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This is a pretty ingenious thing i found at builditsolar.com
In many modern homes to cut down on energy consumption 2-3 pan windows are used to use the trapped air as the main insulation in the windows. As you know just like in clothing the trapped air is what holds heat and keeps you warm, well bubble wrap does the same pretty well.
What the guy at builditsolar.com does is put bubble wrap up on the windows of the unused rooms in the house, bathroom, guest rooms, etc. They pull it down when guests get there and put it back up when they leave.
The bubble wrap of course obscures vision but it still lets a lot of the light through, so even in some rooms that you do use, you can put this up and still have a decent amount of natural light come in during the day.
Notes:
To me this a great, cheap, DIY alternative to expensive window insulation. True it looks ugly but if there’s a SHTF scenario you wont care in the winter months. I would personally cut sizes for this for the whole home and store it away with enough to make a second set, even if you have triple pane glass. Why? because even with the best the market can offer this will still add another layer, and warm up your house even further.
2013-02-27 07:18:04
Source: http://www.greatnorthernprepper.com/insulating-windows-cheaply/
For those that have little money, I;ve heard of putting insulated boxes over the windows, in the winter. Very efficient but no light comes in. You do what you have to, to get by.