5 cat night
on 01/05/2016 at 01:35 AM
WIMP! That weather report is like the average January noon weather where I live…
So,inquiring minds want to know, what do you do to stay warm in the guard shack?
inquiring minds ask the right question ... after freezing my nadgers off yesterday, I made sufficient noise that the straw boss arrived today with a big pile of vinyl siding underlayment insulation, a knife and a staple gun. So now I have a project to do in the mornings, although I’m thinking that some heavy plastic sheeting, a pot of glue, and then some custom cut bits of luan (5mm plywood) would finish things off nicely. Capture some air, block the wind. The shack is hardly bigger than the door, so no need to worry about excess water vapor. I can insulate 3 walls and the roof, so that has to help. Can’t do anything about the floor, and maybe I can glue some underlayment foam to the inside of the door. I might have some silicon I can seal the side windows with too.
Actually, I have my own little electric heater that I use there. And it just barely works ... from 10° at 7am I can heat it up to freezing by 8am, and then get the place a “toasty” 55 by 9, when it’s time to close it up and go home. That doesn’t cut the mustard, and I’ll be damned if I’m going to bring a hot water bottle with me every day.
Also, I’ve got some “base layer” thermal undies on order, and some heavy duty pants with fleece lining. And some insulated hiking boots to go with my extra burly wool socks.
A German Bett Zug (comforter) - I wish I knew someone in Germany right now. I bought new covers in IKEA - but the Swedish nonsense is not the same dimensions as the German ones. Ours are like 35+ years old. Still hanging in and still keeps us toasty (we each have one). The burn survivor doesn’t use his (he is just using blankets a lot this year - so eventually he might). It is all you need - no matter the low temp. Just that Zug - no sheets, no other blankets. I love them (even have a crib size one in the basement - use it for the grandbabies when they come to visit. And - I don’t go outside at all - unless I have to - one of the advantages of chronic unemployment.
