So, it's no secret that we (europoors) are are fucc for next winter.

And there are two things: Energy is already now getting very expensive. The winter might become really expensive. The second thing is just simply the raw mass of gas. If the energy is out it is out - now matter how much people would be willing to pay.

So what can I do next winter?

I already plan on turning off my fridge. I've already done this in the last years because it feels really down to nature and zen and stuff. Lot's of people here do that and put their fridge stuff on their balcony or garden - it's also good for nature and saving money. This year it might be a necessity to do so for many people. -> more electricity left for heating.

Just 2 degrees cooler room temperature can have a huge impact on energy. I don't know how much I can actually do this.

Back when the electricity in Texas (Many Texans here, I think 👋) I saw a cool video of a guy with a huge pot with wheels maybe 6ft high or something heating up the pot on a campfire in the garden an bathing in there 😂. He even got the whole pot to boiling and put it in his living room for heating. I think may southern people have pots like this because the cook for everyone after church?? Anyway, can I do this with a 20L pot? Or is the energy from this irrelevant?

Other ideas for saving energy? Maybe a wall-rug? I thought about getting a Jackery powerbank + portable solar panels - but they're like 9m sats which is too expensive.