How Frontier People Dug Underground Shelters in 72 Hours to Survive Deadly Blizzards

How Frontier People Dug Underground Shelters in 72 Hours to Survive Deadly Blizzards This video traces how frontier families on the Great Plains dug dugout shelters into hillsides, covering site selection on south- or east-facing banks, the three-day process of cutting the bank, building the turf front wall and ridgepole roof, and finishing the door, chimney and floor. It also explains why earth walls held steady temperatures against blizzard cold, the fuel of buffalo chips and twisted hay that kept these shelters warm, and why most blizzard deaths, such as those in the 1888 Children's Blizzard, happened to people caught outdoors rather than inside their homes. Subscribe for more.