Packable down blanket.

[Lowg08]

I’m trying to find a good blanket that won’t take up much room or weight. It will be for covering up my kids while sitting in a blind or glassing late season. I’ve looked through REI and other sites. The get out there blanket seems ok

 

[bwhntMT]

Watch Costco. They have these Black Diamond down blankets on a semi-regular basis. Cheap, but great, and perfect for what you are looking at.

 

[UtahJimmy]

Watch Costco. They have these Black Diamond down blankets on a semi-regular basis. Cheap, but great, and perfect for what you are looking at.

Yup, this is the ticket!

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[Lowg08]

Thanks guys. I’ll look for those

 

[Pathfinder27]

+1 on COSTCO. I grabbed an Eddie Bauer one from there last year and I love it. Takes up no room in a pack and it weighs nothing.

 

[archp625]

Thanks guys. I’ll look for those

Check out the Kifaru Woobie. Light weight packs down. Its not down but its super warm .

 

[UtahJimmy]

Check out the Kifaru Woobie. Light weight packs down. Its not down but its super warm .

Just looked this up, you gotta be kidding me! $160 for a blanket and it weighs 2#. Might as well get a real sleeping bag or quilt for that weight and cash.

You can get 6 of the Costco ones for that price and they weigh 1# each.

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[Conrad101st]

My old army Poncho liner still works for most situations.

 

[archp625]

Just looked this up, you gotta be kidding me! $160 for a blanket and it weighs 2#. Might as well get a real sleeping bag or quilt for that weight and cash.

You can get 6 of the Costco ones for that price and they weigh 1# each.

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I agree. Its pricey but you nailed it. I bought it for late season glassing sessions and early season sleeping blanket when I do not need to bust out the sleeping bag. $150 is pretty cheap when you look at it as a sleeping bag.

 

[Hovenator]

Kelty Bestie blanket is pretty sweet, even comes with its own stuff sack and can be had for about $20.

 

[Lowg08]

These all look like they wood do the job. I’m just trying to make it as comfortable as I can for my 5 year old who is busting to go deer hunting. I bought her all new insulated overalls and the whole nine.

 

[Sdieffen]

UGQ makes custom quilts. Cashy but great quality.

 

[Loebs]

Find a poncho liner. Big enough to use as a light weight bag and both kids will fit under it with ease. Cuts the wind well and is synthetic so it dries fast. 25-30 bucks at most surplus stores. Packs down small and is pretty light.

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[Trial153]

First lite /Nemo Puffin

 

[Vandy321]

Depends on the weather/temps.

The original woobie, the army poncho liner...army surplus if you cant find one from a soldier on craiglist. Better for say 40 deg and up.

Anything below freezing during the day and I'd gladly carry the weight of the Kifaru woobie.

Last Oct, temps were below zero opening night, you better believe I had that woobie layered on top of my zero deg bag.

 

[dwent]

I'll throw in my vote for the Eddie Bauer one. They were on sale at costco for a time. I want to say as little as $6 or so. Very light and warm. They passed the test for non-enclosed ice fishing so I think they'll do just fine for glassing. Not sure if they still have them though.

 

[fishdart]

The Costco throw is popular with the hammocking crowd. I modified one into a top quilt. The instructions I followed had me pull out the vertical rows of stitches which allows the down to loft much better in the newly formed baffles than in the squares they have sewn it into.

 

[browning2480]

Kelty Bestie blanket is pretty sweet, even comes with its own stuff sack and can be had for about $20.

I agree with this. I have these in every vehicle and we use them all the time.

 

[andrew123]

Double Black diamond down throw from Costco is the ticket. There are many sewing modifications you can do to them to turn into sleeping bags, quilts, etc.

 

[White Wizard]

Not sure if it matters, but I've been trying to not send my money to China. Just a though.