I just didn't get that. Would that really suffice as a warm shelter? I'm assuming that's why he went in it. I think after a while, the carcass will cool and if it's really cold freeze up. That's just one reason it doesn't make sense to me. Another grim, reality that could unfold, is that it could attract dangerous animals such as wolves or bears.
shareIce ice always 32 degrees. If the outside temp gets below that it is still warmer. Like the idea of the igloos made of ice as they are warmer inside than the temperature outside.Its unlikely a animal would be out hunting food in a blizard.
Once frozen that animal will always be 32 inside.
https://www.outdoorrevival.com/instant-articles/survival-shelter-the-amazing-technology-behind-the-igloo.html
While the igloo may not be a warm shelter by our standards, to people living in a climate where temperatures typically drop to -50°F (-46°C) in the wintertime, being inside an igloo where the temperature can’t drop below 32°F probably feels almost tropical.
Water freezes to ice (or snow) at 32°F. Once frozen, it can’t get any colder. This means that a cavity inside the ice can’t get any colder as long as that cavity is totally surrounded by ice or snow. As long as nothing forces colder air into that cavity, such as wind, the temperature in it will remain the same even if the temperature outside the ice is colder.
It's been recorded that mountain men did it --- Often -- IF they were caught outside in the dead of winter without shelter of ANY kind
Sometimes they would strip most times not