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It's supposed to be Spring here in Australia.
I'm freezing. It feels like the middle of Winter. One of the curses in living where I do, is that we get the icy storms and cold fronts fresh off Antarctica, and that causes the temperature to drop like a stone down a mine-shaft.
To keep warm during cold nights, I use a pair of antique copper hot-water bottles, for which I produced a pair of homemade cosies/bags, to keep them in, and use them with:
Does anyone else here on the Lounge keep warm at night using hot water bottles? Vintage ones? Antiques? Modern ones?
Old rubber hot water bottles obviously come with safety issues, because rubber hardens and cracks over time if it's not maintained properly. But the old hot-water bottles made of copper (like those two up there) will last forever. Although usually you have to make your own drawstring pouches or wraps for them, to prevent contact-burns.
The little round one was a souvenir from China. The longer one is an Victorian-era carriage-warmer. They were used by people to keep their hands/feet warm during long drives, or on long railway journeys. Right now, they're both in my bed, warming it up before I retire for the night.
Hot water bottles are safer than electric blankets, and the water inside can be reused almost endlessly.
So does anyone else here keep their beds warm the old-fashioned way? And with what kinds/ages of hot-water bottles?
I'm freezing. It feels like the middle of Winter. One of the curses in living where I do, is that we get the icy storms and cold fronts fresh off Antarctica, and that causes the temperature to drop like a stone down a mine-shaft.
To keep warm during cold nights, I use a pair of antique copper hot-water bottles, for which I produced a pair of homemade cosies/bags, to keep them in, and use them with:
Does anyone else here on the Lounge keep warm at night using hot water bottles? Vintage ones? Antiques? Modern ones?
Old rubber hot water bottles obviously come with safety issues, because rubber hardens and cracks over time if it's not maintained properly. But the old hot-water bottles made of copper (like those two up there) will last forever. Although usually you have to make your own drawstring pouches or wraps for them, to prevent contact-burns.
The little round one was a souvenir from China. The longer one is an Victorian-era carriage-warmer. They were used by people to keep their hands/feet warm during long drives, or on long railway journeys. Right now, they're both in my bed, warming it up before I retire for the night.
Hot water bottles are safer than electric blankets, and the water inside can be reused almost endlessly.
So does anyone else here keep their beds warm the old-fashioned way? And with what kinds/ages of hot-water bottles?
