To try the tip of a bottle of frozen water in front of bedside fan tonight?

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No idea of it's a Take a Break Top Tip myth, or if it really works, but inside my house is 30 degrees, so I gotta try something!

The dogs have damp flannels on their napes and their own fan.

What are your tips for keeping cool?

PS: I love the hot weather, just a shame the nights are so unbearable!

Sleep on a slightly damp towel

Put it behind the fan

Yes it does work , but put a cloth under the bottle to soak up the condensation , then use the cloth to cool yourself down if you wake in the middle of the night.
half fill a hot water bottle with cold water and stick it in the freezer for a bit.

Put it behind and slightly above the fan for best effect.

Ooh. Interesting. Will get DP to put bottle on one side of his fan and I will do other side. See which is best on our little fans. Will put them in a little bowl each so the water doesn't damage the furniture.

Worry about the do towel staining the mattress! Sounds cooling though.

A cold 'hot water bottle' was lovely for me in the last heatwave between my feet. You could chill it in the freezer for a little while beforehand but cold water would be better than nothing.

Thanks @profpoopsnagle. Shall try that too.

Wet sheet/duvet cover under the shower, wring it out extremely well, enjoy a cool night’s sleep.

(Obviously use the sheet as a cover over your body. We sleep nude though so might be uncomfortable in pjs!!)

Pop your sheets in the freezer for half an hour before you go to bed. It doesn’t last long but hopefully if the room is cool enough you’ll fall asleep before you heat the bed up.

I will sleep with freezer blocks wrapped in towels and a cold water bottle.

I second the cold hot water bottle. I half filled mine and stuck it in the freezer for a couple of hours (so it sounded like it was all slushy bit frozen solid). Once it was bedtime I wrapped it in a pillow case and cuddled it, worked a treat

I called bullshit until I tried it in a miserably hot room abroad but it actually works! Enjoy

Cool mat you buy for pets, cheap as chips and keep you cool, put it under the bottom sheet Here

The cooling gel mats that are meant for dogs. One of those under your legs. Bliss!

Oooh snap Troels!

Some fab tips here.

@Troels thanks for that link. Cheap too.

You can get things called cool towels. You run under tap and squeeze out. When they warmup you flick them and they feel cool again!

Lie under a baby's big wet muslin wrung out over your torso. They're also good during the day used damp over your head and neck.

Roll on dark autumn nights under the duvet!