Category: Warmth / Shelter / Cooling
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Inflatable, Reusable Sandbag?
Ok, inflatable might be the wrong word to describe this sandbag as inflation implies air is involved, but it is certainly different than the traditional “fill your own” sandbags we’ve all come to despise, lol. Anyway, I just recently ran into this SoSaveBag.com which perked my interest as it’s apparently a sandbag that actually swells…
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49 Sq Ft Bug Out Retreat?
What do you think about a tiny little house like this as a bug out retreat? This sure takes the idea of only needing a “roof over your head” to a new level, lol. Plus it seems like he hasn’t quite thought this out completely, though I do like the eventual idea of the add-on…
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TIP: Keeping Feet Warm in Your Sleeping Bag
I thought most folks knew to do this but maybe not. FYI, you could also warm a water bottle and stuff it in the bottom of the sleeping bag to help keep your feet warm…
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Neat Idea to Keep Feet Warm
It never occurred to me to use this simple idea to help keep my feet warm in the winter cold. For about a $1 you can add some much needed insulation to all of your winter boots and shoes. Skip to about the 0:35 mark to get to the *trick* he suggests…
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Winter Cold Poses Several Unique Survival Problems You May Not Have Thought Of…
Since it’s been much colder around the Pacific Northwest than it should be for this time of year it got me to thinking about several of the troubles that we could face during an emergency situation due specifically to the winter cold. Though I’m sure this list isn’t exhaustive it will get you started to…
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Turn Down That Thermostat… Put on Some Darn Clothing!
Ever since we’ve moved to the Pacific Northwest I’ve had a slight fascination with our electricity bill, well, after we got our first bill anyway. It was a big one! Or, at least, the bill was much more than I expected. Obviously, these numbers will vary quite a bit from location to location and dependent on…
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Instant Screen Door: Lets the Breeze Through, Keeps the Bugs Out!
Since we live in a place where air conditioning is not mandatory we spend a lot of time with the doors and windows open. You might think no air condition is a good thing but not so when it gets too warm for comfort in the house most days and, wouldn’t you know it, the bugs…
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8 EASY Ways to Save Money on Your Cooling Bill Without Breaking the Bank: Frugal Fridays
We’ve never lived in a place where you didn’t need a heater in the winter and air conditioning in the summer… until our recent move to the Seattle area. Here, homes don’t have centralized air conditioning because they say you don’t need it. While that may be true, we’ve noticed the interior of our home can…
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Dryer Heat Keeper: Pump the Heat Back into Your House, Save Money on Bills!
EDIT: People keep telling me I may wind up with some significant mold issues in the near future doing this, so, I’ll warn you that “your mileage may vary” and I’ll have to keep tweaking when I flip the vent open (probably need to wait much longer than 10 minutes for sure) so that I…