35 years of Alaska packs and Survival

[358Hammer]

You are right on Jim. The concept came from the indians in the Dakotas. They dug a large and small hole in the hardpan then connected the two holes underground.
1. It stopped above ground fires during windy times.
2. No flame to be seen by their enemies.
3. Cook food rapidly as it is like a blow torch

Fortunately this little oasis only gets wind from one direction and it never blows from that direction for the most part. Kind of brightened up with light fog and drizzle about the time my wife took the picture. It is 39 degrees and light fog with no wind here. The Rocket Stove is actually boiling water on the left side of the fire pit. Water is actually running across the ground on top of the ice under my feet.

With this spot looking like one would not want to walk the mile from the car through the brush and down a very steep hill no one goes here. SO all game already knows this so we watched about a 100 ducks from the fire pit and bunches of geese hide from the hunters several miles away around the corner in another easy access bay. Deer, fox and hare sign everywhere including right in camp.

This morning its 38 degrees blowing 40 mph!



Neal