Weighted Blankets

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Greetings,
I do not post much if at all, but thought this could be helpful to others. I stumbled across something new (to me) and interesting, weighted blankets. They are intended for people much like many of us on WP. After researching various products and thinking how this might fill a void in my life it occurred to me that weighted blankets provide the same type of soothing comfort as Temple Grandin's "Squeeze Machine" and I realized that that was what was missing. I purchased a 20lb. blanket weighted with glass beads, one of the many offerings on Amazon. When I received it 20lbs. felt awfully heavy, but figured to give it a try for a night or two returning it if it isn't workable. That will be unnecessary now as I just love how it makes me feel. It totally relaxes me, a soothing comforting feeling that I have never felt before. So much so that I did not want to get out of bed in the morning. I might just lug it out to my living room when there's a movie I want to watch. The cost is reasonable too.

Have been looking for a weighed blanket too, but didn't buy yet!

I still have some reservations...
To those with experience with weighed blankets, please advice on the following:

How do you cope with warmer weather? Isn't a heavy blanket very warm?

If you have a plastic granulate filling, is it odourless? (I have severe smell sensitivity)

The price seems rather steep in stores I've been looking around. How much have you paid?

I also stim in bed (mainly tactile, but some rocking if really stressed) to wind down after a overwhelming day. The blanket would serve as a static stim that doesn't require an effort... would it be suitable as a soothing stim to replace dynamic input?

All advice welcome!

I really want one too, but they seem to only be available online. I'm so picky about texture and sound and weight and fabric and everything sensory that I'm not going to buy one unless I see it first hand rather than on the internet. Also, I've heard that they're cold because of the sand or glass inside. In the meantime I just pile things on top of my duvet for added weight.

I have one. I have insomnia, and it does help me sleep a bit better - unfortunately I can only use it in the winter because it makes me too hot otherwise. It's filled with glass beads and I haven't noticed any smell.

I'm a weird autistic----in that I don't like too much on me at all when I sleep.

I prefer a sheet over a blanket most of the time.

I found being "blanketed' with cats very comforting. Listening to them purr was soothing.

I just sleep with 10-12 layers of blankets. Partly for the weight and partly because I can't regulate my body temperature in my sleep, I get really cold. In the summer I just turn up the A/C.