<p>A question for current Dartmouth students (please humor me, your Moms were thinking the same thing) - Is it hot in the dorms, cold, neutral? Do the rooms have individual controls? Daughter will be an 09, we were looking at bedding, etc. this weekend while I was buying some towels, and started discussing how heavy a comforter would she want. In my college days, a million years ago, the heat came on in October and up on the 5th floor was almost unbearably warm, even in Jan., of course it wasn't -2 outside.
Also, do seniors sell discarded futons, etc. Is there a place to pick up a used bike, or is a bike worth the effort?</p>
<p>This mom while trying to be not so controlling hated the thought of dragging stuff back and forth to Hanover. Purchased one comforter, a few duvet covers and a blanket (not bulky, one of those velor type blankets), a couple of sets of flannel sheets and some cotton sheets. </p>
<p>She said that at EW they do have good heat in the dorms, but you cannot control the temperature. I am suprised at how well they adapt to the cold S just Put on a coat this month (was wearing a fleece or sweatshirt, layered with a sweater and a top). She did not even wear a coat when she was home because the weather was "warm" (it was cold to me).</p>
<p>E had anextra old bike which she brought up for roomie, so she does pedal quite a bit around campus. (I offered to have her bike sent up but she said it was ok). She told me that one of her friends purchased a bike for $15, some people blade. They do have a futon, but I don't know where they purchased it, however I did see notes posted on move in day for people selling furniture. </p>
<p>My suggestion is to hold off buying a lor of stuff until you know where she is going to live (they won't tell you until august) as while there are 2 room doubles in the Choates, one of the rooms is really really small.</p>
<p>If you can get a good buy on the XTRA Long sheets, get them.</p>
<p>I'm looking out for the Xtra Long sheets, particularly flannel, she doesn't yet know how nice flannel sheets can be :). We may go with a relatively lightweight comforter, and a blanket, I'm actually more concerned about her being too hot, than too cold, and want to minimize the amount of stuff she will have to haul around, store etc.</p>
<p>That sounds like a good solution because she can layer as she needs to.</p>
<p>If you pass by a target or a bed bath and beyond, you can get a trunk on wheels for about $35. It can sit at the foot of her bed and be used as storage for the linens. The best thing- Lock it and it can be shipped UPS. i asked D to look into the poosibility of getting storage over the summer. I will bring home the bulk of the winter stuff when I go up for parents weekend in may however, she will have to do laundry and and pack it up the lines for the summer.</p>
<p>It has been pretty ridiculously hot inside since Winter term started (and during Fall term too for that matter). Even with my skylight open, I sometimes sweat in my room.</p>
<p>How are the summers in Hanover? Because I was thinking about it, and the mandatory sophomore summer term is starting to sound... well, not so hot (notice the pun... :p I crack me up).</p>
<p>like any other new england summer</p>
<p>So... hot and humid and sticky and gross? That's no fun. :(</p>
<p><em>laughs derisively</em> You innocent NE/ CA people. You know nothing of humidity. When I visited Dartmouth in the summer, our guide was wearing jeans. And wasn't suffering from heat stroke.</p>
<p>cangel-- I live on 1st floor, keep the heat off/window cracked all the time... I have on a simple flat sheet, a cotton blanket and a downish-type comforter. I keep another blanket around in case the heat conks out or I want to sit on our lounge's couches and watch a movie... but generally the dorms are warm. Too warm, in my opinion. A comforter should do fine, but I advise you to go with a lighter one and get a cotton blanket... that way if D's too hot, she can just sleep under that with the sheet.</p>
<p>Cangel - As to your question about individual controls, most heating in the older dorms is regulated via radiators with steam control valves. I live in Smith and like it rather warm, by keeping my radiator on full blast I am comfortable, conversely, the girls across the hall have their radiator on low and keep their windows open... (Which really sucks because I catch their draft, its -7 outside right now...) <a href="http://www.dartmouth.edu/%7Eorl/res-ops/heat/%5B/url%5D">http://www.dartmouth.edu/~orl/res-ops/heat/</a></p>
<p>Thanks guys, you are confirming my suspicions that the indoors can be uncomfortably hot even when it is -7 outside - no super warm down comforters!</p>
<p>Correct- D's still sits under the bed taking up space - and its pretty darn cold outside in Hanover at the moment (but, still, I am glad she has one, just in case!)</p>
<p>It hasn't gotten cold yet...maybe in a week or two when the temperature hits -20 or so. Hopefully it'll stay below zero until the polar bear swim at winter carnival.</p>
<p>so, its not cold yet? Are you from very northern Wisconsin?</p>
<p>I'm from the northern half, yes. It's gotten around zero, but not too far below it yet.</p>