Re: Need electric blanket recommendation

> > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> >  "FlyByNight" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > I keep my bedroom in the high 50's. I can't keep warm with the current
> > > generation of smart electric blankets even with the control set at the
> > > highest setting. I also have an older electric blanket (30 years?),
and
> I
> > > keep warm with it set to one or two. The old blanket doesn't fit on
the
> bed
> > > I usually use.
> > >
> > > So I don't want a smart blanket which is supposed to put heat where
you
> need
> > > it the most.

> "Me" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > Forget an electric blanket. You won't get any more comfortable than if
> > you buy a good quality duck down comforter. It simply doesn't get any
> > better than that and the heat is always right where its needed with
> > nothing extra on your electric bill and no power cords.

"FlyByNight" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I am going to stick with an electric blanket. I really am just looking for
> recommendations on an electric blanket which meets my criteria, but thanks
> for your reply.

The only electrics I've ever seen anywhere in local stores are made by
Sunbeam.  I own one myself.  Sunbeam seems to make three or four 'models',
and its hard to really figure out the differences.  My parents bought me a
Sunbeam a few years ago for xmas but it only lasted only one winter.  The
next winter, it wouldn't heat up (the thermostat died i guess), so I
replaced it with another Sunbeam. The replacement blanket (that I still
have) was a little more expensive than the one my parents bought.  The
thermostat and whatnot seamed to be the same; the difference was in the
blanket material... the newer is made of that 'fleece'-like material whereas
the older one was just a traditional acrylic 'knit'.  I like the fleece much
better as it's heavier.
Both of these blankets seem to have some 'sensors' in them that detect body
heat and only turn on the heating elements where they detect a body is
laying.  This is good, I guess, in that it's not wasting energy by heating
up 'dead' areas, and it's no big deal if you forget to turn it off in the
morning.  What I *don't* like about this, though, is that if you're feeling
especially cold, say you have cold feet, the blanket won't warm you or the
really cold areas of you up because it doesn't detect you.
As for the duck down suggestion: I have a very low metabolism (since I was a
kid even) and my internal body thermostat tends to take a plunge at night
when I'm sleeping.  I actually use a (regular) blanket in the summer, too.
Some people actually want/need something that *gives* them heat; not
something that just attempts to hold it in.  Also, my blanket makes no
difference to my electric bill.