This is the fort I (Chris) built the kids over President’s Day Weekend. It took two-four hour days of shoveling and packing the 12 inch deep snow. It has an j-shaped entrance tunnel, three rooms that were 3 feet by 8 feet each, a turret with crenelations and merlons. (I had to look that up) I eventually added two small stoarge areas and an air hole. The roof varies from 30 to 40 inches in height.
Augie and I spent a 24° F night in the fort. It worked out pretty well, we stayed dry and warm. He slept soundly the entire night. I of course worried about cave-ins, coyotes, and having to help someone with a subzero pee break, so I tossed and turned a bit.
The next day, some kids and their parents were walking by as I was doing some interior touch-up work. Augie invited them in. Before I knew it- we had 10 kids, myself, and two visiting parents all inside. We were comfortable but a little cramped. Thats when I decided to add the turret and the third bedroom, you really never know when you may have unexpected company and need the extra space.
Posted by Fini on April 2, 2008 at 8:39 am
My goodness thats a cool fort, and video to boot! I love the video! Cant believe you slept in it. For a second I thought it was irene and then saw it was you crazy! Pretty cool though.
Posted by Carrie on April 2, 2008 at 8:00 pm
So ficken cool! I want to do that someday.
Posted by Judy on April 8, 2008 at 2:07 pm
This is incredible. I remember a ‘fort’ that was just a cave in the pile by our driveway. I’m sending the link to my hubby – he will definitely want to do this for our baby when he is bigger (and if the Navy sends us somewhere with some decent snow.)