How To Keep House Warm Without Electricity: 15 Easy Tips

I like the head lamps for reading when the power is out. It is hard to get other lighting to work very well for reading and there is not much to do after dark but read. : )

Feed the sheep beans, hook rubber hoses up to their anuses, and hook the rubber hoses up to Bunsen burners. Not only will the Bunsen burners heat the house, but you can cook on them also.

You're welcome.

I leave my window open all winter, shut off any heating vents, and had only the same light comforter I use year 'round.

My body is made for cold.

Sounds great! Just heat what you need because cutting wood is too much work. At least the room where you are will be toasty.

I like a headlamp for almost everything after dark! Mine is rechargeable. It's even good for working on cars and other crap since it focuses on exactly where you look.

one thing u can do is make little candles with left over grease/oil

u can use any size but we used tuna cans with cardboard coiled up. then a wick or two and a perfect camp fire source

u can do this even in big cans like a no 10 but several wicks. one of those w put off good heat for a room

Hexk yeah, gotta have the 'poop chute' in the back.

If you have a barbecue grill, either get lava rocks or ceramic ones to heat on the grill. Use a pan on the fire of the burning grill, use tongs to remove and put in a metal pan with the top on it, make sure it is a thick pan or cast iron one, tight lid you going wrap a towel around it. Put it in your room or bed to stay warm, it works, it can also heat your room some, but it is really good to warm your bed. It is just as the people did before the modern world; they had a warming pan with a long handle. Hot water bottles can heat your beds also. If you can find some wool blankets to keep you warm, you don't have to have the wool next to your skin, because the sheet keeps it away from you, but the wool will keep you warm.

I remember growing up my dad put a metal bucket in our room on the cold winter night with hot coals in it. He had a top on it, it may have had holes in it, I don't remember it well, just that it warmed the room. These coals came from the fireplace. Red fire coals, they didn't smoke or anything. He used a five-gallon metal bucket and sat it on bricks.

Something I forgot, a pot to heat water with causes the water to warm the air, humidity hot water not heavy boiling just slow heat where it can slowly go up in the room to bring up the temperature. We used to have an iron kettle that worked great, we had it on the side of the iron wood stove, we didn't have electricity, and the electricity company lines didn't reach our house..

You can always make you a fire proof burner using quick crete, or even cement you mix, use a five gallon bucket as a form, cover it with paper upside down, then get some wire or wire screen to put on it after the first layer over the newspapers or whatever paper you can tape over the bucket, add the wire next add another layer, I forget to cut a hole for a chummy pipe you can use the type of metal pipe used with dryers, you have to get enough to put together to go out a window. Back to making the fire pit for inside, keep putting layers of cement over each nearly dry layer and some more wire or wire screen, until it is thick enough, let it dry, take the lid and do similar to the bucket cover top with paper and a coat of cement, then wire and more cement. went it is all dry you can get some fire brick for the inside to help it do the best job for heat.

I also forgot to tell you that on the bucket cut a door area, it can be about a 1/4 up the bucket and down a about the same from the top, you can use a cookie sheet that is thick which can be put on with hedges for the door. Those dryer metal pipes plus and another cookie sheets to cut a hole in for the window for protection, and then the pipe needs insulation, this is so it safe for you to use indoors, it will be as a fireplace in a different shape if you have metal legs to put on it or bricks it would be off the floor. You can buy logs or use wood to make sure the door is tight so it doesn't let out smoke, put a door lock on the other side where the hedges will be, this will be like a fireplace that is stand-alone. If you had something iron that could fit on the top you could cook on it.

You may ask someone to work it you to build a safe one for any place, it just has to have a good pipe to go out a window, you can put metal to keep the room warm even with the pipe going out a raised window. You can buy fire logs, use wood, or take paper and make paper logs, any paper can be turned into paper logs.

Last Edited by hankie on 09/28/2022 06:59 PM

If in survival situation, mattresses trap heat and if one makes a tent with them and stuff blankets inside it is a makeshift modified squirrel nest. Lol

Last Edited by Siyo on 09/28/2022 06:36 PM

Absolutely!

Bought one of these recharable lanterns/torches a while back £28

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Very good!

The 2nd perk is that if you cook to death, nobody will ever find you.

Candles and bunson burners

i agree.

Indubitably!

Also Nat. Gas

Its 50 ways of wrong!
Just go onock on Al Gores mansion or get a job there.

It certainly does. 35000 btu, bet you can't stand in front of it for three minutes.

All it needs is a gas or propane supply, no electric.

And as I said, they are 99.9% efficient. Radiant gas heater.

The three goons are experienced with the problems of condensation. Above goon is also correct you need an air space between the plastic and the window.

Guess what else? The compressor station supplying gas, also runs on natural gas, no electric needed.

Nice. The Lucy is good too as one can put it on the dash of the car to charge it.

MPOWERD Luci Outdoor 2.0: Solar Inflatable Light
BUILT-IN RECHARGEABLE 1000 mAh LITHIUM-ION BATTERY. With 75 lumens, and lasting up to 24 hours on a single charge

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I have a natural gas furnace, and it has an electrical component. The fan motor and such need AC power. If electricity fails the furnace won't operate.

Cheap and easy. Build a few of these.

Of course.

Hook it up to a little generator. Takes like 5 minutes.

You guys got me motivated; I stayed up half the night trying to choose a newer more fuel + efficient generator. What a nightmare trying to decide. I did order the sheep skin shoe insoles.

honestly even in the coldest of climates if houses were properly insulated you wouldn't even need heat at all.

and if people lived within their means size wise.

Nonsense. I am in Houston. The arctic blast hit us, we lost power all over the state pretty much. Mine was off for 5 days. ALL of my neighbors had their pipes burst, doing about $150,000 damage per house. SOme houses they removed the roofs so they could access and replace attic piping. Insulation all had to be removed, wall board removed, A mountain of furniture was removed from each house. Carpeting, drapes, Roofers, wallboarders,painters, plumbers, electricians, etc all worked for 6 months to put things back in order.



My house was fine, but I am from up north, so am not without some skills.

Last Edited by JustmeTX on 09/29/2022 05:47 PM

Since we live where the average high is 22 degrees in winter here are some links to clothes that really help keep warm.

Sherpa lined sweat pants and top.

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Gihuo Women's Winter Warm Sherpa Lined Sweatpants Fleece Pants
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Yeokou Women's Winter Warm Athletic Sweatpants Sherpa Lined Joggers Fleece Pants
$33.98

Yeokou Women's Winter Hoodies Pullover Sherpa Fleece Warm Heavyweight Sweatshirt
$38.99

Tops

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Women's Autumn Winter Long Sleeve Zipper Sherpa Fleece
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KIRUNDO Winter Women’s Fuzzy Fleece Hoodies Sweatshirts Casual Long Sleeves Shaggy Sherpa Pullover With Pockets
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MEROKEETY Women's Long Sleeve Contrast Color Zipper Sherpa Pile Pullover Tops Fleece Sweatshirt
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Hand warmers: HotHands Hand Warmers - Long Lasting Safe Natural Odorless Air Activated Warmers - Up to 10 Hours of Heat - 40 Pair / The size is approximately 2" by 3"
Tip on how to use these.. put one of the top of the spine and the whole body heats up. They can go in pockets, warm boots up, etc.
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Sherpa lined inserts to put into your shoes or slippers

Bedsure Sherpa Fleece Throw Blanket for Couch - Navy Blue Thick Fuzzy Warm Soft Blankets and Throws for Sofa, 50x60 Inches - $18.58
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Women Fleece Hooded Bathrobe - Plush Long Robe $21.99
can wear over clothes and keep warm inside
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Top & Bottom

Women's Coral Fleece Pajamas Flannel Sleepwear Soft Pajamas Set Warm Loungewear 2 Piece Pjs Set - $47.99
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Last Edited by Proud American Supporter on 09/30/2022 09:36 AM

Thank you OP that was a fun shopping trip.