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Originally Posted by Zeraph
Like is an empty house more easily kept warmer because it has less stuff in it to warm?
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The third and fourth paragraph of the article found at
this Link answer this question. The first paragraph applies to winter months, and the second to summer months.
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Also, did you know that a vacant house with a thermostat set at 55 degrees may use more energy than an occupied house set at 65 degrees? Lights, cooking, baths, clothes drying and other "people" activity help to raise the temperature in a home. An empty house's heating system must work harder to maintain the 55 degree temperature.
The refrigerator (the second largest energy user in the average home) also works harder in a shut-up house. Door opening accounts for less than 20 percent of a refrigerator's energy use; the appliance is much more sensitive to the room temperature around it. A house that is left without any ventilation will raise the kitchen temperature and increase the refrigerator's energy use 50 percent during the summer.
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As for the pee, I would have to say that it doesnt really matter, if I have to pee, I cant sleep, so I end up getting out of the sleeping bag to pee anyway. As for staying warm in a sleeping bag, contrary to popular opinion, you actually stay a great deal warmer in a sleeping bag if you have fewer clothes on. (assuming the bag is actually rated for the ambient temperature.. a 20degree bag is going to be useless at -20 degrees.) Sleeping bags are designed to trap your bodies heat inside the bag, and thus insulate you from outside temperatures. If you wear clothes, your clothes trap that heat and the bag takes a great deal longer to provide the insulation. In the long run, the sleeping bag will work about the same with or without clothing being worn, the speed at which it warms the user is greatly dependent on that same matter. Now I could be wrong, and if I am someone will correct me, but that is what they taught us in the army.