How To Keep Warm If There Is No Heat in Your House

Handle any emergency with Howcast's First Aid app - http://howc.st/jkDRTe

Expand the description and view the text of the steps for this how-to video.

Check out Howcast for other do-it-yourself videos from laveyn and more videos in the Extreme Weather category.

You can contribute too! Create your own DIY guide at http://www.howcast.com/videos/new or produce your own Howcast spots with the Howcast Filmmakers Program at http://www.howcast.com/filmmakers/apply.

If you lose your heat in the middle of the winter, it can be more than just an inconvenience—it can be a life-threatening event. Here's how to stay warm.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Plastic wrap
Duct tape
Towels
Clothes
Blankets
Food
Water

Step 1: Shut doors and windows

Make sure all doors and windows are securely shut. If you have storm windows, make sure that both the interior and exterior windows are closed.

Step 2: Seal windows

Cover windows with clear plastic wrap and secure with duct tape. This will reduce heat loss through the windows while allowing sunlight to warm the interior of your home.

Tip: Before sealing windows, make sure that your home's ventilation system is unblocked and that your carbon monoxide detector is working.

Step 3: Draft-proof your doors

Draft-proof doors by rolling up towels and lining them along the bottom of your doors.

Step 4: Dress in layers

Put on multiple layers of clothing. The extra clothing itself will provide warmth, and the air between the layers acts as an insulator.

Tip: Wool, flannel, and synthetics will keep you warmer than cotton or silk.

Step 5: Accessorize

Don't forget hats and gloves. Your objective is to minimize the amount of exposed skin.

Step 6: Use blankets

Now wrap yourself in a few thick blankets.

Step 7: Eat and drink

Don't forget to eat and drink. Your body needs fuel to produce heat, so stay well fed, and don't skimp on the fats. Also, drink water, which will help your body process those calories.

Tip: Stay away from alcoholic and caffeinated beverages. Both will dehydrate you, making it harder for your body to generate heat.

Step 8: Stick together

If you're in this with other people, stay in the same room, or huddle together, so that you can benefit from each other's body heat.

Thanks for watching How To Keep Warm If There Is No Heat in Your House! If you enjoyed this video subscribe to the Howcast YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=howcast

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• HomeFamily
• keep
• warm
• heat
• house
• home
• heater
• winter
• blanket
• cold
• weather
• freezing

[markhinr]

Howcast and Expert Village must be competing to see who can come up with the most useless how-to videos.

[TatiSsj2]

Dang I don't have clothes

[worki22]

step 9 if u dont have a ventilation sistem suffocate!

[rickster348]

so,....you put on more clothing?, Mmmmm, ok.

[Xanxer]

Actually this is quiet helpful if your parents refuse to pay for heat in the house.

[imagangsterxxx]

If you lose your heat then why would you still have internet too?

[MissFrida94]

Step 1: Open about 10 windows of Internet explorer

Step 2: Wait for the computer to start lagging.

Step 3: Now when you're computer has started heating up. Sit close to the computer or place your laptop as a blanket.

Did you know LOL used to mean Lots Of Love before the Internet.

[FreeForAllGamerz]

step 1: put on a jumper

did you know i have a big dick

[powerfulPurple1]

If its cold enough out that this is an issue then why are my windows open...?

[player1vladimir]

bullshit if you are cold drink some alcohol it will heat you up. 100% proven worked in Russia and the Alps for ages.