The RoadPro 58" travel blanket is a nice luxury riding in cold climates. The blanket is very soft and quite warm even when it is not plugged in. Once the blanket is turned on it provides a nice warmth throughout -without any noticeable hot spots. In general the blanket can provide warmth without feeling too "hot".

Areas that we enjoy-

- Soft fabric - not at all scratchy.
- Relatively large
- Works great!
- Not too expensive
- Easily plugs into your car's outlet
- Takes about 5 minutes to achieve maximum warmth.


Areas for improvement

- While the blue fabric is a slip-cover it can not be removed. It would be great if it could be machine washed since the blanket will often exposed to snow/slush/salt from the your shoes.
- One temperature - the heating elements are not adjustable
- If you leave the travel blanket plugged in when the engine is off IT WILL DRAIN YOUR BATTERY! Be very careful, especially since car batteries are already less efficient in cold weather.
- No plug in for home use - the travel blanket can only be plugged into a 12V DC plug. There are ways that you can get around this but they do not come standard with the travel blanket.

Looking at the review it appears that there are many more negatives than positives, however the negatives are relatively minor. The final verdict is that it is soft and works very well to help keep you warm.

4 1/2 stars
Buy with confidence!

We love this blanket! When I drive, I like the car cool. I am also not so stupid that I wear shorts in sub freezing weather. My friend likes to ride in a nice warm (no that is a complete lie as she likes it so hot you could charbroil hotdogs of the dash). This blanket was the perfect solution for us. It works well, is the perfect size to wrap around her legs and keeps her nice and warm and I can breath. If you have this problem, then this is the blanket for you.

I bought this for my wife because on long car trips she would crank the heat in the car and still freeze while I would burn up, sweat, and get sleepy. We have only taken about a 45 minute ride since we have had the blanket but about 15 minutes into the trip, on a cool rainy night, the heat went off and stayed off. This was well worth the purchase.

The 12 volt heated electric car blanket is adequate for what we want. It is not nearly as big as I had hoped, but is near the dimensions as advertized. We have used it now for nearly two weeks as we car camp across the country. Mostly in 30 degree weather, we are very comfortable at night in our thermal sleeping bag. We wanted the electric blanket to warm up the bag befor getting in. It just warms it a little, but adequate.

We love this blanket, I wish it was a bit thicker and finer in the quality but it does the job and what it was intended for a good price. It covers both of our laps across the console and keeps two of us warm. I was surprised it is not washable, other than that its perfect for our needs for now.