Tents

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Originally posted by Gilmore, Avian Flu Talk
http://www.avianflutalk.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=967

Setting up a tent in your house reduces the amount of space needed to heat if you lose power/heating capability. Just pretend you're camping. . .
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Originally posted by (flourbug) at CurEvents.com

http://www.curevents.com/vb/showthread.php?t=68926

There's one thing that will always be available as a heat source. Your body.

If its the dead of winter, and you have absolutely NO way to heat your house, drag your mattress into the warmest room, put your kitchen or diningroom table over it, and toss every blanket and rug you can find over the top and sides to make yourself a nice little well insulated tent. Then sit inside. Be sure to invite company - its a mutually beneficial arrangement.

Something much less expensive than designing a new house is a windproof fleece quilt. You'll need a wool fleece mattress pad (not the fake stuff - you want Real Wool Fleece), waterproof/windproof fabric (you can get this at a fabric store - its used for jackets) and a thick wool or polarfleece blanket. Cut all three to the same size, and hand sew them all together (fleece side out) just like you would make a quilt. Sew around the edges then sew, use ties, or buttons to keep the layers together. Put one under you and one on top of you, and your walls could turn to ice and you wouldn't notice. btw, these are awesome in a smaller size, like a lapblanket, for cars and football games.
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