How Mountain Men Built Pit Houses That Stayed Warm At -25°F Without Fire

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• PU

  @purodatoreal · 2 weeks ago

  It is wild to think about how much knowledge we traded for modern convenience. The fact that the earth acts as a thermal battery is something we should still be utilizing today! 🤯

• SA

  @Sailor376also · 1 month ago (edited)

  There is a dugout that still exists today. &nbsp;Along the Missouri River in Montana,, east of Judith Landing,, and just a bit east Of Council Island , south bank just behind the riverside poplar trees and brush. &nbsp;It was still there last time I saw it in 2014. &nbsp;And the story teller has under estimated the temperatures in the mountains &nbsp;and the snow fall in rare years. &nbsp;Wyoming has seen 12 and 14 feet from a single storm. High Rockies in Colorado &nbsp;I have seen -60 F estimated &nbsp;(Mercury thermometers cease to function below -40) (top of Big Burn, Snowmass at Aspen 1971 or 1972) &nbsp;-40F is common. &nbsp;As stated in the story &nbsp;-30F and 2 or 3 feet of snow has been common in the last 60 years or so. (except this year.)<br>A buffalo robe does not rival modern fabrics it is 10 times better. Buffalo wool socks, made from the soft under coat of a buffalo,, the real fluffy stuff that is shed each spring, are incredible in winter and amazingly comfortable in summer heat. Ask someone who has spent a continuous month outside in Wyoming and Utah at elevations between 4k and 7k above sea level. Me.

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• TE

  @TerranceFehr · 1 month ago

  Every Monday was laundry day too.

• JO

  @Joseph-f9r7b · 1 month ago

  I love these videos👍Keep posting 🛠

• AS

  @asullivan4047 · 1 month ago

  Definitely not an occupation for the faint of hearted 🤯

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• RO

  @RobertDunning-r3j · 1 month ago

  River fishing

• JA

  @JamesBatey-w6h · 1 month ago

  It’s hotter in the Philippines 🇵🇭 they should build sod houses here.

• TH

  @TheTallhillbilly · 1 month ago

  Just so we&apos;re clear NOTHING beats s Teepee until it&apos;s time to go underground in the Winter Hole, Hot house called an asi

• RO

  @RobertDunning-r3j · 1 month ago

  Riverfishing

• ST

  @SteveBrownRocks2023 · 1 month ago

  NEVER lay on the bare ground! 🥶

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• TO

  @tonycorgliano6905 · 2 weeks ago

  Obviously the author of this video had never lived in a long house.. well zi I live off grid in Denali Alaska. I built this house &nbsp;Myself using 8 inch square milled logs. &nbsp;I am not a carpenter and I made a few mistakes. &nbsp;Its not large 16x 20 feet with a loft bedroom. I chicken between the logs. And used Ollie screws to pull logs together. I used wood heat. And at 66 below zero its warm. I am off grid. If I need power I run a generator. A Honda 2200 i. Its small enough that even at my advanced age, which is 82, that i can carry it. I dont know the weight &nbsp;im guessing 50 pounds. Thats important, because I keep it in house to keep it warm until I need it.then I carry it out to a center agent shed. When temps drop to 20 below and colder it will not start if left outside. My cabin is Not drafty and cold. I ude a steel, cast iron and soapstone woodstove. But i also have a gravity feed fuel oil toyo stove. Sadly, I musr run generator to use it. As its electronic fuel injected. Living off grid is not easy... However I knew this when I started, the work load never ends. NEVER.. I am not married, but I have two Huskies and we are all happy. &nbsp;My dogs are free as birds, yet they stay home. If ANYONE has questions please feel free to ask, and I will answer honestly.<br> I am a Navy veteran with 8 years service, and I chose this life &nbsp;because ive seen and done much in those years. I felt i needed a peaceful life in my elder years. If you ask questions concerning my military years, I will not reply, &nbsp;I will answer anything concerning my off grid life though. Stay safe, and love life, many cannot..

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  @WalterUpham · 1 month ago

  This video tells alot of untruths. Beaver trapping ran throughout winter. Pelts were better. &nbsp;I&apos;ve done it. Mountain men used cabins.