Quick note to self- Next time the freezer is empty, put some high density foam and plywood under the freezer since cool air sinks.
So, I only put 5 blankets on today since I figured it would be short. It was....but what I want you to picture is about a foot of insolation over it with a string around the bottom to hold it together.
This should also be a good place to talk about the many other uses of blankets and why in the old days, people kept a closet set aside just to be filled with blankets.
Lets start with the bed in winter. Putting several layers of wool blankets UNDERNIETH you keeps your heat from escaping through your
mattress. I lived in several rolling homes, wintering in the Canadian Rockies, often without heat... so I learned to live under 10 inches of blankets. It can be done.
If you put in a covered four post bed, just like the old days, hanging blankets means you have created a micro climate that traps your lost heat.
Blankets can be hung over windows and drafty doors in the winter. Then again during heatwaves to keep heat out. They can also be hung on badly isolated walls. This is how tapestries developed. On your body. Heat the body, not the space. On the floor as emergency rugs.
Second hand store blankets are a very cheap source of cloth and can be remade into clothes. They can be handed out to refugees or emergency visitors.
They can cover plants if a frost sneaks up on garden or in your
greenhouse over hoops if its going to drop below freezing overnight.
You can slow cook with them by bringing the water in a pot to boiling, taking it off the stove and wrapping it in several blankets.
That's all I got. If you can think of more uses, feel free to ad or show pics.