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MatthewSB

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I'm always too hot using a sleeping bag in the Summer, so I want to get some blankets for camping this year.

What should I get?

Looking for something that dries easily, not interested in crappy old "Wool" blankets that aren't really made of wool. Cost is a factor.
 
Italian wool blankets (err... made of real wool). And not all wool blankets from Italy are super expensive. You can get some Italian military surplus sometimes for a reasonable price... that or buy used.
 
Get a couple of polyester blend blankets unless you are going to be sleeping next to the fire. If you are sleeping next to the fire then wool or cotton are the options. If you go with the polyester, I'd get a couple of inexpensive cotton blend sheets.
 
MatthewSB said:
I'm always too hot using a sleeping bag in the Summer, so I want to get some blankets for camping this year.

What should I get?

Looking for something that dries easily, not interested in crappy old "Wool" blankets that aren't really made of wool. Cost is a factor.
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Magnaminous_G said:
Italian wool blankets (err... made of real wool). And not all wool blankets from Italy are super expensive. You can get some Italian military surplus sometimes for a reasonable price... that or buy used.
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Yeah I don't think he's into wool at all. It sure doesn't dry easily.

To the OP: Maybe buy a cheap sleeping bag at wally world. You know the square kind and then just leave it unzipped. Another alternative is to get a poly fill comforter. My wife and I use one from Ikea. Looking to upgrade as they're not very squishable but otherwise they work great. They don't dry easy/fast though.
 
Shotgun's suggestion to use an unzipped rectangular bag is a good one. I have used summer weight bags, fleece bags and just liners when camping in hot weather and having them unzipped is my usual preference. When I go with just the liner I make sure to have a space blanket in my bag in case it gets a little chilly and I've had to break it out a few times. (Much easier to get out than to fold back up.)

Sea to Summit and Cocoon makes the liners as well as others and they can be found in silk, cotton, Coolmax and poly blends. The silk ones are my favorite, but they are more pricey as you might imagine. Campmor and REI carry them or used to anyway. The lighweight rectangular sleeping bags can be found all over and for cheap.
 
I have a fleece sleeping bag that would be fine for warm weather. Cheap and dries pretty fast. Keep it away from fire/sparks though.
 
Quirt said:
Surplus poncho liner or two??
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I forgot I have several of these, and they are EXACTLY what I was looking for.

Guess this happens when you take unused gear and put it in boxes and forget about it....

Thanks so much for the suggestions all.
 
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