From: bobnospam@gmail.com
On 12/2/2021 2:35 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote:
> "Bob F" wrote in message news:sob59g$9ii$1@dont-email.me...
>
> On 12/1/2021 6:28 PM, ads wrote:
>> On Wed, 01 Dec 2021 09:42:30 -0500, SolutionsDIY
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I strongly suspect that our country may also creat-- I mean, have a
>>> Dark Winter as Joe Biden is threate-- I mean, warning about in the
>>> U.S.
>>>
>>> I don't have a lot of money but is there anything that one can do to
>>> get an alternative yet safe heat source in an urban apartment setting
>>> that is not like a gas-run generator, etc.? [I don't have a place in
>>> the country with a stove and woodpile, so trying to come up with a
>>> viable solution here. ]
>>>
>>> I know it's a tall order and likely impossible, but today's
>>> technologies sometimes offer up great yet not exhorbitantly-priced
>>> solutions that one might not be aware of.
>>>
>>> Any tips would be greatly appreciated, if anyone would be so kind.!!
>>>
>>> Went to school in the 70s, so though I don't have much more than
>>> basic, handywoman skills, I do have a bit more than most women I know,
>>> if that's any help ...
>>>
>>>
>>> TIA!!
>>
>> Easiest "warm" is usually adding layers. An overshirt - something you
>> like in a size larger than you usually wear - is often the easiet to
>> find and you'll find lots of things - for women and men - at Goodwill
>> or the like. In a few months, LLBean and others will be having their
>> end-of-season sales on winter clothes and that can be a good time to
>> buy things you wouldn't otherwise consider - my down vest was half
>> price, as was the lined flannel shirt. I'm an old guy - approaching
>> 80 - and although I still sometimes try to do what I did at 50 my body
>> refuses and it doesn't produce as much heat as it did when I was that
>> active :-(
>>
>> If you have space (windows, patio walkway) for 200+ watts of solar
>> panels and a 500WH or larger "solar generator", an electric blanket
>> with a lightweight thermal blanket over it could have you sleeping
>> warm at night. Part of it is psychological - have the blanket just
>> high enough for the bed to "not be cold" when you get in it and then
>> turn the electric blanket down to the minimum needed to keep you warm.
>
> A thick comforter or two does the job fine, is dependable, and never
> needs any power.
>
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>
> True, that's my solution too, but there's no harm in seeing other
> peoples' efforts, to demonstrate that there's no cheap/easy alternative.
>
Solar alternatives are not cheap or easy.
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