@JT954 I love my 15 lb. glass beads one from previous offering. Don’t think I would possibly ever want anything heavier, & wondering what kind of “gel” these beads are made of is a little unsettling.
@mehvid1 I sleep pretty well since leaving my last job that was really stressful. I never realized how much stress was impacting my sleep. My problem is that I go to bed too late and don’t get as much sleep as I should.
@mehvid1 Thanks though it is a double edged sword. I lost my last job because of a massive layoff. Five hundred positions were eliminated at my site…thousands worldwide. I was unable to find a similar job that didn’t require relocation and eventually had to fall back to being an engineering technician. I did that work for about 20 years before going back and getting my BSEE. So I enjoy what I do and I’m very good at it but the pay is really bad.
I snagged a 15# blanket on black Friday. I do like it, however it is HEAVY. It is difficult to move or to get out from under. I cannot imagine what a 20# blanket would feel like
@tinamarie1974 I got one, and it felt like I was under a ton of bricks - it was suffocating to me. But then, I like a fluffy pure down blanket, and use a down throw on the sofa. YMMV.
@flehm uh… neither.
They’re both for my wife.
She’ll use the 20# one watching TV and sleeps with the 15# one over her feet. She feels claustrophobic or “trapped” if she sleeps with one fully on her at night. (And at 5’5.5”, her weight fluctuates from about 120lbs up to nearly 150lbs depending on the season - she hasn’t actually competed for a few years but still considers herself a bodybuilder…)
But I’m not sure you should necessarily judge anything by my wife’s likes and dislikes. She is… unique. Lots of issues/events from her youth tend to still rear their ugly heads decades later. The weighted blankets help her “feel safe.”
Weighted blankets are commonly used to provide sensory stimulation to children with special needs- especially autism.
Occupational therapists (OT) are usually the people who assess and treat sensory needs and OT supply catalogs charge hundreds of dollars for these things.
They’re probably made better than this one (especially since Sharper Image sold their name to people who peddle Chinese junk), but at 1/4th the price, it’s probably worth it.
Sorry, I don’t get the attraction of these at all.
I mean, I like having a blanket, but I want it to form a bubble over me and not actually touch me. Especially my feet, they need to be warm but free.
@2many2no For me it feels similar to being spooned. I got one when my spouse was going to be out of state for a few months. I don’t always want the weight, but it can be really cozy sometimes.
I generally have one with it’s head on my upper shoulder or upper chest (rest of it’s body on the bed), one on my chest trying to fit it’s 8.5 pound self completely under my chin, one across my ankles, maybe one against my back. They generally back off when I switch position and have lost their “spot”. If I am on my side the feral sits on my hip and spreads out on the side of my chest with legs hanging down. Plenty of purr action and sometimes some kneading. Personally I need a bigger bed so there is room for me and them as eventually they leave my upper body and curl up elsewhere on the bed. And complain if I invade their space. My19 year old sleeps either on the top of the cat tree in the bedroom or in a cat bed on the dresser right next to my bed.
i got a 25lb weighted blanket for christmas this year and it’s definitely one of my favorite gifts (so apologies if you already read this on that poll a few days ago). it’s from bearaby and it’s made entirely of fabric - no bead filling - so you never have to worry about waking up in a pile of glass sand or being banned from the laundromat. they’re expensive but worth the investment if you can afford it.
i thought it would take some getting used to but i loved it immediately and have hardly come out from under it.
I thought weighted blankets sounded bad too but I LOVE mine! Fits on a twin bed, is 15 pounds. The way it is sewn it doesn’t bunch up when I sit down and put it on me to read. I feel like I’m in a cocoon under it. I’m up for another since my husband has started stealing it from me when I get up for a drink or something.
I have a 15lb one I got for Christmas last year. I sleep in a Hammock full time, so it’s a bit annoying to get positioned over me, but I love the pressure feeling without being confined or hot.
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If a 20lb blanket calms you, what would a 200lb blanket do for you?
@eeterrific Crush you like a bug.
@yakkoTDI But you would feel like calm bug, right?
@eeterrific I think there’s a subreddit for that kink.
@eeterrific @yakkoTDI I’m a 230 lb blanket, not to be confused with the offspring of Michael Jackson.
@eeterrific @qkerby @yakkoTDI I’m Michael Jackson!
Awww, now Glen is all happy and cozy.
@Kyeh Please. I don’t want to know what Glen does behind closed doors…
@eeterrific
I don’t see any puppet porn!
Is this better than the glass ones Meh sold last time?
@JT954 Judging from the reviews, not so much.
@JT954 I love my 15 lb. glass beads one from previous offering. Don’t think I would possibly ever want anything heavier, & wondering what kind of “gel” these beads are made of is a little unsettling.
Santa gave me a weighted blanket for Christmas and… I love it. Winter now so not hot, but I sleep like a log. A smothered, cozy, log.
Why would I want a weighted blanket? It’s already hard enough to get out of bed in the morning.
@tweezak Maybe… you’d sleep better… and it would be easier to get up… eventually.
@mehvid1 I sleep pretty well since leaving my last job that was really stressful. I never realized how much stress was impacting my sleep. My problem is that I go to bed too late and don’t get as much sleep as I should.
@tweezak Congrats, amigo(a?)… I mean on the job thing.
@mehvid1 Thanks though it is a double edged sword. I lost my last job because of a massive layoff. Five hundred positions were eliminated at my site…thousands worldwide. I was unable to find a similar job that didn’t require relocation and eventually had to fall back to being an engineering technician. I did that work for about 20 years before going back and getting my BSEE. So I enjoy what I do and I’m very good at it but the pay is really bad.
I snagged a 15# blanket on black Friday. I do like it, however it is HEAVY. It is difficult to move or to get out from under. I cannot imagine what a 20# blanket would feel like
@tinamarie1974 I got one, and it felt like I was under a ton of bricks - it was suffocating to me. But then, I like a fluffy pure down blanket, and use a down throw on the sofa. YMMV.
@cbl_wv sounds like we are like minded, but add a thick feather bed on top of my mattress so I am fully encased in soft fluffiness
@tinamarie1974… the GENERAL rule of thumb is 10% of your body weight.
@haydesigner personally, I think it is still too much
So… no cover included? We own two weighted blankets (a 20 pounder and a 15) and having a cover that you can wash separately is good to have.
@bakerzdosen which do you prefer?
@flehm uh… neither.
They’re both for my wife.
She’ll use the 20# one watching TV and sleeps with the 15# one over her feet. She feels claustrophobic or “trapped” if she sleeps with one fully on her at night. (And at 5’5.5”, her weight fluctuates from about 120lbs up to nearly 150lbs depending on the season - she hasn’t actually competed for a few years but still considers herself a bodybuilder…)
But I’m not sure you should necessarily judge anything by my wife’s likes and dislikes. She is… unique. Lots of issues/events from her youth tend to still rear their ugly heads decades later. The weighted blankets help her “feel safe.”
LIE down on the couch.
@Barc777 I flinched too.
@Barc777 Maybe they were suggesting that you put some goose feathers on it.
If feeling smothered is calming, I guess this is the ticket…
Is this the best color Meh can get? I don’t even wanna know what was rejected.
@hchavers Puce?
@cbl_wv @hchavers periwinkle
@hchavers what’s wrong with grey?
Weighted blankets are commonly used to provide sensory stimulation to children with special needs- especially autism.
Occupational therapists (OT) are usually the people who assess and treat sensory needs and OT supply catalogs charge hundreds of dollars for these things.
They’re probably made better than this one (especially since Sharper Image sold their name to people who peddle Chinese junk), but at 1/4th the price, it’s probably worth it.
Since when does the Sharper Image do blankets? Where they not an electronics company?
I’ve had no problem with the weighted blanket I’ve gotten from Meh in the past, but it was a different brand so your results with this one may vary.
@aperfecttool72 You may be confusing them with Sharp Electronics, now owned by Osaka. Sharper Image is owned by Iconix. Two different companies.
OH MY GOD THEY… UH… UM… SATISFIED… GLEN!!!
@shahnm Don’t know. He wasn’t smoking…
Sorry, I don’t get the attraction of these at all.
I mean, I like having a blanket, but I want it to form a bubble over me and not actually touch me. Especially my feet, they need to be warm but free.
@2many2no For me it feels similar to being spooned. I got one when my spouse was going to be out of state for a few months. I don’t always want the weight, but it can be really cozy sometimes.
I sleep with a 13 lb weight on my chest… It’s called “my cat.” Very soothing, especially when he starts his Bluetooth purring.
@MrNews I have that cat action too most nights.
I generally have one with it’s head on my upper shoulder or upper chest (rest of it’s body on the bed), one on my chest trying to fit it’s 8.5 pound self completely under my chin, one across my ankles, maybe one against my back. They generally back off when I switch position and have lost their “spot”. If I am on my side the feral sits on my hip and spreads out on the side of my chest with legs hanging down. Plenty of purr action and sometimes some kneading. Personally I need a bigger bed so there is room for me and them as eventually they leave my upper body and curl up elsewhere on the bed. And complain if I invade their space. My19 year old sleeps either on the top of the cat tree in the bedroom or in a cat bed on the dresser right next to my bed.
Does this weighted blanket make me look fat?
@ignoramus Only if use it under clothes and are on a zoom meeting…
i got a 25lb weighted blanket for christmas this year and it’s definitely one of my favorite gifts (so apologies if you already read this on that poll a few days ago). it’s from bearaby and it’s made entirely of fabric - no bead filling - so you never have to worry about waking up in a pile of glass sand or being banned from the laundromat. they’re expensive but worth the investment if you can afford it.
i thought it would take some getting used to but i loved it immediately and have hardly come out from under it.
I thought weighted blankets sounded bad too but I LOVE mine! Fits on a twin bed, is 15 pounds. The way it is sewn it doesn’t bunch up when I sit down and put it on me to read. I feel like I’m in a cocoon under it. I’m up for another since my husband has started stealing it from me when I get up for a drink or something.
Wish they offered a heated weighted blanket on here. I would never want to leave the bed
@riceatusc put a heated mattress pad on the bed.
@riceatusc as pointed out above, it’s called a cat…
So what size bed will it cover?Or are they just for one individual in a bed?
@bigtom67 Measures 50" W x 75" L Looks like it is made for one person to fit under. Or two, if you are snuggling.
@accelerator @bigtom67 That is roughly the measurements of a twin blanket that you can’t tuck in - AKA oversized throw.
Are the beads toxic ie when Fido tears it open?
I have a 15lb one I got for Christmas last year. I sleep in a Hammock full time, so it’s a bit annoying to get positioned over me, but I love the pressure feeling without being confined or hot.
Heavy, Man.
What gives these blankets their heft? Technically, lead (Pb) is BPA free. It’s also not a recommended sleep partner.