As someone who lives in a tropical weather country, having heavy duty blankets for indoors and outdoors isn’t really a priority. Even when I’m in an airconditioned room, I rarely use blankets as I’m not used to it. But when I was able to visit New Zealand during their winter season, I finally understood the need to have a good piece of blanket during those cold, dreary nights. What if you could get a “state-of-the-art” blanket that can also be worn as a sort of coat outdoors and is made from recycled materials?
The Reconnect Puffy Blanket is the brand’s most technical blanket as it has a 2-layer waterproof hardshell to protect you from extreme weather conditions, Houdini-branded hardware, French seams, and an ultra-soft-to-touch finish. The hardshell is rated at 20,000mm H20 with a breathability of 15,000 g/m2/24h so it can protect you from heavy rain and wet snow in case you’re going outside with your blanket. It is made with 200g hollow-fiber insulationand with the Houdini C9 Ripstop so the blanket is comfortable and breathable and of course is durable so it should last you longer than most blankets.
Another great feature of this blanket is that it is sustainable and has 100% circularity. It is made from post-consumer recycled and recycled materials. They say that 1 blanket produced is equivalent to 66 plastic bottles that have been removed from landfills. If you’re going outdoors in really cold weather for some reason, the Reconnect Puffy Blanket has a Double-snap Cape Clip feature so you can turn it into a hands-free wearable that can act like a coat.
Of course a blanket that can act like coat is not the most fashionable of winter wear but being posh is probably not your first concern when you’re out in cold weather. If it’s comfort and protection from the elements that you’re looking for, the Reconnect Puffy Blanket seems to be a great option to keep you warm during those cold winter nights. The price tag of $200 seems pretty reasonable for something that has all these features.
You might as well call it a wearable thermostat because the HILU Blanket can keep you warm in the cold, and keep you cool in the hot months. Designed to be the kind of blanket you can use all year round, HILU’s unique thermoregulating properties can be attributed to the use of a single innovative material – Graphene. Known for its super-conductivity, the pure graphene fibers within the HILU blanket intuitively work to keep you warm or cool based on your body temperature. The blanket works entirely without electricity, adapts to your needs, and can simultaneously keep one half of the bed warm while keeping the other half cool! Whether you’re looking for a neat Christmas gift, or just looking to cut down your energy bills by not cranking the thermostat up this winter, the HILU is a perfect alternative to that stuffy, sweaty comforter… and it’s currently on a massive discount for the holiday season.
HILU graphene-made blanket adjusts to your body temperature so you can sleep all night comfortably in every season.
Why is it noteworthy?
A blanket that does the job of a Thermostat – the graphene fibers in the HILU blanket work to keep you comfortable all year round. The blanket’s built to be durable, anti-microbial, and odor-resistant, with over 10,000 happy customers!
What we like
Will warm or cool you depending on the weather and your body temperature
Soft, hypoallergenic, and anti-bacterial
30-day trial period and 10-year limited manufacturing warranty
What we dislike
The lack of color options beyond silver
No single-bed size for smaller beds
The world’s first pure graphene blanket, HILU possesses some unique qualities. It can regulate temperatures better than any other fabric, switching from hot to cold based on your own body temperature. That means in the summers, it cools your body down, and in winter, it warms you up. More importantly, the temperature regulation is hyper-localized too, which means for two people sharing the same blanket, it can keep one warm and the other cool or vice versa. That aside, the presence of graphene fibers allows the HILU blanket to be naturally sweat and odor-resistant, while also being anti-bacterial. Given the sheer strength of graphene as a material, the HILU blanket is built to be incredibly durable too (the company touts an unmatched warranty).
Made of genuine graphene fibers, HILU blankets are the strongest and most durable in the market.
Crafted from graphene fiber, HILU’s fabric construction begins with the dissolution of graphite into liquid graphene crystals using a specialized wet spinning process. These liquid crystals are then dried to form the fibers, which are skillfully woven together using Patented Adaptex Technology. The result is a remarkable blanket that not only senses and adapts to your body temperature but also excels in other essential aspects of blanket design, such as being soft, comfortable, hypoallergenic, and even OEKO-TEX100 certified. Furthermore, the use of graphene in the construction ensures exceptional durability, making your HILU blanket long-lasting and incredibly durable.
The blanket’s thermoregulating feature gives it the unique distinction of being a blanket you can use all around the year, in any weather. When you’re cold, the fibers dissipate heat to raise your body temperature, and when you’re hot, the graphene fibers absorb heat from your body, cooling you down, reducing stuffiness or humidity, and keeping you dry and sweat-free all night long. Even if you do sweat, the graphene fibers are naturally anti-bacterial, allowing your blanket to remain fresh for weeks (although we do recommend occasional washes!) To wash your blanket, just run it on a gentle cycle with cold water and tumble low dry and your HILU is as good as new!
The HILU blanket comes in both Queen and King sizes, backed by its maker’s impressive 10-year limited manufacturing warranty. The blanket itself comes in a gorgeous neutral satin grey color, although HILU does offer color customization by way of stitch colors, available in gray, blue, and green to match your room’s decor. Both the Queen and King blankets are on a hefty discount exclusive to YD readers, and if you want, HILU offers a graphene + memory foam sleeping mask to match your blanket!
It warms you up when it’s cold outside, and cools you down when it’s warm and summery. In short, the HILU does the job of a thermostat, but in the shape of a smart, soft blanket that’s made from the most unusual substance you’d ever find in a blanket – graphene fibers.
As we say goodbye to the worst of the winter months and start entering that perfect few weeks of spring before summer hits us, there’s an entire routine we need to go through. The thermostat needs to change, the wardrobe goes through a complete transition, and if you’ve got that massive blanket/duvet on your bed, chances are you need to swap it out for something thinner and more breathable. HILU wants to eliminate one of those steps.
HILU graphene-made blanket adjusts to your body temperature so you can sleep all night comfortably, regardless the season.
Designed to be the world’s first pure graphene blanket, HILU does a remarkable job of thermoregulating you as you sleep. Depending on how hot or cold you’re feeling, HILU regulates your temperature to bring it to a more comfortable zone. When you’re feeling hot, HILU cools you down, when the AC’s on full blast or if you’re just feeling cold, HILU traps heat to warm you up. It can even do both at once, simultaneously keeping one half of the bed cool and the other warm, so that you and your partner are comfortable no matter the temperature!
HILU’s fabric construction starts with the use of pure graphene fiber. To create this, graphite is dissolved into liquid graphene crystals through a proprietary wet spinning process. These liquid crystals are then dried to form the fibers which are then woven together with Adaptex technology. This creates a blanket that can sense and adjust to one’s body temperature, while also ticking the other important boxes with blanket design by being soft, comfortable, hypoallergenic, and even OEKO-TEX100 certified. An added benefit of having your blanket made out of pure graphene is that it also makes your HILU incredibly durable and virtually tear-proof.
Made of genuine graphene fibers, HILU blankets are the strongest and most durable in the market.
With that, the world’s first pure graphene blanket makes the bold promise of being the perfect year-round blanket that works in any weather. When you’re cold, the fibers regulate your body temperature by dissipating heat, and when you’re hot, the graphene absorbs heat from your body into itself, cooling you down in the process, preventing the build-up of humidity, and keeping you dry and sweat-free all night long. Even if you do sweat, the graphene fibers offer anti-bacterial properties, so your blanket remains fresh for weeks if not longer… and if you ever do need to wash your HILU, you can put it in your washing machine on the gentle cycle with cold water and tumble dry on low to have it as good as new!
The HILU blanket is available in both Queen and King sizes, and ships with a rather astounding 10-year manufactured warranty. Although the blanket itself comes in satin grey, you can choose from 3 stitch colors (gray, blue, and green) to match the rest of the decor in your room. For the lovebirds out there, there’s even a Valentine’s Combo that lets you add a memory foam eye-mask to your pledge!
A little-known fact about Aerogel is that aside from being the world’s lightest solid, it’s also an excellent thermal insulator, and has been used on numerous Mars missions to protect critical components from heat and cold. Fill it in a sleeping bag and suddenly you’ve got yourself the most effective piece of gear for extreme colds. Meet Biigloo, a sleeping bag that uses a single layer of aerogel along with DuPont SORONA bio-fleece to make it the most effective piece of insulated gear in your mountaineering trips or ski-lodge visits. Just 1 millimeter of Aerogel within the Biigloo’s design does what even Gore-Tex can’t, providing insulation even in temperatures as low as -40°F/-40°C.
The Biigloo sleeping bag adopts a mummy-shaped ergonomic design that perfectly wraps you up in its snug-yet-spacious fabric. The ergonomic design features a foot box so you can point your feet up as you sleep, along with a zipper that you can operate on your own. Made using a layer of Aerogel and DuPont Sorona bio-fleece each, sandwiched between two layers of 20D400T Ultra-fine Nylon, the Biigloo is highly water-resistant (up to 10,000mm), making it perfect for the snow, and is 99.8% windproof, thanks to the non-porous Aerogel layer sandwiched on the inside.
Biigloo comes integrated with NASA aerospace insulation technology, the Aerogel.
The Biigloo was made for extreme winters and harsh frigid climates, given its ability to keep the cold out while doing a stellar job of trapping and retaining body heat. Slide in and pull the anti-snag YKK zippers shut, and you instantly feel your body heat reflecting back to you, sort of like with foil or mylar-based outdoor gear. The inside of the sleeping bag has a flexible thermometer strip built-in, so you can measure the temperature inside the bag and compare it to the outdoor temperature. The sleeping bag’s water and windproof nature make it even more effective against the cold, giving explorers, mountaineers, and people in colder climates the ability to stay warm without relying on heaters, fires, and other appliances/techniques.
Your Biigloo comes in a variety of fluorescent colors that make it easy to spot (in case of emergencies). The sleeping bag itself is deceptively light, given that Aerogel is one of the least dense substances on earth, and comes with its own storage bag so you can fold it up and carry it around with you.
While the ultra-fine Nylon is resistant to water, dirt, and stains, you can both machine or hand-wash the Biigloo to keep it fresh. The Biigloo comes in Regular and Long sizes, priced at a remarkable $189 for super early bird backers. Enthusiasts can also grab a rectangular AeroQuilt from the same makers, filled with superfine down, Aerogel, and the DuPont SORONA bio-fleece.
It’s easy to take sleep for granted for the sake of productivity, at least until we come to the rather painful realization that sleep is actually critical for that very purpose. Getting a good night’s sleep, or any kind of sleep at all, sounds trivial, but there are many factors that can actually keep us from getting a well-deserved and restful slumber. One of the biggest factors is actually your body temperature, which can be too high or too low for ideal sleeping conditions. Blankets might be fine for cold nights, but they’ll make you even more uncomfortable during warmer seasons. Wouldn’t it be grand if you could have a single blanket for both occasions? That’s exactly what this innovative blanket promises, providing you with a smarter and more comfortable way to sleep so that you will have the energy you need to face the day anew.
HILU graphene-made blanket adjusts to your body temperature so you can sleep all night comfortably, regardless the season.
Our bodies need to be in a certain state to be able to truly sleep well, which is easier said than done. Memory foam pillows and advanced mattresses can only do so much in supporting a proper sleeping posture, but all those are for naught if your body is too cold or too hot. People typically use blankets to keep warm on cold nights but have fewer solutions for warmer ones. Additionally, not all blankets are comfortable in the first place, especially for people with more sensitive skin.
HILU is an innovative blanket that harnesses the power of a material famed for its temperature-regulating capabilities: graphene. By turning graphite into graphene fibers through wet spinning and then weaving these fibers into a whole blanket using Adaptex Technology, HILU is able to keep your body temperature at its best, regardless of the room’s temperature. It cools your body down when it’s too hot or keeps you warm when it’s too cold, paving the way for a perfect trip to dreamland.
Made of genuine graphene fibers, HILU blankets are the strongest and most durable in the market.
Thanks to those graphene fibers, HILU blankets are able to provide all-year-round comfort in bed. When you’re cold, the fibers absorb that coldness and let warm air out to keep you toasty. When you’re hot, on the other hand, it absorbs your body heat and dissipates it within the fiber, preventing the build-up of humidity, and keeping you dry and sweat-free all night long. It’s the perfect snuggle partner for anyone who just wants a comfy body temperature, including some of your furry friends at home.
HILU’s superpower doesn’t stop there, though. It’s gentle on the skin and has anti-microbial and anti-bacterial properties that keep you comfortable and safe at the same time. And when it does get dirty, all you need is to wash it on gentle with cold water and then let it line dry or tumble dry on low. You won’t have to worry about being too rough with it either since the genuine graphene fibers create a fabric that’s almost as strong as steel.
Get that rejuvenating sleep you so rightly deserve with a blanket that adjusts to your body, not the other way around. For only $175, you can get a queen-size HILU blanket that will put your body temperature in that perfect state for sleeping, making those restless nights feel like a fading dream.
Blankets are pretty much the universal metaphor for comfort and security, which is why it’s often used as a prop for people, especially kids, to hide under when they’re scared. Adults might not want to admit it, but they’re also just as dependent on blankets for both physiological and psychological reasons. Many would wrap themselves up in a blanket while binging videos on a cold night, while others can’t even sleep without a blanket covering their bodies. Unfortunately, the comfort of blankets often drops when the temperature rises, particularly because they aren’t meant to be used during warm days and nights. Not unless they’re made with an innovative fabric like Casamera’s cozy blanket that will tempt you to never leave the confines of your bed, day or night, all year round.
There is quite a variety of blankets made using different materials, but most of them fall in one of two extremes. On the one hand, there are light and durable microfiber blankets that are unfortunately also too thin and can get very warm. On the other hand, there are weighted blankets that give a bit more fluffy comfort but are also hot and hard to carry around, especially when traveling. Neither type is designed to be usable in hot weather and is most often made in ways that are harmful to the environment.
Casamera’s One Blanket challenges the status quo with a unique material that is comfortable and usable no matter the season or time of day. An open waffle-weave fabric produces a blanket that is breathable and thermoregulating so that it won’t add too much warmth on an already warm day or night. The fabric is also soft, plush, bouncy, and perfectly weighted, delivering that familiar feeling of security and comfort from your favorite blankets of ages past.
These desirable properties make the Blanket perfect for any situation anywhere, whether you’re sleeping comfortably in bed or cuddling with your partner on the couch. It’s so lightweight and durable that you easily roll or fold it up to bring with you wherever you go so that you’re never really far from it. It will be your new best friend and cuddle partner that you can take with you anywhere to help improve your sleep and lift up your mood.
To round up the perfect self-care package, Casamera also has The Slippers to hug your feet with the same level of comfort that the rest of your body gets. In addition to the same breathable open waffle-weave fabric, the slippers’ suede soles give you a soft but tasty bounce with each step you take. It might even coax you off your bed and walk around the house to enjoy that cozy feeling.
The cherry on top is that The Blanket and The Slippers aren’t just good for humans but also good for the planet. Made from eco-friendly materials and with sustainable processes, these comfort accessories are designed to last a very long time to help prevent waste. For just $90 for a super comfy One Blanket and $30 for cozy Slippers, you can enjoy that warm, fuzzy feeling every day of the year while also enjoying the knowledge that you’ll be helping get more trees planted as well.
Graphene. A wonder-material that’s fabricated from a mere sheet of carbon molecules, but is stronger than steel, more conductive than copper, and has applications in electronics, biomedicals, aerospace, and even in warfare. You wouldn’t expect it to also be the perfect material to make blankets, but here we are. Meet HILU, a unique blanket that’s made from actual woven graphene fibers with the exclusive Adaptex Technology. It has the unique ability to thermoregulate you while you sleep, giving you warmth in the winters and keeping you cool in the summers. It’s soft, but stronger than steel, while also being hypoallergenic, naturally anti-bacterial, and eco friendly.
HILU graphene-made blanket adjusts to your body temperature so you can sleep all night comfortably, regardless the season.
The genesis of the HILU reminds me of the birth of the internet. The internet was invented by DARPA as a military venture to bring computing to the front lines. The internet today has evolved to connect humans across the globe, allowing them to share everything from information to cat videos. The creators of the internet clearly didn’t see their technology having this many uses, but turns out it did. The same holds true for graphene and the HILU blanket. Designed to be the world’s first graphene-based thermoregulating blanket, HILU keeps you warm or cold depending on how you feel… it can even thermoregulate both parts of a bed independently, keeping one half cool and another warm based on the users’ preferences!
It all starts with HILU’s fabric construction, which is made from pure graphene fiber. The makers first dissolve graphite into liquid graphene crystals through a proprietary wet spinning process. The liquid crystals are then dried to create graphene fibers, and woven together with Adaptex technology to create a blanket that possesses the ability to react to one’s body temperature and thermoregulate accordingly. Designed to be soft, comfortable, and OEKO-TEX100 certified, HILU replaces your traditional cotton blanket or duvet, providing an alternative material that’s so advanced it’s even used in microchips.
Made of genuine graphene fibers, HILU blankets are the strongest and most durable in the market.
Ultimately, the world’s first pure graphene blanket makes a pretty bold promise – to ensure you sleep perfectly and peacefully regardless of how cold or hot you’re feeling. If you’re the kind to fight with your partner about what temperature to set the thermostat or AC at, the HILU was clearly designed for you. If you wake up with hot flashes and cold sweats, HILU just regulates itself based on your body temperature to ensure you’re comfortable in the hot weather or even the cold. During the summer, it absorbs and dissipates heat within the fiber, ensuring you don’t end up sweating at all, and the HILU’s anti-bacterial nature means you don’t have to worry about washing the blanket every couple of weeks (although maybe you just should… we don’t want to reward bad behavior here!)
Each HILU comes with a staggering 10-year warranty, and ships in both Queen and King bed sizes. Although the graphene fibers only come in the standard satin gray finish, the HILU offers three different stitch-color options (gray, blue, yellow), and you can even add a memory foam eye mask (or two) to your pledge!
The sleek blanket and home slippers come with Casamera’s iconic waffle-weave pattern, giving you soft comfort while keeping you warm in the winters and cool in the summers.
I don’t imagine bath towels and blankets have too many overlaps. Sure, they’re supposed to be comfortable and breathable, but a bath towel is also made to exfoliate and absorb water… and a blanket, to regulate temperatures. However, it seems like Casamera’s design and research team may have stumbled upon the perfect blanket design, and hint – the inspiration came from their league of superfans who requested the brand to create a blanket with the same iconic weave.
With a 100% cotton construction, the Casamera Blanket offers everything you want from a blanket/throw, and even a few things you didn’t know you wanted. It’s soft and comfortable, yet lightweight, thanks to the same waffle weave that makes Casamera’s towels so absorbent. The new and oversized waffle-shaped open weave adds depth and bounce to the blanket, making it feel thick without actually being thick. As a result, it’s light + breathable and can easily be used in bed and worn outside bed too.
The waffle weave also gives the blanket its unique thermoregulating properties. The blanket retains warmth in the cold, keeping you snug and toasty, but is light and breathable in the heat, so you’re not sweaty and suffocated. It’s built to be oversized so you can quite literally wrap yourself in it and become a burrito on the weekends (a pretty underrated design feature most blankets don’t really focus on), and comes with a wrinkle-resistant, machine-washable design that ensures your blanket can be used all year round. It helps that the blanket’s also built to be durable too, so you can use it for decades!
The blankets, however, are just half the experience. Since they’re designed to be worn and carried all around the house, Casamera even designed the perfect home slippers to go with it. Made from the same waffle-weave fabric, they’re soft, comfortable, and durable. The slippers come with a durable suede sole, making them perfect for around-the-house wearing. The slippers come in 4 sizes for men as well as for women, while the blanket comes in a single ‘oversize’ that fits just about everyone!
Drawing inspiration from the thick udon noodles used in Japanese cuisine, the Udon for Sleeping Noodles Blanket is a “tentacles grid bedding cover,” which are four words I never thought I’d type together, yet here we are. The blanket (if you can even call it that) consists of eight large tentacles, secured at both the top and bottom by a cross strip, and all covered with a fine mesh top. Honestly, I don’t know how I’ve been sleeping under anything else my entire life.
The blanket measures approximately 43″ x 79″ and is perfect for the merperson who’s found themselves marooned on dry land, missing the comforting embrace of an octopus at night. Did I mention it costs $345 from the Japan Trend Shop? Now I’m not saying now would be a good time to learn how to sew and start your own Etsy shop selling similar blankets for $180, but I demand 20% of profits for giving you the idea.
Are you one of those people who is cold no matter what? Perhaps you need some heated pajamas to keep you warm. The Damegi 4GW Heated Jumpsuit should do the trick. Sure, you might look silly wearing this outfit if you venture outside, but if you’re parked on your couch playing video games and nibbling on Doritos, you should be just fine.
Sitting somewhere between a snuggie and a heated blanket, the Damegi 4GW is designed for gamers and anyone else who could use a warm-up. It’s made from a soft and stretchy velour fleece that won’t limit movement in case you wear it while VR gaming, or even while you toss and turn in bed. It’s got a pair of USB-powered heaters inside which start warming up in just about 5 seconds and achieve their maximum temperature in under 4 minutes.
If you need to go to the bathroom while wearing it, the jumpsuit includes an easy access flap for that too. Or as Google translate explains: “Toilet System 6.0 while wearing on: provides a more comfortable buttocks.” Yeah, Toilet System 5.0 is so last year. And if tend to lose all your heat through your head, they’ve got you covered, literally. This thing has a hoodie built-in, and you can even zip it up to cover your face, though they’re very clear that you shouldn’t sleep with it covering your face if you want to breathe.
So if you’re feeling chilly today, you can grab the Damegi 4GW from Amazon Japan for ¥14,220 or about $132 USD.
