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safeinOhio

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8. I always keep some "Space Blankets" in my car.

Mon Feb 15, 2021, 10:26 AM

Feb 2021

They are very cheap on Amazon, not much more than a buck each when you buy 10. Also they don't take up much space. Also handy for injured people in car accidents to keep them warm.
I have one of those old metal coffee cans and keep one filled with candles I buy at yard sales in the summer. Emergence heater if stuck in the car in the winter. Just light one in the can and it makes a great little space heater. Back in the 70s I use to go camping in the winter in a two man pup tent. I had one of those fluid filled hand warmers. Would fire it up and then roll it up in a pair of sock. Then I would put in and at the bottom of my sleeping bag. It would keep my warm all night and had warm socks in the morning.
good luck

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our heat in our condo quit overnight. Currently 55 in our home [View all] demtenjeep Feb 2021 OP

Just be careful. I had once read a warning about putting anything on top of an electric blanket. MLAA Feb 2021 #1

Oh, no! That's my bigggest fear in the winter. catbyte Feb 2021 #2

I always keep some "Space Blankets" in my car. safeinOhio Feb 2021 #8

yeah we have one in the glove compartment of each car samnsara Feb 2021 #10

Realky bad for birds, too. nt leftyladyfrommo Feb 2021 #17

That's terrible,,,, KarenS Feb 2021 #3

Are ya prepared for if it becomes a 3 dog night? 3Hotdogs Feb 2021 #4

my dogs jump OFF the bed because they get too hot samnsara Feb 2021 #11

I let my dog sleep with me last marlakay Feb 2021 #14

Well, I keep my heat down so low that now that it is sub sub zero outside, even my space heater hlthe2b Feb 2021 #5

That's about what my son sets the air conditioner on. tavernier Feb 2021 #6

I'm sorry you have to endure this situation but it seems you have a doable plan. badhair77 Feb 2021 #7

Does your condo have its own furnace or heating system? MineralMan Feb 2021 #9

service guy came and said it is working demtenjeep Feb 2021 #16

Must be an undersized unit, designed for less cold conditions. MineralMan Feb 2021 #18

To save money, I spent much of a winter with the tstat set at 55 Kaleva Feb 2021 #12

Open your faucets so they drip just a bit to keep the water pipes DeminPennswoods Feb 2021 #13

You don't have any backup heaters? cwydro Feb 2021 #15