The Buffalo Field Blanket

[stonepark]

If you are looking for a mainly indoor or dry weather blanket, I would suggest the following: -

Silentnight Heat Genie

Thin layer of fleece on top, sherpa fleece underneath with a foil reflective blanket sandwiched in the middle.

It does puzzle me that if Silentnight offer this sort of option, why outdoor companies do not offer similar.

My Snugpac (20 year old) sleeping bag also has similar set up (reflectatherm)

 

[Dan00001]

If you are looking for a mainly indoor or dry weather blanket, I would suggest the following: -

Silentnight Heat Genie

Thin layer of fleece on top, sherpa fleece underneath with a foil reflective blanket sandwiched in the middle.

It does puzzle me that if Silentnight offer this sort of option, why outdoor companies do not offer similar.

My Snugpac (20 year old) sleeping bag also has similar set up (reflectatherm)

Basically, because we have down, which traps tremendous amounts of air for it's weight compared to fleece. The foil sounds good but in reality it acts as a vapour barrier, which is great when you want to reduce evaporative heat loss in a wet and cold casualty, but not great when it's trapping moisture inside your sleeping bag.

 

[HorseGuy]

If you are looking for a mainly indoor or dry weather blanket, I would suggest the following: -

Silentnight Heat Genie

Thin layer of fleece on top, sherpa fleece underneath with a foil reflective blanket sandwiched in the middle.

It does puzzle me that if Silentnight offer this sort of option, why outdoor companies do not offer similar.

My Snugpac (20 year old) sleeping bag also has similar set up (reflectatherm)

That looks like a nice blanket to throw over the duvet for extra insulation during the winter and a bargain at £40. It's tempting to get one of those as well.

 

[HorseGuy]

Basically, because we have down, which traps tremendous amounts of air for it's weight compared to fleece. The foil sounds good but in reality it acts as a vapor barrier, which is great when you want to reduce evaporate heat loss in a wet and cold casualty, but not great when it's trapping moisture inside your sleeping bag.

Even though I mostly intend to use it indoors at home I'm still attracted by the Buffalo blanket due to its fast drying properties and its ability to stay warm even when wet. If one of our horses or a friends horse ever becomes ill or escapes I might need to spend the night out in the middle of Dartmoor on a cold wet windy night at very short notice. So being able to grab a Buffalo blanket on the way out could be a really handy thing to have with us.

 

[Dan00001]

Even though I mostly intend to use the blanket indoors at home I'm still attracted by the Buffalo blanket due to its fast drying properties and its ability to stay warm even when wet. If one of our horses or a friends horse ever becomes ill or escapes I might need to spend the night out in the middle of Dartmoor on a cold wet windy night at very short notice. So if that ever happens being able to grab a Buffalo blanket on the way out could be a really handy thing to have with us.

Might need a bigger blanket!

 

[HorseGuy]

Might need a bigger blanket!

The horses have already got their own.

 

[Dan00001]

The horses have already got their own.

Beautiful horse.

 

[HorseGuy]

Beautiful horse.

That one's not mine. It was just a generic picture of a horse rug that I found on an internet advert.

I haven't got any of my own photos to hand at the moment but after your comment I had a quick look on my girlfriends Facebook pictures and found this photo of one of our horses looking rather smart in his brand new rug. (It's a little short I know)



I also found this one which is a more realistic depiction of what horse rugs usually look like. This was a brand new rug bought two days earlier. Come back the next day and it's covered in mud from rolling around, ripped to shreds from playing with other horses and the stuffing's been stolen by magpies to insulate their nest. Typical!

 

[MikeLA]

Problem with that, is that it is bulky. I managed to get an inner and outer on ebay a while ago, had to fix the zip on the outer though.

Bulky but superb

 

[walker]

Pertex of all sorts does get snagged on thorns etc and can make a hole so I'm sure the cat's claws would. I'd actually be more thinking about the pile getting torn up in a scratchy claw sharpening attempt!
As Keith says, it's an expensive blanket, so if that's a likely occurrence then go for a cheaper alternative.

Snugpac do a cheaper alternative which is still quite good quality

 

[HorseGuy]

Snugpac do a cheaper alternative which is still quite good quality

The Snugpak Softie Tactical Blanket looks interesting and is available for around £50.

I tried one of Snugpak's jackets once which was made from the same Paratex fabric and Softie Premier insulation. Nice silky feeling material which was very warm for the weight. Unfortunately the cut of the sleeves didn't suit my body shape. Nice jacket otherwise. I bet it would make a good blanket.