T&T: Keeping warm

[Bob]

Laura,

You don't need electricity...

I live in Japan and some Japanese still use a Yutampo, which today, is made
of plastic and shaped oval about the size of a flat football.  They are
incredibly cheap... about $3.00 and you fill them with boiling water, put
the cap on it and slide a sort of corduroy cover over it and pull the draw
strings taught and tie them like you would your shoes.  Put this between
your sheets under your blankets and at the foot of your bed.  It will keep
the bed warm until later afternoon the next day.  The nicest, safest, most
dependable and comfortable  heat you can have.  I use it on cold nights and
have used it sleeping on my 56 foot Bertram out here in Japan.

You might type in Yutampo into your browser and see what comes up.  The
original ones where used at least 400 years ago and perhaps even before that
and were made of porcelain with a corked plug.  Later they were made from
sheet metal and now they are made of plastic.

I have traveled by motorcycle in Japan and have crossed over mountains...
some where I had to camp in a tent and the temperature dropped at night and
it was cold.  In an emergency I used a 2 Liter bottle, the kind that mineral
water comes in, and covered it with my heavy socks and put it into my
sleeping bag and it worked fine, keeping as warm as toast.

By the way, how can I post this on the list?  I get these messages in my
mail box, but don't know how to post them on the list so everyone can
benefit.

Bob Licciardi
In Japan