Many preppers know that at any time the convinces that we have become used to may not be able to help us during an emergency. This means that we have to think about what people did before they had these things to help them survive. This includes staying warm in your bed during the winter if the heat or power no longer works. The ways our ancestors did it just might leave you surprised!

Ways Our Ancestors Kept Their Beds Warm During Winter Include:

1. The “grate.” Homeowners would cut a hole between the first and second floor and insert a grate that would allow the hot air from below to rise into the second floor.
2. The hot-bed pan. Another solution was to take hot coals from the fire and insert them into a covered pan on the end of a long wooden handle and rub it over a mattress before sleeping.

3. The “nightcap.” If you’ve ever slept in a cold tent during winter, then you know the need for a “nightcap.” This was a head covering that could be a knitted cap or, in Artic climates, a fur cap.
4. Layers on layers of insulation. Layering is a common concept for anyone in winter, and layers of sheets, blankets and quilts made a sleeping arrangement warm and warmer.

If you thought number 2 was strange wait till you see number 8 on the next page! 

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