4x4 Action Group

A while back Bugger alerted us to the availability of 12V Electric Traveling Blankets at Midas.
So last week I went in and picked one up... ... quite pricey though at R600 ...
Its a thinnish rectangular fleece of 100 cm by 145 cm and comes folded in a carrybag smaller than Mannys BriefCase.
With this cold spell I tested it using a wanked out battery I keep round the house for powercut lighting, cellphone charging etc

Works quite well and lasted about 4 hrs before the battery faded ... think it draws 5A at max.

It probably needs TLC to last so Ricoffy etc would need avoid over active antics, using it as Judo mat etc etc

Mad Manny wrote:Chas, if R600 is 'pricey' - what would you consider cheap? R8.75?

But it does sound small @ 1000mm x 1450mm

How much space do you want to heat up, you dont have to warm up a village

These blankets are actually seat warmers I suppose.

Bugger bought 2 some time back and he said that is what they were advertised as.

Thus "small" for a bed.

I also have a normal double electric blanket (which I could also carry), and a 1500w inverter and 1 or 2 large batteries, etc. etc.
… and yes that works just fine, but this should be much simpler and easier, smaller, no inverter, quicker set-up etc.
& equiv to about mid-setting on the normal E—Blanket which is about 7-10 the volume to pack…

HenriSteyn wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 30, 2021 6:38 pm

These blankets are actually seat warmers I suppose.

Bugger bought 2 some time back and he said that is what they were advertised as.

Thus "small" for a bed.

… yes … would be better for
Kolbe than Etzebeth …

And you.

I would need x2

You guys are such woesies. Man up and sleep in a sleeping bag like real men, wokeness is creeping into the 4x4AG it seems.

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SNOW-PIERCER
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... a few days ago Natal was covered in a vast blanket of snow,
... in a few weeks I’ll be calmly gliding along atop the mighty Drakensberg.
It’ll be serene and peaceful up there ...
Manny will be hundreds of Kilos away and young Kurt will still be thousands more,
lurking aimlessly around in some drab and drizzly N.London car park ...

adding....

I also only use the electric blanket to pre-heat the bed, so it only needs to run for 15 mins or so while you go have a hot shower... no need to drain you battery in 4 hours or less...

I also have a small cheapie modified sine wave inverter that powers a 220v electric blanket perfectly, worked like a bomb in my RTT

The way to go! Wokeness or not.

Wave wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 31, 2021 7:53 am

adding....

I also only use the electric blanket to pre-heat the bed, so it only needs to run for 15 mins or so while you go have a hot shower... no need to drain you battery in 4 hours or less...

I also have a small cheapie modified sine wave inverter that powers a 220v electric blanket perfectly, worked like a bomb in my RTT

… agree Geoff … it was just an icey morning
and thought appropriate to test the blanket and see if even an old (small 60AH) battery (that can no longer even kick over the platcar engines) would suffice !

I have bought 2 a couple of years ago and price was R200 and can run mine ALL NIGHT LING no problem

Bought another 2 to leave in my Autovilla
Works very well and I enjoy my bed pre warmed

Last time in that mountain in pouring icy rain, I had a great sleep in my sleeping bag. In a dry tent. No crazy running around outside. Just be prepared