How to Reduce Your Energy Bill This Summer

Plus, where to buy used furniture online, the best coffee roasters in the world and more. [View in Browser]( [Gear Patrol At Home Logo]( Editor's Note: Welcome to At Home, a weekly roundup of stuff and ideas you need to make your house (or tiny apartment) into a home. We refreshed the newsletter a bit recently and wanted to make sure you got a look. Tell us what you think (and what music you're listening to on the weekends) at email@gearpatrol.com [How to Save Energy When Your A/C Is Draining It]( Air conditioning is a modern marvel, but it’s not without its cost, which can be annoyingly high during a heat wave. Fortunately, you can balance out your A/C’s enormous appetite for wattage by making some adjustments to the rest of your home. Follow these tips for a more energy-efficient — not to mention earth-friendly — abode, one that may even be a bit “smarter” when all is said and done. [READ THE STORY]( IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HYDRO FLASK Escape for the Day with Hydro Flask Whether it’s to the lake, ocean, trail or mountains, one of the best parts of summer is escaping your normal environment. If you are planning your next getaway, make sure to check out the 20 L Day Escape™️ Soft Cooler Pack from Hydro Flask. Made with lightweight and durable materials, this pack will keep your brews cold on your journey without weighing you down. It features a TRU®️ Zip zipper and a 600D polyester shell with welded seams that ensure the pack is watertight and leak-proof. The zipper is particularly notable — compared to other soft coolers on the market, the zipper on the Day Escape™️ is significantly easier to open and pull closed. Plus, with padded shoulder straps and a back panel that offer all-day comfort, you can go anywhere the day takes you. Price: $200 [LEARN MORE]( Where to Buy Used Furniture Online The internet is rife with cheap furniture. While it's good for your wallet, it sure isn't doing the planet any favors. The same way one would shop for used clothes, buying used furniture keeps the landfills just a little less crowded, and you can find some great steals on lightly used pieces. If scouring used furniture markets or dusty antique stores isn't your idea of a fun time, the internet has become the go-to place for not just shopping for new furniture, but used furniture. Here are 10 online furniture thrift stores to shop right now. [READ THE STORY]( The 10 Best Coffee Roasters Around the World The coffee plant, though exceptionally finicky and difficult to work with, grows across four continents, in at least 70 countries. Roasters take the seed of a cherry and turn it into coffee, and the best of these roasters bring more out of the bean than others can. Hailing from traditional coffee nations like Italy, New Zealand and Spain and the coffee world’s newer frontiers like Japan, South Korea and the UK, these are the places where the best bags of coffee are made. [READ THE STORY]( New (and Affordable) Houseplant Gear from Target, and 6 Other New Home Releases Welcome to Window Shopping, a weekly exercise in lusting over home products we want in our homes right the hell now. This week: new plant gear from Target, Bed, Bath & Beyond launches an in-house brand and more. [READ THE STORY]( The Valet Tray More Great Reads from Gear Patrol. • The best [Memorial Day sales]( so far. • Up to $375 off [Floyd furniture](. • A deep discount on a [vibrating foam roller](. • The best [style deals]( of the week. [Visit Website]( [Subscribe to the Magazine]( [Follow on Instagram]( Gear Patrol 236 5th Avenue, 8th Floor New York, NY 10001 You're getting this email because you subscribed via a form on our website or by entering one of our sweepstakes. If you'd like to opt out or change your preferences, that's ok — just click below. Click [here]( to forward to a friend. If you're new to this newsletter, you can subscribe [here](. [Update Frequency]( | [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [Advertise]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Do Not Sell My P]( Information]( 2021 Gear Patrol. All Rights Reserved.