Cold front is coming – How to stay warm without electricity

A severe weather warning has been issued for western Canada as a cold front is approaching us. Temperatures are expected to drop ten to twenty degrees below average. The weather forecast calls for snow and strong winds and is expected to last until Sunday. Expect a cold, windy blizzard this Christmas …

During a weather event like this, staying warm means staying alive. Sure, you can buy a variety of heating systems, but most of them use electricity. What to do if the power goes out What to do if your oil tank is empty How do you keep warm If you find yourself in this situation, here are some tips and tricks to help you stay warm without electricity.

Keep Your Warmth In Your Home – Imagine yourself preparing for a hotbox

Maintaining the warmth you have is just as important as creating more. Prevent drafts from stealing your heat by sealing your space like a hotbox. To do this, first take a look at your doors and windows.

• Check your doors for gaps and spaces. Adhesive tapes are cheap, widely available, and easy to apply.
• Use towels or extra blankets to cover the floor clearance of all doors in your house.
• Heat the room, not the house, and keep it in check. If you’re not using a room, close the door.
• Cover your windows. Pull out your blinds and curtains. If your windows don’t have a lot, find something to cover them up. In the past, a castle stayed warm by lighting fire to generate heat and tapestry to hold it in.
• Seal any cracks and crevices around your windows and doors. Check your windows for rattling glass, as this indicates a loose seal to the frame (easy to secure with a bit of caulking).

Window shrink insulation film

Single pane windows are made with just a single layer of glass. When it comes to maintaining warmth, they do very little. If this is the case in your home, try window shrink wrap. Extremely easy to set up and take down, you can find complete kits for less than twenty dollars. The window shrink insulation film is clear, slightly transparent and above all effective. Once it’s taped to the window frame, use a hair dryer to shrink it and smooth out wrinkles. Window shrink wrap is a quick and easy way to insulate your home.

Hot water heat transfer – shower, bathtub

When you use hot water, the heat is transferred to the rest of your home. When you are showering, do not turn on the fan.

• Open the bathroom door and let the heat enter the apartment.
• Instead of running hot water down the drain, leave your bath water in the bathtub. Close the door and keep your bathroom warm.

Stay warm without electricity by using a terracotta candle heater

If you have tealight candles and terracotta ceramic pots, you can make a heater. Remember, this method does not generate more heat than the candle is giving off. What it does is capture the warmth from these candles so that it can radiate throughout the room.

The number of candles needed and the size of the pot depend on the size of the room. Research has shown that the heating power of one candle is 80 W and the average space heating is 1600 W. Therefore, twenty candles are roughly the equivalent of a space heater. For best results, use this heater in a small space. This heater can help you stay warm without electricity for quite a while.

WARNING – This method presents a fire hazard and should be approached with caution. The ceramic pot gets hot until the skin burns. When you make one, make sure it is placed in a place where it will not be touched.

Alcohol Toilet Paper Heater: Another Way to Stay Warm Without Electricity

If you have 70% isopropyl alcohol (most stoners do), toilet paper, and a metal can, you can make a heater. In fact, you can make them ahead of time in case you need one in a pinch. To do this, remove the cardboard in the middle of the toilet roll, place the paper in the can and pour the alcohol over it. Then light the toilet paper. This method works best with 70% isopropyl alcohol. If the alcohol you have is in a higher concentration, dilute it with water.

Many types of alcohol are very safe to burn indoors, but any flame produces carbon monoxide. Remember to ventilate your room from time to time. Smoke alarms use battery power during an outage, so make sure one is in the room.

If you were hoping for a White Christmas this year and living in Western Canada, chances are you’ll get your wish. Stay safe and warm no matter what.

Footnote (s)

https://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/questions/how-many-watts-burning-candle
http://www.nzdl.org/cgi-bin/library.cgi?e=d-00000-00—off-0whist–00-0—-0-10-0—0- — 0direct-10 — 4 ——- 0-1l – 11-de-50 — 20-over — 00-0-1-00-0-0-11- 1 -0utfZz-8-00 & a = d & f = 1 & c = whist & cl = CL1.17 & d = HASHaab30358bebeac2a51d432
https://colsenfirepits.com/pages/alcohol-as-a-fuel-source-v02
https://theprovidentprepper.org/