blankets for a traditional bedroll

[barry]

hi everyone

i would like to make up a traditional style bedroll something like the cowboys used could anyone reccomend where too get good quality blankets was thinking of a merino wool and camel hair mix as they are supposed to help regulate your temprature and ajust according to the weather but they are expensive also not sure where the best place to buy them would be thanks for any help you guys can provide

 

[happy camper]

It might be worth a look in tk-maxx if there's one near you, they tend to have a selection of blankets and throws and can be pretty cheap (if a little hit and miss), i might have been lucky but i got a couple of pure merino blankets from there a while ago, they are good quality and were reduced in price as spring/summer isn't really blanket buying season for most people.
good luck with it

 

[beachlover]

hi everyone

i would like to make up a traditional style bedroll something like the cowboys used could anyone reccomend where too get good quality blankets was thinking of a merino wool and camel hair mix as they are supposed to help regulate your temprature and ajust according to the weather but they are expensive also not sure where the best place to buy them would be thanks for any help you guys can provide

I have had a considerable amount of help from Gary in relation to blankets and the sort of thing you are interested in.
Have a look at
http://www.bearclawbushcraft.co.uk/home.htm

I know that he will be only too happy to give advice if you email him.

 

[barry]

thanks will give both of those try see where i get

 

[Martyn]

I have had a considerable amount of help from Gary in relation to blankets and the sort of thing you are interested in.
Have a look at
http://www.bearclawbushcraft.co.uk/home.htm

I know that he will be only too happy to give advice if you email him.

Looked all over, but couldnt see any blankets. Where are they?

 

[Shambling Shaman]

Im going to Anchor Stores (army surplus) thay do good wool blankets you might be able to water proof? could pick one up for you - normaly few quid

 

[jerv]

bronte tweeds do 100 percent wool blankets for about 20 quid

 

[JonnyP]

Have you tried oxfam or other charity shops.........

 

[Toddy]

Jon's right, good quality wool blankets come in between £3 and £8 usually. I can certainly tell you where to get then up here for that but p&p might be a bit of a pain
atb,
Toddy

 

[leon-1]

See if you can get surplus Dutch Army blankets, they are quite dense and very warm, very good quality.

 

[Squidders]

Looked all over, but couldnt see any blankets. Where are they?

I couldn't find them either... Then again, the post doesn't say they sell them, only that help was offered previously and proved to be very useful.

Maybe we're just assuming they would be available online because a URL was provided for contact purposes and you know what they say about assumption!

 

[beachlover]

Looked all over, but couldnt see any blankets. Where are they?

Sorry, I should have been clearer and meant that he had some quality Hudson Bay Blankets when I was looking for one and was extremely helpful. In the end I got one from soneone else as a one off, but thought he might still be worth asking.
The link was to provide the contact details.

These people also sell a range of authentic type blankets and I am pretty sure they used to sell the Hudson Bay ones too. No merino, or camel tho'

http://www.sutlers.co.uk/acatalog/Backpacks__Haversacks__Ponchos___Blankets.html

 

[Klenchblaize]

Nice link and a good selection of blankets. Perhaps Tony might consider having the one offered below centre stitched with “BUSHCRAFT UK” as they are sure to fly off the shelf!

Cheers

Klench

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[sam_acw]

The suttlers store did do Hudson bay blankets but I think they were 2nds.
As seen as they are meant to be made in Britain they ought to be cheaper here.
The ACW blankets are pretty good but you're paying extra for the fact that they are meant to be historical replicas. We used to use the 2nd issue one as it was the most accurate copy and 2 of them makes a good bed.
I used to have a really huge coverlet I got in the states (double bed size) which you could cocoon yourself up in and was thick and warm enough to sleep out in the open in without a tent. As it was dense and pure wool it was fine in light rain too.