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#174344 - 06/04/09 02:40 PM Size of wool blankets
Frankie Offline
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Registered: 09/19/03
Posts: 736
Loc: Montréal, Québec, Canada
I wanted to buy some Mac Ausland's wool blankets for a while now and was thinking, since I'm on my own, I could save some money and buy the less expensive twin size. But after leafing through an old Boy Scout manual, I came to realize that I should get the Queen size:


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#174346 - 06/04/09 02:48 PM Re: Size of wool blankets [Re: Frankie]
CANOEDOGS Offline
Pooh-Bah

Registered: 02/03/07
Posts: 1853
Loc: MINNESOTA
when it come to blankets i would get the best and biggest.
a Hudson Bay four point maybe??--

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#174347 - 06/04/09 03:00 PM Re: Size of wool blankets [Re: CANOEDOGS]
Frankie Offline
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Registered: 09/19/03
Posts: 736
Loc: Montréal, Québec, Canada
The Hudson Bay blanket is very thick and heavy. I was thinking two Mac Ausland blankets instead and layer when needed... What do you think? I'll think it over.

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#174348 - 06/04/09 03:08 PM Re: Size of wool blankets [Re: Frankie]
MDinana Offline
Pooh-Bah

Registered: 03/08/07
Posts: 2208
Loc: Beer&Cheese country
Sacre bleu! Eet eez, hou doo yoo say... een French! (You have to pretend I'm Maurice Chevalier)

What is that? A boy scout crepe? Lol...

OK, enough ethno-centric jokes (though my grandmother is French-Canadian...). Isn't a regular poncho liner about "double" size? I find that I can fold that over myself and be covered, though I tend to kick it off me. A Queen might be nice, but too heavy? Plus, would you want your insulation under you, where that cold ground is, or over you? I suppose it depends on your choice of sleeping environments for the blanket.

Out of curiousity, who came over and tied that kids feet, since he's already rolled up?

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#174352 - 06/04/09 03:48 PM Re: Size of wool blankets [Re: MDinana]
Chris Kavanaugh Offline
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 02/09/01
Posts: 3824
Buy the queen. When you meet your's there will be enough blanket.

Pre sleeping bag bedrolls were not the skinny bits of canvas flopping behind a cowboy saddle, but sometimes huge affairs of quilts,blankets and canvas requiring an entire wagon or second pack animal.

Wool is one insulator that doesn't lose it's loft between you and the ground. That illustration shows a method that works.

Sleep is probably the most ignored aspect of survival except
by Mors Kochanski. A warm fire, water and food mean nothing if you exaust your body clock. This ultralight business means nothing if you're lying down and need another pound of insulation.

If a queen sized blanket or sleeping bag wieghs to much, just go to a blacksmith and cut 6" off of that sword everybody buys first.


Edited by Chris Kavanaugh (06/04/09 03:56 PM)

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#174354 - 06/04/09 05:37 PM Re: Size of wool blankets [Re: Chris Kavanaugh]
KenK Offline
"Be Prepared"
Pooh-Bah

Registered: 06/26/04
Posts: 2208
Loc: NE Wisconsin
Originally Posted By: Chris Kavanaugh
If a queen sized blanket or sleeping bag wieghs to much, just go to a blacksmith and cut 6" off of that sword everybody buys first.


That was REALLY funny ... and oh too true.

Men seem to judge quality not only by the length of their swords, but also the thickness. So many folks seem to take pleasure in absurdly thick stock.

Um, we are talking about knives here ... right?

Back to topic ... what is your take on the lower cost loom woven wool blankets that some "surplus" dealers sell? Like these:

http://www.vtarmynavy.com/wool_blankets.htm

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#174356 - 06/04/09 05:53 PM Re: Size of wool blankets [Re: KenK]
Henry_Porter Offline
Member

Registered: 03/24/07
Posts: 111
Mmmm...exactly how to fold a burrito.

http://mexicanfood.about.com/od/techniques/ss/burritofold.htm

Careful when camping in El Chupacabra territory!

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#174360 - 06/04/09 06:27 PM Re: Size of wool blankets [Re: Henry_Porter]
Chris Kavanaugh Offline
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 02/09/01
Posts: 3824
Surplus blankets come with the same caveat as all surplus. If it isn't unissued or stated used excellent pass.
Anything that has a high nylon count more than 10% is compromising warmth. many of these blankets will have inferior or even recycled wool. As long as you're going to buy one might as well get virgin 100% if affordable.

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#174362 - 06/04/09 08:35 PM Re: Size of wool blankets [Re: Chris Kavanaugh]
clearwater Offline
Old Hand

Registered: 03/19/05
Posts: 1177
Loc: Channeled Scablands
What is the right size for a match coat?

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#174365 - 06/04/09 09:02 PM Re: Size of wool blankets [Re: Frankie]
Lono Offline
Old Hand

Registered: 10/19/06
Posts: 1013
Loc: Pacific NW, USA
Think about this Frankie - if you're going to wrap an injured person in a wool blanket you're either close to help or not far from the trailhead - who carries a wool blanket on any hike of any distance anymore? I carry a cheap $12 wool blanket in the back of my car for picnics, and wrapping up bloody injured people after accidents. They get to keep the blanket if I use it on them.

For wrapping an injured person far from the trailhead use their sleeping bag; for recovery from hypothermia, put one sleeping bag inside another sleeping bag. With zippers you still have better access to potential injuries than wrapped up in a blanket.

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