Here’s How to Build an Igloo
Scratch your chilly construction itch
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Feeling chilly? Looking to flex your nascent engineering skills? Adventure Journal found this video of two Inuit men building an igloo in 1949—and it just might inspire the snowy settler within.
If you are inspired, there are plenty of igloo how-to's out there. It might take longer than pitching a tent—this one took 7 hours to make—but apparently it's worth it:
Then again, if you’re unwilling to build your own igloo, you can always rent one. Mashable reports that you can rent a Massachusetts igloo for just $10 a day next time you’re in Cambridge.
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