I finally had some time to go out into the woods. The snow was ok (about 30 cm in the open, 10 in among the trees), the temperature quite varied (-30 C at one point, about 0 C at another).

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The ger is done, apart from eight sewn gromets. Whee. Steep sided roof (less wind, more rain than Mongolia), high crowned tono (to draw smoke), ca 3.5 m diameter, and a "blanket" door (actually two layers of felt with a layer of canvas hidden between). I was climbing around until midnight impregnating the fabric in situ (headlamps are a boys best ( Read more... )