Professor Gets Down In His RV

We’ve been full time RVers for a few years now and, like most RVers we’re open to trying new things. We’ve been using an electric blanket in our motorhome and previously our 5th Wheel Trailer for warmth. This year the electric blanket finally retired itself. I can’t say that I blame it for checking out early, because we were always forgetting to turn it off when we got up in the morning. Many times we would go to bed only to find it already toasty warm. This is not the only problem we encountered while using the electric blanket in our RVs. Our biggest problem was when we stopped to dry camp overnight at WalMart or boondock for a few days. You don’t want to run your generator all night just to power up the electric blanket, so you have to carry extra blankets for this occasional use. I remember a cold snap last year when we were driving through Wyoming and we stopped at a Flying J parking lot for the night. It was snowing and blowing and the windows were all fogged up at the Flying J restaurant. We retrieved every sheet, blanket and throw we had to make the bed warm. The heater ran all night and we managed just fine, but, I remember thinking that a warmer blanket would have been nice. Last week we were in Costo and I spotted this nice down filled blanket and that cold night in Wyoming flashed through my mind as I pulled the blanket off the shelf. Some down filled blankets are just too hot, but this one strikes a perfect match for our type of RVing because we are snowbirds and are usually in more temperate climates. This particular blanket is designed for use in the Pacific Northwest and is light weight. We’ve been “field testing” this blanket all week and have found it keep us “snugly warm” on cold nights. It's over sized so you can tuck it under the mattress for a tidy appearance. This particular down blanket is manufactured by Pacific Coast Blankets and advertises that the down is “Hyperclean” for people who may have allergies to down products. This company has been making down bedding for more than 100 years and I can attest that they’ve got it right. Their products can be purchased at amazon.com, Carson Pirie Scott, Costco, jcpenney.com, Linens 'N' Things and Sears Canada. You can find their website online at Pacific Coast. Helping you think outside the box-springs - Jim Twamley, Professor of RVing, Dr. of RVology and ROAD Scholar