OK, so this might be disgustingly overpriced, and we're sure many of you have all kinds of sneaky resources to get these blankets for like, $5 a pop (don't be stingy, share the love), but we love the rugged look of Swiss Army blankets from Robert Redford's Sundance catalog.
These blankets are guaranteed to be the "real deal," made of wool and horse hair to keep us warm (and reportedly soft to touch, but we've heard otherwise), while the classic red stripe and signature cross give this blanket authenticity. Also? Each blanket is marked with a unique issue number. Maybe that's why it's priced at...$300?
Available at Sundance Catalog.
Related Reading:
AT:SF Italian & Swiss Army Surplus Wool Blankets
Posh Chicago has the same vintage blankets for $50.
http://www.poshchicago.com/product.asp?pfid=PSH00502
view kitties!'s profile
You can find them on army supply stores online for $20 or ebay.
$300 is an extreme rip off.
In fact apartment therapy already did a post about this blanket found at another store for $50.
view Ana's profile
Q. What do you give the man who has everything?
A. A Swiss Army Fork
view hrhprincessfiona's profile
i just spent 10 seconds on e-bay and you know what?
ana's right.
view gordon's profile
also, i might add that i like them.
view gordon's profile
He done lost his dang mind!!
$300 for a $20 blanket?
view Keisha Kornbread's profile
That´s way too much for that blanket, but then again I live in Germany so ummm they are way cheaper here.
A new use for the swiss blankets I´ve seen here is by a company called canvasco, they make messenger bags out of the blankets, I have one and that didn´t cost me 300 dollars or 300 euros.
http://www.canvasco.de/
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