So what is the best deal going on wool blankets?
Missed out on the German one.......what is good?
Originally Posted By survivorman:
Missed out on the German one.......what is good?
Also interested. My old US knockoff doesn't cut it.
Italian ones are pretty good wieght wise. I just got a flyer for Major Surplus has a naval officers (blue if that matters) have like a 5 pound wieght and decent measurement.
tried to look that up........got nothing. Come on hive, nobody can tell me a good deal on wool blankets??
Deutscheoptik still has the German blankets, if those are of interest.
DOOriginally Posted By survivorman:
tried to look that up........got nothing. Come on hive, nobody can tell me a good deal on wool blankets??
BRRRRR
I've never bought a high-grade wool blanket, like a filson, but I've bought a bunch of lower quality blankets, of varying condition.
That said, I don't think that any of them can hold a candle to a good fleece/microfiber blanket in terms of durabiity, ease of maintenance, and sheer warmth per ounce.
I do like wool, but modern fibers have superceeded all but the best of the wool stuff.
I do NOT buy the popular misconception that wet wool is almost as warm as dry wool. Pure BS unless your wool garment is LOADED with natural lanolin, and very few wool items are.
Originally Posted By raf:
I've never bought a high-grade wool blanket, like a filson, but I've bought a bunch of lower quality blankets, of varying condition.
That said, I don't think that any of them can hold a candle to a good fleece/microfiber blanket in terms of durabiity, ease of maintenance, and sheer warmth per ounce.
I do like wool, but modern fibers have superceeded all but the best of the wool stuff.
I do NOT buy the popular misconception that wet wool is almost as warm as dry wool. Pure BS unless your wool garment is LOADED with natural lanolin, and very few wool items are.
Thanks to all so far......Raf what do you recommend?
Originally Posted By raf:
I've never bought a high-grade wool blanket, like a filson, but I've bought a bunch of lower quality blankets, of varying condition.
That said, I don't think that any of them can hold a candle to a good fleece/microfiber blanket in terms of durabiity, ease of maintenance, and sheer warmth per ounce.
I do like wool, but modern fibers have superceeded all but the best of the wool stuff.
I do NOT buy the popular misconception that wet wool is almost as warm as dry wool. Pure BS unless your wool garment is LOADED with natural lanolin, and very few wool items are.
agreed. I love wool, but it doesn't seem to stand up to modern fabrics
Originally Posted By raf:
I do NOT buy the popular misconception that wet wool is almost as warm as dry wool. Pure BS unless your wool garment is LOADED with natural lanolin, and very few wool items are.
I've never heard anyone claim that wet wool insulates as well as dry. It is just that it
does continue to insulate when wet vs. other fabrics that become completley useless when soaked. Modern synthetics can insulate when wet as well. They also melt which can be a problem, wool won't. That can be a consideration around camp fires.
Also there are a lot of piss poor "wool" blankets out there that are made from shoddy and other crummy blends- quite often they are mislabeled 100% wool either intentionally or through ignorance.
Originally Posted By MPi-KMS-72:
Originally Posted By raf:
I do NOT buy the popular misconception that wet wool is almost as warm as dry wool. Pure BS unless your wool garment is LOADED with natural lanolin, and very few wool items are.
I've never heard anyone claim that wet wool insulates as well as dry. It is just that it
does continue to insulate when wet vs. other fabrics that become completley useless when soaked. Modern synthetics can insulate when wet as well. They also melt which can be a problem, wool won't. That can be a consideration around camp fires.
Also there are a lot of piss poor "wool" blankets out there that are made from shoddy and other crummy blends- quite often they are mislabeled 100% wool either intentionally or through ignorance.
Yep. Wool is a wonderful material but not universal - it depends on how it's processed and spun. Summer weight wool dress pants aren't warm, but those heavy hand made cable knit sweaters they make in Ireland and Scotland are amazing.
I like wool but got tired of trying to find deals on surplus so ended up switching to the microfiber throws. They had them on sale on black friday and we picked up a bunch. THey are lightweight and pack down nice and small so we can carry a few in each bob plus have a stack of them at the house. They are also handy for sitting around watching tv in the house at night when the thermostat is turned down to 65 to keep heating cost down.
Originally Posted By raf:
I've never bought a high-grade wool blanket, like a filson, but I've bought a bunch of lower quality blankets, of varying condition.
That said, I don't think that any of them can hold a candle to a good fleece/microfiber blanket in terms of durabiity, ease of maintenance, and sheer warmth per ounce.
I do like wool, but modern fibers have superceeded all but the best of the wool stuff.
I do NOT buy the popular misconception that wet wool is almost as warm as dry wool. Pure BS unless your wool garment is LOADED with natural lanolin, and very few wool items are.
You would be mistaken Raf, CJ Wilde and Rob Stone both make wool blankets that quite simply blow modern synthetics away, I should know, I have a few of CJ's blankets and her and her husband are personal friends, I and many others have used them in the worst conditions afield , (mid January camp outs etc) , that being said there is no free lunch, they are expensive up front but will last a lifetime and are heirloom pieces, one of the things that blows people away who have never seen a quality wool blanket at work is when you take one, make a small fist sized indentation, pour water into it like a bowl and walk away for an hour and the water is still there, a quick shake and it is dry to the touch.
if you mean the low quality blankets yes thats probably right, personally there really is no high quality mass produced wool blankets anymore, Hudsons Bay and the like are not that great
Originally Posted By TVLL62CAL:
Originally Posted By raf:
I've never bought a high-grade wool blanket, like a filson, but I've bought a bunch of lower quality blankets, of varying condition.
That said, I don't think that any of them can hold a candle to a good fleece/microfiber blanket in terms of durabiity, ease of maintenance, and sheer warmth per ounce.
I do like wool, but modern fibers have superceeded all but the best of the wool stuff.
I do NOT buy the popular misconception that wet wool is almost as warm as dry wool. Pure BS unless your wool garment is LOADED with natural lanolin, and very few wool items are.
You would be mistaken Raf, CJ Wilde and Rob Stone both make wool blankets that quite simply blow modern synthetics away, I should know, I have a few of CJ's blankets and her and her husband are personal friends, I and many others have used them in the worst conditions afield , (mid January camp outs etc) , that being said there is no free lunch, they are expensive up front but will last a lifetime and are heirloom pieces, one of the things that blows people away who have never seen a quality wool blanket at work is when you take one, make a small fist sized indentation, pour water into it like a bowl and walk away for an hour and the water is still there, a quick shake and it is dry to the touch.
if you mean the low quality blankets yes thats probably right, personally there really is no high quality mass produced wool blankets anymore, Hudsons Bay and the like are not that great
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