Living in a hole in the ground.

Well it's cold and really windy here, and it's got me thinking that my bugout tent in the bush would not be that comfortable in these conditions.

No insulation, and wind can get through cracks in the tent.

So I was thinking, what if you dug a hole in the ground and lived in that?

Advantages: It would be better insulated than the thin walls of a tent.

Issues: Would need some sort of roof that didn't let draughts down into the hole. Also would help if the roof was insulated.
Idea: Corrugated iron or wooden plank roof covered in soil?
Alternative: 2 tarps with roofing insulation batts sandwiched between them?

A fire would be good; how would you stop the hole filling with smoke?
A pot bellied stove down in the hole, with a pipe chimney?
I think that sounds like a good idea.

What do you think?

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Living in a hole in the ground.