9 Ways I Keep My Bed Warm at 40 Below Without Turning the Heat Up

9 Ways I Keep My Bed Warm at 40 Below Without Turning the Heat Up Last January it hit forty-one below outside Hank Bramlett's bedroom window, and he slept straight through without touching the thermostat. Hank came north from the Missouri Ozarks to work on the pipeline in 1975 and has lived fifty winters in a log house outside Fairbanks, Alaska. His first winter, an old Swede named Oscar Lindgren told him he had everything upside down: stop trying to heat the cabin, and heat the bed. Tonight Hank gives you the nine ways he keeps his bed warm at forty below, and the one his late wife Dottie made him promise to tell people, because most folks have it completely backwards. In this video: Why the cold comes up through the mattress, and the wool blanket that goes UNDER the sheet The one place you should never put your bed in winter Flannel vs. cotton, and why you should air the bed out in the morning The hot water bottle routine, and how to use one safely Why your heaviest blanket should never go on top What to wear to bed at forty below (and why "cotton kills") Why you should never go to bed cold The old blanket-tent trick that warms the air around the bed instead of the room Number nine: if you pay for heat, heat the person, not the room SAFETY: Hank is not a doctor or an electrician. This video is about sleeping warm without turning the heat up, not about turning your heat down. Older adults, and anyone who is ill or on certain medicines, should keep their home warm enough (many health agencies suggest at least 68°F) and follow their doctor's advice. Never use an oven, stove or grill to heat your home. Never run a generator near the house. Keep a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm near where you sleep. Keep space heaters at least three feet from anything that can burn and never leave one running while you sleep. Use hot water bottles with hot (not boiling) water, in a cover, and replace old ones. Use electric blankets and mattress pads only as the manufacturer directs; replace old or damaged ones. Never put candles, hot lamps or heaters near bedding or blanket tents. If someone is shivering uncontrollably, confused or unusually drowsy in the cold, call for help. How cold does your bedroom get in January, and where do you live? Tell Hank in the comments. Stay warm, stay dry, and keep the coffee hot. Forty Below Ways. #winter #stayingwarm #heatingbill #alaska #oldways #seniors #coldweather #savemoney