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Not entirely related, but sleeping hot I've managed to mitigate the terrible sweaty nights in summer by using an outlast topper. It's not a miracle, but at leas

Not entirely related, but sleeping hot I've managed to mitigate the terrible sweaty nights in summer by using an outlast topper. It's not a miracle, but at least I just feel hot and not incredibly hot. I honestly didn't believe it would do something, but it does something

jama211 1y ago
Personally I use air conditioning but for those that can’t this is great advice
- saltwounds 1y ago
  Even with AC air gets trapped between the mattress, the person, and covers. Different materials help circulate air and keep a cooler feel.
  - jama211 1y ago
    True, then you don’t have to use as much electricity too
stronglikedan 1y ago
I go camping often throughout the year, and sometimes sleep in a tent in 85-100+F weather. If I put a box fan at the foot of the bed, blowing straight over me, it will cool me down to the point where I wake up and pull a blanket over me. (I always start with a sheet because cool air blowing directly onto on the bottom of my feet is uncomfortable.) Don't underestimate the power of the simple box fan.
- sojournerc 1y ago
  Wait, camping and box fan don't exactly jive in my mind. Car camping with electric I suppose? Camping for me is 30lbs in a backpack. Definitely no fans or power banks.
whyenot 1y ago
I lived on an island in the middle of the Panama Canal for a few years, one of the hottest and most humid places imaginable. We had no AC. Everyone used a top sheet instead of a comforter or blanket, and had a ceiling fan going at night. It worked surprisingly well.
- Marsymars 1y ago
  Ceiling fans are really underrated. Even if you have AC, you can probably save money/energy at night by running the AC at a higher temp with a ceiling fan.
sjw987 1y ago
I've found thermal cooling with a bit of a dab of cold water on my body (sleeping above duvet), with a fan blowing on it for a few minutes is enough to get me to sleep.
- jama211 1y ago
  My memories of sleeping in 40+ degree C weather when I was a kid by using a wet towel as a blanket are coming back to me

jama211 1y ago

Personally I use air conditioning but for those that can’t this is great advice

saltwounds 1y ago
Even with AC air gets trapped between the mattress, the person, and covers. Different materials help circulate air and keep a cooler feel.
- jama211 1y ago
  True, then you don’t have to use as much electricity too

stronglikedan 1y ago

I go camping often throughout the year, and sometimes sleep in a tent in 85-100+F weather. If I put a box fan at the foot of the bed, blowing straight over me, it will cool me down to the point where I wake up and pull a blanket over me. (I always start with a sheet because cool air blowing directly onto on the bottom of my feet is uncomfortable.) Don't underestimate the power of the simple box fan.

sojournerc 1y ago
Wait, camping and box fan don't exactly jive in my mind. Car camping with electric I suppose? Camping for me is 30lbs in a backpack. Definitely no fans or power banks.

whyenot 1y ago

I lived on an island in the middle of the Panama Canal for a few years, one of the hottest and most humid places imaginable. We had no AC. Everyone used a top sheet instead of a comforter or blanket, and had a ceiling fan going at night. It worked surprisingly well.

Marsymars 1y ago
Ceiling fans are really underrated. Even if you have AC, you can probably save money/energy at night by running the AC at a higher temp with a ceiling fan.

sjw987 1y ago

I've found thermal cooling with a bit of a dab of cold water on my body (sleeping above duvet), with a fan blowing on it for a few minutes is enough to get me to sleep.

jama211 1y ago
My memories of sleeping in 40+ degree C weather when I was a kid by using a wet towel as a blanket are coming back to me