Chapter 652: Coach Fang Snowstorm in Greenland
In the dark cave, Bifang's face was half bright and half dark. Even through a layer of snow more than one meter thick, the audience in front of the screen could still hear the clear whistling of the wind, which was quite strange.
This doesn't seem like digging a snow cave for shelter, it's more like being buried alive.
Anyone with poor psychological endurance would not be able to stay in this kind of environment.
But going out would most likely mean death. The environment was already cold, and the blizzard was more like a large heat extractor, leaving no heat at all for the earth.
The wind and snow that blocked out the sun blocked out the sunlight, and no heat radiation was received at all.
[In this situation, it feels a bit like being buried alive]
[Today's wind is very noisy]
Bifang was leaning against the white snow, removing the thin rope that was originally used to block the snow bit by bit.
He had built the entire roof of the cave into a semicircle, which was the most stable structure, so there was no need for these ropes.
Building the entire snow roof into a semicircle is time-consuming and labor-intensive.
We didn’t know a snowstorm was coming, so the snow trench Bifang dug was very crude. Ropes were used as branches, and the upper “snow blanket” was covered on top. Now that it has become an arch, it is naturally no longer needed.
But it took Bifang most of the day to dig this one complete igloo. It can be seen that compared to a snow trench that only requires a pit, building an igloo is indeed more laborious.
After doing all this, Bifang stuck the shovel into the ground and lay down in the snow to rest. Although he had tried his best to avoid sweating, beads of sweat still appeared on his forehead when he suddenly stopped.
The entire cave is about 1.6 meters in diameter. A single-person igloo does not need to be too big. If it is too big, it will not be able to accumulate heat. This size is just right now.
The cave was only 1.6 meters in diameter, and Bifang was over 1.8 meters tall, so it was impossible for him to lie down flat. There was no space for him to lie down, and the cave would not be able to accommodate him even if he tried to lie down.
Fortunately, there is an extra step for the calves, so it can barely fit in and it is a relatively comfortable posture.
The entire cave was not completely dark, but with the help of a ten-centimeter-diameter passage above the head, it emitted an extremely dim white light.
How dim is it? It’s probably so dim that the Bifang can only see vaguely, but the drone has to turn on the night mode.
This vent is completely parallel to the wind outlet, and there is almost no cold air flowing back in. Instead, the air is continuously converted under the action of pressure, ensuring the air quality in the cave.
"When camping in the snow, the most important thing is to protect yourself from the wind, which is the most dangerous in a snowstorm and can easily lead to death. So, when building a shelter in the wild under heavy snow, remember that digging downwards is always much easier than building upwards. Look for places around big trees or where the last pile of snow is piled up."
"The three main types of snow shelters are suited to different places. The igloo is suitable for hard snow, like now, when the blizzard has packed the snow hard and thick on the ground."
"A snow shelter is suitable for building in powdery snow, which is the case before it snows, while a snow cave is more suitable for emergency situations."
Bifang leaned in the snow, as if lying on a soft sofa, and told the audience some key points intermittently.
"And ensure air circulation. When the body heats up the entire shelter, the surface of the snow will melt slightly, thus forming a good seal. Therefore, vents must be left or checked regularly to prevent excessive carbon dioxide in the shelter from causing poisoning."
Although dry powdery snow cannot be held, if the pressure is great enough, or if the surface is slightly melted by heat, the snow will crystallize and become half snow and half ice.
Many people have seen this situation, but they have never paid attention to it.
That is, after a heavy snowfall, a sunny day will come, but the feeling of stepping on the snow at this time is completely different. When you step on it, it will make a crisp crackling sound, which is completely different from the silent sound when it is snowing.
In fact, the snow on the surface melts slightly after being exposed to sunlight, and then recrystallizes at low temperatures to form a layer of ice crystals. It is just very thin, and it will make a crackling sound when you step on it.
“Ha~~~~”
Bifang took off his gloves , exhaled a breath of hot air, and finally felt some warmth. Because of the previous exercise, the entire cave was filled with heat, and the temperature of the cave was approximately between minus ten degrees and minus five degrees.
But if we wait another half an hour, the temperature may stabilize at around minus ten degrees Celsius. Although it still sounds very cold, at least compared to the low-temperature hell outside which may be minus fifty degrees Celsius, it is already a warm paradise.
[Do we just have to wait forever now? ]
【I think I have done something】
[Perhaps we could have done something at the time, but now the snow and wind are raging and it is completely too late]
The netizens’ British-style conversations were very orderly and made people laugh when they thought about it.
Bifang held the rope in his hand, shook off the ice chips on it, felt his stomach growling, and sighed.
If the snowstorm really lasts for three days, I will probably lose ten pounds if I keep waiting.
Not to mention eating and drinking in the cave, defecating and urinating is really too painful. Survival in the wilderness requires not only solid survival skills, these little things are equally important.
Although there has been nothing to eat these days and there is no need for a large bowel movement, a small bowel movement is inevitable because he has been drinking water. In the past few days, Bifang has tried his best to meet these needs at once during the day when the sun is bright, to avoid the temperature being too low at night and accidentally freezing.
It is not impossible. If the temperature is over 30 degrees, water can turn into ice.
That would be too bad. Even the skin would quickly necrotize if exposed to the air, let alone the fragile little brothers.
But there is no solution, just endure it.
With the weather being like this, it was impossible to wait any longer. Not counting the moss he ate yesterday, if he really starved for a week, Bifang would probably be so weak that he wouldn't even be able to walk, and he would undoubtedly fall into a vicious cycle.
The only option now is to go out in the wind and snow to see if we can find something to eat nearby.
"We have to go out and look for food, otherwise we will just wait to die here."
The audience was shocked by Bifang's decision, but also felt it was reasonable.
Bifang stuck the dagger into the ground, tied one end of the long rope around his ankle, and tied the other end tightly around the handle.
"It's too snowy outside, with visibility less than five meters. Once I go out, I'm likely to get lost in the blizzard. In this case, it's useless to make a mark, because the traces of the mark will soon be washed away by the wind and snow. I have to use a rope to find the way back, but this also limits my movements."
"Wish me luck."
