Create Date: September 13, 2024
Last Modified Date: November 19, 2024
A weighted blanket should only be so heavy, if you are a lighter person you should not have the heaviest blanket. This is because it poses a possible health risk. The optimal blanket weight is a tenth of your body weight:
When you sue this calculator you will get simple result, which is the weight of the blanket that you should purchase for yourself.
Ensuring you get a safe weight for your weighted blanket is an important process. You can do that by using our tool, the steps involved include:
You are looking to buy a weight =ed blanket for your brother for his birthday. He weighs 160 pounds currently so you want t get the best weight of the blanket for him. Using this tool you enter 160 into the field and hit calculate and get an answer of 16 pounds. When you are searching for weighted blankets it would be optimal to get a blanket that is or close to 16 pounds.
Now let's say you are buying a blanket for yourself and your girlfriend. Your combined weight is 250 pounds. If we enter that into the field and hit calculate we learn the optimal blanket weight for the two of you is 25 pounds.
A 20 pound blanket is not too heavy as long as you are not too light. If you are only 100 pounds, it will likely be too heavy. According to our tool, a 20 pound blanket would be best for someone who is 200 pounds.
One of the most glaring cons is that they can get very hot very quick, especially if you are under the covers with someone else. Additionally, there are concerns with how they are produced as they may not be very sustainable. It may also be a risk for small kids or animals who can get trapped under the weight and potentially get harmed.
There is no right or wrong way to use them really. As long as you are comfortable and no one is at risk of getting harmed from it then you are good to go and can enjoy it however you please.
If you will be sharing the blanket with someone, the optimal weight of the blanket changes. In this case, you would want to get the average of the two of your weights then input that into the calculator. That is the new optimal blanket weight for you two.
