So since in the northern part of the world winter is starting to get a grip, I’m getting cold in the shop.
Now I use thermal underwear from snowboarding and an old snowboard jacket. But my feet are still very cold.
I also have a heater but that takes ages to have effect.
Anyone tips or tricks on staying warm and toasty in the shop?
I use one of these in my 5m x 6m log cabin/workshop Amazon.co.uk
It works great 
I have underfloor heating in my “clean” shop. Where my lowrider is, it’s also c c c coooold.
If it’s only cold feet that are your problem then try, Rechargeable electric socks.
I have the socks and bought my wife the boots. The 7.4v 3000 mAh battery lasts 6 tp 12 hrs depending on the power settings you need and extra batteries are inexpensive.
How difficult are they to install safely? I keep looking at those but I’m nervous of the carbon monoxide output.
Some shop warming ideas… Let's see your Winter workshop (to keep warm 'n making...)
Keeping my head and body core warm with many layers helps avoid my body deciding to sacrifice toes for the greater good.
Planning to use plastic sheet normally used for enclosing spray painting to half shop footprint and reduce how much space-time needs heating.
Got nice socks and snowboarding boots?
I bought 2 pairs one for my wife one for me!
@azab2c I am not going to put on my snowboarding boots in the workshop 
@apl4 I thought it could be a good idea, but Diesel is a bit of an issue here. Probably would work just fine if you live in the country side. I also looked at propane heaters, but these need good ventilation, and since most of them use open flame probably not the best place to put them in my dusty shop. Also ventilation rules are ridiculous, like 25% of the space should be open to ventilation.
Problem with diesel here is that I live in a urban environment and air pollution is already a very big issue here. And Diesel is 2x more expensive in the Netherlands than the USA. And last, dieselpump here have often a minimum amount you need to take.
In my former workshop I had a quite big (batch) rocketstove. It consisted of a fireproof “heart(h)” and a bell made of old oildrums. The lower was later covered in loam/cob.
Here a movie of the building process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQe1hSwQ6Ac
The building lead to a website where different designs of batchrocket stoves can be watched and downloaded
My former workshop is now the space to store and build decor of the musical club I’m a volonteer of (after I stopped acting). Everything had to go to make a new concrete floor, so the rocketstove was demolished. Now there is a steel stove, i liked the rocket stove much better 
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Maybe later we wil build a rocketstove again. Time will tell.
I put puzzle piece style foam flooring in my garage, which is a really nice layer between feet and ice cold ground! I also got some of that insulation that’s like bubble wrap sandwiched between aluminum foil, and covered my garage door with it (cut into tiles to match the garage door panels). It helps a lot as the metal garage door was like a 200sq ft slab of ice cold metal exposed to the air, so between that and the floor, it makes a big difference for me.
Mine is a converted flat so I just turn up the radiators… 
Our old scout master used to say “if your feet are cold, put on a hat.” A lot of heat is lost through the crown of the head. Even more for those of us who are “folically challenged.”
They’re easy to install, but due to them being designed for lorries/caravans etc. they need a 12v power supply. For the exhaust, I just had to drill a 1” hole through the wall of my cabin. Then I fitted this bulkhead fitting to seal against CO2 coming back into the workshop Amazon.co.uk .The 12v power supply I used was Amazon.co.uk
Thank you.
When I only had a 2 car garage, I used a 1500watt oil-filled space heater. No open filament/flame to light anything on fire. A small fan blowing through it helped to disperse the heat around the shop.
The current 1500sq/ft shop has a 15 ton heat pump/AC unit mounted in the corner. It does a great job of keeping the entire shop comfortable. I usually only warm the shop to 65f in the winter if I’m out there because I’m usually moving around enough that that’s all I need.
I have a lot of electric gear for the motorcycle that would also work if you just want to keep yourself warm. The nice thing about the electric vest and pants is it allows you to wear a lighter weight long-sleeved shirt or hoodie so you’re not trying to work in a bulky jacket.
I have been considering adapting my heated bike jacket to take power tool batteries. But I picked Team Dewalt, so have to be extra careful not to drain them down. 
As for keeping my “shop” warm, I need to focus on keeping the rain out first!(!!) 
Seriously envious of the space lots of y’all have the other side of the pond!
When your feet are cold, consider better shoes 
No, but seriously. What cools your feet down in the winter is usually not surroundings, but rather the cold ground. Look for boots with a thick sole. It helps a lot.
Or just get the heated socks, cheaper and works most of the time.
And wear a hat (or toque). Your mother was right, most heat loss comes from your head (probably because you are already wearing pants, shoes and a jacket)
I just wait a day or 2 till it passes, then go back out with shorts on when its done being cold 
wish there was a cry emoji, that would be better than poop, lol
