Gear Review 100% Wool Blankets (Master Listing)

We stumbled across a 100% wool mill that makes blankets a few years back. Still giving them the final test through, but so far nothing but stellar marks.

 

Pictures? Brand name would be nice @AxesAreBetter

 

So...I read that the Swedish military blankets are rated the highest so I wondered if they still had access to them. I took a chance and sent an e-mail to the Swedish military procurement department and this is the response I got:

"FMV do not procure wool blankets to the Swedish Armed Forces, SwAF, any more. The wool blankets were introduced to the SwAF during 1960-1970.

The blankets have been phased out and gone on sale. They can be found on the market, for example, second-hand stores. There are a few left remaining in the SwAF, mostly used in firefighting exercises.

Nowadays FMV procures flame retardant polyester blankets to be used for bedding and commercial fire blankets to extinguish fires.

Thus FMV can not specify any specific supplier or manufacturer."

In the text FMV is the organization responsible for SwAF procurement. See www.fmv.se

 

Wool Blankets, Wool Yarn and Woolen Blankets ¯ MacAusland´s Woolen Mills

little late on that update, aren't I? Hahaha.

 

Found this thread and forum when searching for vintage military wool blankets. I especially want to learn more about the meaning of the different colours and patterns used on, for example, the Italian blankets. Does anyone know if the stripe designs have a specific purpose – or are they purely for decoration? Feels like they should have some kind of meaning, considering the context where they were used?

 

I can find USGI wool blankets at a local flea market for about $25.00. Got about a dozen of them now.

 

Was wondering where the puppy went. Monkey brought her upstairs to keep her company while she did homework. But no puppy.

Found her on my bed, bundled up in my wool blankets. When I first saw her, only her snout was showing. The wind is cold today. And she went back to where she was this morning, except I'm not in bed. Puppy ❤️ wool.

295B01BB-6E2F-41F1-A5F8-24A80A2DA1E1 by Hanzo posted Apr 28, 2018 at 13:34

4AC65C3A-85D3-4673-8A05-826134FEC17E by Hanzo posted Apr 28, 2018 at 13:34

 

I was a Civil War re-enactor for many years and wool is KING spring, summer, fall and winter. With wool socks you will never get a blister. Wool blankets are warm even when coated with frost or wet. Also, those uniforms are not as hot in the summer as you might think ( the wool wicks the sweat away to cool your body), nor as warm in the winter. I loved wool sweaters until they got so expensive.

 

French Army Wool Blankets $40

Max they will let you order is 1ea.

Get em while you can!!!

French OD Wool Blanket

 

I saw those Arcturus 80% wool blanket 20% polyester on Amazon, and no thanks, after seeing the photos customers posted and where it is made, plus it has polyester.

Speaking of the Swedish officer blanket and German. I just spoke with someone that owned both, he got rid of the Swedish, and said he preferred the German one since it was larger in size. But that list is spot on.

The internet knows about these now and commanding a price after original poster posted this thread back in 2012. Just like real cast iron pans came from Griswol and Wagner.

 

Sort of still on topic.... the best socks I have ever owned and wore are Darn Tough socks. They are merino wool. I get the “itchies” also with some wool products. Not only are these warm and nice and soft, they last a long long time. I can’t tell you how long because I can’t remember when I bought them..... but that may be due to old age ymmv

 

I have had a US Army wool blanket on my side of the bed (wife hates it) for 30 years, it's been washed so many time it probably half the weight it started out to be but it is soft. My wife says I'm like Linus (peanuts) can't sleep without it.

 

Sportsman's guide usually has surplus wool blankets. Prices run $20-$40 FRNs. Wool is warm but I itch from contact.

 

Ebay is a good place to find wool military blankets also.

 

I love HBC blankets, they are outrageously expensive but wear like iron. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...FjAeegQIMBAC&usg=AOvVaw2MSevP0h7RteanROlOqD2g

 

I just got an Italian Blue stripe dated 1999, was trying to get one that was older, and its thick as the Swedish Officer's. Which I don't have.

 

I looked there, it doesn't mention 100% wool, do you know if it is?