Essential Tips for Winter Preparedness

15 Strategies for Keeping Warm When the Power Is Off

1. Hearth
Though it should go without saying, I must address this in case someone comments, "Hey genius, you forgot to mention fireplaces." Make sure you have a lot of additional firewood on hand.

2. Power Source
One more obvious one I feel compelled to bring out. Get a generator now, before the weather gets any colder, if you can afford one and enough of fuel.

3. Space Heaters - Ezoic
The greatest alternative if you don't have a fireplace and can't afford a generator is a decent space heater. As long as they are used in well-ventilated spaces, propane space heaters are safe to use indoors. However, if you're making every effort to keep the cold out, there probably won't be much ventilation in your rooms. Although kerosene space heaters are cleaner, I would nevertheless carry a carbon monoxide detector.

4. Lighting
Kerosene or oil lamps are the safest to use indoors. To reduce the amount of carbon monoxide produced, set the kerosene lamp to burn with a blue flame. A single lamp won't do much, but a few lamps can add a little bit here and there.

Ezoic 5. Lights
Similar to lamps, a single one won't make much of a difference, but many dozen can raise the temperature significantly. Just make sure they're all in solid candle holders and that they're out of children's and dogs' reach. Additionally, use unscented candles because too many scented ones can make you headachey.

6. Sunlight Most people keep their curtains pulled all the time to block out the cold, but you can also let in natural light by covering your windows with glass shower curtains. This has a significant impact.

Cooking at Bulletproof House 7.
If done carefully, the heat and steam generated by cooking indoors can effectively elevate the temperature of the space. Additionally, warming up with a cup of soup or hot cocoa helps tremendously in the winter. Foods with a kick work even better.

Ezoic Insulate Your Home 8. Doors: First, ensure sure all of your external doors have quality weather stripping installed. Door sweeps should be placed beneath your doors as well. For a little additional insulation, you could also drape extra blankets over doors.

Examine the edges and use caulk to fill up any cracks. Here is a notion: Obtain heavy curtains and securely fasten them to the wall all the way around the window's perimeter. Now place extra blankets, cloths, and towels in the gap that exists between the curtain and the window. This increases insulation by several inches.

10. Compact Space
It is best if everyone enters a compact space—likely a bedroom—that has just one exterior wall. This allows the room to stay warmer due to body heat 

 11. Additional Rooms
Enter the other rooms, shut off the heating vents, and cover them with tape or heavy nails. Apply the same procedure to the little room's vent. The idea is to keep your small chamber as isolated from the other rooms as you can. Additionally, cover the door with blankets and lay towels across the bottom.

12. Floors Make sure the little room has at least blankets and/or rugs if there isn't carpeting. Hardwood or tile floors make a place considerably more stylish.

 13. Pack together
Although it can seem apparent, layers are important. A turtleneck sweater, trousers, t-shirt, long sleeve shirt, coat, thermal underwear, sweatpants, and possibly a pair of beanies (a lot of heat escapes through the head) are all recommended. Additionally, don't overlook Snuggies. Because your body heat is retained between several thin layers, they are preferable than a single thick one.

14. Work out
Since there isn't much area for workout in a tiny location, burpee pushups are my recommendation. In only a few minutes, they will warm you up, work your cardiovascular system, and target numerous key muscle areas.

15. Hug
Mammals of all kinds are like 24-hour heaters. Spend time cuddling with your pets, loved ones, or friends.