Impish Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Oh, we sooooo need out of this mobile. First snowstorm of the year, furnace has been going for a cpl of hrs now, and it's still flipping chilly in here. No way is this going to work. Boo's crawling on the floor, the chilliest place to be. Princess is wearing her coat in the house. Tazzie's buried in a blanket on the couch. Diva's in her bed, under her blanket. My RSD is kicking up. I can't imagine what our gas bill will be, w/the furnace constantly on, and yet it's not even warm. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2bdeutmeyer Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Ugh!! I'm so sorry. Being cold is one of the worst feelings IMO. Hot chocolate for everybody (except Boo of course)??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny_Weatherwax Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Oh, Impish, I am so sorry things aren't going well. I don't know what words of comfort to offer but please know that I am thinking about you (I think about you often) and am praying for you and your family. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Imp, I'm so sorry! We lived in a trailer for 9 years and some days it wasn't about staying warm, it was about simply keeping the pipes from freezing! Sending toasty thoughts your way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Hopefully this will be a long, but fruitful day. I will be praying hard for you and the family, Imp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 you're in a metal box, up off the ground with the wind blowing around all the metal box. Of course you are not going to stay warm. Mobile homes are tolerable in tropical areas, but awful in cold places. You just can't keep them warm! :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 (edited) I have found in my vast trailer living experience (have lived in one on and off since I was 7) that a space heater works wonders. Just a cheap one that shuts off when tipped over works great :). OH and fans to blow the warm air around. I lived in a trailer in the UP of Michigan for 15 years. :). Another thing is to put plastic, blankets or whatever you can manage over the windows to help keep the cold air from coming in and over any doors that are not used. When you get enough snow use it around the trailer for insulation. :) Edited October 23, 2012 by melissamathews Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkacademy Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Also plastic cover the windows can be helpful. I live in North FL and contrary to poular belief it gets cold here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Florida and Georgia have more of a wet cold so it feels so much colder than it really is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonfirmath Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 you're in a metal box, up off the ground with the wind blowing around all the metal box. Of course you are not going to stay warm. Mobile homes are tolerable in tropical areas, but awful in cold places. You just can't keep them warm! :grouphug: Last year, in a mobile home in Texas, I discovered they were not great for keeping cool either :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 :grouphug: I have lived in a trailer too - putting quilts over the doors and windows helped. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Shut any doors to rooms not being used can help keep the heat where you want it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfgivas Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 setting up a tent inside works, too. we do this whenever we lose power (which is more often than one would like to imagine). the kids get to read books in "their place" and the body heat warms it up nicely. hth, ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkacademy Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Florida and Georgia have more of a wet cold so it feels so much colder than it really is. When it is under twenty degrees I don't care where you are it is cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Is it blowing warm air at all? Our first winter here (mobile home) our furnace blew cold air, and a guy at church checked it out for us. Turns out a spider holed up right where the flame goes through and the mass of web blocked the flame from heating things properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In The Great White North Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 When you get enough snow use it around the trailer for insulation. :) Around here people use bales of hay and they definitely helped around the tracks back in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticmom Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 First of all, thanks for all the responses :grouphug: I have found in my vast trailer living experience (have lived in one on and off since I was 7) that a space heater works wonders. Just a cheap one that shuts off when tipped over works great :). OH and fans to blow the warm air around. I lived in a trailer in the UP of Michigan for 15 years. :). Another thing is to put plastic, blankets or whatever you can manage over the windows to help keep the cold air from coming in and over any doors that are not used. When you get enough snow use it around the trailer for insulation. :) I can't put anything up. Being one armed makes it impossible, plus I can't get to town in order to buy plastic. Has to wait til Wolf gets home. :grouphug: I have lived in a trailer too - putting quilts over the doors and windows helped. :grouphug: We don't have any extra blankets, etc. Shut any doors to rooms not being used can help keep the heat where you want it. Problem is, the further from the furnace, the colder. Our room is right beside the laundry/furnace, it's the warmest in the house. Then the kitchen and living room are chilly. Diva's room is next, and it's chillier yet. The Littles have the room the furthest from the furnace, and it's plain cold. Closing the door to our room does diddly as far as spreading the warmth. setting up a tent inside works, too. we do this whenever we lose power (which is more often than one would like to imagine). the kids get to read books in "their place" and the body heat warms it up nicely. hth, ann Our tent is in storage. I'll mention it to Wolf when he gets home, thanks for the suggestion! Is it blowing warm air at all? Our first winter here (mobile home) our furnace blew cold air, and a guy at church checked it out for us. Turns out a spider holed up right where the flame goes through and the mass of web blocked the flame from heating things properly. Thank God, yes it is blowing warm air. It's just leaking out almost as fast as the furnace is generating it. The windows are all cold, you can feel it by going near one, and the walls, judging by the way the whole place rocks, sways, and you can hear the cat eating from another room through the walls, are hollow and not insulated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tess in the Burbs Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I can only hope that all this job loss will lead you to a better place....a warm place. I know for us in the past what seemed a horrible situation often led to better things.....:grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Also plastic cover the windows can be helpful. I live in North FL and contrary to poular belief it gets cold here. Florida and Georgia have more of a wet cold so it feels so much colder than it really is. :iagree: absolutely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Thank God, yes it is blowing warm air. It's just leaking out almost as fast as the furnace is generating it. The windows are all cold, you can feel it by going near one, and the walls, judging by the way the whole place rocks, sways, and you can hear the cat eating from another room through the walls, are hollow and not insulated. Then insulating the windows with plastic or towels and borrowing a space heater for your closed up all snuggling together main room is probably your best bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Impish, seeing how you don't have extra blankets, do you have extra sheets? We have used sheets in the past, we just folded them and stuck them up with thumb tacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 Impish, seeing how you don't have extra blankets, do you have extra sheets? We have used sheets in the past, we just folded them and stuck them up with thumb tacks. Wolf has to make a trip to our storage locker. Extra linens are in there (no blankets though). All of the windows have curtains/blinds, so at least there aren't any bare windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 (edited) In our currant trailer we have sheets of insulation in the windows, sure there isn't much sunlight but everything is nice and warm. Though we do have one window with no insulation so that we can see if someone pulls up. We have also put sheets in the windows behind the curtains/blinds. Any little bit helps blocking the wind coming in. Also get some spray foam and caulk to seal the window frames and any holes you see. Especially under the sinks, why they drilled such huge holes and not seal them is beyond me. Edited October 23, 2012 by melissamathews Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 In our currant trailer we have sheets of insulation in the windows, sure there isn't much sunlight but everything is nice and warm. Though we do have one window with no insulation so that we can see if someone pulls up. We have also put sheets in the windows behind the curtains/blinds. Any little bit helps blocking the wind coming in. Also get some spray foam and caulk to seal the window frames and any holes you see. Especially under the sinks, why they drilled such huge holes and not seal them is beyond me. W/ my luck, the landlord would charge us for making unauthorized alterations and ding our damage deposit :glare: The guy is an ack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Also see if you can find the little insulation pieces for your outlets, you would be amazed with how much air goes through those things on the outside walls. Yes I am still thinking of the cheap or free things we have done to keep the heat in our trailer :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 W/ my luck, the landlord would charge us for making unauthorized alterations and ding our damage deposit :glare: The guy is an ack. He should be happy your trying to keep the pipes from freezing, some people are just brainless sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 (edited) Oh and the insulation that we put in the windows, we take out when it gets warm out. We reuse the insulation every year, we just write on the piece which window it is for. We also just use the window frames to keep them in (they are cut so they are a tight fit). One is of our skylight and the other is one of our living room windows. Edited October 23, 2012 by melissamathews Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 Wolf's out of town for job interviews. If one of them comes through, we should be out of here for Dec 1st, so it's a matter of gettging through til then. W/the way RSD is climbing today, that's going to be a big challenge. :crying: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I hope all goes well. Go take a hot bath, climb into some warm clothes, cover up with a blanket and read to the kiddos. All over top a register vent... and yes I have done it :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 I hope all goes well. Go take a hot bath, climb into some warm clothes, cover up with a blanket and read to the kiddos. All over top a register vent... and yes I have done it :) Problem is, for me, the temp diff of a hot bath and cool air when leaving the bathroom hurts. Sometimes I get so desperate that I do it anyways, for the time spent being actually *warm* in the tub, but the after math is pricey. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Well that's stinky :( Maybe a cup of hot tea, cocoa or coffee would be better :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 :grouphug:I hate being cold to the bone.. Hot water bottle? RICE...Do you have any???...If you have uncooked rice, you can make rice bags and warm them in the microwave. (You can make bags or use a big sock. Cotton not synthetic fibers though.) Anyway, you stitch up the rice in a bag and heat it in the microwave for a few minutes; then snuggle up, but be careful they get hot and hold the heat. All our bags have flannel covers that I pop on after they are heated. (They can be scented with rosemary or lavender if you like.) Turn the shower on, but don't get in. The steam might help. Boil water to add warm moisture to the air. Prayers for a warm up and good job.:grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justLisa Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Do you have a heating blanket? You should all snuggle somewhere under a blanket together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 When you put up the plastic, duct tape around the whole edge. You want to keep the draft out, that's the key. Sheets and blankets let air still pass through. The plastic will get cold, but it won't let cold in. For an extra layer, though, you can just tack a blanket over the plastic, as long as you've sealed off every edge of the plastic first. FWIW, we have to do this with some of the older windows in our house as we can't afford to replace them all at once, so just replace one or two every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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