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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Winter Camping and Activities Quinzee's & Leave No Trace |
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01/10/2016 10:24PM
Visited Winter 4Play by REI this weekend and learned how to build a Quinzee. I think perhaps my friend and I will try to build one as something to do during the day....
Wondering - if anyone builds these....
If building one -and leaving it up would violate LNT?
How about if you build one at a state park?
Should you try to destroy it when you're ready to leave - or leave it up knowing that mother nature will destroy all trace?
Wondering - if anyone builds these....
If building one -and leaving it up would violate LNT?
How about if you build one at a state park?
Should you try to destroy it when you're ready to leave - or leave it up knowing that mother nature will destroy all trace?
“The Wilderness holds answers to more questions than we have yet learned to ask.” - Nancy Newhall
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01/10/2016 11:03PM
If you destroyed it, there would still be an unnatural pile of snow there. I kind of look at it as not being much different than leaving footprints. I wouldn't worry about leaving one behind.
“It is clearly absurd to limit the term 'education' to a person's formal schooling.” - Murray Rothbard
01/11/2016 06:18PM
Please leave it up. It will take care of itself come Spring. You could be doing a favor by leaving it up for someone to try out. Case in point, Angleworm lake typically has several on the lake during the winter season.
The best part of this journey here is further knowing yourself - Alan Kay
01/12/2016 05:40AM
quote Pinetree: "Don't worry about it,I just could never sleep in a cave like structuure even tho functional. All that snow around me.
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Early years in building them-- in haste and not enough time for it to "set up"-- along with no glazing from bringing in candle lantern... had few collapse on myself and buddy in the middle of the night... not fun. let them set up minimum 4 hours before digging out and glaze.
The two loudest sounds known to man: a gun that goes bang when it is supposed to go click and a gun that goes click when it is supposed to go bang.
01/13/2016 11:19AM
On another note, don't try to dig a "cave" out of a drift. The snow type in Minnesota doesn't lend itself very well for this. I know it can be done but more often than not you will end up very wet from collapse.
Oh, and bring a spare change of every piece of clothes you plan on using while digging...it will end up soaking wet...but you knew that.
Oh, and bring a spare change of every piece of clothes you plan on using while digging...it will end up soaking wet...but you knew that.
I'm just here to give my opinion...If you don't like it, ignore it.
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