Posted on 02/17/2021 2:13:42 PM PST by amorphous
More on hot water use, for those who have gas hot water heaters that still function. I've filled up a tub with hot water and slept in the bathroom for at least 2 hours at a time for warmth, once while traveling in the winter and having to stay at a location with no power.
Drag out the sleeping bags! Many are designed to keep you warm in low temps. And they're not just for sleeping. Use them to cover up with during the day too.
Some LED flashlights you can buy now have the ability to charge a cell phone, operating as a powerbank.
Harbor freight, and other stores sell 60 watt portable solar panels with the items needed to charge or power small electronics, including cell phones.
Two element ceramic and carbon element portable electric heaters which only use about 750 watts on low and 1500 watts on high, will heat a small room and can be powered by small generators.
Air fryers are great for cooking or heating many kinds of food and can also be powered using a small generator.
Please add your tips below! They may prove helpful to those without power in cold, dark corners of the US.
Marry a big woman.
Dogs are like living heaters. They throw off massive amounts of heat.
Lol, even a medium size one!
Fat candles throw off enough heat to take the chill off.
So do cats.
Especially lots and lots of cats.
My best cold weather tip is when you need to be outdoors. To keep your feet warm, use 2 pair of socks with a layer of either a large baggie or cellophane between the 2 layers of socks (not tight, just cover the whole foot and as far up your calf as your socks go). I was able to shovel snow for a couple of hours at a time in northern Ohio in only sneakers with that sock trick.
Three dogs.
lot of 3 dog nights in Texas these days.
Yeah but nothing beats a 140 lb Anatolian. Lots of Anatolians in Texas
Eli’s coming
He sleeps with me every night and sometimes even during the day. ;)
lot of 3 dog nights in Texas these days.
That’s where the band got its name.
Mama Told Me Not to Come.
Wear sweaters or sweatshirts all day and go to bed early with your sweetheart under two or three blankets, you will stay warm.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/texas-facing-humanitarian-crisis
Keep the air in a room circulating so the warmer air isn’t all up by the ceiling. A fabric tube hung vertically with an incandescent light bulb inside it at the bottom works well, but be very careful setting it up to avoid a fire hazard. A small fan at low speed is also good if you set it to blow upward in a corner of the room, and safer.
My son’s family were caught in one of those “rolling blackouts” that did not roll off his house for almost 24 hours. The house was at 50 by the time they left when they came over to warm up over night.
caww had a good idea for insulating windows with bubblewrap.
Perhaps caww could post it again here.
Pinging a few other FReepers who are known for being resourceful.
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