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Any tips for coping in a heatwave?
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this post was submitted on 09 Jul 2026
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a follow up to this, use a salt water mix. frozen salt water will hold a cooler temp for a longer time. plus, with a couple of zip ties or a length of small rope, you can affix them to a box fan or oscillating fan to create an "ac" similar to the bucket version posted in this thread (and you don't need any extra equipment or tools).
just be careful to not cover too much of the fan face so it doesn't restrict airflow to the point of burning out the motor, plug it into a surge protector or gfci plug, and place a towel beneath it to absorb the exterior humidity as the bottles sweat.
stay safe!
I've sort of done this one summer by putting those ice box freezable blocks (no idea what these are in English) in a small plastic box just in front of the fan and then pointing it at the bed, it did cool us down pretty well until the ice blocks melted.