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By happydog from NC on 03/25/2009 Pros: Great value, heavy, Thick, WARM Best Uses: Camping, Warmth on icy cold nights, Winter Describe Yourself: Budget Shopper Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: This isn't a wimpy, soft, cashmere blanket for sissies. This is good for one thing only - KEEPING WARM. It weighs about 5 lbs and will keep you good and warm. I bought 8 and liked them so well I'm getting another 8.
Apparently an earlier batch was soaked in naptha (mothballs) but mine were only faintly scented. I hung them outside for a day then washed them and they're fine.
Love these blankets!!
By Chingadero from Oregon on 02/24/2009 Best Uses: Cut Up For Gun Cases, Year-round Describe Yourself: Budget Shopper Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: This is a thick, scratchy, European Army Blanket. I'm retired Army and play Poker on any nation's Army blanket. All European military wool clothing etc is very high quality and cheap. I bought 5 and cut and sew them into buffalo rifle cases. Scraps are sewn into pouches and accessories. It would make beautiful Rendevous coats. I like the slight menthol moth control smell (like my cedar chest) which has kept them in perfect condition. Dogs and horses should like it even better.
By bergwanderer from New York, NY on 02/20/2009 Pros: Attractive Design, Comfortable Describe Yourself: Budget Shopper Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: Blanket has been treated with naphtalin, so my entire apartment smelled of it before I even took it out of the box! I had to wash it twice (cold water cycle)to get the smell out.Once the blanket was dry, it didn't smell anymore. It is a bit scratchy, so it is best for a picnic or when taking a nap while wearing clothes. Blanket is high quality, dense and very warm.
By JFS from Pittsburgh on 02/19/2009 Pros: Comfortable, Easy To Clean, Sturdy, WARM Best Uses: Spring/Fall, Winter Describe Yourself: Budget Shopper Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: This time, knowing what to expect, I brought all the tools to the local laundromat, and used their large washers and dryers. Simple green and fabric softener in the pre-rinse, baking soda, borax and detergent (regular or woolite) in the first wash, fabric softener in the rinse. Dry on hot until almost dry. Next, re-wash, baking soda and simple green and detergent again...plus fabric softener in the wash. Again dried on high. The previous purchase is on my bed, two others are on friends' beds (de-stunk), and two more are in the spare bedroom. Buy two or three to amortize the cost of the cleaning.
Great blanket - nice large size By Outdoor Cooker from Little Rock, AR on 02/16/2009 Pros: Attractive Design, High Quality Describe Yourself: Midrange Shopper Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: A great-sized blanket at 6 by 4 feet, perfect for a single bed blanket. Only (temporary) drawback was the heavy moth ball odor that needed a few days of airing to eliminate.
By Carol in Olympia from Olympia on 01/30/2009 Cons: Terrible chemical odor Describe Yourself: Budget Shopper Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend Comments: If you are sensitive to chemical odors, DO NOT BUY THIS ITEM! Even after washing I can't bear to have this blanket in my house or even the garage. It contaminated all of the other items in the shipment, some beyond use. I wrote to ask what the chemical was, but did not receive an answer.
By Disgruntled from Rainier, OR on 01/30/2009 Describe Yourself: Midrange Shopper Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend Comments: The blanket came with an overwhelming smell of mothballs. It also had a reddish dirt on it. I washed it and had to put it outside because the smell was giving us headaches. It has hung outside for a week and still has the strong mothball smell--have they been in storage since WWI? We have always liked your products, but this may keep us from doing business with you again.
By Letter Carrier from Columbus, OH on 01/28/2009 Cons: Poor Quality, Uncomfortable Describe Yourself: Midrange Shopper Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend Comments: Have purchased from Sierra Trading Post for years. This is the worst product that I have ever purchased. These blankets simply stink of mothballs. The smell is so strong that I was forced to leave the blankets outside for 2 1/2 weeks of winter weather. Horrible buy even if they are free.
By running always from South Portland Maine on 01/28/2009 Describe Yourself: Midrange Shopper Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend Comments: I was very unhappy with the heavy mothball smell on the product. I have hung it up outside and run it through the dryer several times but the smell is still there.
Next time I'll learn from others... By Becky Homecky from New York on 01/28/2009 Cons: Difficult to Clean, Uncomfortable Describe Yourself: Midrange Shopper Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend Comments: Unfortunately, I went ahead and purchased this blanket even though there were SO MANY negative comments about it. After receiving the blanket, I went ahead and washed it (I was only going to use it as an extra blanket to use on really cold winter nights, so shrinkage was not going to be an issue), and I think that made the odor of moth balls even worse. I tried everything from putting vinegar in the wash and rinse cycles (I did that three times) to using the odor eliminator we use on our pets messes (that I tried with two wash/rinse cycles), but it was to no avail. The blanket remains on the front porch, until I can figure out another method of eliminating the odor of moth balls. It's been over two weeks since all those washings, and our basement still smells of moth balls... oh well.. live and learn!
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