 | Select your site, and stomp down the snow to pack it. |
| Assemble the IceBox |
| Plant the stake in the center of your igloo site. |
| Align the "square to" lines so that your IceBox is angled correctly.
This angle must be maintained for the first row. Other rows sort of
"fall in place" as you go. |
| For the first "course" (row) you must build a ramp 3 "blocks" long.
This ramp must start from the ground level to 1/3 the height of the IceBox for the
first block; then for the 2nd block, 2/3 full; then finally "full" for the 3rd
block. |
| THE FIRST ROW IS CRITICAL! As I learned on Trial #3; if
that's not right; nothing is! Keep your "forced" angle in tact; otherwise
it won't work right. |
| Never fill the IceBox completely "full" -- it doesn't seem to work right. |
| Pack in the snow as you go; patting it in rather than really "packing" it in. |
| To move the IceBox; Lift ubar, untoggle the bar; REMOVE IceBox; replace ubar; retoggle;
and put IceBox in next position. |
| Always overlap the IceBox a few inches over the last block. |
| once you complete your first course (row, and circle); and you hit the "2nd"
block in your ramp; move the lower bar to the next position; these positions are numbered;
but are not in order.
(here you see in it in position #3, it's ordered 2 3 1 4 5) |
| You continue this procedure to level 5, once on 5, remove the outer form and allow the
shoveler to pack snow for the lower 1/2 and then the form handler for the upper 1/2. |
