Wool Blanket

[Watch-keeper]

Well I wonder, maybe this blanket has cotton or something absorbent in its make up. Its a merino blend but the label no longer shows what the composition is.
It is a good blanket, insulates well and I use it at home where it doesn't get the damp feeling.
I have looked on line and a few blanket manufacturers make wool blankets mixed with cotton. I've not used one as far as I know so don't know if they do the same thing.

I have wool clothing that is mixed with polyester (wool power) which don't take on the same clammy feeling as this blanket so it looks like Mike Parsons is right.

 

[Watch-keeper]

Totally unscientific but my 100% wool blankets seem to perform better than my wool blend blanket.
My single wool blend blanket seems to feel damp in humid conditions, but my 100% wool ones do not. I don't know what the blend is, % or material but it does take on a damp feeling in humid conditions.

Sort of related but I spent a few nights out using just blankets in cold conditions with the lowest temperature dipping to -13c. I used approximately 8kg of blankets with a cotton canvas cover on top which gave me 6 layers of blanket on top, I also had a good kipmat was warm enough to sleep.

So I found out what the mixture is for the blended fiber blanket, its 80% merino and 20% polyester, I wonder if the polyester is what makes it feel clammy ?

 

[MrEd]

I found this in a charity shop a few years ago, wonderful heavy weight dense weave blanket, it’s also big, about 6ft x 8ft, one of my favourite ever finds.

 

[Laurentius]

I found this in a charity shop a few years ago, wonderful heavy weight dense weave blanket, it’s also big, about 6ft x 8ft, one of my favourite ever finds.

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I think that is Dutch if I am not mistaken a good find.

 

[johnnytheboy]

In the end I bought one of these and found a blanket left over from home removals so I can use both, the buffalo one I’ve yet to use!

The Buffalo Field Blanket

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