tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569973266883051676.post5433217845911102944..comments2023-10-11T11:40:51.934+02:00Comments on The bearable lightness: The unbearable wait for snow and the joy of igloosGustav Boströmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10129638529578896125noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569973266883051676.post-48429973874952870682013-01-30T19:10:10.265+01:002013-01-30T19:10:10.265+01:00Hi Ed,
Thanks for dropping by and thanks for your ...Hi Ed,<br />Thanks for dropping by and thanks for your help with my questions! I'm getting better every time I build a new Igloo. This season I have this far managed to build two Igloos. One 8-foot from the first powder snow in a friends garden and a 7-foot from "snowball snow" in the yard outside our condo in Stockholm.<br /><br />My lessons learned this far is that it's a lot easier with snowball snow, but the powder snow Igloo seems to last a lot longer. This could be due to variations in sunlight at the sight, but I'm quite sure it also had something to do with the strength of the blocks. The powder snow one didn't cave in when the mild weather came, but just sort of shrank to a smaller size.<br /><br />The big test is yet to come though since the entire family will go to Swedish Lapland for a skiing holiday and then there is a high probability that we will try sleeping in the Igloo. This time I will hopefully also get some help from my in-laws with the building. This will be much welcome. Solo builds are bit too time consuming when you have small kids too.Gustav Boströmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10129638529578896125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569973266883051676.post-72277425345375731662013-01-30T02:43:35.898+01:002013-01-30T02:43:35.898+01:00Well, Chris Townsend shared this on Facebook and I...Well, Chris Townsend shared this on Facebook and I figured I'd comment.<br />Glad to see two serious outdoors enthusiasts enjoying the igloos. I wonder how you did this season though? More lessons learned? Igloo Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14073275590155133279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569973266883051676.post-62318533241428476172012-02-28T13:19:15.659+01:002012-02-28T13:19:15.659+01:00Thanks for dropping by Tomas! In fact I think it w...Thanks for dropping by Tomas! In fact I think it was one of your posts that pushed me over the edge to the purchasing decision. I'm very happy for it. The 180$ I paid for it has already given me 12 hours of igloo fun and that's a cheap price to pay for outdoor fun and exercise.Gustav Boströmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10129638529578896125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569973266883051676.post-72128046563756887112012-02-28T12:05:18.319+01:002012-02-28T12:05:18.319+01:00Hurray! another igloo builder :)
I can say that t...Hurray! another igloo builder :)<br /><br />I can say that the time for each igloo gets shorter and shorter, and doing it with two people will save so much time as well. In fact two seems to be the optimal, any more than that and the extra people just stand around getting cold and whining, in my experience anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569973266883051676.post-12006606920074079542012-02-28T07:45:55.079+01:002012-02-28T07:45:55.079+01:00Nice - I'd always wondered whether the last fe...Nice - I'd always wondered whether the last few blocks would be problematic. Looks like great fun though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12083525341687060234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569973266883051676.post-76652679442125066662012-02-28T07:06:06.115+01:002012-02-28T07:06:06.115+01:00Fantastic Gustav! As you say, maybe not the most p...Fantastic Gustav! As you say, maybe not the most practical of shelters for ski touring but a wonderful base for less milage-centric adventures. No doubt warmer than a tent it's also so organic in it's shape and materials. Greta fun for the kids I'm sure (I bet every kid in the neighbourhood wants to have a crawl inside) and a good skill to master. Thanks for sharing.Joe Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00907231785281446095noreply@blogger.com