Harbor Freight blanket's

[Dryball]

Not really sure if this fits in here...but Harbor Freight has wool blanket's on sale. I bought two of them, brought them home, and found they have a horrible smell!  Apparently this is due to oil, or a flame retardant coating in them as they were meant to smother shop fires. I did some research and found that washing them in dishwashing soap removes this stench.  At the price they're going for it's worth the trouble to wash them...at least to me.

Ned ( Tightwad )

[FrankG]

This them Ned ? Thats a good price !

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=47874

[Dryball]

Yup! Them thar's the wuns!

Ned

[Chaffa Hosa]

I just ordered 2 of them

People on another site tell me I'm wasting my money by not buying the proper items, tent, clothing and other gear but I just don't know if this is something I will enjoy doing for years to come. I'm getting just enough to get by until I see if this is for me

[Dryball]

Jerry, your going at it the right way...don't buy expensive till your sure. And a lot of the time the less expensive items work fine for years anyway.

Ned

[FrankG]

Jerry dont listen to the thread counters , have fun ! Thats what its about . If you really get into it ,you can always upgrade your equipment.

[Mike 56]

Thanks for the heads up i am going to Harbour Freight today to check them out.

Mike

[Dryball]

Mike, copy out the online ad first...the stores have a higher price. If you show them the ad they will sometimes meet the ads price. They did for me.

Ned

[Ranger]

Those are very good blankets for the money. I have a couple, myself.  8)

[Chaffa Hosa]

Those are very good blankets for the money. I have a couple, myself.  8)

Which ones did you get I ordered one of the HIGH priced red  ones and one of the $6.99 ones

[TomG]

I ordered two of the $6.99 red blankets.
Ill wash them in woolite and dry them on light with a dryer sheet.

[Chaffa Hosa]

Unless my smeller is messed up mine do not have a bad smell

[Dryball]

Jerry, it's not really a bad smell...more of an oily smell.

Ned

[Ranger]

I boght the cheap ones. They had a little bit of a smell but Bethy washed them in arm&hammer laundry soap and then hung them outside to dry for a couple of days to air out, They are just fine now.