This year I bought tons of gear for new SUV RVing camping adventures. I tried to keep in mind that I wanted to use each piece for home, car
camping at a campground, SUV RVing, and backpacking. This year I have had some
success and some failures. This posting is to talk about my best
multi-use gear purchase is The NanoLoft Rumpl Puffy Blanket.
Earlier this year I was watching Shark Tank. Wylie Robinson, from Rumpl, was showcased on an episode and one of the sharks knew about this product and had purchased from REI already and was a fan. Wylie was on to see if he could strike a deal with a shark so Rumpl could get the professional sports licensing logos on their products and “open the market” to new customers. This did not work. The sharks were in the headspace that he was there for the free publicity.
You know what?
It worked on me. After that episode, all I could think
about weekly was, how to get a Rumpl blanket to use for SUV RVing. I looked
longingly at their site trying to justify the expensive price of their
blankets. I was trying to see if the “kid-size” blanket would work for me
because I’m short. Then my tax refund for 2020 can in, I was able to finally
purchase one of these blankets. I knew the down blankets were overpriced and I
did not like the idea of the blanket “losing its warmer when wet” and (not to
mention) all the fuzzy feathers flying around that seem to make their way out
through pinholes. Then there it was the NanoLoft Rumpl Puffy Blanket in black
was on sale for $99 from $179. What? That’s unheard of, I did want a colored
one, but not at full price. It was for the adult size – 52” x 75”. I could not
refuse. This was the price of their original puffy blanket and a lot warmer
with the NanoLoft. It is rated to 45 degrees comfort rating.
I got my
black Rumpl puffy blanket and we are inseparable. This has to turn into my blanket
for everything. I use it on rainy/chilly days and nights in the summer while
camping and bone-chilling times at home during the fall and winter. It’s a
champ! My mother even was surprised when I bought it home for my blanket to
chill out and sleep with over the holidays. It’s won me over. The fabric is soft
and slick, it’s ripstop so it makes some noise when moving around wearing it with
the Cape Clip. The fabric feels like a higher-end sleeping bag material. My only con is that it slides off you if you don’t pay attention
to it. I am going to use it inside my sleeping bag to help the comfort and R-value
of it. The NanoLoft Blanket from Rumpl is well worth over the $99 I paid and
might be worth the full price on the website. As something to think about the
Travel Version of the NanoLoft Puffy Blanket is $99 it is sized at: 38” x 52”
This blanket features:
This blanket features:
- 100% post-consumer recycled polyester shell and insulation
- NanoLoft® insulation technology that mimics down
- DWR finish for stain and water resistance
- Cape Clip® (1-Person only) for hands-free use
- Corner loops
- Machine washable
- Water-resistant stuff sack included
- Fabric: 100%
recycled 30D ripstop polyester fabric
- Insulation: Nanometer
high-elastic cloth with a soft nap (100% recycled synthetic down); 200 gsm
Weight: 1-Person: 1.8 lbs / 2-Person: 3.4 lb
Flat: 1-Person: 52 x 75" / 2-Person: 80 x 84" and
Packed: 1-Person: 6 x 14” / 2-Person: 8 x 16" - Weight: 1-Person: 1.8 lbs / 2-Person: 3.4 lb
- Flat: 1-Person: 52 x 75" / 2-Person: 80 x 84" and
- Packed: 1-Person: 6 x 14” / 2-Person: 8 x 16"
- Weight: 1-Person: 1.8 lbs / 2-Person: 3.4 lb
- Flat: 1-Person: 52 x 75" / 2-Person: 80 x 84" and
- Packed: 1-Person: 6 x 14” / 2-Person: 8 x 16"
Size-wise it is pretty small if you fold and roll it up the way shown on Rumpl's product website. To see the video scroll past the specifications on the website. If you are a little lazy or in a hurry you can just stuff the blanket into its stuff sack. The picture with my Nalgene bottle it the size of the blanket "stuffed" into the stuff sack.
