Synopsis
Norwegians are well-practised in making camps in cold weather. Here Private Sondre Guerdalen from the Norwegian Army’s 1st Armoured Battalion reveals how he and his unit build a camp to deal with the freezing cold temperatures.
Footage includes various shots of Private Sondre Guerdalen giving a tour of his camp. Please note that footage does not include typical COVID-19 precautions because filming took place before the pandemic.
Transcript
TEXT – 5 THINGS YOU NEED WHEN YOU CAMP IN THE COLD
TEXT – Private Sondre Guerdalen
1st Armoured Battalion, Norwegian Army
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PRIVATE SONDRE GUERDALEN, 1ST ARMOURED BATTALION, NORWEGIAN ARMY
“Hello, my name is Private Sondre, and this is how we make a camp in the cold.”
TEXT - #1 A TENT
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PRIVATE SONDRE GUERDALEN, 1ST ARMOURED BATTALION
“This is our tent. At the moment we’re eight people in it. Some say it can be up to 16 people but I wouldn’t want to do that.”
TEXT - #2 AN OVEN
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PRIVATE SONDRE GUERDALEN, 1ST ARMOURED BATTALION
“We have the oven. Obviously the most important thing to keep us warm in the winter.”
TEXT - #3 A KNIFE
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PRIVATE SONDRE GUERDALEN, 1ST ARMOURED BATTALION
“So one person needs to be awake at all times with a knife to be able to cut open the tent if the oven starts a fire.”
TEXT - #4 A CAMPFIRE
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PRIVATE SONDRE GUERDALEN, 1ST ARMOURED BATTALION
“This is our campfire. Obviously very important to keep warm, especially in the cold winter.”
TEXT - #5 MARSHMALLOWS
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PRIVATE SONDRE GUERDALEN, 1ST ARMOURED BATTALION
“Marshmallows. Lots of sugar. Tastes sweet. Motivation in a bag.”
