Preparing for winter II

sb44

I have been looking at the anti slip things that you can buy to slip over your shoes when we get icey footpaths and was thinking of buying some.

Anyway, I had the idea of finding a vid on YouTube about them and came across these vids showing how to make your own anti slip shoes for winter, what do you think?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcaR6yfzdQM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us82woC7RMM&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s41_PRHYxfA&feature=related

I think you need to look for Hex Head or Sheet Metal Screws.





I think I am going to give this a go with some old trainers, anybody else going to give it a try?

Oops, forgot about this last site that I found

http://www.competitiverunner.com/screwshoes.html

Fruball

Love that idea but would only do it to old trainers etc and would be a bit worried about them sticking into my feet :eek:

Let us know if you try it

sb44

Take a look at this that I have just posted on another thread.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2865478



Anyone going to have a try?

sb44

Frugal wrote: »

Love that idea but would only do it to old trainers etc and would be a bit worried about them sticking into my feet :eek:

Let us know if you try it

I suppose if you get the shortest screws and put them mainly around the outside you would be ok, just don't put any near where your toes will go.

anguk

adelight wrote: »

Where from? The one with the timer and thermostat sounds right up my street :j

2kw oil filled radiator
http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10001&catalogId=1500002451&langId=-1&searchTerms=4152277

Convector heater
http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10001&catalogId=1500002451&langId=-1&searchTerms=4152198

I bought the oil filled radiator for my kitchen (freezing cold single story extension on the back of a terrace) and it's fantastic, for the first time in 7 years we have a warm kitchen. It's got 3 settings, 800w, 1.5kw and 2kw and also a thermostat min-max for each setting. It doesn't have a timer but I just bought a plug in one for about £3 and have that set to come on in the morning.

We're on prepayment electric meterso I can easilysee how much money it's costing. I have the heater on setting 3 maximum thermostat for an hour in the morning then turn it down to number 1 with the thermostat half way for the rest of the day. Over a week I used £2 more electric than we normally used, which I'm more than happy to pay for a warm kitchen.

mystra

anguk wrote: »

2kw oil filled radiator
http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10001&catalogId=1500002451&langId=-1&searchTerms=4152277

Convector heater
http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10001&catalogId=1500002451&langId=-1&searchTerms=4152198

I bought the oil filled radiator for my kitchen (freezing cold single story extension on the back of a terrace) and it's fantastic, for the first time in 7 years we have a warm kitchen. It's got 3 settings, 800w, 1.5kw and 2kw and also a thermostat min-max for each setting. It doesn't have a timer but I just bought a plug in one for about £3 and have that set to come on in the morning.

We're on prepayment electric meterso I can easilysee how much money it's costing. I have the heater on setting 3 maximum thermostat for an hour in the morning then turn it down to number 1 with the thermostat half way for the rest of the day. Over a week I used £2 more electric than we normally used, which I'm more than happy to pay for a warm kitchen.

i might get one of these myself, be good to have an additional heater to help warm the livingroom, even if it just means having a heater that is closer to us so we can feel the warmth rather than down the far end! Timer plug will keep those bills in check thanks for posting!

Horse_Owner

Or you could put an old pair of socks on OVER your shoes!

Kitchenbunny

Have made a new addition to my winter preparations. There is now a fleece in the boot of the car in case of breakdown or extremely cold weather. And I must invest in a pair of driving gloves (thin ones) to help when I'm scraping the windscreen!

KB xx

sb44

Horse_Owner wrote: »

Or you could put an old pair of socks on OVER your shoes!

Yep but I don't think you can walk at a normal pace or at some speed with socks on and these are for runners as well as us less active folks.

I know for a fact that my husband would not even consider walking to work with a pair of socks over his shoes, it may be ok if you are in the country but he wouldn't be seen dead walking through town with them on, it would be a case of paying £20 for some proper over shoe ones.

Confuzzled

mystra wrote: »

If the ceilings weren't so high i would be able to divide up the room, but it's like a church roof our living room ceiling, if that makes sense, the annoying thing was it was like a greenhouse in the summer, a real heat trap, lol if only it kept that heat and saved it for the winter!

do you think your landlord would allow you to install a ceiling fan if you left if when you eventually move? in the states most ceiling fans have a reverse mode that is used in winter to push the warm air down from high ceilings back into the part of the room where it's needed.

mind you this won't fix the draughts and i think if you pushed you could get that fixed (living in rented myself i understand the precarious situation of when and how much to push without finding ones lease renewal becoming a notice to quit!) at the very least a fan would help you feel the warm air you ARE putting into the room

if you can get a ladder you can caulk the gaps with foam or even papier mache both which can be removed if needed, i've used both tactics and found them incredibly effective.