Hi Bear,

It is a tricky matter choosing a good one, but this whole guide is dedicated to tips for doing just that. Nevertheless, like with all products, there will always be outliers and people who either got a faulty product (and it has to happen, just statistically speaking). If weight distribution is your concern, make sure to understand the chamber sizes.

if you’re an extremely restless sleeper, you can also go down the road of having one made for you with smaller chambers and double stitching between them to make sure the filling doesn’t move – if you have someone that’s into DYI and sewing, you can find detailed guides on doing that all around the web. It’s not easy to do and if I were you, I’d go with pellets (glass has a higher chances of making it through the stitching). You can see our recommendations for pellets here.

Hi Mary, the products on our list are hand-picked and most of them will do a good job. If I had to choose one to give an edge to for a cold sleeper, I might go with the Magic (the second one on the list) because of the extra fluffiness of the cover.

Cheers

Reading the reviews from Amazon does not lend any confidence – espeically with those 1 star reviews, and it seems that the universal problems for all weighted blanket is that [1] fillings leak, [2] weight is never evenly distributed and upon questioning the vendors about their return policy – they seem to keep mum about it.

I honestly am at a loss in the way to move forward in finding the right selection. Do you have any recommendation for someone who is touch/heat/sound sensitive, 202 lbs bloke like myself? I am aware that the common theme is Pressure, where the effective force will be applied dependant on the area of the blanket itself.

I am a tosser in bed and i sleep in a fetal position, I am leaning towards a queen sized blanket but yet I still feel uneasy in making that decision.

Any thoughts in selecting a good blanket?

Bear.

Hi Ron,

It’s hard to give a straightforward answer to that. In our research we found a substantial body of evidence that they do offer help in leg problems such as restless legs, but there’s no study that we found that deals with cramps as an isolated issue.

Bottom line, if the problem has something to do with anxiety DPS (Deep Pressure Stimulation) that weighted blankets offer has a chance of helping. If the problem lies in issues like electrolyte deficiency (common cause of cramps) I can’t think of a mechanism that would be a benefit.

Again, I know that this is not the kind of direct response you were probably looking for, but it’s the best I could do without engaging in hearsay or merely guessing.

I hope it helps in some way,

Bob

Hi Kelly,

In our experience, the size of the pockets/chambers did not have a significant impact to the overall quality. It’s more about the combination of factors (like stitching, type of filling, etc.) None of the blankets we currently list in the TOP 5 had a “shifting problem,” (as per the user experiences) Having said that, the one with the smallest chambers is Zonli.

Hi Sharon, it would be to confusing to have 70 blankets on a page. Lately, since the ratings of some new arrivals are very close, we’ve been considering making it a list of 10. Typically, 5 is the sweet spot between being concise and offering choice for different needs and priorities.

Lastly, if you have a question about a specific product, we’d be happy to look though our data and see if we have it rated.

Thanks