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Making a Warm Winter Bed.in an Unheated Bedroom.

 
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Down comforter. Even if it's only 40 degrees in your room, you will be so warm you'll be hot at times. No need to use electricity (until you get up in the morning, or, you can just throw on a heavy jacket).
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:9teen: A lot of cold comes up through the mattress and it can take quite some time for trapped heat to warm it up a bit.
I just tried a brand new winter-rated sleeping bag today, With the zipper on the right side because that's the side I use. I left the lower 24 inches or so closed to help keep my feet warm.
I knew this was a good purchase the minute I got in it. For ease of use I did not cover my upper half above my armpits, my regular bedding does that pretty well. The set up is such that it's easy enough to get in and out of while half asleep to answer calls of nature.

We all need to get set up for the day the power goes out. So please post your best tips.
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I've been using 2 mummy bags for years.

In the winter I use both of them zipped together.

I never get into them, I just use them like a comforter, and slip my feet into the cupped mummy part. The rest of the bags spread out over the bed.

One's a summer bag, and the other is a winter bag, but because they are both from the same company, they zip together.

I used to use the summer bag down at my winter place on the Yucatan, where the nights would sometimes get down into the 50s.
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Down comforter. Even if it's only 40 degrees in your room, you will be so warm you'll be hot at times. No need to use electricity (until you get up in the morning, or, you can just throw on a heavy jacket).
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I used to use bird feather products, until I got my first sty in on my eyelid. Those things fucking hurt!

I won't go near any bird feather products anymore!


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Down comforter. Even if it's only 40 degrees in your room, you will be so warm you'll be hot at times. No need to use electricity (until you get up in the morning, or, you can just throw on a heavy jacket).
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blinkerrose I've just done that (sort of) by buying a second identical sleeping bag, which is also for the spare bedroom when guests stay over and it's cold. I'm getting tangled up in too many blankets and thinking that the second one opened fully up will serve that purpose nicely.

My basic covering is a rather expensive feather duvet, which to be honest is not really as good as I thought it n would be when it gets really cold. Plus I suffer from cold feet.
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Down comforter. Even if it's only 40 degrees in your room, you will be so warm you'll be hot at times. No need to use electricity (until you get up in the morning, or, you can just throw on a heavy jacket).
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:blinker:rose I've just done that (sort of) by buying a second identical sleeping bag, which is also for the spare bedroom when guests stay over and it's cold. I'm getting tangled up in too many blankets and thinking that the second one opened fully up will serve that purpose nicely.

My basic covering is a rather expensive feather duvet, which to be honest is not really as good as I thought it n would be when it gets really cold. Plus I suffer from cold feet.
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If you start getting sties on your eyelids, don't say you weren't warned!

I also used to sometimes get sties from being around my chickens, so I never collected the eggs.
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If you start getting sties on your eyelids, don't say you weren't warned!

I also used to sometimes get sties from being around my chickens, so I never collected the eggs.
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7491t9 Well perhaps the feathers are treated in Europe to solve this problem. I've had this one for 5 or 6 years and it has a cover and has not been a worry thus far, I'm glad to say.
Also If it was a problem I reckon the various consumer groups would (hopefully) be going on about it.
And from now on I'll bear that in mind when I get the occasional feather in my egg cartons.
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If you start getting sties on your eyelids, don't say you weren't warned!

I also used to sometimes get sties from being around my chickens, so I never collected the eggs.
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:7491t9: Well perhaps the feathers are treated in Europe to solve this problem. I've had this one for 5 or 6 years and it has a cover and has not been a worry thus far, I'm glad to say.
Also If it was a problem I reckon the various consumer groups would (hopefully) be going on about it.
And from now on I'll bear that in mind when I get the occasional feather in my egg cartons.
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Do you have someone special to cuddle up with and share body heat ?
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I have a 90lb dog that puts out more heat than a lit stove and he likes to sleep curled up next to you. One winter a few years ago we actually let him under the covers when the power was out and had to kick him out after about 10 mins. Not sure why he puts out so much more heat than the other (bigger) dog, but I’m thinking between the two and our sleeping bags, etc., we will be good.
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I have a 90lb dog that puts out more heat than a lit stove and he likes to sleep curled up next to you. One winter a few years ago we actually let him under the covers when the power was out and had to kick him out after about 10 mins. Not sure why he puts out so much more heat than the other (bigger) dog, but I’m thinking between the two and our sleeping bags, etc., we will be good.
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jbase If I lived rurally then yeah I'd likely have a dog, but I do not like them in the house. Housetrained cats are alright though.
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Go on ebay and look for vintage wool blankets. They are very warm.
Set up a tent on the bed.
Get a large breed dog.
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The tent part is correct.

I have several small summer tents. I have a costco 6 person with that inner rubber liner or whatever it is to block sunlight.

If all heat goes out, I'll set that up in an upper bedroom. Floor there won't be as cold as the living room, near the ground.

TENTS hold in some heat. This one is lined. I have several large tarps just for this purpose. Put the tarp over the tent to hold in heat. Works very well.


I also have a kerosene heater, used them in upper Canada, GREAT things. And a Buddy Heater w propane.



I have thought about the power going out, though I am only 30 miles from a hydro dam.
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Between my wife and my German Shepard I usually end up kicking my blankets to the floor. Camping though, I use a cheap Coleman sleeping bag that I sewn a pocket at the feet where I stuff a good old hot hands into. Cheap, effective, and lightweight so I can carry many of them if needed. Never let me down. Can't imagine what that guy in the video with the hot water bottle was thinking.
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An electric heating pad is your Friend.
Placed at your feet keeps your toes nice & Toestee.
Inside a warm sleeping bag is a bonus.

Stay Warm All

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These look really neat. Never knew of such a thing. cheers

I'm confused by what folks are calling a quilt - looks like a sleeping bag?

As far as blankets and bedding, estate sales are great places to find these really cheap.
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I think the term "quilted down comforter" maybe?
The feathers would all pile up at the bottom of the comforter which is just a fabric bag until it is quilted. little squares are stitched to make many small bags of the goose down.

A quilt on the other hand is a decorative hand sewn patchwork affair that can be just about anything sewn together to form a quilt. Typically the squares would be decorative and have some sort of design or image on them. Women used to get together and sew quilts together. "AKA a quilting Bee". (Women used to hold the world together).

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Go on ebay and look for vintage wool blankets. They are very warm.
Set up a tent on the bed.
Get a large breed dog.
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The tent part is correct.

I have several small summer tents. I have a costco 6 person with that inner rubber liner or whatever it is to block sunlight.

If all heat goes out, I'll set that up in an upper bedroom. Floor there won't be as cold as the living room, near the ground.

TENTS hold in some heat. This one is lined. I have several large tarps just for this purpose. Put the tarp over the tent to hold in heat. Works very well.


I also have a kerosene heater, used them in upper Canada, GREAT things. And a Buddy Heater w propane.



I have thought about the power going out, though I am only 30 miles from a hydro dam.
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put the tent on top of your mattress, not the floor.
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The key is DRY IS WARM.

Don't use plastic under your body or mattress because what happens when you sleep is there's a warm, moist layer of air around you, and under you.

At the point where the warm meets the cold, there will be condensation. Condensation = WET and COLD and MOLD.

Make sure there is SOME airflow from underneath you (barely any but some) and the same with the blankets over you.

There has to be some way for the moisture to escape.

Also, compressed insulation is just about worthless.


Blankets just SLOW airflow, not cut it off, which keeps you dry and the spaces in the blankets traps warm air, but allows moisture to evaporate.

You can dress in breathable clothes and be warmer than with a goretex jacket, because plastic/goretex shells create a non breathable barrier in the cold and trap moisture on inside, which makes you colder.

Same thing with shoes. Cold feet, take your shoes off, put them under a blanket to slow the airflow and allow the moisture to evaporate and they'll get warmer.

You want fluffy, breathable insulation which slows the airflow, but doesn't cut it off, with a water barrier on top ONLY when there's a possibility of getting wet.

Polyester fluff is cheap and good at making those spaces if its surrounded by a tight knit satin which slows the airflow through it.

So...

On top - light fluffy layers of fluff sandwiched between tight knit satin/silk to slow the airflow but not cut it off.

On bottom - make sure that air is slow but still flows.
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An unheated bedroom??

Good luck OP with that...

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Get your self two fat chicks or two fat dudes.

Sandwich between the 2 in bed.

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That's the best Natural Low-Tech solution IME (But lose the "Fat", it's unnecessary (and repulsive))..

The problem is, when it's actually NOT freezing cold, it's nearly impossible to *cool* enuf - you have to leave your feet exposed

You have to acquire the women and teach them to get along with each other *well* in advance of Winter though... probably too late for this Russian winter everyone is expecting
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Haven't had power for years here...

You spoiled western smuck
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An unheated bedroom??

Good luck OP with that...

poorjohnny

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wolfgirl So what makes you think that just because you live in the USA that you are immune?

Your going to suffer great hardships during this coming series of wars along with the rest of the world. Right now you can buy sleeping bags, blankets, and the other stuff that you need easily and still at halfway reasonable prices. But when TSHTF there will be a big run on it.
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ooovinegar DAMP AND MOLD. I've just had the unpleasant thought that after a winter with very little power, many hundreds of millions of homes will be facing serious damp and mold problems.
VINEGAR. Back in the day, they used strong cleaning vinegar for just about everything. From what I've heard it is pretty good at keeping mold at bay. Weak bleach is sold as a mold remover, I've recently started to use both myself, as I've got some problems.
So what else that is cheap and easy to use would be worth trying out?
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Fill two 2 liter pop bottles with hot water (not boiling but like a hot shower) and cap.

Dry with towel and put under the covers.

Will keep heat for 5 hours.
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For bedroom windows, seal them with shrinkable plastic.

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Stops drafts, makes room warmer.
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The key to keeping things dry is to have a vented heat source.

These My Buddy Propane direct heaters and direct no vent kerosene heaters will put a ton of condensation all over your home.

For every gallon of kerosene burned, it makes approx. a gallon of water. That water will condense on all the cold surfaces in the house. Walls, insulation, windows. The mildew will be impressive.

A vented heater, like a Kerosene parking heater, puts the exhaust out through a window that you make a litte board for with a steel panel / hole drilled in it. This will keep you dry.

It just needs a 12V car battery to run the 2 fans and the fuel pump. A big car battery will last a day or 2, then need recharged.

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ooovinegar DAMP AND MOLD. I've just had the unpleasant thought that after a winter with very little power, many hundreds of millions of homes will be facing serious damp and mold problems.
VINEGAR. Back in the day, they used strong cleaning vinegar for just about everything. From what I've heard it is pretty good at keeping mold at bay. Weak bleach is sold as a mold remover, I've recently started to use both myself, as I've got some problems.
So what else that is cheap and easy to use would be worth trying out?
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If the room gets damp, you will find it next to impossible to heat. Get a dehumidifier if you are sleeping in an unheated room. Look up the latent heat of evaporation. It is massive. If clothes get damp, they need to dry out before they can get warm. Mould spores can be deadly. I know a lot about it because I was raised in Lancashire in a house with only one gas fire. I moved out when I was twenty. I didn't ever feel warm, until I was 21.

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pray to Jesus

Note - not in India, in the UK, English born and bred! lol
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:9teen: A lot of cold comes up through the mattress and it can take quite some time for trapped heat to warm it up a bit.
I just tried a brand new winter-rated sleeping bag today, With the zipper on the right side because that's the side I use. I left the lower 24 inches or so closed to help keep my feet warm.
I knew this was a good purchase the minute I got in it. For ease of use I did not cover my upper half above my armpits, my regular bedding does that pretty well. The set up is such that it's easy enough to get in and out of while half asleep to answer calls of nature.

We all need to get set up for the day the power goes out. So please post your best tips.
 Quoting: Judethz


if cold is coming up through the matress then rap it in some plstic or maybe a couple layers of cardboard between the mattress and boxspring.
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Get a sheep skin underlay, that stops cold coming through mattress.

Also Columbia (brand) have foil dot tech (can't remember name of it) on the inside of leggings, vests, socks, gloves. Neck warmers. Very thin, but reflects body heat. Some of their jackets are down filled as well as the foil dot tech. Inside. Super light, super warm (can only use them for short amount of time before you over heat).

Natural products (wool, silk, cashmere, sheep skin, all furs are ok, but the long soft synthetic fur (fleece, Sherpa fleece) is insta–warm. Also those [quote guitar ace:MV81Mjk2MTY0Xzk3NjE3MzU5X0I2MjQ3M0Q5]
:9teen: A lot of cold comes up through the mattress and it can take quite some time for trapped heat to warm it up a bit.
I just tried a brand new winter-rated sleeping bag today, With the zipper on the right side because that's the side I use. I left the lower 24 inches or so closed to help keep my feet warm.
I knew this was a good purchase the minute I got in it. For ease of use I did not cover my upper half above my armpits, my regular bedding does that pretty well. The set up is such that it's easy enough to get in and out of while half asleep to answer calls of nature.

We all need to get set up for the day the power goes out. So please post your best tips.
 Quoting: Judethz


if cold is coming up through the matress then rap it in some plstic or maybe a couple layers of cardboard between the mattress and boxspring.


Get a sheep skin underlay, that stops cold coming through mattress.

Also Columbia (brand) have foil dot tech (can't remember name of it) on the inside of leggings, vests, socks, gloves. Neck warmers. Very thin, but reflects body heat. Some of their jackets are down filled as well as the foil dot tech. Inside. Super light, super warm (can only use them for short amount of time before you over heat).

Natural products (wool, silk, cashmere, sheep skin, all furs are ok, but the long soft synthetic fur (fleece, Sherpa fleece) is insta–warm. Also those fleece1 (soft) wheat bags/plush toys (stuffed with wheat) are great because they hold heat (your body warmth) all night long.

Sleeping bags are good (but a bit enclosing, and they will smell after a few nights), but try to get one with foil type lining. It will be thin, but don't be put off by that....put that layer over you, then something warmer over the top of that ––––toasty. (soft) wheat bags/plush toys (stuffed with wheat) are great because they hold heat (your body warmth) all night long.

Sleeping bags are good (but a bit enclosing, and they will smell after a few nights), but try to get one with foil type lining. It will be thin, but don't be put off by that....put that layer over you, then something warmer over the top of that, if you get cold––––toasty.
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Heavy Down comforter.
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Sorry, don't know what happened to that post!
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When people move they often get rid of things like nice old feather duvets. I've got two handme-down ones. I sleep on top of one, with the other as a bed spread. I'd like to learn how to make these out of chicken feathers. A lost art.

I've got another small throw-sized duvet on top of that that I can remove or not. Another, probably better idea is to put a wool blanket on top.

I prefer flannel sheets and pillow cases even in summer, I think they absorb moisture better. And of course cotton, perhaps even organic cotton.

I put a pair of wool socks on at bed time and usually doff them before morning, but they help with that time that you are cold when you just get into bed. I keep them in the bed, so that I don't have to wash them often.

A small piece of cloth over the top of your head helps. It can also help with keeping light out of your eyes.

Personally, I don't think heavy pajamas are a great idea, I think they just make you colder. But something like a night shirt is good to keep your shoulders covered in case a breeze makes it under your covers.

A hot shower or warm cuddle before bed is a must.

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ooovinegar DAMP AND MOLD. I've just had the unpleasant thought that after a winter with very little power, many hundreds of millions of homes will be facing serious damp and mold problems.
VINEGAR. Back in the day, they used strong cleaning vinegar for just about everything. From what I've heard it is pretty good at keeping mold at bay. Weak bleach is sold as a mold remover, I've recently started to use both myself, as I've got some problems.
So what else that is cheap and easy to use would be worth trying out?
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Borax is great against mold.
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:ooovinegar: DAMP AND MOLD. I've just had the unpleasant thought that after a winter with very little power, many hundreds of millions of homes will be facing serious damp and mold problems.
VINEGAR. Back in the day, they used strong cleaning vinegar for just about everything. From what I've heard it is pretty good at keeping mold at bay. Weak bleach is sold as a mold remover, I've recently started to use both myself, as I've got some problems.
So what else that is cheap and easy to use would be worth trying out?
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Ammonia based for mold, kills it without sporing.
Borax for linens, etc.

Get rid of the mattress, hang a hammock. Get an underquilt, Use your quilt or bags for a top quilt.

This guy's quilts have a breathable IR reflective layer, very warm and DRY.
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One-two-or-three Dog night.
Your Choice.

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