Good wool blanket

[jr baker]

I been thinking of getting me a good wool blanket who has any that is correct I looked at cc sultery

 

[3rdBrigade]

Wambaugh & White would be an excellent first choice

 

[Rusk County Avengers]

Great place to get FHW blankets that a 100% accurate:

Blankets / Coverlets

Also, Ben Tart is great option, some from FHW and I think some made themselves:

Coverlets and Blankets

 

[johan_steele]

For CS I'd suggest:

The Fox Hunter's Blanket

100% Merino Wool Soft, Not Scratchy Moisture Wicking Medium Weight Made 100% of soft merino wool, these blankets are smooth against the skin, not itchy, and are great for wicking moisture away. Finding quality wool blankets made in the USA is a hard task, but finding them in the quantities we...

www.townsends.us

For US Waumbaugh & White or anyone who sells a Woolrich blanket whether it's the emergency issue or standard issue.

 

[d.perry]

It is the time of the year that everyone is thinking about blankets. Does anyone know a retailer who is currently selling appropriate period style/pattern (or can be easily corrected) blankets? Does anyone have a Hamilton Dry Goods blanket? Opinions?
Besides the typical cookie-cutter U.S. blankets, what are you using?

 

[Sowbelly and Hardtack]

Wambaugh & White would be an excellent first choice

This is a good option.

 

[Sowbelly and Hardtack]

Great place to get FHW blankets that a 100% accurate:

Blankets / Coverlets

Also, Ben Tart is great option, some from FHW and I think some made themselves:

Coverlets and Blankets

This is a good option.

 

[Sowbelly and Hardtack]

@jr baker is your blanket for a Union or Confederate impression? Or both?

 

[d.perry]

@Sowbelly and Hardtack I seen those earlier in the thread. Tart and Button Baron have a nice selection. Wambaugh & White is down to a single striped jean cloth option. I was more looking for non-standard sources for blankets. For example, Ikea had offered a retro blanket that was a suitable match for a German WW2 impression once the labels were removed. Woolrich may still be making something appropriate, but unsure where they are sold.

 

[Sowbelly and Hardtack]

What's suitable for a WW II impression will not work for a Civil War impression.

 

[Old Breck]

Woolrich blankets utilize synthetic fibers and won't really keep you warm. I'm not sure what you mean with 'non-standard sources'.

Are you looking for a blanket for US or CS impressions? Tart, Button Barron, possibly W&W and South Union Mills all offer Fed and Reb blankets. A issued blanket is a much better choice than a quilt, coverlet or some type of civilian blanket.

 

[captaindrew]

@Sowbelly and Hardtack I seen those earlier in the thread. Tart and Button Baron have a nice selection. Wambaugh & White is down to a single striped jean cloth option. I was more looking for non-standard sources for blankets. For example, Ikea had offered a retro blanket that was a suitable match for a German WW2 impression once the labels were removed. Woolrich may still be making something appropriate, but unsure where they are sold.

Last time I was at Regimental Quartermaster in Gettysburg they had some CS/civilian blankets in stock that came from a Family Heirloom Weavers run for Wambaugh and White. They were marked up quite a bit but they are excellent blankets, I have one that I was lucky and able to get from the source.

 

[James Brenner]

Blankets are like shoes- don't cheap out. Poor quality in either can ruin an event.

 

[Rusk County Avengers]

Since this thread is revived and so forth, I would like to point out something.

A heavy high quality blanket is probably historically incorrect. Shoddy blankets that don't do you justice on a cold night are probably more period correct.

Just because something was made at home, or made by a contractor in the 1860's doesn't mean high quality. Couldn't resist pointing that out.

 

[Will Carry]

I have a cheap rag wool blanket that I carry camping all the time. I don't typically use a sleeping bag. I have had this blanket for over 20 years and it is starting to tear apart. It is the best sleeping blanket I have ever owned. I have a higher quality wool blanket too, but it is not as warm as the cheap one. If you put these two blankets together and top in with my Navajo blanked you are good down to 30 degrees or so.

 

[Dan Kohli]

The Sutler of Fort Scott sells some blankets. The red variant is the only one currently in stock.

https://sutleroffortscott.com/product/red-wool-blanket/

 

[PrivateBrooke]

I have a civilian blanket from Tart. Not super heavy but it's warm enough with my uniform on. And I'm sure a thin homemade blanket(like this one is a repro of) was a luxury many of the boys could only dream of.