Do any of you use an electric blanket at home? I'm curious about these as an energy saver and also for certain bug-in situations.

From a safety POV, I have to say that I'm pretty leery of electrical wiring embedded within flammable material. And yet, the blankets I see on the shelves are apparently approved by all the right agencies, and they can even withstand machine washing and drying. They must be reasonably robust.

I'm thinking of using it in an always chilly sitting room in our house. But I'm also thinking of it for power outages, where a small genny would be swapped around in sequence, keeping fridges, freezer, sump pump, and main furnace going. I would still have a few hundred watts to spare. The queen size electric blankets seem to run around 130 watts, which is very do-able.

And then, of course, there's fluffy car camping in the early spring and late fall shoulder seasons to save on the outrageous cost of mountain resort hotels.

I'd appreciate your thoughts, experiences, and cautions.