tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post5132419745540824305..comments2024-03-17T10:07:53.205-07:00Comments on The Well-Rounded Mama: Emergency Preparedness: Staying Warm Without PowerWell-Rounded Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129621631406155340noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-63065718610795746512015-01-14T19:12:19.710-08:002015-01-14T19:12:19.710-08:00I go camping a lot and so this kind of information...I go camping a lot and so this kind of information is good. I'm glad that this article addressed staying active as a way to stay warm. It is important to have emergency power and heaters if it is available to you, but if not you just have to live off the elements. Thanks for the article. <a href="http://www.ppipowersystems.com" rel="nofollow"> http://www.ppipowersystems.com</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-88376884473851057602012-11-28T11:14:02.673-08:002012-11-28T11:14:02.673-08:00The Kandle Heeter tm Candle Holder is a steel and ...The Kandle Heeter tm Candle Holder is a steel and ceramic radiator assembly suspended over a candle flame on a steel frame. The radiator assembly captures and concentrates the thermal energy of the candle and converts it into Dry Radiant Space Heat. Main page http://heatstick.com/_KanHeet01.htm<br /><br />Very useful when the power goes out, heat and light from the same device.<br /><br />The BluBox tm Thermal Fan is a wall mounted device that, with the appropriate length of pipe, pumps the warm air from the ceiling down to the floor effectively recycling the warm air in a room. Especially effective with high ceilings, ceiling registers, and Single Point Heat Sources (wood/pellet stoves, floor furnaces, wall furnaces, etc.) Main Page http://heatstick.com/_Heat%20StkBluBox.htm<br /><br />Both products Made in America by Cottage Industry.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04265417957331773076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-33604470595381788932012-11-28T11:11:44.227-08:002012-11-28T11:11:44.227-08:00The Kandle Heeter tm Candle Holder is a device tha...The Kandle Heeter tm Candle Holder is a device that captures the thermal energy of a candle flame and converts it to Dry Radiant Space Heat. It is comprised of a steel and ceramic radiator assembly that is suspended above the candle flame on a steel frame. Made in America by Cottage Industry. More information here http://heatstick.com/_KanHeet01.htm The website also includes instructions on how to make one yourself.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04265417957331773076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-28525647763511413142012-11-24T19:01:26.486-08:002012-11-24T19:01:26.486-08:00I think wool is the best fabric for keeping warm: ...I think wool is the best fabric for keeping warm: it even keeps you warm when it's damp. It breathes, it wicks sweat away from your skin so you don't get clammy or start chafing (if you are being active) and doesn't retain odors. <br /><br />I usually buy 100% wool blankets at thrift stores for $5-$10, look for sweaters in different weights at the same, and get wool underwear on eBay for pretty good prices. The soft merino underwear won't itch unless you are actually allergic to wool. <br /><br />I have kept warm camping in below freezing temperatures wearing: a layer of wool underwear - liner socks, long johns, long-sleeved top; wool hiking socks; thick wool jersey pants; a light sweater under a medium sweater; leather gloves lined with wool and a wool hat and scarf. <br /><br />I have also made excellent sleeping bags out of wool gabardine sandwiched with wool wadding! They are heavier than the polyester-filled ones so not great for hiking camping trips, but fine if you are taking the car somewhere. I always get incredibly sweaty and clammy in the poly sleeping bags, but the wool ones breathe nicely. Neridanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-55409238788858145632012-11-20T18:43:40.462-08:002012-11-20T18:43:40.462-08:00It cannot be overstressed: If you are trying to st...It cannot be overstressed: If you are trying to stay warm without power, keep your exposure to the cold to a minimum. Every time you chill yourself, you have to spend energy warming your body again. This is why old-fashioned long underwear for adults had a button flap all the way across the back: the only part of your skin you actually had to expose to the air was the part that would touch the outhouse hole, chamber pot, or toilet down the (unheated) hall.<br /><br />BTW, if you do have power and your hot water and room heat come from different sources, here's a tip for getting through a cold night without a furnace. Everybody huddle up in the bathroom. Fill the tub with scalding hot water and keep the door shut. Lay out bedrolls on the floor and you should be able to sleep comfortably all night. The next day, move the warm room to wherever you can cook, and drain the tub before the now-tepid water cools the bathroom instead of heating it. Hopefully your landlord will have called the furnace repair company by then.<br /><br />Jenny IslanderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com