tagglelim Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Thank you!!!!!! I live in So. Cal and really can't complain about the weather....mostly. But this past week has been miserable and our house does not have air conditioning. After several sleepless nights, I finally tried the strange idea of sleeping with a damp sheet. I ran my sheet through a cold speed wash and high spin. Once done, I placed a fan to face me and crawled under the wet sheet. Ahhhhhhhh - sweet relief! It was like a tiny cocoon of air-conditioned heaven. Thank you!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 I was chatting with an elderly man a few weeks ago about the oppressive heat. He was lamenting about how bad the heat was before his family had air conditioning. I asked him what tricks they had for staying cool. He told me that when he was a young boy, they would get their sheets completely wet, then jump in and try to fall asleep before they dried! Once he fell asleep he could make it through the whole night without waking, though his dad would wake up in the night because of the heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tagglelim Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 The idea is more popular than I thought, then! It really, really works. I did have to wet the sheet again in the middle of the night, but man, what a difference it made! It IS going to cool down here soon, right??? Right?? Soon??? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 How about just taking the diaper off your kids and sleeping with them? :auto: Anyway that only works where it's not already a sauna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykdsmomy Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Thank you!!!!!! I live in So. Cal and really can't complain about the weather....mostly. But this past week has been miserable and our house does not have air conditioning. After several sleepless nights, I finally tried the strange idea of sleeping with a damp sheet. I ran my sheet through a cold speed wash and high spin. Once done, I placed a fan to face me and crawled under the wet sheet. Ahhhhhhhh - sweet relief! It was like a tiny cocoon of air-conditioned heaven. Thank you!!!!! I'm in So Cal too...I did this last week but only because I was ready for bed and my sheets weren't dry :lol: I also have a pretty thin white quilt that was wet...but had been washed with Downey lavender scent...so it was like aromatherapy with air conditioning....sweet relief....til my restless leg kicked in...:glare: I think it's supposed to cool down a bit in the next few days...fingers crossed!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Does this work in places with high humidity or do you wake up smelling like mold? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 I put ice water in a hot water bottle and put it down by my feet. For some reason that is where I get the hottest, although I've put it under my pillow near my neck, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justLisa Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Doesn't that pose a risk to the mattress or something? I would think a musky/moldy smell eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Doesn't that pose a risk to the mattress or something? I would think a musky/moldy smell eventually. I did this for years and years in Kansas, and no, you wring it out and I never had a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykdsmomy Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 I have white sheets and I use bleach so I don't have a problem with mold....plus I have my ceiling fan on so it dries it pretty quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tagglelim Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 I also have a pretty thin white quilt that was wet...but had been washed with Downey lavender scent...so it was like aromatherapy with air conditioning....sweet relief....til my restless leg kicked in...:glare: I think it's supposed to cool down a bit in the next few days...fingers crossed!!! I'll have to try the aromatherapy. :lol: I saw the prediction for cooler weather. I so HOPE so. At least for it to be less humid.... Does this work in places with high humidity or do you wake up smelling like mold? Actually, it has been strangely humid here, which is why the heat has been extra-oppressive. Even with the humidity, my sheet dried within an hour or two. I actually had to re-wet it during the night. So, nope, no mold! I put ice water in a hot water bottle and put it down by my feet. For some reason that is where I get the hottest, although I've put it under my pillow near my neck, too. You know, that is where I get the hottest, too. Sometimes, I spritz water directly on my feet and prop them in front of a fan. :001_smile: Doesn't that pose a risk to the mattress or something? I would think a musky/moldy smell eventually. I only wet the top sheet and it dried so quickly that I don't think it caused problems. I thought the concept of wet sheets was so strange that I held off on trying it. Wish I had done it sooner!!! Sweet air-conditioned cocoon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 I wonder if DH would try this. It has been miserable here, too. No air conditioning and we don't usually need it, but this August has been bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiana Daniels Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Doesn't that pose a risk to the mattress or something? I would think a musky/moldy smell eventually. I wonder this, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tagglelim Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 I wonder if DH would try this. It has been miserable here, too. No air conditioning and we don't usually need it, but this August has been bad. Sooooooo bad. I feel like I'm back in Florida. :confused: TRY THE SHEETS!!! Your hubby won't regret it! Though, actually, my own DH refuses to use them....:tongue_smilie: He doesn't know what he is missing..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Doesn't that pose a risk to the mattress or something? I would think a musky/moldy smell eventually. I haven't done it but I think if you have a mattress protector on over your bottom sheet you should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Thank you!!!!!! I live in So. Cal and really can't complain about the weather....mostly. But this past week has been miserable and our house does not have air conditioning. After several sleepless nights, I finally tried the strange idea of sleeping with a damp sheet. I ran my sheet through a cold speed wash and high spin. Once done, I placed a fan to face me and crawled under the wet sheet. Ahhhhhhhh - sweet relief! It was like a tiny cocoon of air-conditioned heaven. Thank you!!!!! Ooo ... brilliant. I would have wish I had this tip in July. It's gorgeous here right now with perfect sleeping weather. I'm not sure my DH would be game though? Hmmm ... something for next summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Wow! The things I learn here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 and here I am sleeping with sweats and socks because I'm cold at night. Dh has the a/c and the fan going all the time. He runs hot and I run cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghee Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 I must have never gotten well and truly hot at night, because damp sheets sounds unappealing. I'm filing that away, though, in case I ever do get really hot! :) People in California usually don't need a/c? I figured y'all needed it more of the year than we do (Tn) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 I must have never gotten well and truly hot at night, because damp sheets sounds unappealing. I'm filing that away, though, in case I ever do get really hot! :) People in California usually don't need a/c? I figured y'all needed it more of the year than we do (Tn) We are in the mountains of SoCal. It is usually 15 degrees cooler up here than "down the hill." This sumer has been crazy, we usually only see the 90s a few times a summer. We actually broke down and bought tower fans a few days ago and we have lived up here 11 years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Thank you!!!!!! I live in So. Cal and really can't complain about the weather....mostly. But this past week has been miserable and our house does not have air conditioning. After several sleepless nights, I finally tried the strange idea of sleeping with a damp sheet. I ran my sheet through a cold speed wash and high spin. Once done, I placed a fan to face me and crawled under the wet sheet. Ahhhhhhhh - sweet relief! It was like a tiny cocoon of air-conditioned heaven. Thank you!!!!! :iagree:This is what got me through the Horribly Steamy Summer of '98, when it was over 100 degrees for weeks and I was very pregnant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carina Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 I'm in socal too and the heat is really getting to us, I think we'll try this tonight and see if we can sleep without the air conditioning on all night. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketgirl Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 I remember putting tshirts in the freezer for a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tagglelim Posted August 14, 2012 Author Share Posted August 14, 2012 :iagree:This is what got me through the Horribly Steamy Summer of '98, when it was over 100 degrees for weeks and I was very pregnant. That sounds AWFUL!!! Pregnant too - ug!!! I'm in socal too and the heat is really getting to us, I think we'll try this tonight and see if we can sleep without the air conditioning on all night. :) So I'm wondering if this worked for you, Carina! What did you think? :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsmith Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 I'll have to keep this in mind while on vacation. We are staying at a very small rustic resort, with no air conditioning, tv or phones. Last year it was brutally hot! So far it looks like it will be cooler this year. My hormones can't handle another heatwave! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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