Old-Timers Never Froze From Below. They Did This Under the Bed ($0)

Cold bed? Waking up freezing from below, even with three blankets on? Here's how to insulate under your mattress and stay warm at night with no power, no heater and $0. Old-timers never froze from below, and this is how they did it. Part 2 to the bed tent video (heat from above): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLVw2IlK7Zo If your mattress feels cold from the floor, your bedroom is freezing in winter, or the power goes out and you need to keep your bed warm without electricity, this video covers the four old-time fixes: why a compressed mattress loses its insulation, cardboard under a mattress, a bed skirt that hangs to the floor, and the straw tick mattress that homesteaders built every bed around. All free or nearly free, using things you already have around the house. This is an off grid, homestead winter survival skill for power outages, cold cabins, drafty bedrooms and cold floors. Fifty-plus years of what I know, over eighty chapters: eliasmercer.com SAFETY Straw can attract mice. Never sweep, shake or vacuum rodent droppings or nests. Wear gloves, soak with a bleach-and-water or disinfectant solution, wait, wipe, and double-bag. Hantavirus is rare but serious. If your mattress shows black mold or stains that won't clean, get it looked at before building anything under it. Not medical or professional advice. Know your local rules. #coldbed #offgrid #homesteading