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On Wed, 1 Dec 2021 13:41:01 -0500, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote:
>"SolutionsDIY" wrote in message
>news:b9afqgt2qa4hrctqjs0stn10e8e771p3iv@4ax.com...
>
>Thank you! Great tips.
>
>I also found on YouTube since I posted this message the terracotta
>flowerpot tealight candle plus the Crisco emergency candle tricks.
>What the heck, I have enough money to try the simple solutions. At
>the very least, cheaper than the candles I've been buying, if not a
>lot of heat in the end.
>
>Thanks!
>
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>
>Walmart's black suede pile-lined boots at $20 are good foot insulation. I
>buy the flat soled ones, which are pretty much unisex, since they don't
>offer a mens' equivalent. The pair I'm wearing has lasted through 4 winters
>of outdoor work. They remained fairly decent looking for two years. Now they
>look like I just crawled out from under a car, which happens to be true. I'm
>checking the alternator.
>
>Insulated hunting garments, especially the coveralls, are made for sitting
>still for hours in freezing weather. They are softer and more comfortable
>than the equivalent work clothes, and cheaper at the end of the season. I
>buy them large enough to fit over my regular clothes plus a sweater or
>hoodie, and pin up the cuffs. In them I can comfortably sit watching TV at
>40F, while experimenting to find minimally adequate electric backup heat for
>my wood stove. Frozen plumbing is my insurance company's only concern with
>wood heat.
>
>I hope you are extremely careful with open flames indoors.
>jsw
Thanks for the boots tip!
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