Live Wilderness Adventure

Chapter 700 Water Flow

return!

Bi Fang grabbed the rein in his hand and stopped Sansha who was still sprinting, but due to inertia, the sled still slid forward tens of meters.

Not far away, the undulating sea is already visible to the naked eye. After a day of driving, I finally came to the coast of Greenland again, which is much faster than walking on two legs.

Bi Fang took the tools he had prepared from the sled, untied Sansha's rein, walked to the beach, and began to extract salt according to the same steps as before.

I've refined it several times, and it's still the same old method, filtering, evaporating, precipitating, and dissolving

Until late at night, Bi Fang, who had been extracting for several hours, finally collected more than half of the pot of sea salt at one time, which was enough for survival.

Having obtained the necessities for survival, Bi Fang was also exhausted all day, and prepared to build a temporary residence for rest.

After running for a day, it was almost 7 o'clock in the evening when we reached the coast. If we wanted to go back overnight, we would have to stay up all night. Bi Fang didn't plan on that.

Moreover, the main purpose of coming out to obtain salt this time is not the only purpose. Bi Fang also wants to look around to see if he can catch some more prey, such as reindeer, musk ox, and even puffins.

But everyone must not rest on the coast, it is very dangerous, because you are likely to encounter seals, walruses and even polar bears that come ashore.

There are about a half-dozen species of seals on the west coast of Greenland, and if you're visiting the fjords by boat, it's easy to spot them. These seals generally weigh between 100 and 300 kilograms, depending on the type of species.

In addition, Walruses in Greenland are also very large, and unlike seals, they are often found on Greenland's eastern coastal bed or near the sea.

Don't look at the animal world, they are all chubby, they seem to be cute and honest. In fact, the tusks of walruses may grow to several meters long and can be used for defense. The males are more than three meters long and weigh They were all between 1,200 and 3,000 kilograms.

Those guys are slow, but believe me, if you encounter them in your sleep, being caught off guard is a disaster.

Bi Fang said seriously.

Whether an animal is fierce or not, weight is an extremely important reference index. The beasts he mentioned are all several times the size of humans.

Perhaps due to its own structural reasons, it is not very powerful for those who are prepared, but it should not be taken lightly.

【Mom, are walruses so fat? One to three tons? 】

[Good guy, isn't this thing fatter than a musk ox? 】

[One can only be eaten for a long time, right? 】

[Eat, eat, eat, just think about eating, can't you think about its ivory (dog head)]

【After all, it is an elephant in the sea. Although it is outrageous, it is not unacceptable. 】

Nearly one kilometer away from the coastline, Bi Fang set up camp at the same spot, and led Sansha to dig a top and side snow cave.

Dig the snow hole at the same time on the top and side, it sounds tall, but in fact it literally means that the top and the side can be dug together.

And the final result of digging is the same, that is, a tunnel is dug to connect with an arched cave. The depth of snow required for the cave is the same as the depth required for the snow cave, at least 1.5 meters deep, and 3 meters deep. The above depth effect is better.

The downside is that the hole in the top needs to be covered with snow blocks, and the process of making and placing snow blocks is much more complicated than digging a snow hole.

It's just that compared with snow caves, the main advantage of digging snow caves on the top and side is that two people can dig at the same time, the construction speed is faster, and there is no need to dig snow inside and then transport it out through the tunnel.

Although Bi Fang is the only one here, it doesn't matter, he has three dogs!

As long as they are given a direction, a mere three-meter tunnel is nothing to them. In the end, only a space about 1.8 meters square can accommodate two people.

Bi Fang found the snow at the right depth by probing, and then used the skis to compact the snow at the selected location.

The sleeping burrows are under this compacted area, and the compacted snow provides the base for the capping snow. If the compacted snow is relatively shallow, snow needs to be shoveled elsewhere into the compacted area. On the top of the snow, the depth is increased, but we are in the North Pole, the most snow is, if it is in other places, it may be necessary to create a place to collect snow blocks.”

If the snow is shoveled elsewhere, you don't need to trample it down with your boots, but you need to use a shovel to compact the snow. It's best to compact the snow as soon as you find the right spot. Because there are other parts that need to be built, and it will take a while , the compacted snow can freeze together, and only in this way can a solid snow cave be dug.”

After leveling, don't walk in the area, or you'll create cracks in the snow. This is another process that needs to be done early on, because the snow blocks are stronger when they freeze.

For example, if a road is paved the day before the move to a snow shelter, thick and durable blocks of snow can be excavated from this road.

Wait for the compacted snow to freeze, and then dig a hole in the center of the compacted area above the future snow cave. The hole should not be too wide, only allow people to stand in it and take a shovel to shovel the snow out. The smaller the hole, the better it will be. The easier it is to block with snow blocks.

Be careful not to stand on the hard snow immediately around the opening. If you do get stuck in the snow, fill the accidental hole with compacted snow and try not to cover the vulnerable area with snow afterwards On the other hand, if the snow is too dry to compact to fill holes made by mistake, an 'epoxy' can be made quickly with water and snow.

Dig down a few feet and start digging to the side.

Bi Fang drew a circle while introducing the points to pay attention to, and asked Sansha to dig down with all his strength. From the beginning to the end, it took less than an hour in total, and a camp that could accommodate one person and three dogs was built.

The next day, Bi Fang took the refined sea salt and sat on a sled, heading home in a curved form, trying to find more signs of animals.

In the middle, I even saw a polar bear lying on the sea ice. The moment I saw Bi Fang, the polar bear didn’t react at all. Perhaps it felt that it was too far away and couldn’t catch up, so it lay on the ground without asking. Rather, Bi Fang breathed a sigh of relief.

Maybe this polar bear is staring at an ice cave, Bi Fang recalled the polar bear's lazy appearance and thought.

laugh!

A huge stream of water suddenly exploded on the flat ground and sprayed high into the air. Standing on the sled, Bi Fang pulled the reins and couldn't help watching.