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Easy Way To Cool Down A Hot Car

Have you ever had to wait for your suffocatingly hot car to cool down enough for you to BREATHE once inside in the summer? To expedite the process, roll down the passenger side window and open and close the driver’s side door quickly for a few seconds. This creates a fanning effect, allowing fresh air in while exhausting stale, hot air from your vehicle.

Good idea, especially for cars with leather interiors. I hope it helps to cool the steering wheel as well

Good tip thanks

Tips for sleeping during a heatwave

1. Keep rooms cool
Close curtains and windows in rooms that face the sun during the day – but open windows at night to let in a breeze.

2. Cool your feet down
Cooling your feet can lower your body’s temperature generally. Cool your feet before bed by running cold water over them, or cool down some socks in the fridge and wear them to bed.

3. Sleep on your side
Sleeping on your side allows more heat to escape from your body. Because heat escapes from your head, hands, and feet, keep these parts of your body outside of the covers.

4. Drink enough water
Staying hydrated is especially important in hot weather. Make sure you drink enough water throughout the day, but avoid drinking too much right before you go to sleep to avoid waking up in the night.

5. Don’t take a cold shower
Although it may seem counterproductive, taking a lukewarm shower will help you stay cooler. Cold water can make our body temperatures rise, meaning you’ll feel warm going to bed.

6. Wear cool pyjamas (or nothing at all)
Now isn’t the time for cosy flannels. Make sure your pyjamas will keep you cool – think light materials and t-shirts and shorts – or opt to wear nothing at all to let your body heat escape more easily.

7. Use a hot water bottle
Your hot water bottle doesn’t need to be reserved for chilly winter nights only. Fill it with cold water and place it in the freezer, then take it to bed with you to stay cool all night.

8. Exercise earlier in the day
If you usually exercise in the evening, you may want to consider a morning workout instead. Exercising can raise our body temperature, so a cardio session just before bed may make you warmer.

9. Use a cold wet flannel
Place a wet flannel in the fridge a few hours before bed, and then place it on your forehead to keep you cool as you drift off.

10. Try not to nap
While the warm weather might make us feel sleepy, and taking a nap at the hottest part of the day might sound very inviting, napping in the day may make it harder for you to fall asleep at night.

trevnhil wrote: ↑Wed Oct 27, 2021 2:11 pm Good idea, especially for cars with leather interiors. I hope it helps to cool the steering wheel as well

A fluffy steering wheel cover never gets hot in summer, even in direct sunlight. Neither does it get cold in the winter.

In the winter strap carpet samples to the bottom of your slippers, you will feel warmer and have that extra cushioning effect that one gets from plush wall to wall

Numbers 1, and 3, I do but I nearly always have a siesta in the afternoon.

Uncle D,
My dad use to cut carpet and use them inside his slippers as extra insoles for the winter months.

Also, your car interior will cool down more quickly if put in recirculation mode, easier on the compressor as well as it’s then got cooler air to cool down.

Ian