10 Old Amish Habits That Keep Winter Damp Out (No Dehumidifier)

Foggy windows, musty corners, black spots behind the bed. One load of laundry dried indoors can put more than a gallon of water into the air, and Amish families keep winter damp out without a single dehumidifier. Here are 10 old Amish habits that keep a house dry all winter. Most of them cost nothing. Number seven sounds completely wrong, and number one is the reason a house full of people stays dry. Chapters: 0:00 Why your house gets damp in winter 0:55 #10 The morning airing 1:40 #9 The window rag 2:21 #8 The wet stays at the door 3:04 #7 Laundry outside, even when freezing 4:17 #6 A hand's width from the wall 5:08 #5 Rugs come up 5:48 #4 Salt and charcoal in damp corners 6:56 #3 Lime-washed cellar walls 7:36 #2 Never make the bed right away 8:14 #1 The stove and the cracked window 9:06 Is the old way worth bringing back? Try one this week, then tell me in the comments which one your grandmother swore by. 👉 Subscribe to Plain Home for more old-fashioned ways to keep a warm, dry, simple home. #Amish #WinterHome #DampHouse