• @someguy3
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    34 months ago

    You can make stairs out of snow.

      • @PugJesusOPM
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        44 months ago
        1. More space.

        2. More of the shelter is out of the wind.

        3. 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.

        • @ChickenLadyLovesLife
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          34 months ago

          The interior of well-built igloos was usually in the 60s (F). Quite cozy considering it’s the fucking Arctic Circle.

          • @PugJesusOPM
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            34 months ago

            Some igloos are made for long-term habitation.

            • @[email protected]
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              14 months ago

              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.

      • @someguy3
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        34 months ago

        Lacking doors, this is a way to cut down on wind coming into your igloo.

      • @[email protected]
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        24 months ago

        My guess is that it’s easier to dig out a structure than build one from the ground up.