I hibernate in a couch lasagna beneath this microwaveable heated blanket

Like Linus with his blankie, Bearaby’s Lounger is my constant companion when the weather gets brisk My wife swears by weighted blankets to sleep – and now I understand why Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things In the early months of the pandemic, I enjoyed a brief flirtation with a 15lb weighted blanket from Amazon , but eventually abandoned it because it was impossible to launder and also sort of ugly.

A few years later, I tried a different option – the sleep brand Bearaby’s flagship weighted blanket, an almost-but-not-quite-right solution that worked but eventually became cumbersome. In a frenzied afternoon spent deep cleaning, I set that one aside and eventually heaved it into the back of my sister’s Jeep for her. Even though those two blankets didn’t stick, I still wanted something similar – just not ugly, large or hard to handle. Though I run hot and my…