you're always plenty tired. The cold dries out clothing quite well. Evaporation. A candle helps keep the bone chilling cold out and provides a psychological warmth comfort to keep the elements at bay.
Woods 5 star sleeping bags make all the difference.
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downeast
There are a number of balsam and spruce thickets around my home with trees about 3- at eye level, tall, too. In heavy wet snow I have seen them in groups bent over, snow piled on top and a natural cave under, many of the trees don't survive as they break, some stay bent and you can return the following winter to find them still habitable with a snow cover. In this case little to no energy expended. A browse bed can be used on the floor as well. I really don't like getting hot and sweaty in the cold winter. I would suspect a nice fire would be in order to dry out you clothing items before retiring for the evening.
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There are a number of balsam and spruce thickets around my home with trees about 3- at eye level, tall, too. In heavy wet snow I have seen them in groups bent over, snow piled on top and a natural cave under, many of the trees don't survive as they break, some stay bent and you can return the following winter to find them still habitable with a snow cover. In this case little to no energy expended. A browse bed can be used on the floor as well. I really don't like getting hot and sweaty in the cold winter. I would suspect a nice fire would be in order to dry out you clothing items before retiring for the evening.
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Ontario
I gotta tell ya man, it's fun to build em for the kids, and your son- but even more fun for us! haha! I'm still a kid at heart i can tell you are too, after all we are still building cabins and forts under the guise of -survival shelter-; . Cheers man another nice video, you have come into your own style on youtube. Very informative, relaxed paced, calm well thought out narrations. i can appreciate the level of effort you are putting in the quality comes through. Sap started flowing again here yesterday afternoon after a long hard cold spell that made a lot of lake ice. Got way more spiles out and am ready to rock!
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I gotta tell ya man, it's fun to build em for the kids, and your son- but even more fun for us! haha! I'm still a kid at heart i can tell you are too, after all we are still building cabins and forts under the guise of -survival shelter-; . Cheers man another nice video, you have come into your own style on youtube. Very informative, relaxed paced, calm well thought out narrations. i can appreciate the level of effort you are putting in the quality comes through. Sap started flowing again here yesterday afternoon after a long hard cold spell that made a lot of lake ice. Got way more spiles out and am ready to rock!
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Jude
Awe how cute is that making one together. I made igloos as a child with brothers and neighborhood children. Fun times for sure! We never slept in them though. We were warned by parents never to make one alone, unless we made them in groups of 3 or more. One to go get help and at least two or more to start digging you out by hand, as not to cut into the person with a shovel until an adult got there. The igloos had to be built in our own back yard in case of a collapse.
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Awe how cute is that making one together. I made igloos as a child with brothers and neighborhood children. Fun times for sure! We never slept in them though. We were warned by parents never to make one alone, unless we made them in groups of 3 or more. One to go get help and at least two or more to start digging you out by hand, as not to cut into the person with a shovel until an adult got there. The igloos had to be built in our own back yard in case of a collapse.
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hunt
Lol I was just telling my 7 year old we were building these long before we knew they were a survival shelter too. We also used to dig out huge snowplow piles and make tunnels into different areas, furniture carved in to the snow. Extremely frowned upon by parents for obvious reasons but we just listened for the plow lol And whoever had to use sticks didn't know how these were built lol
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Lol I was just telling my 7 year old we were building these long before we knew they were a survival shelter too. We also used to dig out huge snowplow piles and make tunnels into different areas, furniture carved in to the snow. Extremely frowned upon by parents for obvious reasons but we just listened for the plow lol And whoever had to use sticks didn't know how these were built lol
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Marlix
Not certain about the points made but, if anyone else needs to find out about easy shelters to make using tarps in the woods try Mahorrla Protect Ownlife Method (do a search on google? -
It is a great one of a kind product for protecting your family from danger minus the headache. Ive heard some amazing things about it and my neighbor got excellent success with it.
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Not certain about the points made but, if anyone else needs to find out about easy shelters to make using tarps in the woods try Mahorrla Protect Ownlife Method (do a search on google? -
It is a great one of a kind product for protecting your family from danger minus the headache. Ive heard some amazing things about it and my neighbor got excellent success with it.
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BRANN
A single person quinzes is hard work but doable without tools. They are for sure a bunch of work and and an uncomfortable new gets sleep for anyone without ground insulation, adequate clothing or a candle. 8' by 3' and waist height will do. Without fire etc it would get you through a night in a bad situation but it wouldn't bbq e a comfortable night. lol
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A single person quinzes is hard work but doable without tools. They are for sure a bunch of work and and an uncomfortable new gets sleep for anyone without ground insulation, adequate clothing or a candle. 8' by 3' and waist height will do. Without fire etc it would get you through a night in a bad situation but it wouldn't bbq e a comfortable night. lol
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JIUJITSU2000
Excellent video my brotha! I used to build them as a child when we lived in Truckee, Ca. I didn't know what they were called either. They were fun. We moved to Az when I was in 6th grade. Ha ha. No more of that for me. Have you heard anything from Alone? I haven't. I hope all is well for you! Have a beautiful day. Thank you for the video!
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Excellent video my brotha! I used to build them as a child when we lived in Truckee, Ca. I didn't know what they were called either. They were fun. We moved to Az when I was in 6th grade. Ha ha. No more of that for me. Have you heard anything from Alone? I haven't. I hope all is well for you! Have a beautiful day. Thank you for the video!
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Wilderness
Another very informative video. I respect that you always go into great details. Me and my son build one every winter, they are lots fun and indeed lots of work. As for the Candle Ray Mears and Lars Falt suggest burning a candle to help monitor ogygen levels. if it goes out, there is a lack of oxygen since Fire needs oxygen.
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Another very informative video. I respect that you always go into great details. Me and my son build one every winter, they are lots fun and indeed lots of work. As for the Candle Ray Mears and Lars Falt suggest burning a candle to help monitor ogygen levels. if it goes out, there is a lack of oxygen since Fire needs oxygen.
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