I’ll beat Ken to the METT-TC punch here. Any Inuit hunter knows the trade-off between snowmobiles and dog teams. Snowmobiles are always better, except when they break down or run out of gas. Then sleeping with them won’t keep you warm and they the parts can’t be used as emergency rations.

My guess is that those Finns don’t go out with on those snowmobiles without skis as part of their survival gear to this day. Also to give them an option of moving without being heard from miles away (snowmobiles are one of the most goddamn noisy things per unit of weight in the world).

Quote Originally Posted by Fuchs View Post
More important in winter than means of transport is logistics. You better always have a heated hut and better not operate far away from such necessities.
You can do without in a pinch. Speaking from experience, a snowcave might not keep you warm but it will keep you alive.