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Early winter warning this morning

Posted by Allan Campbell on November 29, 2022, 20:15:12

I wanted to be in Harrogate for 9.30:this morning but when I got up there was a heavy frost plus fog.

It took about 10-15 min to clear the car windows probably because the de ice can had been stored in my shed which is not heated. So the propellant gas pressure low.

The temp was -2c so I must check the car tyres pressures as they might be a bit low. They were checked in the last few weeks but temp. was about 6+ c.

Got down into Harrogate temp 2c and visited the Turkish baths, that warmed me up ! Visits are 2 1/4 hours.

Very good just hope the visit cleared my sinuses as they have prevented me from cycling for 2 weeks.

Now too much outside work to catch up with to go cycling.

Regretfully I’ve become a fair weather cyclist now, just to be careful with health. I’ll try if it’s cold but not in mist conditions.

Have the clothing for winter but it’s MTB gear not Road gear so get out the MTB? Which has not been touched since Sept/Oct last year. Better as slower speed reducing windchill.

Allan C.

How are you keeping warm this winter

Posted by Allan Campbell on November 29, 2022, 21:38:51, in reply to "Early winter warning this morning"

We all have different heating systems and house layout.

The important thing it to have an area where you can keep warm at least cost. Our lounge is best as biggest radiators and it’s also the kitchen.

Our main bedroom radiators turned down most of the time, all have thermostatic valve’s.

Our 2nd bedroom does not need as much heat as the main one it’s half below ground at the back wall. I only turn up the heating in that bedroom if doing office work. If it gets really cold we sleep there.

For us the best temperature in the lounge is about 21c, the back wall of the lounge is half below ground so that helps a lot.

So plan you cold weather living space even if you need to move furniture around.

To us if temp drops in lounge to below 19c the heating goes on.

I will read our heating fuel consumption for the month tomorrow and see what the month has cost us.

As a very last resort we have thermals from our cycling days.

In addition we have our cycling skull caps or beanies.

Very cold weather used to only last for a few days, but now, who knows after the silly summer that we had.

You just have to plan things out to try to minimise costs of heating.

Your TV is a bit of a radiator, not a lot if on, but if off you could notice the difference. Of course the TV cost money to run.

All I’m saying is plan now.

Allan C.

Re: Early winter warning this morning

Posted by Elizabeth on November 30, 2022, 22:09:27, in reply to "Early winter warning this morning"

your organisational talent is impressive Alan!

Re: Early winter warning this morning

Posted by Allan Campbell on November 30, 2022, 23:09:46, in reply to "Re: Early winter warning this morning"

ThanksElizabeth just hope it works.

One thing that I have to do is to make a support for a door curtain to our front door. It’s going to be a bit difficult as I doubt standard off to shelf items will do.

Regretfully the front door is like a freezer panel in cold conditions and that costs £.

Our heat and hot water for the last 30 days cost £156. I will have to check usage with the last few years.

As I log usage every month I can go back some years on my spreadsheet.

Why do I bother checking. We are linked in to my daughters oil tank and have a meter so that we can pay our dues.

With todays costs of fuel you have to try to minimise.

When we first moved down to Harrogate in 1969 we were in a rented house with no central heating and we were hunched around an open fire. The winter of 1969 up to two weeks before Xmas were hard. We were in our new house for the Xmas thank goodness, Bliss a Rayburn or similar heating system.

Of course as we are now both nearly 80 we cannot stand the cold as we used to.

In my scuba diving days I went from a wet suit to a dry suit but never had the chance to try. A heated dry suit. I gather that there are some available for sports divers these days but Cost!

Now there’s a thought why not have a heated suit or jacket.

Seen heated gloves for cycling so there might be, just never looked. Battery power and you plug it in to charge as required.

The technology is there.

Allan C.

Re: Early winter warning this morning

Posted by Brian on December 1, 2022, 10:58:45, in reply to "Re: Early winter warning this morning"

There's definitely heated gilet out there and are fairly reasonably priced, worth a look.

Re: Early winter warning this morning

Posted by Bob Noble on December 1, 2022, 18:01:29, in reply to "Re: Early winter warning this morning"

That certainly is worth looking into Brian At 95 I am feeling the cold more than ever and the cost of energy to keep the home warm is prohibitive.If you hear of anything positive let me know ..Thank you

Heated gear

Posted by Allan Campbell on December 1, 2022, 19:42:29, in reply to "Re: Early winter warning this morning"

Saw on the Bikeradar website heated socks. Of course for cyclists.

Just remembered that my chair in the lounge has gizmo’s in it which I never use I bet it doesn’t heat up though, not like my car seats, again almost never used.

Anyway you cannot beat a set of thermal underwear of which I have two pairs. Not needed to use them for quite a few years as bought good quality bib longs for the bike.

Saw an article labout winter cycling in Canada, the cycle clothes, boots etc. really good stuff but of course suited for very low temperature conditions.

Allan C.

Re: Heated gear (Motorcycles)

Posted by John Shearer on December 1, 2022, 23:08:45, in reply to "Heated gear"

Heated Motorcycle gear has been around for years but only sold for 12v systems

Re: Heated gear (Motorcycles)

Posted by Allan Campbell on December 2, 2022, 15:16:30, in reply to "Re: Heated gear (Motorcycles)"

Most of the stuff I’ve seen have rechargeable batteries so 12v.

Allan C.

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