How do you stay cool at night?

[Tom C]

Please keep this .... PG :1rotfl:

Sheets DO make a difference! What do you prefer?

We have differnet sheets for summer and winter sleeping. However.... we don't (yet) live in The Villages.

Also.. I understand air conditioning, however STILL.. I bet there is a “cooler selection” for bed sheets.

What do you prefer and why??:popcorn:

[jnieman]

We just use regular sheets. There are times in late Dec early January I wish I had some flannel sheets. Not every year though.
We keep the house at 77 and most times I just sleep with a sheet. I have a blanket handy though.

[eweissenbach]

Please keep this .... PG :1rotfl:

Sheets DO make a difference! What do you prefer?

We have differnet sheets for summer and winter sleeping. However.... we don't (yet) live in The Villages.

Also.. I understand air conditioning, however STILL.. I bet there is a “cooler selection” for bed sheets.

What do you prefer and why??:popcorn:

I sleep with only a sheet for cover year round and the ceiling fan on medium speed.

[Barefoot]

Sheets DO make a difference! What do you prefer?
Great question.
I've always wondered if "cooling pillows" make a big difference.

[Bogie Shooter]

Questions on here continue to amaze.:doh:

[Gpsma]

Questions on here continue to amaze.:doh:

He says he is from Alaska. Probably has no AC there.

OP...we have air comditioing in Florida.

[Chatbrat]

68 @ night--73 during the day--light comforter

[Shakerag Diva]

We use bamboo sheets. Love them. Also, our air conditioning is set on 72 degrees at night and we use a ceiling fan year round.

[Tom C]

Yes, here we have a very differnet definition of hot and cold than at The Villages. We open all the windows when it gets above 32F. We have flannel sheets, but where we live now, we only use them in December and January. Otherwise we use a cooler polyester sheet set.

I also know that our definition will change with time at The Villages.

I am asking if those who live there, do you use only Poly sheets or do you use cotton with the AC?

In our winters, we set the heat to 64 to 68. We do not have AC.

[manaboutown]

I like to sleep in a cool room with lots of blankets so I set the thermostat at 68 overnight year round.

[rjm1cc]

Ok, at your location I assume you can open your windows and leave the cool air in at night. In Fl the answer would depend on what tempeture you set your heater (we have them) and A/C at. Since our tempeture is constant I think a sheet will do. I would also get a ceiling fan.

[SFSkol]

I turn my blacklight lava lamp on.

[dewilson58]

Ice packs in special places.

[manaboutown]

Ice packs in special places.

https://prostate.net/articles/cold-therapy-benefits-mens-health

[tomwed]

I put on 2 things:
My Tom Jones Greatest Hits Full Album
My Tom Jones Pajama Jumpsuit

I started to doubt my sanity and made an appointment to see a psychiatrist. I told him about my nightly ritual to stay cool and asked if anyone else does this in The Villages. He said "It's not unusual."

[EPutnam1863]

Give me a medium-weight down comforter and no top sheet (european-style), and I am happy all year.

[pbkmaine]

I think cotton sheets are a must in hot weather.

[Abby10]

I put on 2 things:
My Tom Jones Greatest Hits Full Album
My Tom Jones Pajama Jumpsuit

I started to doubt my sanity and made an appointment to see a psychiatrist. I told him about my nightly ritual to stay cool and asked if anyone else does this in The Villages. He said "It's not unusual."

Looks like you broke through your writer's block......big time! That's a good one! :boom:

[upstate]

67 at night with ceiling fan on medium, 73 during the day.

[Ecuadog]

Daytime 74, nighttime 71.
...

Daytime & nighttime, I'm the same age.

[Lbmb24101]

Ceiling fan
A/c
And....a tower fan by my bed
A/c at 74 at night

[CFrance]

Yes, here we have a very differnet definition of hot and cold than at The Villages. We open all the windows when it gets above 32F. We have flannel sheets, but where we live now, we only use them in December and January. Otherwise we use a cooler polyester sheet set.

I also know that our definition will change with time at The Villages.

I am asking if those who live there, do you use only Poly sheets or do you use cotton with the AC?

In our winters, we set the heat to 64 to 68. We do not have AC.
We use cotton/percale sheets. They are very crisp. I like the ones from a company whose name has just flown out of my mind, but I will dig around in my memory if you are interested.


I can't stand any kind of smooth (pima cotton or silk or anything like that) sheet as it makes me hot. These sheets are inexpensive, crisp, stay cool, and I do not use any fabric softener on them.


Now what the heck is the name of that company. It's online. OH... The Company Store. Their next-to-cheapest cotton percale, 300 thread count. Plus they are sold separately, so you don't have to buy a whole set. I buy king size, but we use standard-size pillows, so I'm not wasting money on king-size pillowcases.


If you are used to Alaska weather, you might be hot while sleeping in TV in the summer even with a/c on & fan running.

[jblum315]

67 at night with ceiling fan on medium, 73 during the day.

Our electric bill must look like the national debt

[Abby10]

I have to say looking at the temps that many of you keep your houses at is making me feel cold. Here up north our A/C is set at 77 during the day and I only bump it down to 76 at night but keep the fan on for better circulation to the upstairs. We find it pretty comfortable unless I'm doing some heavy duty cleaning or something. Having said that our last electric bill up here was over $250! I don't think our tenant in TV has ever reached even $80 and the last time I stopped by there the house was on the cool side to me.

Just another reason why I can't wait to get there full-time. It will be nice having extra money in our pockets considering the difference in utilities and taxes. I can think of a thousand things I'd rather do with that money......

Sorry, OP, for going off topic here, but thought you would also like to know how reasonably priced the utilities are in TV. I wouldn't worry about keeping your house at a temperature that is comfortable for you. Most likely, you won't have to sacrifice your shirt to pay for it.

[Laker14]

I read on another thread that you can just sit in your car in your driveway with the AC on, listening to music and drinking beers.

I just do that now.

[English Snowbird]

Cool shower, silk sheets and high quality quiet fan.

[Barefoot]

We use cotton/percale sheets. They are very crisp. Online - The Company Store.
I love crisp sheets and they're hard to find. But do you have to iron them? :shocked:

[CFrance]

I love crisp sheets and they're hard to find. But do you have to iron them? :shocked:

Well, my mother did... But not me. But I don't care. I'd rather be cool than permanent pressed.:)

[photo1902]

Daytime & nighttime, I'm the same age.

Very funny and very clever :)

[photo1902]

I love crisp sheets and they're hard to find. But do you have to iron them? :shocked:


We use Parchment Paper for the crisp feel while sleeping. Plus you can then use it afterwards for baking cookies.

[My Post]

Naked as Vanna White blows ice shavings at me from the corner.

[Retiring]

I like cold, especially when it’s hot outside.

Don’t like ceiling fans (or any fans), only have them for possible future resale.

100% cotton sheets.

Thermostat set to 65 at night and 67 day. Had to call thermostat manufacturer to get the “hack” allowing my thermostat to be set to 65. They refused several times but eventually gave in to my begging.

[Henryk]

We use bamboo sheets. Love them. Also, our air conditioning is set on 72 degrees at night and we use a ceiling fan year round.

I keep the AC on, ceiling fan on, and have a light knit cotton, thin comforter.

What do you like about the bamboo sheets in this heat?

[Henryk]

i put on 2 things:
My tom jones greatest hits full album
my tom jones pajama jumpsuit

i started to doubt my sanity and made an appointment to see a psychiatrist. I told him about my nightly ritual to stay cool and asked if anyone else does this in the villages. He said "it's not unusual."

roflmao!

[Bogie Shooter]

Growing up we didn’t have air conditioning in the summer. A crew cut haircut, quick dip in the pool before bedtime and a single sheet did the trick. The sound of crickets through the open windows worked wonders.

You had a pool growing up?...….Wow!

[Henryk]

I read on another thread that you can just sit in your car in your driveway with the AC on, listening to music and drinking beers.

I just do that now.

I wish there were a “like” button!

[Shakerag Diva]

I keep the AC on, ceiling fan on, and have a light knit cotton, thin comforter.

What do you like about the bamboo sheets in this heat?

Bamboo sheets are both soft and cool. I have had the crisp sheets that cost a fortune and liked them, but they came out of the dryer in a big wrinkled ball. (I don’t wish to iron sheets). The bamboo sheets are much more affordable and stay cool.

[Henryk]

Bamboo sheets are both soft and cool. I have had the crisp sheets that cost a fortune and liked them, but they came out of the dryer in a big wrinkled ball. (I don’t wish to iron sheets). The bamboo sheets are much more affordable and stay cool.

Thanks.

[asianthree]

In TV spring, summer, fall we use bamboo, and have 600 count cotton. In winter we use a jersey sheet. Temp 65 at night, 75 day, ceiling fan always on.

Up north, winter temp 64 and use northern nights sheets. Summer sheets are bamboo temp at 78, with windows open if possible.

[kcrazorbackfan]

Just my Haines and high thread count sheets; along with a fan to drown out the ringing in the ears from many years of shooting. :boom:

[tomwed]

roflmao!thank goodness for your kindness--i was having my doubts that anyone would get it--its kind of subtle

[Abby10]

Looks like you broke through your writer's block......big time! That's a good one! :boom:

thank goodness for your kindness--i was having my doubts that anyone would get it--its kind of subtle

Hey, what am I, chopped liver?!? Lol

[Topspinmo]

Our electric bill must look like the national debt

:1rotfl::1rotfl:

Yep and probably buried under the covers:faint:

[Topspinmo]

You had a pool growing up?...….Wow!


Or maybe the pool was pond behind the house? Mine was the mud hole behind my grandpas house.

[Topspinmo]

Ok, lots of depends, if you're A/C at opposite side of the house and you're bed room faces west, the bed room going to be the hottest room in the house as in my case, plus cinder blocks hold heat and radiation heat. Even then, can't sleep with air set below 76 or my sinus stuff up. As some said I don't want my electric bill higher than national debt, so 76 or 77 depending on humidity. In winter set my heat on 65, rarely kicks on unless cold front in the low 40/ makes it down here.

[tomwed]

Hey, what am I, chopped liver?!? Lolooooooo
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[tomwed]

Hey, what am I, chopped liver?!? Lolooooooo
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[Barefoot]

We use Parchment Paper for the crisp feel while sleeping. Plus you can then use it afterwards for baking cookies.Good idea. :evil6:

[2BNTV]

Egyptian cotton sheets year round.

72 degrees at night, sleeping with a sheet and light blanket.

I get up several times a night so in the 5AM range, I bump it back to 78 degrees. The temperature doesn't change that much in a couple of hours.

I am not a fan person as I don't like a wind blowing on me. I never said I was normal. :smiley:

BTW - Sitting on a block of ice gets me cool right away.:D

[zmarkp]

since i'm single during the hottest part of the year i only date frigid women.....

[tophcfa]

In Florida, we go for a swim in our pool before bed and put the A/C to 73. Up north when it is hot, we open the slider and the skylights to let out the heat, take a cold shower before bed, and put on both the ceiling fan over the bed and a couple of oscillating fans pointed at the bed. With the exception of only a couple of nights per year, that is all we need for a good sleep. Since we live in a log home up north, there is no duct work, so no A/C, but we really don't need it.

[New Englander]

since i'm single during the hottest part of the year i only date frigid women.....

:a20: