electric blankets 12 volts

What about a Snuggie ...lmao

Hi Bushman

I guess thats a serious question , and Jaycar used to have them , plenty on ebay , but as per exploroz question 68849 , they consume a bit of battery power (3 amps or so ) and aren't very practical compared to the old hot water bottle.

I love to play with gadjets and we have a better solution , which we used as recent as saturday in Ballarat when sleeping in our car (it was cold).

We used one of those wheat bags - but you say how do you use it in the bush when there is no microwave, well ours fits inside our 12v electric stove.

This really works well for getting into a warm bed , and the effectiveness of converting electricity into warm is much higher with this approach.

Hi bazza bushman what about thermals have you ever tried them i swear by them cheers vampire vet

Try here;
http://www.greatoutdoorsdirect.com.au/products/Waeco-12%252dvolt-Electric-Blanket.html

15 secs on google.
No I havent used them, no I dont have any affiliation with them.

IMO the money would be better spent on a decent thermarest materest and a quality sleeping bag, but to each his own.
How were you planning on powering this thing?

We use 240V blankets via the inverter.
30mins on high is usually enough, followed by an hour on low in the wee hours if it is really cold.

Cheers,
Peter

http://www.getawaeco.com.au/products.asp?id=438&catId=15

Seconds only $60.00 I bought one about a month ago and looks faultless.

Tracky Dacks...and Woolly Sox...

We have 2 of the Weaco 12v electric blankets that were purchased for a trip out west. Got out there and found one didn't work, so when we got home we sent it back and got a replacement, but now the other one doesn't work. For the price of them you could buy a few hot water bottles and throw them away after every trip (you won't need to as they do last a while though).

When our replacement one dies we will not be replacing them. We will go back to the trusty hot water bottle.

Ours used approx 4-5 amps per hour when on setting 2 or around 3 amps per hour when on setting 1.

When they are working they do work quite well, but like a 240v electric blanket they need to be covered with a blanket or doona to heat up sufficiently and make the bed all warm and cosy.

Greg