Experimental Citizen Journalism: Case Snow Survival (2/2)

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Background: Experimental Citizen Journalism: Case Snow Survival

The night in snow igloo is behind and everything went well. None of the igloos collapse and everyone was able to sleep the night inside and did not suffocate. The night was a little bit colder than expected and temperature fall to -8°C. Unfortunately the battery in my camera went down before the night, so I did not get good pictures inside.

A short visit outside the igloo proved, that it was much warmer inside. However I did not sleep very well. During the night I lost feeling from my legs, but short warming bought it back. I was a little worried about my breathing because my asthma. I used the mask (picture 7) to warm up my breathing air. The last two hours I did not use it, but my breathing was still OK in the morning.

Now my muscles are sore, because building snow igloos is actually quite hard work.

Conditions in the morning about 8am

Temperature (outside): -7.8 °C
Wind Chill: -12.8 °C
Wind Speed: 3.1 m/s (light breeze)
Wind Speed (the highest within an hour): 4.0 m/s
Wind Direction: 350 ° (from north)

Pictures

Picture 1. The igloo. Our snow igloos had about 20 to 50 cm walls. Sleeping places has to be higher, so that carbon dioxide goes down and you will get oxygen through ventilation hole. Snow also insulates you from the cold ice/ground. Candle gives light and shows, that there is oxygen inside the igloo.  

Pictures 2 and 3. Digging the chambers.

Pictues 4 and 5. Inside the igloo (not ready)

Pictures 6. The igloo. Snow inside is used to build barriers against the wind.

Picture 7. The mask which warms up breathing air.