Re: about Ice Box--was: Winter in Yellowstone

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
doc  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>I'll ask for one for X-mas.  The 3.5 hour build time (at best) is pretty
>hard to commit to though for solo trips.  I can build a shelter in a snow
>bank in about an hour and a half.  


The time ir *really* dependant onthe conditions of the snow.
I've built one, solo in 2.25 hours.  Snow was new and humid...
IE packed very well.  I've also had 5 hour builds when the
snow was old, rained upon, then re-froze, etc.  Often you
will know snow conditions in advance.


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