Electric blanket for off grid or green winters?

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Panther

Re: Electric blanket for off grid or green winters?

Post by Panther »

In reply to the questions about energy consumption involved in boiling a kettle and filling a hot water bottle:
The Rayburn is already alight and warming the kitchen, so putting a kettle on it to fill a hot water bottle is quite simple and won't use up any electricity.
I stick to what I said before, low tech solutions are often the best!
Panther

Re: Electric blanket for off grid or green winters?

Post by Panther »

Anyway, why do all these young, fit survivalist types need electric blankets?
Us oldies are made of tougher stuff!!
:shock: :lol: :lol:
the-gnole

Re: Electric blanket for off grid or green winters?

Post by the-gnole »

Panther wrote:In reply to the questions about energy consumption involved in boiling a kettle and filling a hot water bottle:
The Rayburn is already alight and warming the kitchen, so putting a kettle on it to fill a hot water bottle is quite simple and won't use up any electricity.
I stick to what I said before, low tech solutions are often the best!
Not much good in Nicks place though, he doesn't have a rayburn, nor do 96% of the population, but he, like I, has got off grid electric.

I have a gas ring to heat a kettle, I could light a fire outside to heat a bucket of water, but not good in an all electric block of flats.

We all have our ways to get the results we want or need, a young child in a house with no heating might find Nicks off-grid electric blanket far more enjoyable than bronchitis and all sorts of other illnesses from sleeping in a damp bed :mrgreen: