How I Build an Igloo by Myself

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  • Опубликовано: 28 фев 2014
  • A simple step-by-step video on how I make an igloo by myself. Filmed in northern Utah's mountains on a solo February snowshoeing trip in 2014.
    The traditional method of igloo building adds the blocks in a continuous upward sloping spiral. That works well, especially if you have an assistant helping you. But when I'm working alone I prefer the concentric ring method shown in this video. Regardless of the method, I try for the igloo roof shape to be about half-way between a true hemisphere and a cone. I believe the technical term for this shape might be a catenary arch or a parabolic arch. I use the string when teaching first-timers to slope blocks at the correct angles, but once you've made a couple of igloos you'll be able to eyeball the cuts just fine without it.
    This igloo took me 7 hours to build, but normally I can do it in about 5 hours or less. Being my own camera man for this video added more time than I had anticipated.
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Комментарии • 6 тыс.

  • @justsomefacts2118
    @justsomefacts2118 4 года назад +3930

    Me who lives in a Tropical Country:
    *Searches how to build an Igloo*

  • @staci80
    @staci80 4 года назад +2534

    Me, an Australian who has seen snow once in their life: "If I don't memorise this video I will freeze to death next winter"

    • @Nicki1770
      @Nicki1770 4 года назад +23

      Im from Texas were we dont get snow that often

    • @BabuRalam17
      @BabuRalam17 4 года назад +26

      Ohh plz.. I'm from India 😅

    • @jstevo1349
      @jstevo1349 4 года назад +15

      yeah but if australia ever stops being a fiery hell and freezes over how will we survive?

    • @unknownadventures6248
      @unknownadventures6248 4 года назад +20

      you can built a dirt igloo to not burn from the extreme bushfires lol

    • @staci80
      @staci80 4 года назад +2

      @@unknownadventures6248 lol yeah! I didn't even think of that. Although, to avoid the heat I think it'd need to be underground or something

  • @TShah
    @TShah 3 года назад +2284

    Don't mind me, just preparing for the last few days of 2020

    • @melancholyskyes
      @melancholyskyes 3 года назад +12

      me too

    • @koiiyhonze9148
      @koiiyhonze9148 3 года назад +12

      @@melancholyskyes the last days of this dreadful year, and the beginning of the NWO

    • @eidoran5653
      @eidoran5653 3 года назад +17

      Getting ready for 13/1/2020
      AKA: 2020...PART 2

    • @ellaproud2989
      @ellaproud2989 3 года назад +5

      Same.... hopefully a happy ending

    • @khanzchannel5844
      @khanzchannel5844 3 года назад +4

      hope this disaster ends

  • @oopsie9034
    @oopsie9034 3 года назад +332

    My Friend just moved into his brand new igloo.
    It was all fine and dandy until the housewarming party

  • @welldoggies155
    @welldoggies155 5 лет назад +1881

    I lived in Alaska with Inuit Eskimos. Their process is similar, with one major exception. They never dig down the floor below that of the outside level of snow, except only enough to make a lower entrance. While this method of building requires more blocks, there is a reason. This elevates the floor inside which helps to trap the warming air inside and prevents it from escaping so quickly. Also, if the wind changes directions, your method could allow a blast of cold air inside, which would more easily evacuate some of the warmed air. The Eskimo way also places the person closer to the warmer air nearer the top of the igloo.
    So, to enter the Eskimo igloos, one descends into the tunnel and begins crawling in below the level of the snow outside thru the tunnel, then rises up and onto the floor inside, which is back to the height of the surrounding snow outside.
    The Eskimos then lay caribou hides on the floor. Caribou hair is hollow and is a natural and fantastic insulation against the snow and ice. A seal oil lamp may be lit to add initial heat. They then cover themselves with multiple layers of caribou hides and other furs for comfort. If the temperature is colder, then a dog is brought inside. If it gets colder still, another dog is brought inside. If it is especially cold, a third dog is brought in. Eskimos did not have Thermometers, they would simply tell another member that it was a one, or two, or three dog night. A three dog night was a really cool one.
    Because of the subzero temperatures, the Eskimo use a knife made out of whale or walrus bone to cut the snow blocks. Ice does not build up on the bone as it does with metal.

    • @overthehilloutdoors6779
      @overthehilloutdoors6779  5 лет назад +233

      Thank you for the information.

    • @overthehilloutdoors6779
      @overthehilloutdoors6779  5 лет назад +352

      This video was not intended to teach viewers how to make an authentic Eskimo igloo, even though I think that would be very interesting. Instead, my focus was primarily on how to shape and fit snow blocks together to create a basic dome that doesn't cave in. You're absolutely right about the floor and entrance details of a true Eskimo igloo. I actually have 2 native Alaskan Eskimo granddaughters of my own, and I greatly value the amazing skills and knowledge of the Eskimo people.

    • @Bomboclat200
      @Bomboclat200 5 лет назад +33

      Finally someone not like those other retards who miss minecraft if you an inuk welcome brother to DA INTERNET!! (Jurassic park song comes on)

    • @yopappy6599
      @yopappy6599 5 лет назад +49

      I don’t have personal experience but I have also heard the floor is a to be higher than the entrance, for all the reasons you mentioned.
      Also the igloo only warms, if there is a body inside breathing and radiating heat, which also melts as thin layer of the inside of the igloo, making the roof and such solid, holding it together better and making it more efficient at blocking the elements and holding in the heat.
      Other thing is the shape of the igloo is to be more of a half oval than half circle, as the arch is stronger than the dome, and it would be easier to keep the blocks from falling, as the curve is more gradual.

    • @denverdanoreno
      @denverdanoreno 5 лет назад +75

      @@overthehilloutdoors6779 ... Sir, At least you allow objective criticism, pay attention young ones. Collective wisdom and virtue can be of great benefit.

  • @taytayg24
    @taytayg24 5 лет назад +1390

    the two finals I have tomorrow < random videos about igloos

    • @trevornegron2157
      @trevornegron2157 5 лет назад +3

      Oh hahahahaha ha

    • @connorboyle3078
      @connorboyle3078 5 лет назад +2

      Same!!!

    • @cortsmith5550
      @cortsmith5550 5 лет назад

      dude fr same. i got english tomorrow

    • @TG04T
      @TG04T 5 лет назад

      Taylor Gonzalez I have finals in 2 days

    • @BangMaster96
      @BangMaster96 5 лет назад

      @@TG04T Ya, i got 4 finals and a quiz this week, yet i'm watching videos on igloos.

  • @egloriakennan2708
    @egloriakennan2708 4 года назад +803

    This dude is living his life we always wanted

    • @Swayze_S.L
      @Swayze_S.L 4 года назад +7

      I guess you missed the part about the wife...

    • @onuryesil3204
      @onuryesil3204 4 года назад +5

      @@Swayze_S.L what did he say

    • @shankysays
      @shankysays 3 года назад +9

      Don't think anyone would want a life when you are covered in snow 8 months of year. Maybe for 5-10 days it will be fun. After that it's just an issue, nothing else.

    • @guiiim2141
      @guiiim2141 3 года назад +1

      Minecraft 2

    • @snoozerbooz948
      @snoozerbooz948 3 года назад +1

      In Minecraft

  • @axl_tamm718
    @axl_tamm718 3 года назад +112

    I like how watching this video makes me feel productive, even tho I'm doing absolutely nothing.

  • @robertroberts5191
    @robertroberts5191 7 лет назад +63

    am I the only one imagining how amazing it would be to hotbox an igloo

  • @lefyre1266
    @lefyre1266 6 лет назад +1642

    It's amazing how Canadians live in these

    • @monke2361
      @monke2361 5 лет назад +21

      i mean, anyone can XD

    • @zacowen3260
      @zacowen3260 5 лет назад +36

      this video was filmed in Utah...

    • @piotrjakuc6357
      @piotrjakuc6357 5 лет назад +182

      @@zacowen3260 r/woosh

    • @kalifa______
      @kalifa______ 5 лет назад +41

      Ikr just moved out of my ice fortress the other day.

    • @Manny121
      @Manny121 5 лет назад +7

      Piotr Jakuc not a woooosh

  • @boopd8312
    @boopd8312 3 года назад +160

    Me: I totally wanna make an igloo now!
    Also me: gets 2 inches of snow once during winter

    • @quill7889
      @quill7889 3 года назад

      Fr in my area we get like a half inch of snow lol.

    • @shane9245
      @shane9245 3 года назад

      @@quill7889 what area?

    • @AridRaider
      @AridRaider 3 года назад +1

      @@quill7889 whats snow?

    • @CR7GOATofFootball
      @CR7GOATofFootball 3 года назад +2

      Doesn’t snow here

    • @AridRaider
      @AridRaider 3 года назад +1

      @@CR7GOATofFootball i was so confused when i saw 53 years ago XD

  • @Cyproduction
    @Cyproduction 4 года назад +69

    5:15 I don't know why, but that sawing sound is so satisfying to hear

  • @murriousdeeschnutz6103
    @murriousdeeschnutz6103 9 лет назад +29

    I felt so satisfied at the sound of when he cuts the blocks

  • @Ragesauce
    @Ragesauce 5 лет назад +621

    We did ours a different way. We made 3 huge snowballs and rolled them into the center of a field. we then shoveled all the snow from the surrounding area into the 3 snowballs to make one gigantic mound. Then we carved the inside to however big we wanted it. When we were done, we poured water ontop of it (just a bit at a time) until it made ice on the outside. The inside was extremely packed in and it was so warm and cozy during the winter. It was big enough to stand up in and could fit several people.

    • @__-cd9ug
      @__-cd9ug 5 лет назад +29

      Ragesauce I'd love to see that on video. Did you come up with the idea?

    • @Ragesauce
      @Ragesauce 5 лет назад +197

      We did this 20+ years ago when I was a kid, my cousin and I were out rolling snowballs and we wanted to see how big we could get em. My mom was dating someone at the time and he wasn't very close to us at all, but he told us to roll it as big as we could get it and then put it in the flat part of our yard. We owned an acre in the city and had a huge square piece of land that was just covered in snow. We got the balls way bigger than either of us could stand so he came out and helped us roll them in the middle. He then told us to shovel all the snow around the area ontop of the balls to make one enormous ball (I mean the thing was at least 8 feet high from all the snow we shoveled onto it)
      I don't know who came up with the idea to pour water on it, but we grabbed pitchers from inside the house of cold water and just started pouring slowly until it became incredibly hard. He took a steel shovel and carved the inside. He took the snow from the inside and used it to make the outside entrance. The way we made the entrance area was to make it high so you had to climb over it, then duck under to get in. This prevented any air from blowing inside. It was so incredibly hot inside it was so awesome as a kid. It lasted well into the beginning of spring even after the other snow started to melt away.

    • @gehtomacgyver
      @gehtomacgyver 5 лет назад +54

      This is awesome, I read your other comment as well. In a week I'll be going to north carolina to see snow for the first time. Born and raised in Florida, so I hope it goes well.

    • @geniusteam2478
      @geniusteam2478 5 лет назад +5

      Cool!

    • @verysmallgiant8865
      @verysmallgiant8865 5 лет назад +16

      @@gehtomacgyver well I hope you have fun! PS snow is cold.

  • @fraser2636
    @fraser2636 3 года назад +7

    Now this is what RUclips was made for, simple and straight to the point videos. Nice

  • @kfaris1987
    @kfaris1987 4 года назад +717

    Why is this recommended to me? I live in Saudi Arabia it never snows here lol

    • @mrcyrussamud9305
      @mrcyrussamud9305 4 года назад +13

      There is snow on turaif and tabuk!
      You can come.

    • @__seeker__
      @__seeker__ 3 года назад +13

      For when your govt turns Canada into a caliphate

    • @flarion00
      @flarion00 3 года назад +40

      You better off building a sand castle😆

    • @saber7529
      @saber7529 3 года назад +7

      @@__seeker__ says the Italian living in Canada

    • @MrAchref007
      @MrAchref007 3 года назад +3

      TERRORISTAAAA

  • @1tiel
    @1tiel 6 лет назад +140

    So always carry 3 saws, ski poles and a shovel. Noted.

    • @dancepants3399
      @dancepants3399 5 лет назад +1

      Itiel Jimenez nice last name i have the same one

    • @quantumedbox4341
      @quantumedbox4341 5 лет назад

      you can make it even with hands, you know, it's snow, but quiet icy

    • @AdamBechtol
      @AdamBechtol 5 лет назад

      think he may have also used a drawknife, heh

  • @myra7273
    @myra7273 4 года назад +261

    Well done! This can be a real life-saving skill for people who like to wander afield during winter months. Another way to build an igloo that my family liked to do is to use a medium Igloo cooler and pack it with snow. Turn it over, tap the sides firmly, and lift. Instant block of snow, standard sized! You can make a large igloo with a tunnel this way much faster than by cutting bricks. This technique works especially well with fresher Rocky Mountain powder-type snow that is almost too dry and fluffy to pack.
    We made igloos in the woods near our house using these types of blocks, and they lasted 2-3 months, until the next time the weather thawed enough to melt them. The kids loved camping inside of them, and they could heat them to a comfortable enough temperature with a single kerosene lamp. We lined the floor with things like reindeer hides, sheepskins, and thick wool blankets. The igloos were cozy, quiet winter camping shelters that looked lovely from the outside at night, when the light from within glowed through the snowy walls.

    • @YT-MasterAdmin
      @YT-MasterAdmin 3 года назад +25

      Thanks! I was just showing my 3 year old this video and we're going to try to make one this winter. We never get packed snow like he had to carve blocks out of, so your igloo cooler tip will come in handy! 👍

    • @nonowords7857
      @nonowords7857 3 года назад +10

      I soo wanna live like that, but it never snows here :(
      anyway, it sounds so wholesome, made me smile

    • @BorkBloxYT
      @BorkBloxYT 3 года назад +6

      I love this comment

    • @ducksonplays4190
      @ducksonplays4190 3 года назад +7

      @@YT-MasterAdmin how did it go?

    • @shaddai7415
      @shaddai7415 3 года назад +3

      Sounds like a dream!

  • @brandont4693
    @brandont4693 4 года назад +231

    I'll need to know this for the apocalypse coming in the next few years. Thanks!

    • @philrosen6748
      @philrosen6748 3 года назад +58

      Betcha whish ya hadn't said that now

    • @lesgetthisbread4024
      @lesgetthisbread4024 3 года назад +13

      Well shi

    • @moviesforfree2058
      @moviesforfree2058 3 года назад +10

      You mean now

    • @snackie1359
      @snackie1359 3 года назад +32

      This aged well

    • @easydays6833
      @easydays6833 3 года назад +2

      @@snackie1359 It did sadly. By 2046 our sun is gonna Nova and it'll Wipeout the majority of humanity. Wicked earthquakes that will last for weeks, the ocean flooding continents, a heat wave, and a new ice age. If you want to know where I got this information and would like to make your own opinion on the subject just ask.

  • @neilupadhyay35
    @neilupadhyay35 4 года назад +252

    6:57 Ahh, a recreation of my legendary birth

  • @Pantystealer
    @Pantystealer 6 лет назад +454

    7:04 that moment when hide from your mom when she tells you too take out the trash

    • @x.Moonie
      @x.Moonie 5 лет назад +1

      HAHAHAHAAHAH, so true!😂

    • @monke2361
      @monke2361 5 лет назад +5

      fucking lazy ass

    • @VaporwaveSunset
      @VaporwaveSunset 5 лет назад +2

      I laughed more at your name than your joke

    • @feet3857
      @feet3857 5 лет назад

      CyberMemes grammar nazi

    • @marcolamb6712
      @marcolamb6712 5 лет назад

      CyberMemes Too*

  • @duniazaddenna9627
    @duniazaddenna9627 8 лет назад +217

    believe it or not.... what I like the most about this video is the sound of snow when the man starts cutting through....

    • @joku950
      @joku950 8 лет назад +5

      same here xD

    • @DragoLazarevic
      @DragoLazarevic 8 лет назад +5

      for me it's just looking at the amount of snow

    • @Lee-vi5oz
      @Lee-vi5oz 8 лет назад +1

      Ya, the crunchy sound of snow

    • @noodlesplash1295
      @noodlesplash1295 7 лет назад

      IKR

    • @deathactual1745
      @deathactual1745 7 лет назад +3

      It's called ASMR .. Certain sounds trigger sensors in your head . Look it up 👍🏽 cheers .

  • @drmousette
    @drmousette 4 месяца назад

    I could listen to this video all day, just for his voice ..... the igloo stuff is just an added bonus

  • @cerika35
    @cerika35 3 года назад +7

    Anyone watching from living the once in a lifetime Texas blizzard?

  • @youluvkay333
    @youluvkay333 7 лет назад +2147

    idk how i got here but i do know that i want to build an igloo now

    • @user-zx6jd4ib2j
      @user-zx6jd4ib2j 7 лет назад +6

      Kay R hahaha me 2

    • @gamarleton
      @gamarleton 7 лет назад +2

      u need some big ammount of good thick hard snow to cut into bricks. :) if you never get that move north. xD

    • @danz3834
      @danz3834 7 лет назад +1

      Kay R My country doesnt jave snow what should i Do ???

    • @gamarleton
      @gamarleton 7 лет назад +2

      sand?

    • @prestonturtle3815
      @prestonturtle3815 7 лет назад +4

      Xpert player stiearphome

  • @joshsutton6648
    @joshsutton6648 7 лет назад +357

    I live in Florida. Why am I watching this?

    • @VoodooMansion
      @VoodooMansion 7 лет назад +13

      The same reason people in cold environments watch videos about beaches lol.

    • @CivMicheals
      @CivMicheals 7 лет назад +1

      This is An alias now idk maybe you wanna build one when u move to a snowy place

    • @matthewkolesky8776
      @matthewkolesky8776 7 лет назад +5

      idk why would someone in Florida watch this LOL

    • @brittneyhardy265
      @brittneyhardy265 7 лет назад

      the same reason I'm watching it and I live in Alabama lol

    • @kavana8300
      @kavana8300 7 лет назад +2

      The same reason, I'm live in Brazil and is summer here. It's 104 °F or more lol.

  • @melko-
    @melko- 3 года назад +1

    this man is a professional igloo builder

  • @williamunderhill427
    @williamunderhill427 4 года назад +18

    5:15 Thaaat's...some good snow.

  • @willbrown3694
    @willbrown3694 6 лет назад +2120

    Didn't see this in the club penguin catalog

    • @gpepeitan3373
      @gpepeitan3373 6 лет назад +26

      Will Brown rip club penguin

    • @kevinharmon3371
      @kevinharmon3371 6 лет назад

      Will Brown II

    • @Mn-vu8tx
      @Mn-vu8tx 5 лет назад +3

      Will Brown rip club penguin

    • @lhl112677
      @lhl112677 5 лет назад +2

      we will remember club penguin for ever

    • @genericprofile2381
      @genericprofile2381 5 лет назад +5

      Its a secret item click the radio and it should appear

  • @ahmadmomenai1154
    @ahmadmomenai1154 7 лет назад +43

    thank you so much for giving us 7 hours of your time to teach us how to build an igloo,it was very well told with details and tips,we appreciate it.

  • @yourresidentnolife1081
    @yourresidentnolife1081 3 года назад +8

    My brother and I actually did this during a blizzard, we didn’t make blocks but we made a giant pile of snow and hollowed it out

    • @makytondr8607
      @makytondr8607 3 года назад

      Yeah that’s the pro way ;)

    • @smikketabito2813
      @smikketabito2813 3 года назад +2

      That means you made a quinzee. Igloos are made out of blocks; that's what makes them igloos.

  • @melissajohnson2935
    @melissajohnson2935 4 года назад +439

    Brain: if you go to sleep now you can get 5 hours.
    RUclips: How to build a igloo by yourself!
    My brain: it's only 14ish minutes, why not!

    • @AM-tc2ff
      @AM-tc2ff 4 года назад +8

      Melissa Johnson 4 hours and 50 minutes later
      Looks at history and doesn’t remember watching it

    • @mobbdeep615
      @mobbdeep615 3 года назад +1

      5 hours.. how.. i feel like shit if i dont sleep atleast 10 hours

    • @dipeshkumar6970
      @dipeshkumar6970 3 года назад

      DITTO 😂
      Instagram ID Dipesh36_

    • @inderjeetsingh7458
      @inderjeetsingh7458 3 года назад

      He didn't show how to add upper horizontal blocks, it was risky to fall down.

    • @vin6665
      @vin6665 3 года назад

      It’s going to catch the little wooded lot looks full football food start as as as as as as as hell but I’m having a stroke,. What, but it did it did it did it beat it beat it beat it beat it beat it,,,,,,,,,. Excited

  • @patrickflanagan3184
    @patrickflanagan3184 5 лет назад +1087

    Gotta big test tomorrow. It’s currently 12:30am. Help

    • @victorschlatter112
      @victorschlatter112 5 лет назад +8

      Guy with a Sandwich same

    • @Rebel257
      @Rebel257 5 лет назад +21

      Did you pass the test?

    • @patrickflanagan3184
      @patrickflanagan3184 5 лет назад +65

      Blessing Mhlanga yes I did thank you! Bumped my grade up to an A!

    • @leaderbad1548
      @leaderbad1548 5 лет назад +16

      @@patrickflanagan3184 congrats

    • @DrEddiesClass
      @DrEddiesClass 5 лет назад +24

      Haha, final draft of dissertation due tomorrow and I caught myself looking up “how to build an igloo” smh

  • @Videopatas
    @Videopatas 7 лет назад +8774

    This is basically Minecraft in real life.

    • @nxtilmicin
      @nxtilmicin 7 лет назад +69

      Videópatas And your mainstream channel is basically existent on stupid and small kiddies who actually play this "game", don't forget about the reality, amigo!

    • @celeste4650
      @celeste4650 6 лет назад +18

      Jajajaja que coño hacéis aquí

    • @proxymoxie
      @proxymoxie 6 лет назад +86

      Minecraft is based on real life....

    • @bluegtpw151
      @bluegtpw151 6 лет назад +2

      Videópatas u wanna see real minecraft

    • @bluegtpw151
      @bluegtpw151 6 лет назад +9

      I want to see real minecraft go to primitite technology

  • @jeremieragois5514
    @jeremieragois5514 3 года назад +11

    1am, In bed falling asleep with gentle music, all by myself isolated away from all this stress in the artic living on my own in an igloo...Then...
    Wait... How do you build an igloo 🤓

  • @bharatbshetty
    @bharatbshetty 4 года назад +3

    Wonderful. I have never seen an Igloo making till date. Thank you for this amazing video.

  • @whalecat8049
    @whalecat8049 5 лет назад +326

    There is something satisfying about the crunching of snow...

    • @justie6615
      @justie6615 5 лет назад +3

      *ASMR*

    • @MineMansMellowVids
      @MineMansMellowVids 5 лет назад +2

      It’s made me cringe since I was a child so I genuinely hate you

    • @scrapthatwithmatt9520
      @scrapthatwithmatt9520 4 года назад

      Whale Cat There sure is

    • @vikks3451
      @vikks3451 4 года назад

      MineMansMellowVids well fuck you too then

    • @slimmorden5771
      @slimmorden5771 4 года назад

      I loved it when the lake had enough ice for skating but very little snow. We could skate to the next town and the eerie sound of skates over water sticks with you forever. If you google the movie Slapshot --the Hansons' debut, you hear the hard skating but none of the effect of thin ice over water.

  • @a.h.miceli9098
    @a.h.miceli9098 6 лет назад +32

    Great project. I had two helpers, while making our igloo. My daughter decided the igloo should have a couple of windows. So, they froze water in a cake pan. The ice looked like a thick piece of glass. I cut a hole and fit the ice window panes in place. After freezing another batch of water, I made double pane windows. one pane on the inside of the igloo and another pane on the outside. The sunset was beautiful shining
    through the ice window panes.
    I use a machete to cut and trim the blocks.

    • @overthehilloutdoors6779
      @overthehilloutdoors6779  6 лет назад +3

      The past couple of years I've started using a machete to cut and trim my snow blocks too. I've customized the blade by grinding deep teeth into it. Now it saws through the crusted snow much better.
      Reply ·

    • @krystingrant6292
      @krystingrant6292 2 года назад

      Omg so creative

  • @MessoverOG
    @MessoverOG 4 года назад +3

    I live in NC, not sure when I’ll need to put this to use or why I’m watching this but it’s entertaining.

  • @Edgardo24
    @Edgardo24 4 года назад +1

    This guy is so humble cant believe i didn't find this sooner

  • @radianzero
    @radianzero 5 лет назад +2354

    _Made 4 years ago_
    RUclips: *LETS RECOMMEND THIS TO EVERYONE*

  • @breakingtoast2255
    @breakingtoast2255 6 лет назад +3246

    only snow i see is in the freezer

    • @breakingtoast2255
      @breakingtoast2255 6 лет назад +37

      Android Capture what do you think snow is brain damage

    • @ritajohnson6359
      @ritajohnson6359 6 лет назад +2

      Same

    • @plargmes5514
      @plargmes5514 6 лет назад +5

      Breaking good LOL

    • @awesomeboxlord
      @awesomeboxlord 6 лет назад +8

      Breaking good snow is small ice crystals lousley packed together ice is much denser and if it snows a lot the weight of new snow will compress the older snow forming an glacier. While the glacier gets bigger sediments can end up getting trapped in the ice overtime so when the glacier starts receding it deposits the sediments. There are multiple kinds of depositions like moraine, till, and erratics. There are multiple kinds of glaciers like a valley glaicer or a continentional glaicer and glaicers can errode away valleys forming cirques, arrets, and horns. Valleys may also be formed by glaciers thank you grade 8 science for helping educate people about glaciers and not spelling because im half asleep in my bed redoing my unit 1 final from grade 8 that i still remember.

    • @howtodonothing2790
      @howtodonothing2790 6 лет назад

      Breaking good p

  • @paulacr6941
    @paulacr6941 3 года назад

    Watching it from Brazil where there is NO SNOW, amazing video!

  • @dallins.663
    @dallins.663 3 года назад

    These tips were super helpful. I wasn't alone but the guide still helped a lot. Great instructions. We didn't have quite as think a crusted layer so it took us more smaller blocks but we got the job done! Awesome feeling when we got the last block in!

  • @sexypyromaniac
    @sexypyromaniac 8 лет назад +753

    i start work in half an hour and here i am, and Australian, who lives in a warm climatez watching how to build an igloo

    • @youngboy9697
      @youngboy9697 8 лет назад

      Ahaahah me too! What state do you live in?

    • @sexypyromaniac
      @sexypyromaniac 8 лет назад

      +POOPER SCOOPER Tassie, i lied when i said its warm. but its never cold enough for anow.

    • @sexypyromaniac
      @sexypyromaniac 8 лет назад

      +JillyWacker can you stop with the typo's thanx m8?

    • @youngboy9697
      @youngboy9697 8 лет назад

      +JillyWacker oh yeah thats true, i live in VIC and it only snows in the mountains. Although, ive never actually been to the snow :(

    • @sexypyromaniac
      @sexypyromaniac 8 лет назад

      +POOPER SCOOPER uuuuhhh, it has snowed once here up too my door step about 5 years ago, super exciting. but generally its the same here, gotta hit the slopes for some snow

  • @gabarrett4568
    @gabarrett4568 5 лет назад +574

    Me:
    paying more attention than I do in any academic class and taking mental notes as if I’m actually gonna need to build and igloo or even have the patience,determination or opportunity required to do so

    • @mangravy2000
      @mangravy2000 4 года назад +11

      RUclips is a virtual time black hole in my life. I've learned about so many wonderful things I'll never ever use.

    • @carolconny2763
      @carolconny2763 4 года назад +6

      Ed Flood You never know, supposedly the next ice age is going to arrive in the next 20 +/- years.

    • @dblablabla2681
      @dblablabla2681 4 года назад +1

      What ever I don't believe you

    • @marissaojeda2700
      @marissaojeda2700 4 года назад +1

      You never know

    • @bharatbshetty
      @bharatbshetty 4 года назад

      Lol

  • @TheWriterWalker
    @TheWriterWalker 4 года назад +7

    Fascinating! Smart man, clear instructions, appealing audio.

  • @Angel_Billy4-30-23
    @Angel_Billy4-30-23 3 года назад +4

    Wow, this is just incredible. I would never have the patience to build something like this. Great job man.

  • @wesjones6370
    @wesjones6370 8 лет назад +56

    The Inuit cut the first row, so that there is a gradual slope from the ground to the blocks. This allows them to build in a continuous spiral, which helps to prevent the blocks from caving back in, without having to leave a taller contact block. Might be a helpful tip for building it on your own.

    • @overthehilloutdoors6779
      @overthehilloutdoors6779  8 лет назад +47

      +Wes Jones Thanks for the suggestion. You're right about the spiral technique being the traditional way to build an igloo, and it works great. I've tried both methods, but I prefer my ring method when working completely alone - especially when snow conditions aren't rock hard. If blocks start to fall before I'm finished I lose only those from the unfinished top ring. But with the spiral method there's nothing to stop additional rows of blocks from falling like dominoes. Go with whatever way works best for you.

    • @internetclown8412
      @internetclown8412 8 лет назад +2

      cover your real house in snow!!!

    • @jrbernal6781
      @jrbernal6781 8 лет назад

      hey bae

  • @coryncahill2053
    @coryncahill2053 5 лет назад +663

    I live in California. its 12 am. whatamidoing

  • @burnyizland
    @burnyizland 2 года назад

    WOW. Thank you for your seriously hard work. If anyone deserves a good nap now, it's you. :)

  • @niddysnoises3924
    @niddysnoises3924 10 месяцев назад

    can't believe this is what me and my friend look up on the hottest day of the year

  • @97MrOmar
    @97MrOmar 9 лет назад +98

    I just wasted 10 minutes of my life watching a guy make an igloo.
    Yeah, it was worth it.

    • @jinchey
      @jinchey 6 лет назад +1

      So why did you say "wasted"?

  • @TJorg1993
    @TJorg1993 6 лет назад +132

    I live in tropical island right under the equator.
    Haven't even seen snow in real life, I watch this just incase The Day After Tommorow happens.. lol

    • @maricelalilam4820
      @maricelalilam4820 5 лет назад +1

      Same

    • @yivmaiden
      @yivmaiden 5 лет назад

      Singapore?

    • @roy_hks
      @roy_hks 5 лет назад

      yivmaiden When did singapore become an Island

    • @yivmaiden
      @yivmaiden 5 лет назад

      So sorry, found out that it's above and not under the equator. And yes, it is an island formerly being part of Malaya.

  • @martines2956
    @martines2956 3 года назад +1

    I want a cool grandpa like this guy 😂

  • @zeKotako
    @zeKotako 3 года назад +7

    Me, who lives in a country that doesn't snow: "this'll surely be helpful"

  • @leafstones6067
    @leafstones6067 7 лет назад +24

    Me: I'm gonna go to bed early tonight.
    Me at 4:31: this video.

  • @tallbillbassman
    @tallbillbassman 8 лет назад +124

    Really good. However, you don't need to worry about blocks falling in if you build in a continuous helix, not one ring at a time. The first row of blocks starts low and gets taller all the way round. After that every block is about the same height, as the spiral grows up. I like the spherical dome and the use of the cord to get it perfect, but its easier to build if you don't make the top completely horizontal so that you end up with a slightly conical top. I've done it that way a few times and slept overnight. But your are certainly right about one thing; it takes plenty of time......Bill Dixon

    • @overthehilloutdoors6779
      @overthehilloutdoors6779  8 лет назад +41

      +Bill Dixon Thanks. I've used the continuous helix method and it worked fine if I shaped the top of the igloo more like a rounded cone. It's when I'm working alone and wanting a truly spherical dome that I have trouble with the upper blocks falling. In those situations the ring method has always worked well for me.

    • @user-hp3yp3ei2f
      @user-hp3yp3ei2f 8 лет назад +1

      +overthehill outdoors were are you from?

    • @karenjones2523
      @karenjones2523 8 лет назад +4

      +Πετρος Γερακης He is from Utah

    • @tasosworld4252
      @tasosworld4252 7 лет назад +3

      +Πετρος Γερακης εισαι ελληνας

    • @mariuscretan9598
      @mariuscretan9598 7 лет назад +2

      Bill Dixon

  • @user-wb9og3wq5v
    @user-wb9og3wq5v 3 года назад +1

    Damn, now I want to make an igloo
    Not I know how, but it looks hella dope to just chill in

  • @angava819ers
    @angava819ers 3 года назад

    Me, an Eskimo watching outdoors man guy teaching people how to build an igloo at 4:01am 12-16-2020. Good job sir..

  • @gamercookie6486
    @gamercookie6486 6 лет назад +701

    Wth why am I watching I live in a desert

    • @spookyboi317
      @spookyboi317 6 лет назад +3

      Gamer Cookie because youre fucking gas as fuck

    • @TsunaXZ
      @TsunaXZ 5 лет назад +39

      Build it using sand

    • @Naturalbezi36
      @Naturalbezi36 5 лет назад +11

      There are deserts of cold :P

    • @carlosdavid2200
      @carlosdavid2200 5 лет назад +3

      I live in a tropical country

    • @hocuspocus3256
      @hocuspocus3256 5 лет назад +6

      Mud. Build a mud hut. Find water - cactus. Make mud. Cactus + Desert + Brain = Mud Hut.

  • @ehamri
    @ehamri 5 лет назад +15

    aw i really hope this man has a good life he seems so pure and sweet

  • @kadeehasan8891
    @kadeehasan8891 3 года назад +4

    Don’t mind me, just living in Texas watching a video about snow🙂

    • @kolepate2598
      @kolepate2598 3 года назад +1

      I live in northeast texas and we just got 7 inches😃

  • @hasancanozturk5488
    @hasancanozturk5488 3 года назад +2

    Watched your video w/ my class in Bilnet. Good job, sir!

  • @pivotalpoo6746
    @pivotalpoo6746 5 лет назад +223

    I didn’t know that snow could get that deep

    • @Daemon4
      @Daemon4 5 лет назад +20

      This is Canada

    • @Theboss-ys6rv
      @Theboss-ys6rv 5 лет назад +4

      Dam you must be a noob

    • @tacocatt6808
      @tacocatt6808 5 лет назад +2

      The Noob ummm literally Antarctica? It’s bigger than a lot / most other continents and is made primarily out of snow and ice.... did that thought *really* not occur to you? 🤨

    • @pivotalpoo6746
      @pivotalpoo6746 5 лет назад +3

      TacOcatT, apparently not

    • @pleep1887
      @pleep1887 5 лет назад +6

      Dude I live in the state where this was filmed, and it can get deeper in the mountains all the time.

  • @nutt5283
    @nutt5283 5 лет назад +498

    I don’t use igloos anymore because when i was a kid I slept in one and it collapsed on me :)

    • @johnsmith-nl3jg
      @johnsmith-nl3jg 5 лет назад +245

      should have watched this video so you did it correctly

    • @Nastelo
      @Nastelo 5 лет назад +17

      Tess M 😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @wolfcub1835
      @wolfcub1835 5 лет назад +33

      You prolly deserved it

    • @nutt5283
      @nutt5283 5 лет назад +72

      Wolf Cub I probably did

    • @Aml-ol3me
      @Aml-ol3me 5 лет назад +7

      @@firecrackerguy9224 and you're probably a bastard

  • @bundangmark
    @bundangmark 3 года назад

    That's one great looking igloo. Thanks for the video.

  • @niteshgowda8995
    @niteshgowda8995 3 года назад

    I bow down for this man's patients and perfection ❤️❤️

  • @user-vl7du3xd8m
    @user-vl7du3xd8m 8 лет назад +282

    How to build the Canadian white house by yourself

    • @Nukeplayfrconneries
      @Nukeplayfrconneries 8 лет назад

      Fuck off I'm Canadian

    • @user-vl7du3xd8m
      @user-vl7du3xd8m 8 лет назад +1

      +Nukeplay.fr I am Canadian

    • @Nukeplayfrconneries
      @Nukeplayfrconneries 8 лет назад

      +Smilyfacehi well you're racist against yourself

    • @user-vl7du3xd8m
      @user-vl7du3xd8m 8 лет назад +20

      +Nukeplay.fr autism/10
      That's not racism.

    • @Nukeplayfrconneries
      @Nukeplayfrconneries 8 лет назад

      +Smilyfacehi while you're saying that I'm an autist, you're insulting the real autism affected people out there. Just F.U.C.K O.F.F

  • @thekid8828
    @thekid8828 8 лет назад +23

    Back in 2014 when snow still existed.

    • @Propmaker100
      @Propmaker100 8 лет назад

      +the kid it is April right now, outside my window it is snowing...

    • @Alex-ru8ed
      @Alex-ru8ed 8 лет назад +1

      +Propmaker100 April right now, in a country where it's supposed to be 15C*, now is 34C*. Good Luck world.

    • @thekid8828
      @thekid8828 8 лет назад

      Propmaker100 ok well is that snow not melting right afterwards?

    • @Propmaker100
      @Propmaker100 8 лет назад

      it stayed around for like another week

  • @christinegerard4974
    @christinegerard4974 4 года назад

    It is a real pleasure to watch your video ! Thank you very much ...

  • @shyamdevadas6099
    @shyamdevadas6099 3 года назад +1

    This is a great video. In the right situation, I can see how it would even save someone's life. Nice job.

  • @daanderksen1832
    @daanderksen1832 8 лет назад +48

    I have a lot of homework, not much time and I am watching a guy building an iglo #fml

    • @vincentnguyen3068
      @vincentnguyen3068 8 лет назад

      Give your phone to your parents if you do homework and just sit somewhere without a computer

    • @RsChucKSBBQ
      @RsChucKSBBQ 8 лет назад

      And I'm at work..

    • @aaronwarren8011
      @aaronwarren8011 8 лет назад +1

      +RsChucKSBBQ and I'm in the er

    • @meekyungdre
      @meekyungdre 8 лет назад

      Is the course building igloos 101? because if it is..

    • @noadelestrez5988
      @noadelestrez5988 8 лет назад +2

      NL?

  • @stinkpie
    @stinkpie 7 лет назад +251

    I just make a huge pile of snow, pat it down, then dig into the hill and dig it out until a hollow sphere. Then I decorate and add windows and such if I want.

    • @stinkpie
      @stinkpie 7 лет назад +15

      It's much easier and faster, especially if you don't have strong snow. All you need is a snow shovel and a gardening shovel. It took me to make an igloo of that size about 3-4 hours

    • @yvnglos1248
      @yvnglos1248 7 лет назад +8

      I never got to build a igloo

    • @darraballenger9390
      @darraballenger9390 7 лет назад

      good

    • @electrickidmaster2462
      @electrickidmaster2462 7 лет назад

      Stinkpie

    • @koalazzzzzz
      @koalazzzzzz 7 лет назад +10

      I have tried that method, but shoveling all that snow takes WAY longer than cutting blocks. Also there is a lot of wasted snow using your method.

  • @aladamson1484
    @aladamson1484 4 года назад

    I’m sure the Canadian Inuit community are laughing at this video. But you did a great job. Very admirable.

  • @kaecaeru
    @kaecaeru 3 года назад

    i love the *crunch* sounds, it's so satisfying

  • @DaCoOpBots18
    @DaCoOpBots18 8 лет назад +29

    it's the middle of summer, why am I watching this??

  • @igone738
    @igone738 5 лет назад +425

    Im in the philippines and we dont have snow here and have no money for traveling...
    Also me: nah just in case

    • @bernardjenkin4077
      @bernardjenkin4077 3 года назад

      What’s the Philippines like

    • @jem_zcrtx
      @jem_zcrtx 3 года назад +8

      @@bernardjenkin4077 rain sunny rain sunny

    • @vincexyruzdavid1583
      @vincexyruzdavid1583 3 года назад +2

      @@bernardjenkin4077 like Florida

    • @vin6665
      @vin6665 3 года назад +1

      @@jem_zcrtx that’s what the whole southeast asia looks like lmfao

  • @rjnunya6524
    @rjnunya6524 Год назад

    This is sweet, no hate intended with my comment. For an actually efficient to build “survival” igloo / don’t have wet snow to make blocks, it’s actually very simple. Clear out an area- throw your backpack in the middle, pile snow atleast 4 foot high and however wide you want your circumstance, pack it down hard with your shovel- dig out the backpack in a “tunnel shape”. You can then carve however you please but the smaller you keep the canal the warmer temperature it will maintain. Candles or canned heat inside your “igloo” will keep temps between 50-60 even if it’s -30 out (Fahrenheit). Will maintain 30-50 without heat sources. Good luck everyone! (Sources - I grew up in central alaska)

  • @itzsuzi
    @itzsuzi 4 года назад

    You are so organized, Uncle. Amazing iglo

  • @brodothippie7364
    @brodothippie7364 8 лет назад +24

    Just the title made me feel sad for the people watching this video that have no friends.
    That's why I clicked on it ;-;

  • @whiffytie7123
    @whiffytie7123 7 лет назад +183

    im a boyscout from upstate new york and on a winter campou my 3 friends and i built an igloo with a 12 foot diameter using your tutorial

    • @overthehilloutdoors6779
      @overthehilloutdoors6779  7 лет назад +75

      Thanks for letting me know. I hope the tutorial helped. There are thousands of armchair critics making comments about this video, but almost none has actually built or slept in an igloo. You now have more experience and credibility in igloo building than 99.99% of those millions of viewers. Good job!

    • @adambrien896
      @adambrien896 7 лет назад +9

      whiffyTie 712 Fuck yeah boy scouts!

    • @jackedwards8707
      @jackedwards8707 6 лет назад

      acbrien 64 are stu

    • @jackedwards8707
      @jackedwards8707 6 лет назад

      acbrien 64 stupid

    • @Some1StoleMyName
      @Some1StoleMyName 6 лет назад

      Yeah boyscouts oh and who the hell uses upstate at all?

  • @lucreziavilante5993
    @lucreziavilante5993 3 года назад

    I love how you have explained everything, and showed us up close! Great job and awesome content! If you started a small fire at the end, to have the snow melt a little, and then refreeze...the igloo would become like 3 times or more stronger. It would last all winter long! It took 7 hours! I would have had to make it a two day project!

  • @bigal25938
    @bigal25938 2 года назад

    My Grandpa and I made an igloo fifty years ago when I was around 12. Rolled a big snowball and packed snow around it. Took a small shovel and dug out the inside. Great igloo. It lasted well into spring. Wish I had a photo of it.

  • @michaelzimmerman8959
    @michaelzimmerman8959 4 года назад +31

    Pretty awesome igloo, we just dug holes in a big pile we made.

  • @boringgrass
    @boringgrass 8 лет назад +22

    one day, when the ice age comes, i'll remember this video

    • @markoothepcdude6945
      @markoothepcdude6945 8 лет назад

      +MCplays - Ice ages recur continuously, with time between each dwindling.

    • @monsieurg8256
      @monsieurg8256 8 лет назад +1

      +boringgrass Winter is coming

    • @thebryanpereira
      @thebryanpereira 8 лет назад

      +Monsieur G that's code for a nuclear war... From Russia nd China f.y.i lawl

  • @EconoChallenge
    @EconoChallenge 4 года назад

    7 hours but you did it. Awesome!

  • @vevomaxx5779
    @vevomaxx5779 4 года назад

    Steve your a hell of a man. A BOSS.

  • @ashley0627
    @ashley0627 7 лет назад +4

    I wish we have snow our christmas felt like SUMMER

  • @emmaholston6104
    @emmaholston6104 7 лет назад +1786

    I don't even know why I'm watching this, I've never even seen snow

  • @grandmawholovestoknit3331
    @grandmawholovestoknit3331 2 месяца назад +1

    Is summer and I'm in New Mexico! Very helpful video thanks

  • @HelicoolsHelipad
    @HelicoolsHelipad 3 года назад

    That is pretty dang cool. We snow camp every year with the Boy Scouts on Mt. Rainer in Washington State. We have to completely dig out our shelter from a 15+ foot snow bank... on snow shovel full at a time. I like your method very much!

  • @sophia_n8iv67
    @sophia_n8iv67 7 лет назад +15

    In Canada there is like 20 inches of snow outside right now. I know what I'm going to do this weekend.

  • @AngelDiaz-tq1eo
    @AngelDiaz-tq1eo 7 лет назад +10

    Texas will never have this satisfaction

    • @chrispage9033
      @chrispage9033 7 лет назад +1

      Angel Diaz I beg to differ, I live in Texas and a few years ago when we got almost a foot of snow this entire neighborhood got togoether and made an entire neighborhood of igloos for the kids.

  • @kateedd8046
    @kateedd8046 3 года назад

    props to this man who took time out of his day to teach a bunch of teenagers how to build a igloo 😎

  • @AlchemicalForge91
    @AlchemicalForge91 3 года назад

    amazing dedication and work

  • @jayvee175
    @jayvee175 6 лет назад +83

    impressive , when i tried building it before i never actually shaped my blocks that’s probably why they always collapsed 😂

  • @puertoricanpapi872
    @puertoricanpapi872 6 лет назад +303

    Watched this video from start to end, still have no idea how to do it

    • @Silvershot6986
      @Silvershot6986 6 лет назад +7

      Dont feel bad he built it wrong anyways.

    • @spookyboi317
      @spookyboi317 6 лет назад +1

      Iss cuz u not hella smart like me

    • @Jinars.
      @Jinars. 5 лет назад

      @@Silvershot6986 why?

    • @l.m.405
      @l.m.405 5 лет назад

      @@Jinars. fr why?

    • @Bomboclat200
      @Bomboclat200 5 лет назад

      Tbh cuz he built it wrong

  • @AndyGoesOutside
    @AndyGoesOutside 3 года назад

    that sped up cutting is so satisfying

  • @j0kerprod
    @j0kerprod 3 года назад +1

    This is everyone’s childhood dream.