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By Emily

March 2nd, 2011

I’m one of those people who are always cold. Living in Michigan where we often have snow from mid November through mid or even late March, is really unfortunate for people like me. I’ve tried using the ‘wearable blankets’ but found that the sleeves are so large and loose that my arms and hands stay cold, and the back is open so unless you sit really still your back gets cold. Plus, the blanket is so long that I have to carry it with both hands or take it off to walk around. Far from ideal. A much better solution for me is a lazy patch suit. A lazypatch suit is basically a quilt suit. It feels really similar to a standard comforter in texture and feeling, and does a great job of keeping me warm. Lazy patch has a unique sizing system, which made me worry that I might order the wrong size. However, I just took my measurements and used the chart. I was between sizes so I Ordered the larger size, and it fits well but I probably could have fit in the smaller size. So although the size chart is unique, it is accurate and shouldn’t scare you off from ordering. The suit includes pants with a drawstring waist and a jacket with a double zipper, so you can control airflow if you get too warm or too cold. The jacket also has a detachable hood. My favorite thing about the duvet suit is it just feels like a regular comforter, yet it’s flexible in the sense that it doesn’t feel stiff or bunch up in the knees or elbows. It’s super comfortable and does a great job of keeping me warm. The only feature I would change about the lazy patch, is the holes near the drawstring on the pants are just slits in the fabric, instead of having a metal disc around them. So I have had the fabric rip around the holes when trying to tighten the string. I wish they would add a metal disc to solve this problem. Of course, this isn’t a big deal at all and the pants still work great. Although the clothing isn’t a snowpants-like material or designed for snow use, they fit well over my jeans so I have worn them when I knew I would be outside for long periods of time, but would not be directly touching the snow and they worked great for helping me stay warmer. I also have enjoyed wearing the suit to bed at night instead of using several blankets. Our bedroom window doesn’t seal well, and the wind comes through a lot. Because of the window our bedroom stays noticeably cooler than the rest of our apartment. We end up using several blankets at a time, but I move around a lot in my sleep and often wake up tangled in the blankets, or I Just wake up from being uncomfortable and have to move the blankets around to find a comfortable spot again. A few times I’ve worn the lazy patch suit instead of using blankets and it works great! I actually felt like I slept better than usual. I think this was because I didn’t have to wake up to fix my blankets, and I kept a steady temperature because no matter how much I tossed and turned, the lazy patch suit stayed covering me perfectly, whereas a blanket would move around as I moved and eventually I’d end up partially uncovered and cold. Overall I’m really happy with my lazy patch suit.

Buy it: You can purchase a lazy patch suit online at lazypatch.com.

Win it: One of you will receive a duvet lazy patch suit!

To enter: MANDATORY: Visit lazypatch and tell me your favorite product or something you learned.

Additional entries – only count if the mandatory entry is completed. Leave proof of your entry whenever possible. Leave each entry in its own comment. If you need help or have questions about how to enter, feel free to email me – littleheathen9109 @ yah00 d0t c0m

 

This giveaway is open to the US and will end March 16th at noon EST. Winner will be chosen via random.org and will have 48 hours to reply to my email and claim their prize before a new winner will be selected.

Disclaimer – I Received a lazy suit for the purposes of this review. No other form of compensation was offered or accepted. All opinions are my own.

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