My friends, I give you, The Cloak. This is a time-honored clothing staple from the Renaissance and before, and this little item that we properly call a "Brooch" is exactly how I and all my colleagues at the Ren Faire kept ours on. Seriously, there is nothing like a full-length, hooded wool cloak with a warm lining to shrug off every kind of foul weather, no matter how weird it looks today.
I second this having just bought a really nice one, it’s so soft and warm and thick it’s gonna be incredible for fall and winter! I’m gonna bring back cloaks singlehandedly I swear
@@joeltower5964 you will start to see upper 60’s overnight in November, mid to low 80’s during the day from mid November until April. The occasional cold front will come through a few times in winter and cool it down into the 50’s overnight for a day or two then it warms right back up. For me, I didn’t do any outdoor activities from April to November because it was to hot and humid. Some people love that crap, but I don’t really like the feeling of being wet all day lol
@@ItsAdventureTime1 I know that feeling. Our summers can be quite hot here in southern New Brunswick, Canada. I sweat alot so work can be gross and just not having good air conditioning in the house sucks. I was in Florida in July one year, wow that was awful .
I have actual "blanket pins" (like large 3-in safety pins, available for about $6-7 for a 12-pack) but I absolutely love my medieval cloak pin because its just way cooler :-) For dedicated bushcrafters, Emberlit (and others, I believe) sells a cloak pin that has one side modified into a straighter edge so that it functions as a fire steel striker so, if you use the pin part as an awl, you have an almost hand forged multi tool.
My son got me a cloak pin for fathers day, a few years ago. I've been using the wool blanket cloak since then and it is an awesome addition to the kit.
Good stuff! Longhunters in your region were doing the same thing years ago- as of course you know, I've seen you on Townsends! Keep the content coming.
Love it, been using this type of cloak pin for decades. Tend to get my wool blankets from Army Navy surplus stores. A couple in the camp kit for everyone that may stop by and visit whilst camping.
Back when we were having the polar vortices, where temperatures were around -30°F, I would wear a military wool blanket woth a blanket pin. Makes a great cape, wore it when walking around campus at my university. Every now amd then someone would say "you look stupid" and I'd respond "you look cold". Shuts them up every time.
I use a mexican shawl the same way. Its a bit wider than your half blanket and it is at least a couple of feet longer. Ive used it as a pillow, a blanket, a shawl (of course), a privacy screen when i had a baby i was nursing, and head covering that also keeps the rest of me warm. I have seen women in mexico use one to carry a baby on their back but i never figured out how they kept the baby from sliding out and hitting the floor. And since my shawl is striped in rainbow colors like a rainbow my daughter used it one year to wear as a halloween costume as a rainbow. With her face painted to match. My shawl was wool but they also have light weight ones for summer. My shawl is over 50 years old now and except for a couple of moth holes , it still works and is in decent shape. Wool is awesome.
May I ask why you would wear it during summer? It sounds kinda warm, but it also sounds like it gives shade in an open area. I have no clue which of the two options it is, if it is even one of them
@@cecillewolters1995 the summer weight shawls are thin and made of cotton. Women with babies use them to carry their babies in their back (don't ask me how the babies managed to stay in them and not slip out of the bottom. I never learned how to do that. I was a kid at the time) the light shawl also provides privacy while nursing the baby. And in Mexico in some areas that are desert you do need something warm at night although they are light. They might have used a warmer one or twilight ones or a blanket if they had one. And in the hot sun a light shawl could cover the head to keep off the sun. Pretty much any use they could think of they would use them for it. And women just feel weird without one. In more tropical areas of Mexico I don't know if they use them in summer if they don't have a baby. I only visited there in December. The more modern young women in the cities don't seem to use them. Might be too old fashioned? I don't know. There are many regional costumes in Mexico and each is uniquely different. In Oaxaca, in the summer I believe, the women and men will gather in the city of Oaxaca and show off their regional costumes and the dances from their region. Now that. I would love to see. I didn't know about it until I saw it on a video about Oaxaca. I visited Oaxaca in December and that is when they have the radish festival. There put up a big display that various participants set up of dioramas of various things made entirely out of radishes. They grow some really big and long radishes in Oaxaca. Whether historical, religious, or whatever they like, they will make it out of radishes. In Oaxaca in December the weather is nice. We went swimming in the hotel pool while we visited there. Very friendly people there too.
@@susanfarley1332 Wow thanks for the reply, Oaxaca sounds amazing! I would love to see those festivals as well and tall the culture/clothes. The readdish art sounds pretty cool as well :)
@@nursekate6772 i never shop Amazon. They treat their workers badly. Years ago I bought bark paintings from people in Mexico using eBay. I haven't been on eBay for a couple of years so I don't know what is on it now. But I was surprised to find bark paintings made down there, so they might be people selling shawls. But with eBay selling stuff from the US, maybe some American tourist bought one while down there and changed their mind about it and put it up for sale on eBay. I hope you find a good one. I originally had a shawl made of wool that I loved. It got stolen and I asked a friend that was going to Mexico if she would pick one up for me. She brought one back for me. It was colorful (under a blacklight it GLOWS) but instead of being handwoven out of wool it was machine knitted out of artificial fiber. I was disappointed because I love handmade natural fibers. But even though it was not what I expected it has worked for me. Kept me warm when I didn't have a blanket etc. It has a couple of small holes but is intact after all these years (almost 50 years). Try looking for a wool shawl from Mexico on eBay and I hope you have success. Or if you are ok with it one of the ones made from artificial fiber if you don't mind that. I don't like the loose woven shawls because they catch on everything and don't keep you warm. Good luck 🙂👍
Thanks for another great video. I recently got two of your Coalcracker blanket pins and I can't wait to use one (got the other for my wife for Christmas, so they're hidden away for a while); have to say your oilskin haversack is a great piece of kit, too.
I have a Roman example found in a ploughed field - the pin has rusted off but the bronze frame is intact . it was quite a while before I figured how it was used
Dan. Love the manly-man and stylish touch to your video. Excellent role modelling for young boys and men! And, a very manly video name, too: Coalcracker. Good on you! Keep up the good work.
AHA! My friend gave me one of these for Christmas and I've been trying to figure out how to use it! I made a blanket cape out of a cheap fleece one I had laying around and we're snug. Thanks!
A third option is 'a very small stone' used to create a bulb in the overlapped blanket then use a short leather or paracord tie just behind the bulb, the stone keeps the cord from slipping off. Button Stone? Choose a small smooth stone for this. Or a coin of the realm.
Hey Dan, great "quick tip". BTW, are you still planning on doing the "how to" video on making a large wool blanket out of smaller cheaper blankets? If so, when? Thanks.
STONE BUTTON. Used by monks. Safer/cooler/less damaging than a pin. (Find a smooth, roundish stone, tuck it in from underneath, twist & tie with cordage, zip or hair elastic. Holds cloak like a button. No danger of pin opening & stabbing you in your sleep or when fighting off trolls.)😅
Consider trying a poncho as well, it eliminates the need for a pin, and even if you put it on a flat surface, there won't be a round hole for the head, but rather it's a straight line. This makes it a good blanket as well.
Instead of a pin; more like the bank line I used some cotton clothes line with wood toggles and stitched them permanently in place about 1.5 inches from edge you don't get nearly as much overlap underneath but I've never felt air drafting because of it either. you would never know they where there when you fold it up with them in the middle and there's nothing to lose or break since its attached.... plus nothing stops you from using a pin and toggles as a back up
It’s a man shawl! 😂 I love this and want to get it for my husband. I love how you add humor . It makes you even more fun to watch. Can I possibly get the exact dimensions of the shard please? And thank you ❤
2 Yrs ago I purchased a huge 70 x 80 Fleece Blanket from Walmart for $5 & a 60 x 80 90% Wool Blanket from Harbor Freight Tools for $8 & I paired them together,... Is this high end gear ?... Nope. Is it super warm & dirt cheap ?... Yep ;)
Cloaks were worn for thousands of years for a reason man, they’re versatile and they work. And no I’m not a Ren-fair kinda guy. Just practical. Although I did watch Game of Thrones so that might disqualify my comment lmao
Your "shard" is actually the ancient Celtic brat (cloak, mantle), which is little different than the Roman sagum. I've got some penannular brooches, but am very hesitant to put any holes in my own cloak or great kilt, and struggle to find ways to get around the problem. Great video!
Check out "10 things to do with a wool blanket #4 make a coat/cloak" on the Forrester Bushcraft channel. Basically, he fashions a toggle much like you would put an extra tie-out point on a tarp using an acorn or round rock then simply ties them together. No punctures to the blanket involved :-)
You can stitch some matching threads ( or soft leather) at the appropriate places and they will replace the fibula. The same goes for the lower ends of the blanket that you can then easily ie around your body, tiny hooks like the ones used in bra's are also great as long as they are discretely colored 😊
Nice tip, thanks! :) BTW what size is a twin size blanket? I checked some websites and they generally say twin it's either 66x80 or 66x90. That would mean your shard would be from 27x66 to 30x66. I had and old blanket part of which I already used for some other project. Now I have a shard that measures 40x63. I remember you being roughly the same size as me - but my 10 inches wider shard goes to approximately the same part of my body (the top half of my ass :D) as does yours, which si weird - 10 inches is quite a difference.
Having been a historical reenactor for years portraying different era's, I have always found that woollen cloaks, and coats, are some of the most practical and versatile around!
My wife and I were looking at those like 2 nights ago. Thought it would be cool. We have those wool blankets. Now we know how to work them so gues what we're going to do? Thanks much!!
I literally do this all winter. I have a pin that's basically a little more decorative version of yours, and I use a full sized wool blanket and rock a cloak all winter. I don't care if it looks silly at the grocery, because it's warmer than any coat i've ever had. Just like I use my shemagh as a covid face covering lol
I use wool blankets for insulation in my van. We live in our van, so wool blankets over the windows really help. We put them over the barn door, and over the side windows that open so they are insulated, but accessible. Alot of folks ise wool as insulation for vehicles. For us, we stay warm about 5 to 6 hours in weather in the teens without having to run the heater. It helps that we have wool blankets over top of minkey blankets too... plus we have eachother...
it is also possible to not push the pin through the blanket, which is good for non-woven material. you can lay the fabric on top of the pin portion and then clamp the fabric in between the pin and the ring
My friends, I give you, The Cloak. This is a time-honored clothing staple from the Renaissance and before, and this little item that we properly call a "Brooch" is exactly how I and all my colleagues at the Ren Faire kept ours on.
Seriously, there is nothing like a full-length, hooded wool cloak with a warm lining to shrug off every kind of foul weather, no matter how weird it looks today.
As a historian, i call it a fibula
@@libertycowboy2495 looks more like a tibia to me
I second this having just bought a really nice one, it’s so soft and warm and thick it’s gonna be incredible for fall and winter! I’m gonna bring back cloaks singlehandedly I swear
Penannular
Bring the cloak back!
Takes a real man to feel secure enough to wear a bow.
I wear two on my feet every day
@@ANONM60D😂😂
The Celt is strong in this one.
Or viking
Same thing
@libertycowboy2495 that's a celtic brooch and celtic style wear and no celts and vikings not the same
@@nilcriochgubascelticfolkcelticLooks more ethnicallyViking, though.
@@NoahSpurrierviking was not the name of the scandinavian people it was used as a verb
Fandabi Dozi is another excellent source. Thank you Dan, good work.
Hi Dan, At Colombia we have a traditional poncho but is made 100% wool, is call Ruana and it's amazing to avoid coldness at the outdoors
What kind of Wool?
"Cooler days even cooler nights, ah the fall is here!"
Me: *cries in Floridian
ThePainkiller713 Me in Arizonan.
Move! Best decision I ever made after 38 years in South FL
How cool does it get in south Florida?
@@joeltower5964 you will start to see upper 60’s overnight in November, mid to low 80’s during the day from mid November until April. The occasional cold front will come through a few times in winter and cool it down into the 50’s overnight for a day or two then it warms right back up. For me, I didn’t do any outdoor activities from April to November because it was to hot and humid. Some people love that crap, but I don’t really like the feeling of being wet all day lol
@@ItsAdventureTime1 I know that feeling. Our summers can be quite hot here in southern New Brunswick, Canada. I sweat alot so work can be gross and just not having good air conditioning in the house sucks. I was in Florida in July one year, wow that was awful .
I have actual "blanket pins" (like large 3-in safety pins, available for about $6-7 for a 12-pack) but I absolutely love my medieval cloak pin because its just way cooler :-) For dedicated bushcrafters, Emberlit (and others, I believe) sells a cloak pin that has one side modified into a straighter edge so that it functions as a fire steel striker so, if you use the pin part as an awl, you have an almost hand forged multi tool.
The blanket pin is also known as a penannular ring (it almost makes a complete circle = penannular)
My son got me a cloak pin for fathers day, a few years ago. I've been using the wool blanket cloak since then and it is an awesome addition to the kit.
Good stuff! Longhunters in your region were doing the same thing years ago- as of course you know, I've seen you on Townsends! Keep the content coming.
So I'm not the only one who arrived here via Townsend 😄
Love it, been using this type of cloak pin for decades.
Tend to get my wool blankets from Army Navy surplus stores. A couple in the camp kit for everyone that may stop by and visit whilst camping.
Thanks for the video! I'm wearing a cloak and brooch for a Halloween party this year - our ancestors had practical winterwear all figured out!
Love your humor! Another great vid...short and sweet ... and informative
Back when we were having the polar vortices, where temperatures were around -30°F, I would wear a military wool blanket woth a blanket pin. Makes a great cape, wore it when walking around campus at my university. Every now amd then someone would say "you look stupid" and I'd respond "you look cold". Shuts them up every time.
I love your videos! Short and to the point. I'm in whitehall, so your stuff is local and it makes it more relevant. Thanks
Wow awesome thanks for this video.
I use a mexican shawl the same way. Its a bit wider than your half blanket and it is at least a couple of feet longer. Ive used it as a pillow, a blanket, a shawl (of course), a privacy screen when i had a baby i was nursing, and head covering that also keeps the rest of me warm. I have seen women in mexico use one to carry a baby on their back but i never figured out how they kept the baby from sliding out and hitting the floor. And since my shawl is striped in rainbow colors like a rainbow my daughter used it one year to wear as a halloween costume as a rainbow. With her face painted to match. My shawl was wool but they also have light weight ones for summer. My shawl is over 50 years old now and except for a couple of moth holes , it still works and is in decent shape. Wool is awesome.
May I ask why you would wear it during summer?
It sounds kinda warm, but it also sounds like it gives shade in an open area. I have no clue which of the two options it is, if it is even one of them
@@cecillewolters1995 the summer weight shawls are thin and made of cotton. Women with babies use them to carry their babies in their back (don't ask me how the babies managed to stay in them and not slip out of the bottom. I never learned how to do that. I was a kid at the time) the light shawl also provides privacy while nursing the baby. And in Mexico in some areas that are desert you do need something warm at night although they are light. They might have used a warmer one or twilight ones or a blanket if they had one. And in the hot sun a light shawl could cover the head to keep off the sun. Pretty much any use they could think of they would use them for it. And women just feel weird without one. In more tropical areas of Mexico I don't know if they use them in summer if they don't have a baby. I only visited there in December. The more modern young women in the cities don't seem to use them. Might be too old fashioned? I don't know. There are many regional costumes in Mexico and each is uniquely different. In Oaxaca, in the summer I believe, the women and men will gather in the city of Oaxaca and show off their regional costumes and the dances from their region. Now that. I would love to see. I didn't know about it until I saw it on a video about Oaxaca. I visited Oaxaca in December and that is when they have the radish festival. There put up a big display that various participants set up of dioramas of various things made entirely out of radishes. They grow some really big and long radishes in Oaxaca. Whether historical, religious, or whatever they like, they will make it out of radishes.
In Oaxaca in December the weather is nice. We went swimming in the hotel pool while we visited there. Very friendly people there too.
@@susanfarley1332 Wow thanks for the reply, Oaxaca sounds amazing! I would love to see those festivals as well and tall the culture/clothes. The readdish art sounds pretty cool as well :)
I'd love to know where to find one that is good quality. Every search I do brings me to Amazon. 🙄🙄
@@nursekate6772 i never shop Amazon. They treat their workers badly. Years ago I bought bark paintings from people in Mexico using eBay. I haven't been on eBay for a couple of years so I don't know what is on it now. But I was surprised to find bark paintings made down there, so they might be people selling shawls. But with eBay selling stuff from the US, maybe some American tourist bought one while down there and changed their mind about it and put it up for sale on eBay. I hope you find a good one. I originally had a shawl made of wool that I loved. It got stolen and I asked a friend that was going to Mexico if she would pick one up for me. She brought one back for me. It was colorful (under a blacklight it GLOWS) but instead of being handwoven out of wool it was machine knitted out of artificial fiber. I was disappointed because I love handmade natural fibers. But even though it was not what I expected it has worked for me. Kept me warm when I didn't have a blanket etc. It has a couple of small holes but is intact after all these years (almost 50 years).
Try looking for a wool shawl from Mexico on eBay and I hope you have success. Or if you are ok with it one of the ones made from artificial fiber if you don't mind that. I don't like the loose woven shawls because they catch on everything and don't keep you warm. Good luck 🙂👍
multi purpose items are great to have in your kit
Thx Dan!
I am addicted!
Thanks for another great video. I recently got two of your Coalcracker blanket pins and I can't wait to use one (got the other for my wife for Christmas, so they're hidden away for a while); have to say your oilskin haversack is a great piece of kit, too.
Thank you. I have wondered how the blanket pin worked. Pretty clever.
I have a Roman example found in a ploughed field - the pin has rusted off but the bronze frame is intact . it was quite a while before I figured how it was used
I really want to see you do said hand-stands. PLEASE!
No wool blankets were hurt in the making of this video but one was minified.
Great Dan, great use for the blanket shard. Thanks and take care.
Warm and stylish. The Corporal Shawn Kelly is gonna be jealous.
Doubtful, I have the directions to my super suit. Flyin' away on a wing and a prayer
Who could it be?
Believe it or not it's just me.........
@@recall5811 co-signed and witnessed. You Mighty Awesome Devil Dog. ERRAH!!!
@@recall5811 Is that the new Swagman Roll? Cuz I'll buy a new one in a heartbeat!
A Smith buy a blanket from Coalcracker so he can have beer money.
Dan. Love the manly-man and stylish touch to your video. Excellent role modelling for young boys and men! And, a very manly video name, too: Coalcracker. Good on you! Keep up the good work.
That's right, you can have "Cute little Bows" as manly men. I need that blanket pin though. Love ya Dan
Thank you, I always wondered how that closure actually worked
Don't laugh but a quadriplegic asked me how to use a traditional cloak pin. After 7 videos yours actually made sense.
first time in channel. hehehe. love the acting. I could feel that warm fire.
AHA! My friend gave me one of these for Christmas and I've been trying to figure out how to use it! I made a blanket cape out of a cheap fleece one I had laying around and we're snug. Thanks!
Cool ,love that blanket pin
MATCHCOAT..!!! Been using em for decades..! Wilde style..😀
I love the pin
Ty for the information
I’ve never heard of a blanket SHARD.. I’ll have to look that up 👍🤪
Wow, a new invention. "Shard" blanket doesn't sound bad. That's almost as good as "THROW" blanket.
We are manly men. We can have cute Lil bows. I did not see that coming
Great tips!
A third option is 'a very small stone' used to create a bulb in the overlapped blanket then use a short leather or paracord tie just behind the bulb, the stone keeps the cord from slipping off. Button Stone? Choose a small smooth stone for this. Or a coin of the realm.
.... an acorn works great
Hey Dan, great "quick tip".
BTW, are you still planning on doing the "how to" video on making a large wool blanket out of smaller cheaper blankets? If so, when? Thanks.
Wish for that one too! :)
Lmfao 🤣 i love my wool blanket..... just wish i had a pin like that 😕
Me too think I'm going to make one.
I found mine on Amazon szco supplies
Get one. He makes them and has them on his website. I got one a while ago. It's very nice.
@@gringo3009 ok I'll look into it
STONE BUTTON. Used by monks. Safer/cooler/less damaging than a pin. (Find a smooth, roundish stone, tuck it in from underneath, twist & tie with cordage, zip or hair elastic. Holds cloak like a button. No danger of pin opening & stabbing you in your sleep or when fighting off trolls.)😅
Cool
Cool Bilbo. Good stuff.
Damn right, us manly men can wear cute little bows! The cuter the manlier!
Blanket pin is bad ass
great - thanks
Consider trying a poncho as well, it eliminates the need for a pin, and even if you put it on a flat surface, there won't be a round hole for the head, but rather it's a straight line. This makes it a good blanket as well.
Note to self, always pack a sewing kit.🧙♂
I want to see the handstand!
Must be a damn Scot. Your channel is fine to me.
I want to see the hand stand
I was just wearing mine last night. 👍🏻
That's cool
Thanks Aragon
Plus it's awesome makes you feel like superman wearing his sexy capelet :D
Thanks
Instead of a pin; more like the bank line I used some cotton clothes line with wood toggles and stitched them permanently in place about 1.5 inches from edge you don't get nearly as much overlap underneath but I've never felt air drafting because of it either. you would never know they where there when you fold it up with them in the middle and there's nothing to lose or break since its attached.... plus nothing stops you from using a pin and toggles as a back up
Crazy. It's like people have been wearing blankets (cloaks) for thousands of years 😅
No pink bow? Harumph.
Next video, hand stands in a shard
You need tights to go along with that closing
Great tip! I feel a bit cheated not seeing you do handstands though! Hahahaha
I like the idea, I would like it more if I could create a hood.
I love it!
It’s a man shawl! 😂
I love this and want to get it for my husband.
I love how you add humor . It makes you even more fun to watch.
Can I possibly get the exact dimensions of the shard please? And thank you ❤
It’s about 28x36 inches depending on the size of the wearer
@@keepermovin5906 thank you ❤️
2 Yrs ago I purchased a huge 70 x 80 Fleece Blanket from Walmart for $5 & a 60 x 80 90% Wool Blanket from Harbor Freight Tools for $8 & I paired them together,... Is this high end gear ?... Nope.
Is it super warm & dirt cheap ?... Yep ;)
Cloaks were worn for thousands of years for a reason man, they’re versatile and they work. And no I’m not a Ren-fair kinda guy. Just practical. Although I did watch Game of Thrones so that might disqualify my comment lmao
If you liking this then check out fandabi dozi who put the Scottish great plaid (bacsically a wollen blanket..) to the test same sort of thing.
Your shirt looks great for winter, what brand is it?
that shard will keep you leggs warm too!
Couldn’t a properly made blanket pin also be the “steel” in a “flint and steel” kit?
If you want to lighten the gear load?
Your "shard" is actually the ancient Celtic brat (cloak, mantle), which is little different than the Roman sagum. I've got some penannular brooches, but am very hesitant to put any holes in my own cloak or great kilt, and struggle to find ways to get around the problem. Great video!
Check out "10 things to do with a wool blanket #4 make a coat/cloak" on the Forrester Bushcraft channel. Basically, he fashions a toggle much like you would put an extra tie-out point on a tarp using an acorn or round rock then simply ties them together. No punctures to the blanket involved :-)
@@sandraw4763 Thanks!
You can stitch some matching threads ( or soft leather) at the appropriate places and they will replace the fibula. The same goes for the lower ends of the blanket that you can then easily ie around your body, tiny hooks like the ones used in bra's are also great as long as they are discretely colored 😊
The pin seems excessive. I think i'd rather push a small stone through the 2 layers of fabric, then pinch the shere shaped protrusion with something.
Belly laughed so hard at 1:42
Her: He's thinking about other women!
Him: 1:32
Wool shart? I'm pretty sure cotton is easier to clean
do a handstand!!!!
I would just use a potato chip bag clip... Then again that would not have the cool Lord of the rings vibe :)
I say potato, you say patato. I say shawl, and you say shard.
Worried more about the guy whom cuts a third of my blanket than if a pin will hurt my blanket.
Why are you calling it a shard?
i am kind of surprised it is not a plaid
It’s called a Shawl
Nice tip, thanks! :)
BTW what size is a twin size blanket?
I checked some websites and they generally say twin it's either 66x80 or 66x90. That would mean your shard would be from 27x66 to 30x66. I had and old blanket part of which I already used for some other project. Now I have a shard that measures 40x63. I remember you being roughly the same size as me - but my 10 inches wider shard goes to approximately the same part of my body (the top half of my ass :D) as does yours, which si weird - 10 inches is quite a difference.
...... as the actress said to the Bishop
Penannular Brooch
Real men use hawthorn! ; )
Instructions unclear. I stabbed my blanket with my knife and it didn't heal itself.
Bro that's not how you use a pennanular brooch, holy fuck. Imagine poking holes in and out of your wool cloak like that.
Wool is far too itchy!
Hand stands....video or it didnt happen
Im so happie about this video i shard my self
Having been a historical reenactor for years portraying different era's, I have always found that woollen cloaks, and coats, are some of the most practical and versatile around!
It's a damn shame they are no longer in vogue! I would love to wear one at work on a cold day.
@DIY_Miracle oh yes - the amount of times I wished that I had the nerve to walk to work wearing a nice warm greatcoat or cloak! 😳
So where do you find one that is good quality? Or a pattern to make one? 🤔😊
My wife and I were looking at those like 2 nights ago. Thought it would be cool. We have those wool blankets. Now we know how to work them so gues what we're going to do? Thanks much!!
I literally do this all winter. I have a pin that's basically a little more decorative version of yours, and I use a full sized wool blanket and rock a cloak all winter. I don't care if it looks silly at the grocery, because it's warmer than any coat i've ever had. Just like I use my shemagh as a covid face covering lol
Hey, it will work about as good as an obedience mask. Which means not at all. 🤷🏻♂️
@@maxsparks5183looks cooler than a face diaper
This just proves my point. What makes this cat so cool is he teaches the grass roots of survival. The simple things really do work. No frills.
I use wool blankets for insulation in my van. We live in our van, so wool blankets over the windows really help. We put them over the barn door, and over the side windows that open so they are insulated, but accessible. Alot of folks ise wool as insulation for vehicles. For us, we stay warm about 5 to 6 hours in weather in the teens without having to run the heater. It helps that we have wool blankets over top of minkey blankets too... plus we have eachother...
The Blanket pin, striker, and a belt buckle that was made a few years ago is my favorite piece of gear. I use it year-round.
Where can I purchase one , it sounds awesome.
@@hardtrooth1776 Now days? I have no clue.
I enjoy these quick, informative videos. And that face when demo’ing sitting on the blanket-😆
My thought as well!
it is also possible to not push the pin through the blanket, which is good for non-woven material. you can lay the fabric on top of the pin portion and then clamp the fabric in between the pin and the ring