According to our long-term tester who uses a 15-pound Gravity throw: “Sometimes it’s perfectly cozy, and sometimes is too much.” Customers have 30 days from delivery to claim a refund (with the blanket in its original packaging) but are responsible for the shipping charges. Although the blanket itself is not machine-washable, the cover is. The Gravity blanket is well constructed, complete with tidy stitching and a new button-tie-and-zipper system to keep it from bunching inside the duvet cover. The blanket also comes in a 35-pound queen/king size. Arguably the biggest name in weighted blankets, Gravity makes a 48-by-72-inch throw (weighing 15, 20, or 25 pounds) featuring glass microbeads stitched into fabric-lined square pockets and secured within the included duvet cover. More than half of our testers gravitated toward the Gravity’s soft fleecy/velvety cover and balanced feel. If you want a less-bulky version of the Nest Bedding blanket with a machine-washable duvet cover: Consider the Gravity Weighted Blanket. Customers can return the blanket within 30 days but are responsible for the shipping costs. Extra-small duvet covers start at about $55. Neither the blanket nor the duvet cover is “kid”-priced-the starting cost for an extra-small blanket is about $135 at this writing.
In our tests, this blanket emerged out of the washer and dryer without a hitch, but if you want to minimize that chore, you can add a duvet cover for an extra charge. We like that the company’s customer-service department is available over the phone this is helpful, especially when you’re buying something for a child. Weighted blankets in clinic settings can have multiple users and may be washed weekly (if not more), so we believe that the Sommerfly blanket should hold up to serious kid use at home. Sommerfly told us that it ships these blankets to various medical institutions. Although the large beads in the large blanket size felt distracting to most of our adult testers (one likened the blanket to a bunch of bean bags stitched together), they were less annoying in the smaller version for kids. If you want a dedicated kids blanket that will survive daily wear and tear: The Sommerfly Sleep Tight Weighted Blanket is a durable, thoughtfully designed blanket co-created by an occupational therapist, Kristi Langslet, who has worked with children and adolescents for 30 years.
The beads of this blanket are more noticeable than those of the Nest Bedding blanket and about on a par with those of the Baloo blanket they don’t make a lot of noise during movement, but they’re not entirely undetectable, either. The honeycomb stitching keeps the beads from pooling to one side of the blanket, which also helps it stay in place instead of getting unbalanced and slinking its way off the bed.
Considering its plush feel, we thought we’d be overly hot under this blanket, but one tester noted that the smooth, sleek texture actually cooled them down. The furry material-similar to the velvety velour of the Gravity blanket-is perhaps the most pleasingly buttery kind we’ve felt on a blanket. That’s about where the similarities end, though: Whereas the Luna blanket is a plain quilted comforter, the Layla blanket features soft faux mink (or “minky”) on one side and breathable cotton on the other. Why it’s great: At $70 to $80 (on sale, which it always is) for a 48-by-72-inch, 15-pound blanket, the Layla Weighted Blanket rivals only the Luna Weighted Blanket as one of the least expensive models we’ve found.
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