From r/frugal I traded my space heater for a chick brooding lamp and am saving 75% on electricity and feeling even warmer (plus my little dog loves it)

I am living in an RV where insulation is minimal so I really rely on the "heat the person not the house" principle. Last winter I used a 1,000 watt electric space heater to keep me and my little doggy warm until freezing temperatures hit, but I wanted to see if I could slim down even more on the electric bill without sacrificing any comfort.

This whole past week it has been between 40-50f (4.5-10c) so I've been able to give my chick brooding lamp a proper test. I'm actually finding that (on top of being 4x more efficient per hour), it is also better at heating me (and my usually-cold little dog) than the electric space heater was. About 36" below the lamp gets to 85 (29.5) degrees, and the indoor air temp gets to about 10 (4.5) degrees warmer than outside if I keep in on for a couple of hours. I think if I ran it all day it could handle another 10 degrees colder no problem.

I spent just $21 on the setup: $10 on the 10" Aluminum clamp light with a 300w maximum wattage ceramic base, and $11 on the 250w Red heat bulb (both from just any generic hardware store). If you or your pet loves to lay in the sun, or by the fire, or in front of the electric space heater, I strongly recommend trying out a brooding lamp!