The Superior British Woobie - Snugpak Jungle Blanket
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- The Snugpak Jungle Blanket is brilliant. For the Northern American viewers out there it's more than just the British Woobie... it's superior in everyway
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Hi mate. Love these. They’re my number 1 camping accessory I recommend to most people. I bring two & with a few clips, alter the bottom and side a bit so my feet and sides stay toasty but still have plenty of room so I’m not coffined up like a sleeping bag! Very versatile, love how they pack down neat and tidy too.
Cheers! Bring on Spring/Summer 2024!
I've carried one of these for years, they are great on long haul flights, at airports when your flight is delayed, as emergency shelter with a bivvy bag on a hike, warmth for kids when they come out of the sea, in the car, etc, etc. A really great travel or car kit item.
I'm off to Germany next week and the regular Jungle Blanket is 100% coming travelling with me. I just need to make sure I get the OK from my daughters 😆 Hope you're well buddy
I have both sizes, love mine…. Comes in handy in so many situations! The kids love them too! Summer under / over blanket for the hammock, summer quilt in the tent, beach blanket (uk weather can turn chilli in an instant) picnic blanket, pillow, love it!
Have the xl since a couple of years and i love it.
I just got the XL about a week ago after seeing your video a few weeks ago. I have three of their sleeping bags including the Antarctica along with various accessories and this has been on my list for a while and I finally decided to get one. This will be great to use with a reflective emergency blanket on top if temperatures are very cold. I'm in Canada and I always order from Amazon UK because it's a better deal. I see complaints in a few comments below but I have never had any issues. Sometimes people blame the product when it's improper use of the product and it's the people who should be blamed. Cheers.
Love mine, used as a summer underquilt for years
Yeah great piece of gear! I use this for Spring/fall, when ist to cold for Summer sleepingbag. Or for sure in summer in the hammok
I love my Snugpak gear. Jungle blanket, bag and fleece liner.
I think you're on good company. There's a lot of love out there for Snugpak gear as a whole. Thanks for watching fella
Great video thanks for the info 👍
Any time!
Nice review on that, I've had one for a few years and really like it. Add a military poncho to it and you have a fairly nice sleep system for Spring and early fall.
In the Canadian forces we call them ranger blankets. our issued ones are awesome, they zip up to make a sleeping bag and also have a head hole that zips out to turn it into a poncho
Hey buddy. I think I know what you mean. I've seen a few others out there that zip up like that. I think the Polish pinch liner does similar. Sounds like some great future content 😂
Hope you're having a top week buddy
@@MoorlanderEDC The Helikon Swagman is the best poncho/sleeping bag/ranger blanket
Those woods are tick central, careful in the warmer weather… I’ve never camped there but my dogs picked up a few.
“They gained the nickname "woobie" later; that term is conjectured to have derived from the name for a child's security blanket in the 1983 movie Mr. Mom.”
Yup, Michael Keaton film "Mr. Mom". Very Funny movie.
Those jungle blankets are not the same as the US woobie. The insulation and cover fabrics are far superior.
Woobies, officially known as poncho liners, allegedly were so named by the troops they were initially issued to because "without one, you woobie cold" so the legend goes.
But back to the jungle blankets. We have had the jungle blankets for several years now, I have the XL and my wife has the Large, and we use them for all sorts of things outdoors and in all kinds of situations.
Our most unexpected love for them is as light weight duvets on or bed and they get nightly use all summer. separate light weight duvets on our bed stop all the fighting over the bedding in the night and we find the jungle blankets perfect for us. I have to also mention that they wash repeatedly very well and if anything get warmer and softer after a wash. Much of the year the xl is my preferred bedding while out camping and its only when the thermometers reading single digits and into the minus range that the big old sleeping bag gets used. In deep winter -20c I typically use my arctic issue sleeping bag with a buffalo pile liner, and I was surprised to find upon experimentation that the xl used instead of the buffalo liner gives almost as much warmth boost without the extra bulk. I do own and use several Poncho liners including the dutch surplus poncho liner which is bigger and warmer than the USGI and clone liners. The dutch liner and the dutch poncho are in my opinion than the rest on the market by a long shot, But the jungle blankets stand head and shoulders over the dutch liners. Liners and blankets can be worn in a multitude of ways, over and under other kit and clothing, not to mention as a supplement for sleeping bags or as stand alone sleep systems, and had the jungle blanket been available when i was still serving in the forces, it would have definitely replaced my sleeping bag most of the year much like the dutch poncho and liner often did. My advice to anyone wanting a light weight bombproof sleep system that works most of spring summer and autumn in a temperate climate is to invest in a dutch army surplus roll up foam sleeping pad, a British issue bivvy bag, and a snugpack jungle blanket XL, used under a properly sited and set up tarp or British issue basha. And when the temperature drops just add a British arctic bag.
Hi Jack. That's for the lengthy comment. Great to read. Yeah, I've learned quite a bit about the differences sinse this content went out. Comments section is brilliant as usual. All the best buddy 👍
Hello bud. Thanks for sharing. I use ours as a bed blanket also. What’s the best way to wash them? Always wanted to but nervous incase I start destroying it.
I wash them on a delicate warm wash (30C/85f) in a front load tumble machine, low spin, and line dry. I have hand washed mine at the same temperature too, then let it drip dry on a line or laid flat. Don't wring by hand or tumble dry and dont wash on a high heat or harsh wash cycle. I was very careful with ours at first but now i just throw them in the machine at 30c delicate wash and turn down the spin to its lowest setting. they wash fine like that. Not sure how it would go with a top load agitator though. @@tbo2120PS they line dry in no time after a gentle spin too.
Love my XL, great as a summer Duvet as well
Had these since October time so looking forward to using it on some cool nights in the summer
I thought the "woobie" name came from the fact that you " would be" cold without it. Wether that's true or not i don't know but it made sense. Myself i prefer the jungle bag over the blanket because the bag comes with a built in mosquito net. God bless and stay safe.
I few people have mentioned the Jungle Bag. I'll check that out too. All the best
hi mate i've got the XL and i use it as a extra layer to go over the sleeping bag when I'm in the hammock and you can use it as a under quill for the hammock a excellent piece of kit mate👌😊👍
Good tip, thanks Simon. The comments section on this video has been brilliant.
You are lovely! Just ordered an XL, I appreciate your review! The woobie is a particular product from US military.
Thank you so much. Reading this comment has made my day. I think my Nanna was the last person to call me lovely and I miss her everyday. I hope you're well and have a great weekend adventuring planned ahead of you 👍
"Would be lost without it" that gives you the nickname for the Woobie. Thats what I heard on The Outdoor Gear Review.
Woobie lost without it...
Makes perfect sense
Well thanks a lot. I'm now going to have to finally take the plunge after many years. You are the one that finally broke my resistance 😉👍🏼
Now just toying as to which size.
May I ask about your jacket? I love that!
You are welcome! If you ever need an excuse... I got your back
That's the Helikon-Tex Wolfhound Jacket (Reversible). If you search my feed I have made a few pieces of content on it 🤙
@@MoorlanderEDC Hahaha, thank you for the cover 😁👍🏼
I searched your channel after I saw the vid and found it thank you.
Would love to see a comparison with the Snugpak Jungle Bag. I have one and I've been looking at the blanket.
Hmmmmm... Always happy to have a look. From memory they're pretty much the same. The bag is the blanket with the zip around it and the fly net. Definitely one I'll look into 🤙
Thanks for the review along with the comments. Been looking at this item for a long time .................not making my mind up as to whether
to buy ! Mike in County Durham
Hi Mike, hopefully this helps. The comments section seems to agree these are great to have a round. You're closer to the north Pole than I am so it must be colder up there 😆
All the best fella
Hi mike. I was reluctant and skeptical on them too, especialy considering the price and the fact that we already had several poncho liners, but using one was a game changer. They are more flexible, warmer, less weight, and larger size than poncho liners. We have the large and the xl, and use them camping and on the bed at home during the summer months. We have had ours probably just over three years now. They wash really well and in my opinion get better the more you wash them. Its not often I recommend products, but the Jungle bags are an exception im happy to make. Get the xl if you can as its brilliant for sleeping in and has mostly replaced my sleeping bag in all but the coldest temperatures when used in my bivvy bag.
Maybe my preferred Snugpak stuff :) I have a small one and 2 Xl (one olive and one multicam)
Never rolled-up to store it back, just like a sleeping bag for me :)
There's two types of people in life... Rollers and stuffer 😂
The origin of the "woobie" from the poncho liner's Wikipedia article: "They gained the nickname "woobie" later; that term is conjectured to have derived from the name for a child's security blanket in the 1983 movie Mr. Mom."
I thought it might have been that but wanted to believe it was some sort of Hoo rah Rangers Lead the Way manly meaning 🤣 I had an ex in my 20s and she had a grotty old blanket she had from when she was a baby she called her woobie. It was moth eaten and smelt awful
@@MoorlanderEDC Maybe it hadn't been washed since that and/or the smell was the magic to keep the boogeyman away..
(Other definition what I found was "Any object, typically a blanket, garment or stuffed animal, that is used simply for its comforting characteristics; a security blanket.")
I'm sorry to break your dreams about the name, maybe there is another version of it somewhere, like "it was named named in his honor after the mighty John James Woobie who led the famous unit of Woobie's Raiders in the frontier who were known for ambushing their opponents with blankets" ;-)
lol , i always have a lined , fleece blanket in my car .. soooo many uses .. i mean who doesn't need a comfort blanket occasionally
Yes John. That needs to be a bumper sticker 🤙
Don't know where woobie comes from. We call it a poncho liner. Works just as well at a fraction of the price. Cheers.
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There is à summer sleeping bag with a net for mosquitoes that you should have a look on 😊
Yes, somebody else mentioned the Jungle Bag. I'll pick one up and make some comparison content
Thanks mate it would be apprecited @@MoorlanderEDC
In answer to your woobie question, it came out in vietnam war , by a politition who coined this termanology, most who served, dont use it. Being hinacked by civilians.
There are two forms of poncho blanket one the inner one claggs on the inned side orf the poncho. Then the camlshield blanket clavgs on to the outside of the poncho, this is mucb thicker tvan the inner version. Madd by usgi industries. Most nato forces have something simular.
The woobie is a totally different item. I have both the jungle blanket and the woobie.
I use the jungle blanket almost daily and it's far superior to the woobie in my opinion.
The woobie isn't water repellent and its also quilted which can mean cold spots.
It is great though that it ties in with the poncho, which then makes it reasonably warerproof, windproof and can tie-up to make a bag. A bivi bag and jungle blanket makes that option redundant though.. Hmm, poncho for clothing and shelter too.. Options options lol
Aaaaaaaaah... is a woobie closer to a poncho liner then? I think Helikon-Tex have a quilted poncho liner similar to that
@MoorlanderEDC Yes, the woobie is the poncho liner. And yes, Helikon-Tex do one too.
Would like a good summer sleeping bag?? How warm is it???
Hi Tim, yes, it's pretty much a summer sleeping bag without the zips. They do another version called the Jungle Bag which is very similar but with the zips. It's lovely and warm. You can keep very cosy with one
What jacket is that? Looks super comfortable :)
That is the Helikon-Tex Wolfhound Hoodie. I've made a few piece of content on them as I have a few of them. Definitely highly recommended 🤙
@MoorlanderEDC nice ill check them out now! Great videos btw 👍🏻 enjoying them alot
I like snugpak, but this sound like something new which is adding extra piece of equipment, NRC will do the same job in emergency.
If you can use it as improvised sleeping bag or underkilt than ok.
You could use this for lots of things. The blanket specifically can't be zipped up like a bag however there is a similar products, the Jungle Bag, which does. The blanket doesn't have corner ties but you could still use it as an under blanket for a hammock with some paracord and simple knots. Others have commented here they've used as a summer blanket whilst camping. I've seen people mod these with velcro to use as a sleeping bag cover to add an extra season to a lighter bag
Haven't come across NRC before. What's that?
@@MoorlanderEDCNRC foil, like emergency blanked, if not used for medical bloody purposes, 100% reusable. You can make a tarp of it, bivy, floor or wrap around yourself, weights nothing, takes almost no space at all (wallet size) and costs like 2£. With me at all times even in urban jungle.
And this snugpak even if made properly is just a fancy additional add on in my opinion.
@@rafalk5709 aaaaaaah... Right, I get you. Not come across that name before. Thanks for the heads up. Yes, much prefer these. From personal use use them as a pillow has helped lots of times. They aren't as noisy either
Woobie - If you don't use one, you "would be" cold hence "woobie". Ta da..! Could it be that being short that Moorlander are related to Hobbits.? Taking your clothes off in the woods do leave a question mark on the simple farmer's mind. So....have we actually found "The Flasher of Moorland".? We are intrigue with the woobie, atleast now we know what a Jungle Blanket is. You're just full of info matey. Cheers from Australia.
Answer of the day. In my capacity as the 624 Crowned Monarch of the Kingdom of the Moorlander I doth thee the title of honorary Court Oracle 🍻🖖
Hobbits are distant relatives to the people of the Moorlands. Over the centuries we've got taller and less plumb, however we still have feet that can walk on fresh snow with out the need for snowshoes. We can sneak up on a badger walking across broken glass, autumn leaves and potatoes crisps without being detected. The term Ninja comes from the Japanese for Moorlander #NothingButFacts
Yeah, there's plenty of times I'm be looking at some trousers where I have them, then need to switch into them for B roll footage. Have been found by several dog walkers in the past with very concerned looks on their faces.
Much love brother 👍
Court Oracle - So that means those farmers have to address me as "Sir" hence therefore I am no longer a commoner nor am I a peasant. By the way matey, do I have the power to say "off with his head"?@@MoorlanderEDC
Yes to all of the above. Sir, you're now above the law. Use your power responsibily 🤜🤛
Entertaining but didn't realise until you said at the end that Snugpak sent you these for free. So the video was really an advert for this jungle blanket. I think it would have been better if you had mentioned that at the beginning.
Hi fella, Hope you're well and having a great Thursday. Yes, I used to say it at the beginning however I got people saying they wanted to get to know about the product faster so I moved it to the end. I've found the TH-cam algorithm prefers that I get in to the swing of things faster too.
I have a great relationship with Snugpak so we have an agreement that if I didn't like the product I'd tell them before hand. I've tell them about this things I either didn't like or things I'd change and then they'd make the decision on the content. I know there's lots of TH-camrs who just make content for content's sake, and not everybody tests products thoroughly. I've had these now for about 6 months to test and genuinely do think they're great. I'm fortunate enough that TH-cam is a hobby that funds itself. There are lots of products I refuse if I feel they're either not suited for me or I couldn't give them a fair review. Apart from receiving the products, I don't ask for any money from anybody I work with as I don't want to feel I have to review favourably
Have a look through the comments here, hopefully you'll see lots of others who also love these blankets.
I hope that helps clear how I try to work to keep things fair and honest.
All my best, Randy
@@MoorlanderEDC Hiya matey. There is nothing wrong with getting free stuff. But this here - "Apart from receiving the products, I don't ask for any money from anybody I work with as I don't want to feel I have to review favourably" - I have have heard that a few times before.
Whether you agree with me or not, if you have been given something to review that still means you have been paid because you get to keep the item. It might not be cash money, but it's worth cash money.
"Free stuff" reviews are, by default, going to be biassed in the companies favour because nobody will bite the hand that feeds them. You might tell them behind closed doors if you don't like something but do you tell your viewers?
The only way you could possibly be totally unbiased, agender free and not influenced by the company in any way is by buying the things you review with your own money.
Also I believe the real reason you tell people it's an advert for a paid for review, via been given a free product, at the end of your videos is because you know a lot of people will click off and go elsewhere if you tell them at the beginning and THAT hurts your TH-cam logarithm.
If anyone really wanted to watch your video of this or any product, they wouldn't complain about there been 3 or 4 seconds at the beginning of a video where you tell them it's paid for by the company.
At the end of the video it doesn't matter because the video has already been watched so it's too late for a viewer to make an informed decision whether to watch or not watch a paid for review.
Peace and enjoy your day :)
@@MrEvilWasp No, I totally get what you're saying here. If it helps, yes, I do have section in plenty of content in the past where I'd said there was things I'd change. I have a fairly open outlook to products and appreciate me not liking a certain ZY or Z might be something that doesn't bother somebody else, and it's a positive n their eyes. I stay clear of pros and cons. I definitely add 'things I'd change' to content and have done lots in the past. I think it's a more fair way to look at it. It offers advice back to the manufactures on future updates, and gives an idea to future purchasers that I'd possibly change things, and whether or not they'd agree that's something they can then choose is a positive or negative
I appreciate you might have decided my choice to add to the end of the video has been done for some nefarious seasons, however I can assure it's not. If I wanted to, I could just not mention it and add it to the description, but I choose not to. If you want to believe I'm wrong that's cool, feel free to look through my previous content.
Hopefully you'll see I'm just a regular fella doing something I enjoy that hopefully helps others. I'm not making £millions here, I'm just enjoying my time of TH-cam and hoping others enjoy the time with me too. I'm incredibly grateful that I get to work with some amazing companies and test out some amazing products a long the way. If it pleases you, from now on, I'll add a note to every piece of content and the product was sent to me, and then as usual, thank the manufacturers at the end
Hope you're having a good day too buddy 👍
Good piece of kit, great for summer camping, I've used as an underblanket for the hammock, use some bungy cord to tie off both ends, under the hammock. Even around the house, in winter. Have both sizes, find the XL more useful, as the standard not large enough for me, good on the floor of a tent to insulate you from the ground, only downside is that if out on a multi day camp, where you would have a fire and it is wet, is that a woolen blanket can be dried safely close to a fire, where synthetics cant. Snugpack missing a trick here, as if they did one in girly colours, they would sell to women, for around the home, chicks dig it, but not the colours. th-cam.com/video/ejMeX57H43k/w-d-xo.htmlsi=C3LAmt_IOonWBuFW
I wonder if I can get a Woobie hoodie made out of one
There's lots of companies out there making woobie hoodies. They're on my list to check out
@@MoorlanderEDC I'd recommend Perseverance Survival, I'm really amazed by how warm a very thin lightweight jacket can be
@@geoffdymond9754 Thanks for the heads up. I'll check them out. I'd been looking at this German company. They look very similar - patch-control.com/en
@@MoorlanderEDC my poor poor wallet
Just get an issue softy suit jacket they are great, the softy trousers are great too.
No snaps, grommets or zippers! How is that better?
I will openly admit that I got my wires crossed when I made this content. I wrongly though the woobie was a blanket. I have definitely learned quite a lot more about them since making this and have some poncho liner/woobie content in the works to correct my error. I'll definitely make sure to point out my error when the content is made. Other than that, I hope you enjoyed the content, and thanks for watching 🤙
Get it wrapped right round ye
Exactly 😆🖖
You" woobie "cold without them
It's called a Woobie because without it you would-be [ woobie ] cold ! ! !
Love it
I think that's not a woobie,woobies can become an inner poncho liner!!!
Hi, yes, that's what I love about the comments section. I always though it was simply a blanket. I've definitely been schooled. Thanks for the heads up
We called them poncho liners and not woobies...back when soldiers were men that is,
Yes, I learned that with this content. Love the comments section
Sorry, no thanks. The Snugpak "jungle blanket" I purchased is a rag of low quality and a useless POS. I use it for my cat's bedding. There are other products on the market that are lower cost and higher quality. Same goes for the leaky, delicate, pos tent they call the "Ionosphere". High priced low quality crap defines the brand, from my experience.
Sorry to hear that. Thank you for sharing
I had the same experience. Everything I ever tried from Snugpak has been sent back with quality issues. 3 different sleeping bags, 4 yrs later the jungle bag, and a tent, all low quality with bad QC...
Snugpak are terrible, I agree, their “premium” bags are shocking when compared to other brands. Had so many issues with their products.