Not looking forward to extreme heat

My modern house is roasting upstairs and as the forecast predicts 27°C and sunny this week, the temperature will rise further inside. There will not be much chance of letting any of that hot air out.  I think I’m going to have to sleep downstairs on the sofa or on a mat on the floor.

The old gel cooling mats my dogs used to use didn’t work for me when I tried them years ago, so thinking they might have improved, I invested in a new one for under the bedsheet. Last night, I went to sleep in a beautifully cool bed.

I woke up at around 5:00am this morning roasted. The cooling mat was more like a heat mat. I got up and pulled the duvet back to let the bed air. When I returned to the bedroom over 60 minutes later, the mat was still warm and underneath the mat, the mattress was warm. The mat allowed my body heat to spread to the areas in which I wasn’t making contact, it absorbed my body heat and passed it through to the mattress trapping it, and making me feel like I was lying on an electric blanket. 

All the portable air con units on my short list have sold out. I’ve left it too late.

My modern house is roasting upstairs and as the forecast predicts 27°C and sunny this week, the temperature will rise further inside. There will not be much chance of letting any of that hot air out.  I think I’m going to have to sleep downstairs on the sofa or on a mat on the floor.

The old gel cooling mats my dogs used to use didn’t work for me when I tried them years ago, so thinking they might have improved, I invested in a new one for under the bedsheet. Last night, I went to sleep in a beautifully cool bed.

I woke up at around 5:00am this morning roasted. The cooling mat was more like a heat mat. I got up and pulled the duvet back to let the bed air. When I returned to the bedroom over 60 minutes later, the mat was still warm and underneath the mat, the mattress was warm. The mat allowed my body heat to spread to the areas in which I wasn’t making contact, it absorbed my body heat and passed it through to the mattress trapping it, and making me feel like I was lying on an electric blanket. 

All the portable air con units on my short list have sold out. I’ve left it too late.

One of the mods mentioned a cooling blanket or throw, which you put over yourself. I bought one due to arrive Saturday. The theory sounds ok [see links] - I'll post the result!

ArchaeC said:

All the portable air con units on my short list have sold out. I’ve left it too late.

So sorry this has happened.

I slept a little last night but in the end I got up around 5 as the heat upstairs was intolerable, even though I had a fan on me all night (with ear plugs).

I then spent some time sitting in the garden.

I'm considering sleeping in the garden tonight.

I hope you will be OK, and are keeping very well hydrated.