High-Performance Arcturus Military Wool Blanket Review

I hear all these comments about how awful these comforters smell from being in storage. As an ex-Marine, I smelled a horrible odor from a blanket stored in a warehouse. I left the duvet outside for a day and it smells amazing like it just came off the clothesline. It's also warm and durable and I'll be buying extra duvets.

Bought two blankets. Care instructions followed. Wash 3 times each. Air dried gray for my husband to keep him from shrinking. Since he is 84 inches tall and the blanket is 88 inches. I put mine in the air dryer in navy for 99 minutes. You can also tell how much fluff has fallen out of the dryer filter by the fact that I shaved off the fluff with a shaving stone. Very soft and great smell when all is said and done. Well worth the work to save 60% on other duvet cover prices. Thank you for…

I bought these blankets to make a wool parka shirt. After a few hours of cutting and sewing, we formed a shirt and hood. I have worn this on hunting and camping trips and camping trips. It has been tested from 35 degrees in the high desert with winds of 20 mph to mountains at 10 degrees and a light breeze. I've never felt more comfortable with the elements. I will be buying a few more to make shirts for the family and to have blankets on hand! These are worth the money! Soft to the touch and…

I think most of the negative feedback comes from those who have never owned an actual wool blanket. These folks should settle for one-star ratings. A high-quality wool blanket has a slight animal smell. It wears out. stop washing! I know they advertise you can wash it at home. But not. Just dry clean. Serious. My cleaning even praised the duvet for its quality. Only beginners expect a wool blanket to smell nice out of the bag and not shrink or fall off when washed. I love this blanket. Just…

This blanket arrived and looked great. It smelled very strongly of petrol. I called Amazon and they told me to wash it. Cold washing and air drying in my dryer ruined my washer and dryer leaving very little hair on it that I can't remove and which is now all over my clothes and bedding causing me severe allergic reactions and headaches. -5 stars if I could. This is the worst product ever. Revain was kind enough to return it to me, so I'm going back. I'm very sad because I wanted this to work…

Absolutely wonderful and exactly as advertised. It smells and my dog smelled it and ran outside and hid behind the garage. I took the blanket to the laundry at the nearest mall and the ladies there wanted my blanket. The homeless man said it reminded him of his military days. This blanket is well made and tailored correctly. It is better to put a sheet or something smooth under it for a while, it itches. Wash thoroughly in soft water and dry gently in a front loading machine. Do not use a mixer

Blanket looks good with minimal odour. After airing it out in the garage for three days, I put it in my car to use as a winter emergency blanket and I don't notice any smell from it in the car. While the duvet is "nice and heavy" meaning it won't slip off your sheet or sleeping bag like synthetic fleece blankets do, it has a lot less "buoyancy" than I would expect from a quality one blanket would expect. Attic = trapped air = ability to trap heat. I have other military and quilts that have more

None. Unfortunately, it just doesn't. I really, really wanted to love this blanket. I read the reviews and decide to buy based on the positive numbers (and choose to ignore the fair amount of negative ones). Straight out of the box - no bad smells other reviewers have listed. Chemical smell, sure, but not bad. Good sign. The ceiling looked beautiful. Good sign number two. At this point my cat jumped up to check with me. She rubbed and kneaded once and immediately pulled out a large ball of…

We wanted to stow a heavy wool blanket in the trunk for emergencies but that wasn't what we needed. For us, two issues were key: 1) the chemical smell. We followed the advice of others and immediately started washing the comforter in cold water and tumble drying low/air. The chemical smell hasn't changed much after two washes and it was so unpleasant that we didn't feel safe keeping it. 2) skin. The blanket lost enough lint in two passes through the dryer to fill nearly a 3-gallon bucket. On…

The duvet is well made and has minimal odour. After airing it out in the garage for three days, I put it in my car to use as a winter emergency blanket and I don't notice any smell from it in the car. While the duvet is "nice and heavy" meaning it won't slip off your sheet or sleeping bag like synthetic fleece blankets do, it has a lot less "buoyancy" than I would expect from a quality one blanket would expect. Attic = trapped air = ability to trap heat. I have other military and quilts that…

No Unfortunately it just doesn't. I really, really wanted to love this blanket. I read the reviews and decide to buy based on the positive numbers (and choose to ignore the fair amount of negative ones). Straight out of the box - no bad smells other reviewers have listed. Chemical smell, sure, but not bad. Good sign. The ceiling looked beautiful. Good sign number two. At this point my cat jumped up to check with me. She rubbed and kneaded once and immediately pulled out a large ball of fluff…

We wanted a heavy wool blanket to be kept in the boot for emergencies but this turned out not to be the case the one for us. For us, two issues were key: 1) the chemical smell. We followed the advice of others and immediately started washing the comforter in cold water and tumble drying low/air. The chemical smell hasn't changed much after two washes and it was so unpleasant that we didn't feel safe keeping it. 2) skin. The blanket lost enough lint in two passes through the dryer to fill nearly