Electric Blankets pros and cons

There have been reports here that they do NOT like MSW inverter power if that is what you plan to power the blanket with.

Jim

I have used them 200 nights per year for decades and never had a problem. I like the heated mattress pads, personally.

If you are scared you can always just turn it on an hour before you get into bed, and turn it off when you get in. That and a down comforter will do you. Add another comforter if it get below 30.

WE have used both, and have had no problems. Especially this winter, with no access to refill the propane. We used electric heaters, and the blankets or pads. After changing to a foam mattress, we like the blanket better than the pad for it. Try to buy the best one you can get. In the cheaper ones, the wires are too subject to damage.

Used them a lot in a cabin that only got used on weekends for snowmachining. We actually used a heated mattress pad and not a heated blanket. When we'd get there Friday night, we'd turn on the pad, start the wood fire, take care of a few things and go to bed. By then, the heated pad would have the bed nice and warm. Don't know why it would be any different in a camper.

We used the mattress pad instead of a blanket because it seemed to work better with the heat rising from the pad instead of trying to get it to go down from a blanket.

Bill