Electric blankets

The Dreamwell electric blankets are cheaper from Amazon, BTW!

Testing of electric blankets by chunky young firefighters, eh isthis? . I wonder if they also test the tog rating of duvets, fleecy sexy PJs ?
Actually I would like to add my voice to the supporters of eceltric blankets, it sounds as if many of you have the same type as we do and the bliss of being to turn it on (albeit low) in the middle of a sleepless night, or when the back is playing up, is a boon.

Yes jO5 that Dreamwell underblanket is the one I have and at much the same price. Recommended.

Heated duvet seems a bit OTT. Isn't that more or less a heated overblanket by another name??

Aaaaagh jO5, are you receiving help over yr weird enjoyment of leaping into cold sheets. Even the thought is horrific. No no no. If God had meant us to do that, she wouldn't have invented electric blankets

you can get heated duvets too

We bought this one for daughter last Xmas She loves it. (Chilly mortal)

Am I the only person to actually enjoy getting into a cold bed and warming it up myself?!

PS I only know of underblankets. I don't think overblankets are made any more. I'd buy online from a reputable supplier, big chain store. Electric blankets aren't very heavy so the postage won't be huge.

Absolutely fantastic things. Couldn't be without mine. Hot water bottles are so yesterday (and so dangerous. I've still got a nasty red shiny blemish on my leg where I burnt myself on a hot water bottle about 15 years ago! I don't think it'll ever go away now )

Yes, the ones with a skirt are great. Mine though is just a tads narrower than the mattress and so often "pops off" one corner in the night which is annoying. Perhaps measure up more carefully than I did! Lesson learned. Maybe!

Finally, I once saw an offer on a shop door (I remember it was in rural Staffordshire!) maybe 10 years ago for testing of electric blankets by the local Fire Brigade. Seems very sensible. One Saturday in late summer, you could take yr electric blanket down to the local Fire Station and they'd give it a basic electrical safety test. The snag was that if it failed, they binned it there and then! You weren't allowed to take it home. The poster warned exactly that! But what a sensible idea. Does anyone know of something similar? In Leicester, where I live, especially!

I imagine that they can be highly dangerous if the cabling gets worn, scuffed or brittle.

I guess "worn, scuffed and brittle" is not a bad description of how I fee this morning. Not up yet. Snuffly nose. Typing this on my laptop in bed

Beats the hell out of trying to persuade a husband to go to bed an hour early to warm up the bed!

Nothing like a bed warmed by an electric blanket on a cold night! We only have an ordinary one with ties and it does slip around a bit - I just settle it right when I change the bed.
I think they are now very safe but we have ours on a timer and if it is still on when we go to bed I turn it off or we get far too hot. Never used an over blanket so cannot give any feedback.
There are a great variety of prices now - I was so surprised when I did a bit of research a couple of years ago.

I love mine. Go upstairs, turn on blanket, clean teeth, after 5 mins on full power the bed is lovely and cosy. They are also nice if you wake up in the night and put them on low. The warmth can be very soothing.
In NZ the housing is flimsy and you get an electric blanket in all hotel and motel beds. During my winter in NZ I sometimes used it overnight because otherwise the chill never went off the mattress, I would turn over and it would be icy.

They are very safe nowadays Granny23 even if you spill something on them, we have an underblanket with a skirt around it that tucks under the mattress, rather than the tie on ones which are a real pain as they tend to move and are a @ugger to put on . It's also machine washable which is very handy although I don't do it too often.
It has dual controls so that I don't have to have my side on just because he does.. also has a timer control but I always switch mine off as soon as I get in but you can fall asleep and it will switch off after the set time. I can have a peek at the make if you want me to.