Electric Blanket on Modified Sine Wave Inverter

[Jim Cate]

Originally Posted by KeelMe

Worth every penny. And won't set your boat on fire.

You can actually order one to fit your V-berth.

worth every penny??? Over 1200 bucks??? For a glorified blanket?

You must have a lot of spare pennies!

Jim

[Cyrus Safdari]

Hot water bottle also won't set your boat on fire and generates its own heat
Insulated, it'll keep the body core warm for a while.
No problems with moisture or mold or storage like a thick blanket

[a64pilot]

Originally Posted by RaymondR

If you can put up with the smell and don't mind the odd flee a couple of decent sized dogs will do a pretty good job.

Hence Three Dog Night?

[RaymondR]

Originally Posted by Jim Cate

Have you a good source for marine quality 12 volt dogs?

Jim

Good one Jim, I'm still chuckling.

It does not get cold enough anywhere in Australia to warrant production however it is rumored that you can buy good quality, low voltage sleeping companion hounds in the South Island of New Zealand.

[KeelMe]

Originally Posted by Jim Cate

worth every penny??? Over 1200 bucks??? For a glorified blanket?

You must have a lot of spare pennies!

Jim

Well we saved quite a few when we stopped using them to heat the boat.

[JimsCAL]

Originally Posted by RaymondR

If you can put up with the smell and don't mind the odd flee a couple of decent sized dogs will do a pretty good job.

Any other Boomers remember the band Three Dog Night?

[john61ct]

Yes, using electric heat off a bank at night seems just nuts to me.

And via an inverter even more so.

Even in Arctic conditions.

[starcruiser]

Originally Posted by KeelMe

Worth every penny. And won't set your boat on fire.

You can actually order one to fit your V-berth.

I would never spend that on my bed at home, let alone for something which will soon reek of diesel and run the risk of getting wet... and probably will only be used for a few weeks of the year.

But the whole idea of our electric blanket is --- to avoid the cold shock when getting into bed.

No comforter, no hot water bottle, no fleecy lined anything --is going do that. Only an electric blanket.

It's switched off when we hit the sack--as are the ones at home--and then the blankets or doona do their work to keep us warm during the night.

Our doona is in fact an unzipped sleeping back.

Yep, we're parsimonious!

[Captain Bill]

Originally Posted by marcianin

This topic is quite old, but I noticed that no one here has given good advice on how best to deal with this problem. I think a nice warm blanket is enough to keep you warm. There is no need to use various heaters and other equipment, this is superfluous. At the moment, there are different blankets that a person can choose the most suitable for himself. When it gets cold at night, I always have a weighted blanket next to my bed to keep warm. You can also use the services of sommio.co.uk and choose the perfect blanket for sleeping. My friends had already bought several for themselves at home and were in awe of how good qualities attributes can change their sleep.

You deal with it by using a true sine wave inverter. Electric blankets do not use very much power so even a small inverter will often do just fine. Their typical power draw is less than 100 watts so even one that plugs into a cigarette lighter will do, though probably best to hardwire one. Get one that's rated for at least twice the wattage draw if you want it to last.

[GordMay]

Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, marcianin.