Why Do We Sleep Under Blankets, Even on the Hottest Nights? (2017)
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Re: Why Do We Sleep Under Blankets, Even on the Hottest Nights? (2017)
#2Do people really sleep under blankets on nights >20C? I don't, despite the 'history of bedding'.
Re: Why Do We Sleep Under Blankets, Even on the Hottest Nights? (2017)
#3It’s an interesting question, and could have imagined people sharing their beds with pets, but with livestock? Is funny.
I personally have sleeping problems in rooms that are too warm, and warm blankets don't help. It's not when going to bed but a few hours in - around REM time? I wake up panicking as if I'm suffocating. That's why I always sleep with the window open, also when it freezes on the winter. My SO is not so much a fan :).
Re: Why Do We Sleep Under Blankets, Even on the Hottest Nights? (2017)
#4I guess I'm one of those weirdos that doesn't. I get hot really easily, so unless the sheets are really light cotton, I roast. Oddly enough, though, I love heated mattress pads. I can crank it up to 10 and sleep without sheets just fine.
Something relevant: does anybody have suggestions for weighted blankets? My SO is into big, heavy comforters and other bed coverings (no idea what they're called) and she'd probably enjoy that.
Re: Why Do We Sleep Under Blankets, Even on the Hottest Nights? (2017)
#5As we’re seeing here, we don’t always. Taking the premise as true though, maybe it’s modesty, or a way to normalize temperature fluctuations? From my experience in the Phillipines though, I’m with the rest here who are denying the premise of the article.
Plus no sheets means no anti-monster force fields.
Re: Why Do We Sleep Under Blankets, Even on the Hottest Nights? (2017)
#6If it's too hot, I use a sheet. I think the explanation is pretty simple: crawly things that may come and bite us.
Re: Why Do We Sleep Under Blankets, Even on the Hottest Nights? (2017)
#7I guess I'm one of those weirdos that doesn't. I get hot really easily, so unless the sheets are really light cotton, I roast. Oddly enough, though, I love heated mattress pads. I can crank it up to 10 and sleep without sheets just fine. Something relevant: does anybody have suggestions for weighted blankets? My SO is into big, heavy comforters and other bed coverings (no idea what they're called) and she'd probably…
duvet cover?
Re: Why Do We Sleep Under Blankets, Even on the Hottest Nights? (2017)
#8I guess I'm one of those weirdos that doesn't. I get hot really easily, so unless the sheets are really light cotton, I roast. Oddly enough, though, I love heated mattress pads. I can crank it up to 10 and sleep without sheets just fine. Something relevant: does anybody have suggestions for weighted blankets? My SO is into big, heavy comforters and other bed coverings (no idea what they're called) and she'd probably…
Weighted blankets sound interesting, I'm also interested. Personally, I love sleeping under heavy blankets, but my room has to be ~55 F in order for it to work, otherwise I'll roast and wake up super dehydrated.
Re: Why Do We Sleep Under Blankets, Even on the Hottest Nights? (2017)
#9Do people really sleep under blankets on nights >20C? I don't, despite the 'history of bedding'.
A thin sheet sometimes, yes. Mostly for comfort though, as I can go without.
Re: Why Do We Sleep Under Blankets, Even on the Hottest Nights? (2017)
#10In Sydney 30 degree C nights? No blankie.