50 top tips for coping in the big freeze

Across the UK the Christmas getaway has turned into a festive nightmare as thousands struggle with heavy snowfall and sub-zero temperatures.

In order to keep the country moving, and in the spirit of goodwill, we asked you to help compile a list of advice and tips for how to beat the winter weather.

We’ve almost hit 50 but we need your ideas to complete the list.

To contribute, tweet @channel4news with your ideas and remember to use the hashtag #beattheweather.

1. No such thing as bad weather, just incorrect clothing – @OldHoborn

2. Wear the right clothes! Sick of these eejits wandering around in jeans complaining its cold – @redrumsilence

3. Most body heat is lost through your head. Wear a hat! & lots of thin layers beats a couple of thick layers – @Fatal_Rabbit

4. 1:Two cardigans 2:Three pairs of socks 3:A cute winter santa claus hat 4:Hot chocolate. perfect ! – @cutie92farah

5. Get ur trail shoes on & run. Grippy sole provides traction & easier than running on sand. I did it – @sarb

6. Thermal vest! – @CaterFor

7. Wear marigold gloves under wooly gloves to keep hands warmer – @mishcamucka

8. Live close to where you work, buy some decent boots and warm undies. Sorted! – @AMIAFAD

9. Ice spikes over your shoes – have made The-Hill-Of-Death a breeze to positively prance down now! – @MrsElsieE.

10. Wear women’s tights over your shoes – stops you slipping on the icy pavements/roads – @Bolotics

11. I use my nose to operate my iPhone and iPod ‘clicker wheel’, which is mostly successful – @nlewendon

12. Add a few chilli flakes to your food to warm you up – @FuyoBC

13. Apply rain repellent to car windows, then ice won’t stick, easy ice clearing – @andrewhiggins1

14. Make sure you take extra water for the windscreen wash – grit on windscreen makes it hard to see – @Zephyr_Dragon

15. Carry a bag of sand/grit/gravel in the car, along with a shovel and some old wood/sticks/branches – @SteMcCormack

16. Equip your car with a sheet of old carpet! Fantastic for putting under your wheels to get purchase on ice – @pdjohnson

17. When I couldn’t get traction yesterday I rang my husband who told me to let my tyres down a bit. It worked – @Talkloads

18. If you own a 4×4 why not help out your neighbours with lifts? – @PaulMMartin

19. Get a job with a train company. You won’t have to go anywhere all day – @TomClover

20. Huskies/sledge/cross-country skis. Seems to work in most snowbound nations – @leguape

21. A sledge is easier than a pushchair – @mishcamucka

22. Clear snow, treat ground first with dishwasher salt to melt ice & cat litter for grip & to absorb moisture – @SteMcCormack

23. Cinder and ashes from a fire are best for creating paths through the snow – @reineire

24. If everyone did so, walking would be easier! Personal responsibility + big society win – @programx

25. Clear pavement and roads outside your home if council can’t get to you. Advice here: http://bit.ly/fwStYc – @nattorama

26. I have and the snow hasn’t been a problem to me all day! – @jamiefreshwater

27. Stay in and have a cup of tea – @alansuspect

28. Give in to bad Christmas telly and crack open the tin of Quality Street meant for Christmas day – @nicolealexacox

29. How about some brandy in coffee and a book – @archanatweets

30. Soup! Home made, rib tingling, dig out your granny’s recipes kind of soup. And make enough for elderly neighbours too! – @burdzeyeview

31. Stoke the fire and watch the Ashes. From Australia with love – @Simone_Sutcliffe.

32. A top 10 list of Christmas music to give you reasons to be cheerful: http://bit.ly/hHNYIl – @annadoble

33. Keep your heating on a low ‘tickover’ overnight. The cost will be far less than the repair of burst frozen pipes – @Retyree

34. Keep your oven open after cooking and leave washing up water to cool naturally. Heats the kitchen a treat! – @JHolmesEsq

35. Go to Heathrow and huddle like penguins – @liquid_city

36. Remember to feed our feathered friends & provide water for them. Don’t let the cold beat them either! – @cumbriawildlife

37. Be inspired by #uksnow to a more local, sustainable lifestyle! Less carbon used = less disruption caused – @carolineinhooky

We need you to complete our top 50! Tweet us @channel4news and remember to use the hashtag #beattheweather.