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aleksandra
aleksandra Oct 26, 2020
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Like a warm blanket but it cools you in the summer. I love to wrap up in the blanket like in a burrito, and in the summer it's too hot for that. So a blanket that can cool you a bit and you can modify how cool you want it to be.
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jnikola
jnikola5 years ago
Things to have in mind:
- blankets keep you warm because they do not let your body heat to go away
- cooling works in a way of removing the produced heat

So, we need a way how to remove the heat (inner and outer) away from your body. If covering yourself with pre-cooled iron blanket doesn't work for you, there are maybe some more practical solutions.

If you are not trying to avoid using electricity or want some crazy water-cooled blanket technologies (https://www.polarproducts.com/polarshop/pc/Cool-Flow-Cooling-Blanket-System-with-9-Quart-Cooler-p112.htm or https://northslopechillers.com/solutions/fluxwrap/), than the market is a bit more user-friendly.

On the other hand, if you want a "passive cooler", usage of materials that slowly warm-up or cool-down could be a solution. Maybe sounds too abstract, but some liquid or gel materials (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187802961730169X) or ceramic high-temperature materials (https://www.mpg.de/1166083/Heat-resistant_ceramic) could be used, I guess.

You can always reconsider and choose a pre-cooled iron blanket, works similar to metal "ice cubes" (https://us.cnn.com/2018/01/18/cnn-underscored/whiskey-stones-review-shop/index.html).

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Povilas S
Povilas S5 years ago
In temperatures above 37 degrees C normal blanket would have a cooling effect:D That's not the idea, I know, but it's a COOL fact:)
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Shubhankar Kulkarni
Shubhankar Kulkarni5 years ago
Jaipur quilt (local name "Dohar") supposedly works the way you have described. It provides warmth in winter and is cool in summer. It is 100% cotton and the weave is called "cotton satin", which also provides a certain gloss to the cloth.
1. https://in.pinterest.com/pin/348043877435132023/?nic_v2=1a3GWnloM
2. https://textil.eu/en/articles-74/cotton-satin/#:~:text=Cotton%20satin%20is%20a%20kind,always%20and%20only%20100%25%20cotton.&text=Cotton%20satin%20with%20its%20gloss%20is%20a%20symbol%20of%20subtlety%20and%20luxury.
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Jamila
Jamila 5 years ago
Such a good idea! I'd like one 🙂
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Darko Savic
Darko Savic5 years ago
Cooling blankets like this one https://www.theblanketnook.com/uploads/electric-cooling-blanket.jpg are readily available:)
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