Warm blankets for every bed when the heat is out. Wool stays warm even when damp.
Wool blankets hold body heat in a cold house during a winter power outage, even when the air turns damp. Stock enough to layer every bed in the home.
- Quantity: Plan on two blankets per person so you can layer them on the coldest nights.
- Wool content: Choose 80 percent wool or higher for warmth that holds up when the blanket gets damp.
- Weight and size: Pick a heavy, dense weave that covers an adult from shoulders to feet.
- Storage: Store them clean and dry in a sealed bin with cedar blocks to keep moths out.
- Fire safety: Wool chars instead of melting, which makes it a safer pick than synthetic fleece around space heaters and stoves.
- Care: Air them out twice a year and spot clean them so they keep their size and loft.
