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User ID: 75809792 United States 09/24/2022 03:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Compartmentalize your house for zone heating. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 57854626 Double socks and layered clothing. Have some form of heating that doesn't require electricity. I use kerosene lamps to not only light individual rooms (they cast a lovely, warm light), but they throw off a bit of heat as well. Use a good-quality lamp oil, and keep your wick at the right height, and there will be no smoke or odor. If you have a gas stove (or wood, if you're hardcore), and your kitchen's big enough, hang out in there and get some cooking and baking done; the oven will warm the room. Have everybody hang out in the same room together, instead of hiding out in their own rooms; your combined respiration and body heat will help keep the room warmer. Heavy curtains across doorways to hold heat in one room when there is no door help a lot. Past generations built houses with separate rooms with doors in order to keep heat trapped within the rooms that were in active use; open floor plans only became a thing when energy was cheap enough to make heating the entire house affordable. Take advantage of passive solar during the day. If you have south-facing windows, open the curtains and let the sun in, then close the curtains once there is no more sun shining directly upon them to hold warmth in the room. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 49007490 United States 09/24/2022 03:49 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | seal your windows with plastic and/or tape. you'd be amazed how much heat you lose through windows. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 16242016 dress in layers (obvious). sleep in layers. cold isn't really so bad. last winter i slept in 4 sweatshirts under 3 blankets because my windows weren't sealed. i have since sealed the f out of my windows and i expect to be much better this winter. Have you ever heard of Gaudi, the biggest architect designer who was AGAINST ANY SEALING just because a house is ALIVE just like any living being? If you never heard of him, how about CONDESATION, MOULD, PNEUMONIA, CANCER It is hard to get through to people how bad condensation can be in a cold climate survival situation. If you put a plastic sheet over your sleeping bag on a chilly night you will wake up soaking wet from the condensation. The plastic cover must be set high enough above you in a manner that allows the condensation to run off and drain away from you, not drip on you. The condensation and moisture from your body, sweat and breath is a major issue. In very cold temps, in a sealed confined warm room, condensation can build up on your ceiling and drip down on you, your bed, your clothes making everything damp, cold and moldy. I argue every year with one poster always telling everyone to add moisture, use steam to keep your house warmer. That is very dangerous life threatening ignorant advice during a power outage with little to no heat in frigid temps. Your clothes, shoes and bedding will be damp, it will lower your core temp, it will damage your building and breed mold. You need to be prepared to prevent, remove, drain and vent moisture due to condensation in a survival situation. |
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User ID: 82591262 United States 09/24/2022 04:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The thing with sleeping bags is, they are more often temperature rated for use on top of a properly designed insulation pad and inside a draft-free shelter such as a quality tent. So, cut down on drafts in the house, use quality insulation of appropriate design beneath the sleeping bag, and monitor the room-temperature appropriately. It is good that it is nearly impossible to sleep when cold, so stay warm and do not insulate so much that you sweat; water soaks heat out of your body, including when you are inside your sleeping bag. "The Precipitant has a smaller place in reality, thus it is mortal." |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 49007490 United States 09/24/2022 04:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The thing with sleeping bags is, they are more often temperature rated for use on top of a properly designed insulation pad and inside a draft-free shelter such as a quality tent. So, cut down on drafts in the house, use quality insulation of appropriate design beneath the sleeping bag, and monitor the room-temperature appropriately. It is good that it is nearly impossible to sleep when cold, so stay warm and do not insulate so much that you sweat; water soaks heat out of your body, including when you are inside your sleeping bag. Quoting: 1110.00 I try to remind people to have foot ware with removeable linings. You can put your dry feet into dry water proof shoes, but by the end of the day your socks and shoes are wet from body moisture. You need to be able to take out the inserts and dry them or you put your feet into damp cold shoes the next day and your toes will freeze. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 79017631 United States 09/24/2022 05:18 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have heard that clay pots, the one's with the little hole in the bottom, put over a candle will heat up a room if you have a few of them. Quoting: Katballoo They did the math on it, and you'd basically have to fill every available surface and still it will be negligible. If I remember right, 30 candles or so set up that way only raises 1F. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 19876247 United States 09/24/2022 07:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The thing with sleeping bags is, they are more often temperature rated for use on top of a properly designed insulation pad and inside a draft-free shelter such as a quality tent. So, cut down on drafts in the house, use quality insulation of appropriate design beneath the sleeping bag, and monitor the room-temperature appropriately. It is good that it is nearly impossible to sleep when cold, so stay warm and do not insulate so much that you sweat; water soaks heat out of your body, including when you are inside your sleeping bag. Quoting: 1110.00 I try to remind people to have foot ware with removeable linings. You can put your dry feet into dry water proof shoes, but by the end of the day your socks and shoes are wet from body moisture. You need to be able to take out the inserts and dry them or you put your feet into damp cold shoes the next day and your toes will freeze. An old trick I read as a rumor to warm cold feet: Sprinkle with cayenne …. Red pepper… in your socks…supposedly heats ‘em right up. I have not been cold enough to try it Alternative : ARCTIC lined MUCK BOOTS brand I’ve had cold winter feet out and around for most of my life Got some MUCK boots 1 1/2 years ago NEVER HAD COLD FEET AGAIN Even snow blowing or shoveling or snowmobiling in several feet of snow This lady gets no compensation from them I bought at the Amish shoe store in the next town over About $110 for ladies Arctic MUCK BOOTS If you get cold feet and have winter temps - please get them for loved ones ! |
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User ID: 83275499 United States 09/24/2022 08:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This is why I think hardly no one is genuine here. NO one ever replies to it nor mentions it too. Long Johns. The easiest solution to the cold. Meet Long John. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 79274398 Absolutely correct about long johns. I ride motorcycles and always wear them riding in the late seasons. Never froze. Treat me good, I'll treat you better. Treat me bad, I'll treat you worse. Trump WON the 2020 election. If you believe Biden won, you're an Idiot! If you got the vaxx, stay the fuck away from me. |
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User ID: 84220835 Canada 09/24/2022 08:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have heard that clay pots, the one's with the little hole in the bottom, put over a candle will heat up a room if you have a few of them. Quoting: Katballoo Idiot. A candle generates less heat than what leaks out through the walls. The only way it works is if you use 2 or 3 hundred candles at least, maybe. No need to name call. You might want to look this up. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 46960637 United States 09/24/2022 09:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I figured if I can get about five large cans of Crisco Lard or some other brand, learn about how to make homemade wicks, or buy em, for heat then all I would have to do is seal off my postage stamp size kitchen or bathroom by nailing quilts and plastic around the doors, walls, and cabinets.I have an army cot to sleep on and prep food. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 7660997 United States 09/24/2022 09:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | seal your windows with plastic and/or tape. you'd be amazed how much heat you lose through windows. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 16242016 dress in layers (obvious). sleep in layers. cold isn't really so bad. last winter i slept in 4 sweatshirts under 3 blankets because my windows weren't sealed. i have since sealed the f out of my windows and i expect to be much better this winter. Have you ever heard of Gaudi, the biggest architect designer who was AGAINST ANY SEALING just because a house is ALIVE just like any living being? If you never heard of him, how about CONDESATION, MOULD, PNEUMONIA, CANCER It is hard to get through to people how bad condensation can be in a cold climate survival situation. If you put a plastic sheet over your sleeping bag on a chilly night you will wake up soaking wet from the condensation. The plastic cover must be set high enough above you in a manner that allows the condensation to run off and drain away from you, not drip on you. The condensation and moisture from your body, sweat and breath is a major issue. In very cold temps, in a sealed confined warm room, condensation can build up on your ceiling and drip down on you, your bed, your clothes making everything damp, cold and moldy. I argue every year with one poster always telling everyone to add moisture, use steam to keep your house warmer. That is very dangerous life threatening ignorant advice during a power outage with little to no heat in frigid temps. Your clothes, shoes and bedding will be damp, it will lower your core temp, it will damage your building and breed mold. You need to be prepared to prevent, remove, drain and vent moisture due to condensation in a survival situation. you are correct . Ive inspected many homes where the tenants were squatters. You see moisture stains on the ceiling & walls that start to grow black mold. Rooms are sealed off and their using the natural gas stove and oven for heat; boiling water on the stove. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 84128094 United States 09/24/2022 11:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | seal your windows with plastic and/or tape. you'd be amazed how much heat you lose through windows. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 16242016 dress in layers (obvious). sleep in layers. cold isn't really so bad. last winter i slept in 4 sweatshirts under 3 blankets because my windows weren't sealed. i have since sealed the f out of my windows and i expect to be much better this winter. Have you ever heard of Gaudi, the biggest architect designer who was AGAINST ANY SEALING just because a house is ALIVE just like any living being? If you never heard of him, how about CONDESATION, MOULD, PNEUMONIA, CANCER It is hard to get through to people how bad condensation can be in a cold climate survival situation. If you put a plastic sheet over your sleeping bag on a chilly night you will wake up soaking wet from the condensation. The plastic cover must be set high enough above you in a manner that allows the condensation to run off and drain away from you, not drip on you. The condensation and moisture from your body, sweat and breath is a major issue. In very cold temps, in a sealed confined warm room, condensation can build up on your ceiling and drip down on you, your bed, your clothes making everything damp, cold and moldy. I argue every year with one poster always telling everyone to add moisture, use steam to keep your house warmer. That is very dangerous life threatening ignorant advice during a power outage with little to no heat in frigid temps. Your clothes, shoes and bedding will be damp, it will lower your core temp, it will damage your building and breed mold. You need to be prepared to prevent, remove, drain and vent moisture due to condensation in a survival situation. you are correct . Ive inspected many homes where the tenants were squatters. You see moisture stains on the ceiling & walls that start to grow black mold. Rooms are sealed off and their using the natural gas stove and oven for heat; boiling water on the stove. The three of you must lack reading comprehension because the poster stated "windows". Nothing was said about sealing off rooms. Many windows have only a single pane of glass. That is why there are now windows with multiple panes. Placing plastic on the glass will keep heat loss down just like adding an additional pane of glass. Actual ventilation with the outside is through the attic, NOT through the window glass. There will not be any condensation build-up by placing plastic onto the glass. Window film is sold specifically for this purpose. Glass transfers cold temperatures outside to the inside via the surface of the glass. This is greatly reduced by plastic on the surface of the glass. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 34923665 United States 09/25/2022 01:25 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I use a fence.. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 84241286 9. Put Up a Tent Indoors If you’ve ever been on a camping trip, you’ll know how quickly tents get warm. If you’re really struggling with the cold in your home, consider pitching your tent in the lounge! It’s a quick and easy way to trap body sheep and provides you with a warm, cozy environment. |
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