Staying Cool without A/C?

[Duelist]

Hey, so my bedroom is in the basement, and most of the time it is naturally the coolest room in the house, until it gets to a certain point in the summer, because, i guess, heat just builds up or something.

Basically it doesn't really have much ventilation. There's a small window that we don't open at ground level, no where nears large enough for an air conditioner. I have a fan, but I'm just wondering if there are any additional ways to cool the room down that I'm not thinking of.

Any ideas, guys?

[Old Guy]

Take a cold shower.

[Infusions]

Fan?

I just recently discovered my room had an air conditioner (HOW DID I MISS THAT) so my temperature problems have been resolved ever since.

[Dr.Pepper]

Just use a fan, or I guess you could sit with your feet in a bucket of ice cubes:p

[Ishtar]

I don't know if there is much else you can do. Uhm...cool your head with a freezing pack? Besides the fan and cold shower suggestions, that's all I can really think of.:sweat:

[Old Guy]

Sleep in the living room sofa.

[Light Lucario]

I suggest getting a cup of a nice ice cold drink. My house doesn't have A/C either and to get by during the summer, we have fans on and have ice cold water or Seven Up. That usually cools me off a bit.

[Kat Pryde]

I must expand the idea of cold drinks. While iced water will work (and is of course the best choice to drink on a hot day), I personally won't recommend sodas, rather drink iced tea - preferably green iced tea.

[GWOtaku]

Fans work wonders. Circulating the air in the room will do a lot to make it feel cooler.

[Ishtar]

Wow, just thought of an idea. Does the upper part of your house have air conditioning? If so, keep the door leading to the basement open, and maybe place a fan by the door. That way the fan should absorb the cool air from upstairs and blow the cold air back in the room.

[The Irishman]

You could also get one of those fans that sits in the window like an A/C unit and set it so that it sucks the air outside. That might draw cooler air from inside the house.

[En Sabah Nur]

get a light fixture fan. Those work the best. They are big and cool air from the top down.

[letsplaynikaboo]

we don't have basements here in texas ^_^

[Shawn Hopkins]

Nudity is the way to go.

[lemonhead75]

A few fans, and a nice glass of ice cold water. Or sleeping upstairs. I and on floor 2 and my room is the hottest in the house, so durning all of June and July I sleep downstairs, along with the first 3 weeks of August. But thats generally not a good thing to do.

[Galaxy 9000]

Nudity is the way to go.

Doesnt matter how hot it is, U would be freezing if you were nude.

[Lavenderpaw]

Sleep in the living room sofa.

Coils hurt my back even worse on the living room couch. -_- I'm thinking about paying the 8000 dollars for one of those confounded astronaut matteresses.The Temputic Swedish Sleeper or whatever its called. XD

[DarthGonzo]

Doesnt matter how hot it is, U would be freezing if you were nude.

No you wouldn't.

[Captain Highwind]

Nudity is the way to go.

Or at least, sleeping half-naked on the bathroom floor (if it's tile).

Cures nausea...

Speaking of which, if you're willing to renovate, switch to tile flooring. I always have to keep an eye on my thermostat because the house turns into a refrigerator when it's set at 71.

[Baltofan]

I use the layer room that is cool in summer.

Iced tea sounds interesting.

[DarthGonzo]

I use the layer room that is cool in summer.


The layer room?

[Chykin]

Iced tea sounds interesting.
Yes, iced tea is a very good idea. My parents and I buy a 36 pack of iced tea like, every other week. It is very refreshing. Also, I noticed no one posted any psychological solutions. Solutions like (I know it sounds hokey but the work! More or less.), imagining you're in a very cold place. Just keep in mind, the human psyche is a powerful thing.:cool:

[DarthGonzo]

He's from Denmark. Is iced tea uncommon there?

[Baltofan]

You can buy Icetea in Denmark.

The layer room is our place for tools and frozen meat.