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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

hermetic

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5. In summer

Reply to Curmudgeoness (Reply #4)

Fri Apr 25, 2014, 11:40 AM

Apr 2014

the noodles are frequently on sale, so are a little cheaper. The real insulation is not that much more though, depending on how much you need. In my case it was more a matter of convenience. I was there, there they were. It was easy enough to cut. I just looked at a hardware store catalog and figure I saved a dollar.

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Walked into a Dollar Tree store today, took one look at the swimming pool noodles, [View all] IrishAyes Apr 2014 OP

That is an interesting thought. nt avebury Apr 2014 #1

Oh yeah hermetic Apr 2014 #2

yup, and i saw a great tip in life hacks or somewhere NMDemDist2 Apr 2014 #3

That sounds like it would work well. Curmudgeoness Apr 2014 #4

In summer hermetic Apr 2014 #5

Well, a dollar is a dollar. Curmudgeoness Apr 2014 #6

Noodles are very useful salimbag Apr 2014 #7

The first koozies IIRC were from pipe insulation... Eleanors38 Apr 2014 #8

My husband has used them to insulate the water pipes that go to the outdoor faucets. I have used Skidmore May 2014 #9

I just thought of another use for the swim noodles Trailrider1951 May 2014 #10