Monday, June 17, 2024

Sami Scandinavian Sod House: torvkåta or gamme or goahti

Kolarkoja is in swedish.
The gamme is called torvkåta in swedish...

 

https://bushcraftusa.com/forum/threads/kolarkoja-earth-shelters.39811/

 The torvkåta was something the Sami built at the viste and in places below the tree line while the kolarkoja was meant as a temporary lodging for the coal kiln keepers.

Gamme' is the correct name for this. It is s traditional Swedish / Norwegian Sami (lappish) reindeer hearders rekord cabin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoXbDhDEgdg

 

here's one in Norway! vid







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