Subject: Re: [permaculture] Lifestyles of the Voluntarily Heatless
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:53:06 -0800
At 1:57 PM -0800 1/26/10, <fdnokes@hotmail.com> wrote:
....We tell ourselves it's 'just for fun', but we often keep the
temperature at
60 F.
We do have a little portable heater in the bathroom that we turn on before
showering....
I'm in the SF bay area where winter temps are generally in the high
50s in the daytime and in the low 40s at night, and generally it's
comfortable indoors (a fun 60F, more or less). When it gets much
colder, I've added bubblewrap curtains next to the computer desk to
cut down on drafts, as well as a small portable heater. I sleep with
a fleece hat, and often wear a hat and an extra layer of poly fleece
if sitting indoors, including fleece socks. And you're right, it
feels colder sitting inside than being active outside, so I often
take off a layer to go outside.
I've heard of someone in Oregon who claims light bulbs are the most
efficient form of electric heat, so uses about 8 bulbs (no higher
than eye level, in floor and table lamps) to heat the room where he
spends the most time.
I don't heat the bathroom. I feel a lot warmer after a shower if I've
scrubbed my skin with a washcloth -- it gets the warmth to the
surface. I often think of the herbalist who said he took showers from
the hose in his Santa Cruz yard because cold water stimulates the
immune system. So each morning and evening as I get dressed and
undressed and the cold air hits my skin, I think, good, I'm
stimulating my immune system. Haven't tried the combo of cold water
and cold air...brrr.