electric blankets, $50, $150, $250, $$$$??
I was thinking to myself it might be nice to purchase an electric blanket to use while winter camping, so I can run the noisy furnace less, and keep the cabin cooler for my dog. (dog thinks anything o...
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GordonThree wrote:
Thanks for the feedback everyone!
I picked up a Sunbeam "LoftTec" ultra-plush from the Sunbeam website, $15 off coupon so it was under $70 bucks at checkout.
I'll try it as a blanket first, and then under the fitted sheet next, see which way works better.
Putting the blanket under you works, but it's not as good as a heated mattress pad that is made for the purpose.
The blanket is thinner, so it gets bunched up under you, and it has lumps -- some sort of junctions or temp sensors or something -- that you have to position your body around.
It would be ok for testing out the concept, but if you find you prefer underneath heat you'll be spending another $50 for a heated mattress pad. They last forever, though. I've had mine 15 years at least.
