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The candle idea is dubious at best and dangerous at worst. Cars are very poor insulators, being made of single layer glass, steel and aluminum. Any temperatur
by antisthenes 10y ago
The candle idea is dubious at best and dangerous at worst.
Cars are very poor insulators, being made of single layer glass, steel and aluminum.
Any temperature rise you'll get out of a candle (in reality almost negligible over the T. rise from your body heat) will be gone within minutes of you extinguishing it.
- Teever 10y agoIf your car is stuck in a blizzard it will eventually be covered in snow. Snow is a fantastic insulator.
- L_226 10y agohttps://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/3389/how-much-heat-can-a-candle-lantern-provide-while-winter-camping https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/3389/how-much-h...
- antisthenes 10y agoThanks. I haven't gone through all the answers, but it looks like most of them confirm my original post, that it isn't worth it.
- koverstreet 10y agoSnow, on the other hand, is a _wonderful_ insulator. If there was suitable snow to dig a snowcave, that's what I'd do. You can sleep toasty warm in a snowcave in ridiculously cold windy weather in a 3 season sleeping bag.