Dutch Wool Blanket vs USGI Blanket Review Bemo
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- Опубліковано 19 лют 2019
- Not Bemo but different brand name. Same blanket though www.ebay.com/itm/303466341917
Dutch Wool Bemo Military Surplus Blanket Review. Comparing to USGI wool military blanket. - Навчання та стиль
Great channel and great content sir!
As a former Dutch army sergeant I slep under this blanket a lot. Inside as well as in the field.
Please keep going with the channel!
i love your guys language
Thanks for sharing, I love my wool blankets .
Just did a winter over night with my oilskin tarp and usgi blanket. I used a deer fur skin as a ground cloth. At 25F degrees It wasn’t bad. The usgi blankets aren’t the warmest but a tough old blanket nonetheless. I’m thinking of upgrading to either Dutch or Swiss surplus. My biggest concern is the market being flooded with fakes. Great vid though man. A lotta good info for sure. Thanks!
Cool channel too btw def worth subscribing
I have 4 dutch blankets in my collection, all super thick nap and very soft. Not green like yours, two are patterned and the other two are mid blue one size and lighter blue the other side.but they are alot thicker than your green one. Maybe they were luxury iteams in the day. Hudson bays I like because of the huge size of the 8 points and the genuine swiss army blankets because of the reason they were made and who made them. My two Early's of Witney horses blankets have been confiscated by my wife, funny how she doesn't realize what they were made for. However any wool blanket is a joy, simply because of the work that has gone into the whole process of making it. Natural fibers are a must for my blanket addiction , I have not hit an upper limit of how many are tolerated. But then she never looks in the shed.Makes me sad to see them discarded without value these days.
Can you send me a link to the thickest and warmest wool blanket you know of please? I am based in the UK
@@harrywilson1828 I buy mine second hand on line. Try ebay , the vintage dutch wool health blankets. Van wyk or others
We used this blankets in ninethies for our army beds when we were sleeping in the barracks. I never used them in the field there for we used sleeping bags. They are good blankets. But if you want the real deal you have to the get Dutch navy blankets. They are a lot bigger and heavier. But they are expensive. About 80 euro. But they worth the money.
Great Review of the Dutch BEMO. I am not sure what these blankets were originally made for; AaBe also in Tilberg also made a similar blanket during this period from about 1950 into the mid 1970's along with heavy military grade wool blankets or dekins (Dutch for blanket). Nothing else, and I mean, nothing else compares to these for warmth, quality, and just to feel as you mention. I know since i have over one-hundred of these blankets that I secured from army/navy stores back in the '90s for about $10 each - all brand new/unused condition. I do not think the Dutch blanket here (not mentioning the heavy Dutch Royal Marine mentioned) are made for bivouac conditions similar to the US Army blankets that are thinner and dense and made for the purpose - thought I strongly do not believe that the new US blankets should be made with mixed fibers with recycled wool thus defeating the purpose of sustained campaigning - but for a general purpose item made in massive quantity for Netherlands civil defense and strategy in mind; bare in mind that the Dutch just finished a brutal war and occupation as well as the disaster of the Zuiderzee dyke barrier break in February 1953 killing thousands of Dutchmen. The Hudson Bay and Trappers made are different animals. Of course they were originally made for use in North America and traded with the native Americans who actually used them mainly for body wraps but in my view are not made for sustained bivouac conditions since the wool is woven to be soft and - fluffy. Of course, one could wrap up in a four-point over a ground cover (i like a leaf-filled contractor bag for many reasons) and be reasonably warm over night but the precious British wool is not made to be ground into mud as the US Army blanket, etc are designed for. Your best blanket and - absolutely the best are the vintage and some of the Swiss-Made new Swiss Army blankets and the grease wool boiled French navy blankets that are a dense boiled wool made for ship's damage control in mind. I also have these rare and dated French blankets as well as about one-hundred WWII and prior Swiss Army blankets and, 160 pre-1940 (red seal) Hudson Bays and considering selling some sometime down the line. I enjoy reading and talking about wool blankets so if you have any questions i'd like to hear them. MB in Philadelphia
Man you sure know your blankets. If you are ever selling a couple of them please let me know as I'm trying to find some good ones and it seems like most new ones aren't that good
The Dutch word for blanket is deken (plural dekens) not dekin
@@merelha5930 I believe I was referring to the various deken manufacturers that existed in the Tilberg area thus making the word deken - plural. Je moet een pluralist zijn. Tot ziens
Hi there, I have an old blanket from the Netherlands. I was told my grandparents brought it over when they immigrated right around WW2. I can't find any info on it. The tag says tango VPRB. Do you know about these?
Thanks buddy for demonstrating your experience strength and Hope much appreciated.
Would your concept be better than a canvas tarp and then wool blanket? Thank you!
@Dan Simmons that’s a good question. I’m experimenting with both myself. Cotton canvas is very hard wearing but gets wet and cold. Wool stays warm when wet but it would need to be a very tight weave if placed on the ground or else it’s just going to get too dirty and wear out too quickly. You may want to get some polish plash palatka canvas ponchos and experiment with those. let me know what you think.
CAMP PLANET camping blanket is very good also !!!!
What backpack are you using? Looks like a nice frame. Great video!
it's nice! Swedish LK-35 the Nylon version. my favorite back that doesn't have a waist strap.
That jacket you are wearing looks really nice. Is that 100 % wool? Where abouts did you find that jacket?
@Clint E
thanks. it’s a 100 % wool material. I got the material from a Wool William Booth Draper. The design is my own.
Its a m51 wool shirt....
Zaalberg Dutch vintage blankets are the best.
I watched your videos on wool and was interested in expanding my wool clothing collection to include a blanket. That's when I decided to ask my Father in Heaven. Then I decided to go to the Salvation Army thrift store. They just happened to have a US GI Olive green blanket. It was $5, but the neat thing about it was that God answered my prayer. I sleep better when it's cool and noticed a big difference between the wool and polyester. Wool breaths very well and it has a broader temperature range. The itchiness isn't an issue because you just use a sheet between.
Thanks for the detailed review between the two quality blankets.
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Here's some very good news
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Have a great Fall season!
Deken, pronounce : dayken, daykun. Holland is not a country. The Netherlands is a country.