Would like to stock up on a few.

I would try your local Army/Navy Surplus Stores. They have plenty here in our local Surplus Store.

Sportsman's Guide has several.

I bought mine locally at Smith and Edwards. If you can, try to find some Swiss surplus ones. Waaay nicer than the US surplus blankets. They seem to be made with a finer wool and aren’t as scratchy. Not Merino wool, but somewhere in between Merino wool and that steel-woolesque US army blankets.

How big, how thick and what percentage of wool? I’ve seen some from China that were quite questionable. Blankets some from some Europe countries seemed acceptable to keep in the trunk in case of coming upon a car accident in 60-80% wool blend . Of course these are 20-30$ range. A nice US made Pendleton will be a few hundred but worth every penny

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Originally posted by ElToro:. Blankets some from some Europe countries seemed acceptable to keep in the trunk in case of coming upon a car accident in 60-80% wool blend . Of course these are 20-30$ range. A nice US made Pendleton will be a few hundred but worth every penny

Try these for carrying in your trunk:

www.walmart.com/c/kp/emergency-blankets

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Originally posted by sigcrazy7:
I bought mine locally at Smith and Edwards. If you can, try to find some Swiss surplus ones. Waaay nicer than the US surplus blankets. They seem to be made with a finer wool and aren’t as scratchy. Not Merino wool, but somewhere in between Merino wool and that steel-woolesque US army blankets.

I have the Swiss ones too, I like them.

keepshooting.com

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Originally posted by sigcrazy7:
I bought mine locally at Smith and Edwards. If you can, try to find some Swiss surplus ones. Waaay nicer than the US surplus blankets. They seem to be made with a finer wool and aren’t as scratchy. Not Merino wool, but somewhere in between Merino wool and that steel-woolesque US army blankets.

How much did you pay for the Swiss blankets?

Faribault Woolen Mills.

Nice as can be but they are not cheap. Think Pendleton quality, and price.

The US one are great sand paper alternatives in a pinch.

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Originally posted by 4x5:

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Originally posted by sigcrazy7:
I bought mine locally at Smith and Edwards. If you can, try to find some Swiss surplus ones. Waaay nicer than the US surplus blankets. They seem to be made with a finer wool and aren’t as scratchy. Not Merino wool, but somewhere in between Merino wool and that steel-woolesque US army blankets.

How much did you pay for the Swiss blankets?

It’s been a few years, but I think they were $12, or maybe $16 each. They seemed affordable, so I bought four of them.

I bought some Italian army surplus ones about 10 years ago and they still stink like moth balls.
I keep them in vacuum bags in the cars for emergency use. Can’t remember where I got them.
Keepshooting.com has some that look pretty good they’re 80% wool.

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keepshooting.com

Yep, usually the best deal going.

Stop by a truck stop the next time you're on the road. Some of them carry falsa blankets. Quite economical and colorful. You can also get them on Amazon and WalMart.

You might try Coleman's Military Surplus. I am not sure of the spelling. For the blankets that still smell from moth balls, hang them out on a windy day with full sun. That will provide some aeration.

Check out "Charley's Surplus" on the web. The only blanket I've bought from them is the Italian Officer's, which is a nice blanket that smells like mothballs. They show several U.S. and foreign blankets. Older U.S. blankets seem to be nicer; newer ones contain more reprocessed wool and feel thinner and less soft.

Army brackets. That bring back memories. I served in Germany then lived there as a civilian years ago. I always made sure I kept Army blankets in the trunk of my car. I kept them for emergencies as the winters could be brutal. It turned out I was was the road a lot with my job. Some accidents on the road I passed I would would stop to give assistance. You would see folks shivering from the cold and from shock in some cases. I would wrap them in those army blankets.

Chatham textiles, of Elkin, NC. At least that's where there were originally made....

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Originally posted by sigcrazy7:
I bought mine locally at Smith and Edwards. If you can, try to find some Swiss surplus ones. Waaay nicer than the US surplus blankets. They seem to be made with a finer wool and aren’t as scratchy. Not Merino wool, but somewhere in between Merino wool and that steel-woolesque US army blankets.

I need to actually look harder at Smith and Edwards when I have time and money. usually it's a pit-stop for the kids when we come back from Idaho, and I glance around while herding children through candy and toy aisles. My son may be big enough to be interested in the military/surplus section now though.