Snow Cave

mortonbriar

Lifer

Oct 25, 2013

2,676

5,722

New Zealand

• Jan 2, 2017

• #1

Well I may not have a 'man cave' but I do have a snow cave to smoke in thanks to a snowier December than Winnipeg has seen in over 100 years. I dug a good size cave for my daughter in the front yard, and since she had gone inside already I thought I would break in the cave with a bowl of newminster 400 in a falcon. It was a delightful little smoke, out of the wind and I found that being surrounded by white helped me to focus on the flavors (that is possibly all in my mind, I am ok with that ha).

I should post pictures next bowl, I intend to use it this winter if my daughter will share the space...
Isaac

 

woodsroad

Lifer

Oct 10, 2013

11,772

16,058

SE PA USA

• Jan 2, 2017

• #2

Oh, that sounds great. What's the temp there now? The snow cave should help keep things warm, especially with the pipe heater going.

 

pagan

Lifer

May 6, 2016

5,963

28

West Texas

• Jan 2, 2017

• #3

I should post pictures next bowl

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Indeed you must, sounds like an awesome place to enjoy a smoke

 

mortonbriar

Lifer

Oct 25, 2013

2,676

5,722

New Zealand

• Jan 2, 2017

• #4

Its been fairly mild,its -15c right now (5f) but I think getting colder for the rest of the week

 

mcitinner1

Lifer

Apr 5, 2014

4,043

24

Missouri

• Jan 2, 2017

• #5

BRRRR....!

 

mortonbriar

Lifer

Oct 25, 2013

2,676

5,722

New Zealand

• Jan 2, 2017

• #6

I just keep a little fire lit in front of my face.

 

johnbarleycorn

Lifer

Dec 28, 2015

2,337

1,003

• Jan 2, 2017

• #7

I was a little jealous until you posted the temp. I am happy here in Mississippi after all.

 

davet

Lifer

May 9, 2015

3,815

330

Estey's Bridge N.B Canada

• Jan 2, 2017

• #8

+1 C here in New Brunswick today. I was working on the Jeep in shirt-sleeves, just like spring :mrgreen:

 

mortonbriar

Lifer

Oct 25, 2013

2,676

5,722

New Zealand

• Jan 2, 2017

• #9

Dave, I have done shirt sleeves a few times this last month...but only as long as it takes to run a bag of garbage out to the bin! I enjoy Winnipeg extremity though and I am only doing three winters before heading back to mild New Zealand for the long term.
Isaac

 

rx2man

Part of the Furniture Now

May 25, 2012

590

11

• Jan 2, 2017

• #10

It was in the mid 70's here last week. Dont know what you guys are talking about..... -32 huh.....

 

fmgee

Part of the Furniture Now

Sep 26, 2014

922

4

• Jan 2, 2017

• #11

The snow cave sounds perfect. Wind is the big issue with smoking outside on Vancouver Island. It was 1 degree and sunny here today with very little wind so I found a patch of sunshine and smoked back to back bowls while taking poor pictures of bird life as it moved through the backyard.

 

winton

Lifer

Oct 20, 2010

2,318

771

• Jan 3, 2017

• #12

Woke up to 40 degrees this morning. Supposed to plunge soon.
The neighborhood kids dug a small cave in the snowbank next to my driveway a few years ago. Certainly not big enough for me to get into. Below are pictures of typical "bad" snow in Chicagoland.

 

blueeyedogre

Lifer

Oct 17, 2013

1,552

30

• Jan 3, 2017

• #13

-40 with the wind today. Two more weeks til I get the heated shop and garage and the wait is killing me.