Submitted by a_kachoo t3_yxxsa0 in BuyItForLife
After 15 years, my down duvet is on it's last legs and I'm looking for a somewhat more ethical alternative. Ideally looking for an ethically made brand that will survive Canadian winters and summers. Would love to keep it under 350$ if possible!
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Love my pendelton. Hoping BIFL, it's been ~7 years now pretty much ~300 days a year, still looks great.
Did you get the washable wool or the traditional blanket?
Dryclean model, it's the Yosemite blanket. I sleep with that on top and a fleece underneath it, the fleece is the one that gets washed more often. I think in those ~7 years we got the Pendelton drycleaned twice?
My mom had that one and my brother has it now - gotta be 40-50 years old
lol that's awsome. every other blanket we own has slowly turned to shit or just look like ass, this thing keeps looking damn near day 1 new.
One of mine is 8+ years old and the other probably over 12 - no complaints here
Pendleton always gets love but I have to throw Faribault Mill out there as well. Their Frontier bed blankets are fantastic - thick, soft, and warm. I used mine all 4 seasons except for two nights when it was a bit too hot to use. I’ve bought 7 blankets from them over the years and can’t recommend them enough.
Your best best bet for a reasonable price is to buy directly from a woolen mill here in Canada. You should be about right for budget, but depends how big a size you need. McAusland's Woolen Mill in PEI is my recommendation for blankets, much nicer than Pendelton and they source with a combination of Canadian and US wool from their local area. https://www.macauslandswoollenmills.com/
For wool-filled duvets as a replacement to a down duvet, Custom Woolen Mills in Alberta has you covered and toasty and uses Canadian wool: http://www.customwoolenmills.com/wool_shop/cold_country_wool_bedding
Another option is Upperbrook Farm in Nova Scotia, but you will have to contact them for pricing: https://www.woolies.ca/ They use wool from Nova Scotia.
r/BuyCanadian might be worth searching too.
The McAusland's Woolen Mill blankets look legit. Dumb question but are the prices listed on their website CAD or USD?
CAD, you can also often find them being resold on farm shop websites by farms that send their wool in to be processed by them like Egli's.
Mine is Australian wool, from Overstock.
It’s been fab. I’ve used it for a decade so far.
It’s thinner and heavier than down, of course, but I’m using the same duvet cover.
Are you ok with silk filled? Silk is an excellent insulator.
https://organic-comfort.com/ has camel wool comforters with duvets.
Thank you for this!!!
Not under $350 but a Hudson's Bay Point Blanket is the epitome of a BIFL wool blanket. Its the sort of blanket that you'll give to your children and them to their children.
I’ve bought two different wool comforters from The Clean Bedroom that have held up beautifully—one for winter, one for the rest of the year. We also have wool pillows and a mattress topper that are sensational. Looks like they have a sale on now!
I got a pretty cheap one at bb&b and the quality was actually quite good. Can’t remember the brand, but do a search there.
Old new Polish blankets on Varusteleka website
If you prefer ethically made you could look into Kotn. Canadian company and Egyptian cotton sheets/duvet covers. Not sure if they sell the actual duvet though. It can be pricey and it’s my first set of Egyptian cotton covers but so far I’m loving it.
I initially thought down comforters would be more sustainable than the synthetic fill ones, but then I read that the down degrades after maybe 5-10 years. Those who own them is that true? If that’s the case the synthetic ones seem like they’d last longer
You've got it backwards!
So they don’t degrade? Since it is feathers from an animal I’d think they would unless they are treated in some way. How long can they last then?
Down can last for decades. In a duvet particularly, you have the cover protecting it from body oils and dirt, so it very very rarely needs washing. I do like to air mine in the sun now and then when I am washing the cover if it is a nice enough day and flip it over a couple times to let the light hit everywhere. You can also wash down and dry it (you will need to put in something like a tennis ball to fluff the feathers and keep them from clumping). It comes out fluffy and good as new after you give it a good shake.
I don't actually find most synthetics to be long lasting. If you research sleeping bags, what we backpackers find is that synthetic fill bags lose their loft over time and no amount of washing can bring it back. Sometimes it is preferable if you anticipate a really wet environment, but that not really a concern for your bedroom usually.
Thanks for the information! I’ll definitely go for down now
Extreme budget option: hogan blanket from San York fair trade.
Recycled wool and alpaca fibers, made by South American artisans. Softer than wool alone. Ugly as sin and just as warm. $30
I live in Michigan and two of these layered is enough to get me through winter.
Great blanket but you'll want to put another over it because they're so ugly.
My oldest is only 4 years old but I bought more a few months back and they looked exactly the same. I've only machine washed them and hang dried on a shower rod.
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Blueporch t1_iwr2qsc wrote
Pendleton has high quality wool blankets, some washable. Might need to watch for a sale.