Chapter 665 Snow Bath
In order to get through the later stages smoothly, Bifang sets a goal of catching twenty kilograms of prey every day.
There is less than half a month left until the eternal night, or barely fifteen days. During this period, there is a possibility of encountering a blizzard again. Taking into account all other unexpected factors, plus the construction of shelters, the number of days we can actually go out hunting and get something out of it may be only a week.
A healthy adult male consumes about three kilograms of food a day, which is 45 kilograms a month. In three months, it would be at least 135 kilograms.
In the Arctic, the demand is even greater.
A reserve of about 150 kilograms of food is relatively safe.
The combined weight of the two puffins' feathers might be less than eight pounds, or four kilograms, so less than a quarter of today's task has been completed.
[Isn’t this too difficult? 20 kilograms, that’s more meat than I can finish in a month]
[You don’t eat meat as a meal]
[Not all of it can be eaten, such as bone meat and lean meat. Eating lean meat in the Arctic is a complete loss, right? ]
[I finally understand why Fang Shen was not bitten by a shark when he was trying to survive at sea. It was because he had too much lean meat. Eating too much would easily lead to starvation (funny)]
Continue walking along the river bank. On the way, Bifang will often dig up the snow to see what is underneath.
When the frequency of moss on the ground increased significantly, Bifang knew that he was going in the right direction.
" There is a prevailing wind trend across the world due to the rotation of the Earth , which means that most of the time, the wind blows in one direction."
"In Greenland, under the influence of the pressure belt and the prevailing wind belt, the wind direction is from west to east. Isn't there anyone who is watching the weather forecast? You can check the weather forecast for the past week to see if it is all westerly winds. Even if not, it will be southwest or northwest winds."
Several curious netizens immediately exited the live broadcast and searched for the weather forecast for Greenland, and found that it was true.
In the past week and in the coming week, more than half of the winds are westerly, the rest are southwesterly and a small amount are northwesterly. The main wind direction is westerly.
【Absolutely amazing】
[Awesome]
【What should I do if I don’t know the wind direction? 】
"It's okay if you can't determine the wind direction where you are based on geography and climate. Just look at the snow ridges." Bifang pointed to the high snow ridges on the snowfield in the distance.
Snow is more sticky than sand, but under the influence of wind, it can also form sand dune-like snow mounds.
Under the influence of the prevailing wind, the snow ridges on the snow hills, without exception, are neatly facing Bifang, which also means that Bifang is in the downwind direction at this time.
"I didn't choose the direction I was walking in randomly. On the one hand, I wanted to follow the river, and on the other hand, I wanted to follow the direction of the wind."
Being downwind is naturally not conducive to catching animals, but it is of great help in finding the forest.
"Do you remember what I said before? It is difficult to grow trees on small islands smaller than a certain area. Most of them are shrubs. Because the wind is too strong at sea, the saplings will be broken by the wind before they can grow up."
"It's the same in the Arctic. If you want a forest to grow somewhere, it must be in a valley. Only with mountains to block the airflow can trees grow normally."
"We follow the wind direction. If there is a ridge that is even shorter to block the strong wind, and there is running water, we will most likely find a forest when we turn over."
[Theoretically, it is also possible to go against the wind, right? 】
[If it's the opposite direction, the river and wind directions are not consistent, so one of the two conditions is missing.]
[Oh, I remember now]
"In fact, I saw a raised hill here before I set out this morning. Now we are heading in its direction. I don't know if we can reach it before dark."
Half an hour later, the appearance of a low hill confirmed that Bifang's choice was correct and the distance was closer than he had previously guessed.
Bifang was preparing to climb over the low hill with great excitement. He thought there must be a forest behind the hill.
Greenland's wildlife management system is excellent. Every year, people who obtain hunting licenses come here through various channels to hunt reindeer and Arctic musk oxen, which are also the main targets of hunters here.
All this is enough to prove that there are many large animals in the Arctic. If there were fewer, it would not be able to support giant carnivores like polar bears.
"But before we turn over, we have one more thing to do."
Bifang looked at the slanting sun in the distance. This was not the time when the sun rose to its highest point today, but it had moved a little further back, and it was exactly the highest point of the temperature. It was warmer than yesterday, possibly above minus 20 degrees Celsius.
He began to undress, taking off his coat one by one, and then he was still in the snow.
"Because the wind is against me, if I flip over, the smell on my body is likely to alert the animals, so I have to take a snow bath first."
"Believe me, snow baths are quite effective. The porous structure of snowflakes makes them a very absorbent material, which can effectively remove odors."
After saying this, Bifang took off his shirt and began to unbutton his pants.
The skin was completely exposed to the cold air. Under the intense stimulation, the capillaries began to flow faster, and soon Bifang's upper body became slightly red, like the blush after being drunk.
[Hiss, taking a shower? ]
[Come to think of it, Lao Fang really hasn’t taken a shower for a week (dog head)]
[The body is marinated with flavor]
[Is it normal to take a shower once a week in winter? Not to mention the Arctic (sweating)]
"Cherish this time. When the polar night comes, the temperature will be even lower. It will be difficult to find a suitable temperature to take a shower."
"Even though it's in the Arctic, when the temperature and weather permit, I still take a bath and bask in the sun. The ultraviolet rays and clean air have a miraculous effect on the skin, body and mind."
Bifang took off his last piece of clothing and buried it in the snow. With only a pair of he threw himself into the snow, crawling and rolling.
When facing a cold environment, the human body will consume glycogen in the body and supply a large amount of heat through the dilated capillaries in a short period of time.
During this process, you are briefly exposed to the cold environment, but you will not feel cold. Instead, you will feel refreshed.
Bifang grabbed a handful of snow and wiped his body carefully, making his skin red. A refreshing feeling no less than that after taking a bath appeared.
At this moment, exposed to the sun, but without wind, Bifang could even feel a hint of warmth.
Ten minutes later, his body finally began to feel the cold. Bifang immediately crawled out of the snow, shook off the snowflakes stuck to his body, dug out the clothes that had just been buried in the snow, and put them on again piece by piece from the inside out.
"It feels so relaxing, just like all the fatigue has been washed away." Bifang raised his eyebrows.
