An electric heated blanket adds comfort and coziness to your living room, bedroom, car, RV, truck, boat, and even your tent.
Heated blankets are available for multiple power sources such as regular 120-volt wall outlets, a 12-volt car battery or a rechargeable battery pack. Battery operated heated blankets can be brought outside for use at a soccer game, on a picnic, or practically anywhere you can imagine.
The best heated blankets offer a wide range of temperature settings and safety features, making them a great purchase if you struggle to keep warm during the cold months.
After thoroughly reviewing the best options, we believe the Sunbeam Cozy Feet Heated Blanket is the best heated blanket.
Identifying the best electric heated blankets
Heated blankets can either be battery operated, powered by a 12-volt outlet or any regular 120-volt wall outlet.
Being experienced outdoor enthusiasts ourselves, we know how important it is to stay warm in any situation. No matter what environment you’re in, there’s an electric heated blanket that fits your needs.
In order to identify the best heated blankets, we’ve considered these factors:
- Comfort and coziness
- Quality of the fabric
- Performance
- Safety
- Ease of use
- Maintenance
From the tremendous amount of field research and theoretical research we’ve conducted over the years, the above factors weigh the most when shopping for a new heated blanket. First and foremost, we want to feel comfortable and cozy when using the blanket, and we also want the fabric to be of a proper quality.
Since it’s a heated blanket, we want it to perform well for a long period of time. We want it to get as warm as promised, and we want to feel the heat. We also want it to have proper safety features such as automatic shutdown after a couple of hours.
Last but not least, we want it to be user friendly and easy to maintain. By maintenance we mean keeping it clean, but fortunately most heated blankets are machine washable.
Best overall: Sunbeam Cozy Feet
Sunbeam Cozy Feet Soft Velvet Heated Blanket
- Dual heat zones (torso + feet)
- Incredibly soft velvet fabric
- Premium look and feel
What we like: The Sunbeam Cozy Feet has a lot of things going for it. The thing we’re most excited about though, is the dual temperature zones (and quadruple zones for the Queen- and King-sized blankets). You can adjust the temperature for your body and feet individually, making you even more comfortable just the way you need it. And for the Queen- and King-sized blankets you’ll get two sides that are controlled with individual remotes.
This blanket comes with 10 heat settings for your torso, and 15 heat settings for your feet. It also offers a preheat-setting to warm up the blanket prior to using it, and a 10-hour auto-off safety feature gets you through the night and turns off the blanket automatically.
It isn’t the cheapest heated blanket on the market, but on top of all the things we’ve already mentioned it’s also incredibly soft and comfortable making it worth every penny.
Flaws but not dealbreakers: The blanket itself isn’t very thick, and if you’re using it on its own you can slightly feel the wires when running your hands over it. This is not a common use scenario though, and we haven’t had any issues with this. The auto-off feature, although it’s nice to have, cannot be changed and you have no other choice besides 10 hours.
Best on a budget: Serta Reversible Micro-Plush/Sherpa Heated Blanket
Serta Reversible Micro-Plush/Sherpa Heated Blanket
- Reversible – micro-plush/sherpa
- Choose between many stylish colors and patterns
- 4-hour auto-off safety feature
What we like: This extremely popular heated throw blanket measures 50″ x 60″, and offers a reversible design with polyester brushed micro-plush on one side and a fine, cozy sherpa lining on the other side.
We’re in love with the sheer amount of colors and patterns available for the Serta Reversible Micro-Plush/Sherpa Heated Blanket, and we’re almost 100% certain that you’ll one that fits your style.
As a throw blanket it works great for any purpose, and you can either use it in your couch or in your bed. The five heat settings provide ple