Weighted Blankets

[jwslam]

Does anyone have any first hand experience?

[ExtraSlow]

Best is the ones from hippo Hug. They do loans if you want to test it out. My kids didn't like them.

[jwslam]

I bought this weighted blanket and used it for a week. Didn't find it to do anything. Selling it for $50 if anyone wants

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07P8NJYXL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

edit: sold to nissanK

[Maxx Mazda]

What in the fuck is a weighted blanket?

[mr2mike]

A blanket for gaining muscle. :)

[Kobe]

I bought exactly the same blanket for insomnia, but it didn't help and it wasn't for me, ended up returning it, but I paid like $160 for mine..


They seem to be hit or miss for people, some people love them. I think it would of been a lot better if i used it in the winter time, it got pretty warm under it.

[Darell_n]

A blanket for gaining muscle. :)

I prefer a rubber blanket for resistance sleeping.

[ExtraSlow]

I prefer a rubber blanket for resistance sleeping.
That's actually a thing for much the same purpose as the weighted blankets. Well, not rubber, but a stretchy material. Sort of the same calming effect as swaddling a baby. Again, hit or miss. The stretchy sheets are cheaper than the weighted ones usually although harder to find.

[bjstare]

What in the fuck is a weighted blanket?

It's a blanket... stay with me here... that's weighted.

[Toilet_X]

I prefer a rubber blanket for resistance sleeping.

Sounds like its easy to clean i have an alpaca wool blanket that will shatter like a mug if dropped.

[Maxx Mazda]

It's a blanket... stay with me here... that's weighted.

Weighted with what? What’s the point of it?

[Mitsu3000gt]

Weighted with what? What’s the point of it?

They are filled with either plastic or glass beads to give them weight, and stitched into squares so the weight stays even.

They help some people sleep, and some people say it helps them with Anxiety and Insomnia. The idea behind it is the soothing feeling you can experience with various forms of compression (like a hug or similar). The blankets are usually 15-25lbs.

Does nothing for me personally, but some people really like them.

[Swank]

Weighted with what? What’s the point of it?

Glass beads. Uses https://www.sensacalm.com/blogs/news/benefits-of-weighted-blanket-therapy

My wife tried one in our room in Vegas, she liked how it made her feel warmer and more tucked in, I'd get one for her but I don't think it can compete with her heating blanket.

[jwslam]

I'd get one for her but I don't think it can compete with her heating blanket.
I don't see how the 2 blankets would conflict if you stacked them

[suntan]

I bought this weighted blanket and used it for a week. Didn't find it to do anything. Selling it for $50 if anyone wants

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07P8NJYXL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Is it unwashed? Asking for a friend.

[ExtraSlow]

Anxiety, autism and other sensory disorders are rhe common reason people buy them. But some "neuro-typical" people find them soothing too.

[Swank]

I don't see how the 2 blankets would conflict if you stacked them

Not conflict, just overkill. Her heating blanket knocks her out faster than a box of wine as it is.

[buh_buh]

I’ve got one. I like it. Got it because I’ve always preferred having heavy blankets and can’t do it in the summer. Would do it again. Not a game changer but nice to have.

[msommers]

We love it while watching TV, feels more comfy or relaxing. Too hot to sleep with though. 25 lbs iirc

[B.Spilner]

Anyone have any feedback on these?

Ordered a hush iced blanket with the 100 night return guarantee. Needed a blanket anyways as ours is pretty much feather'less.

Whatchya shitty sleepers think?

[vengie]

Super weird timing... wife and I were talking about these last night!
Following.

[you&me]

We got one for my wife's mother at Christmas, but it doesn't seem to have made any difference for her.

Personally, a weighted blanket sounds like torture to me, but if you're interested - and with a 100 day return - it couldn't hurt to try...

[jwslam]

I sold mine

https://forums.beyond.ca/threads/408854-Weighted-Blankets?highlight=weighted+blanket

edit: thx for the merge

[Mitsu3000gt]

There's an existing thread on this somewhere, but basically it's a very personal thing. The idea of a weighted blanket is to (potentially) help reduce things like stress, RLS, anxiety, depression, etc. through a sense of security or "hugging" or compression sensation.

I've tried them and they're OK but I don't use one as it didn't do anything for me one way or the other.

The bigger issue IMO is washing them as you can't just throw a ~15-25lb ball into most washing machines.

[Asian_defender]

I have one and like it.
got a 15lb one from amazon, biggest complaint for me is washing. You'll be paying 2-3x the cost because its a weighted blanet

[jabjab]

The weighted one that I have has a removable cover to watch in the machine.

[ExtraSlow]

Hippo hug is based in Calgary, and manufactured in Calgary too. Super wonderful people there, and they do trial loans to test em out.

We did a trial and they didn't help anyone in my messed up family, but if we wanted one, that's where I'd shop.

[ercchry]

Had to stop using the one I got the gf while watching tv cause it just knocks me right out... feels great in sore legs too... life light compression

[eglove]

I got a custom made one for christmas a few years ago. Locally made by hippohug. Picked the fabric and weight and size

[Thaco]

i got one from costco for the wife for xmas, mostly for selfish reasons, i hear its supposed to reduce snoring, it does seem somewhat effective, she wasnt a huge fan of it at the beginning but she uses it every night now.

[nzwasp]

Does it do a better job of keeping gas under the covers too? asking for a friend.

[B.Spilner]

Does it do a better job of keeping gas under the covers too? asking for a friend.

I read you can make it last until the morning lol

[Swank]

Dutch ovens just got serious.

[ryder_23]

Ive used one for about 1year 1/2 now. I cant sleep without them now. Not sure exactly what it does for me but its a huge comfort thing now.

[pheoxs]

I have a 15lb double and am still unsure about it. At times I like it at times I don't. I know that I don't like it all the way up to my neck, it seems to put a lot of weight on my chest and I'm not a fan, but if I just put it on my belly button and below it seems to be nice. I wonder if I should've bought a lighter one maybe.

[Mitsu3000gt]

So how do you guys wash these things? I know many of them have removable covers, but any sweat, oils, etc. are still going to soak through to the blanket itself. I guess you could use them on top of a regular comforter, but eventually you will still need to wash it.

[pheoxs]

So how do you guys wash these things? I know many of them have removable covers, but any sweat, oils, etc. are still going to soak through to the blanket itself. I guess you could use them on top of a regular comforter, but eventually you will still need to wash it.

I have a sheet and then a comforter and then it ... I really doubt it'll get dirty so that's a problem for down the road.. No idea on washing it tbh, probably hand wish in the tub and hang dry if necessary.

[Mitsu3000gt]

I have a sheet and then a comforter and then it ... I really doubt it'll get dirty so that's a problem for down the road.. No idea on washing it tbh, probably hand wish in the tub and hang dry if necessary.

Yeah probably just hand wash in a bath tub would be your best bet I guess.