boat blanket ideas

Descant · 06-28-2017, 09:03 PM

Ummm. I haven't seen an Army surplus store for decades. where?

mneck1814 · 06-28-2017, 10:18 PM

Our LL Bean washable wool blankets get a lot of use at the lake, on the boat, around the campfire, the beach, etc. Much softer than the army blankets my grandmother had on all of our beds at camp when I was a kid!

TCC · 06-29-2017, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Descant

Ummm. I haven't seen an Army surplus store for decades. where?

Today's version: http://www.unclesamsretailoutlet.com/aboutus.asp

It somehow lacks the fascination of the Army surplus stores of the 1950s.

Winnipeseogee, what about some of those Mylar emergency blankets? Amazon sells them in multiples for under a buck a piece.

AC2717 · 06-29-2017, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Descant

Ummm. I haven't seen an Army surplus store for decades. where?

one in Conway on way to north Conway on rt 16
great store!

jbolty · 06-29-2017, 08:49 AM

Surplus, like most things is all moving online now

I've bought from here

https://www.majorsurplus.com/

Dave M · 06-29-2017, 09:15 AM

They sell an electric blanket that plugs into your 12V socket. Wife uses for early spring and the fall. You might to be able to use one of the double sockets. Don't know how much current they draw. Got mine at Amazon. Some are big enough for 2 persons, some with auto shutoff.
Speaking from experience, don't forget to unplug when boat is shut off. Had dead battery at Wolfeboro docks in the fall. Luckily gas station had one of those battery packs.

Dave M

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Dave M Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 395 Thanks: 4 Thanked 26 Times in 24 Posts	A step further They sell an electric blanket that plugs into your 12V socket. Wife uses for early spring and the fall. You might to be able to use one of the double sockets. Don't know how much current they draw. Got mine at Amazon. Some are big enough for 2 persons, some with auto shutoff. Speaking from experience, don't forget to unplug when boat is shut off. Had dead battery at Wolfeboro docks in the fall. Luckily gas station had one of those battery packs. Dave M

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Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,479 Thanks: 1,390 Thanked 1,667 Times in 1,086 Posts	Ummm. I haven't seen an Army surplus store for decades. where?

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mneck1814 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hartford, VT/Moultonborough Posts: 95 Thanks: 25 Thanked 60 Times in 22 Posts	Our LL Bean washable wool blankets get a lot of use at the lake, on the boat, around the campfire, the beach, etc. Much softer than the army blankets my grandmother had on all of our beds at camp when I was a kid!

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jbolty Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 677 Thanks: 325 Thanked 258 Times in 154 Posts	Surplus, like most things is all moving online now I've bought from here https://www.majorsurplus.com/