The 2 Best Puffy Blankets of 2025
Synthetic-fill puffy blankets
Cascade Mountain Tech Camping Blanket: This inexpensive synthetic-fill puffy blanket performed well in many of our tests, but the nylon shell felt thin and oily, and the blanket was too bulky for its stuff sack.
Kelty Bestie Blanket: This used to be our budget pick because of its reliable construction and truly budget price point. It’s a decent choice if you’re on a strict budget, but it’s 10 inches narrower than any of the other blankets we tested. It also has an unpleasant, plasticky-feeling shell on one side of the blanket (the other side of the shell has a softer, brushed cotton feel), and its synthetic insulation was the thinnest and least substantial we encountered.
REI Co-op Camp Blanket: This is a perfectly serviceable puffy blanket that performed well during testing. It is soft and durable, and it repels dirt and liquid well. But it doesn’t have any convertible features, and it’s bulkier than our picks. The blanket we tested was not PFAS-free, but REI Co-op has since released a PFAS-free version. We plan to test it soon.
Voited Ripstop Blanket: This synthetic-fill puffy blanket is a bit bigger than our top pick, has a sumptuous optional polar fleece lining (at an additional cost), and comes in plentiful, fun designs. Also like our top pick from Rumpl, it uses recycled materials and is made without added PFAS. But Voited is based in Germany, and a blanket we ordered took several weeks to arrive. We reached out multiple times through regular customer service channels to resolve the issue but received paltry assistance. If this blanket becomes more reliably available within the US, we’re inclined to recommend it. Until then, viel glück!
Nomadix Puffer Blanket: This blanket came close to being a runner-up to our top pick from Rumpl. It’s very similar in make, materials, and profile. It converts into a cape and a minimal sleeping bag (a feature our top pick lacks). But it absorbed a bit more water in our tests, felt less breathable, and had slightly cheaper-feeling construction overall (despite costing the same).
REI Co-op Trailgate Comforter: Although well constructed and reasonably comfortable, this blanket was exceptionally bulky. This kind of makes sense, since it’s billed as a camping comforter instead of a more all-round camp blanket, but when we tried sleeping with it, we didn’t love the way it seemed to sit on top of us, instead of drape. It left us way too exposed to air drafts.
Kammok Field Blanket: This blanket is thin but bulky, with a ripstop nylon shell on one side and a microfleece layer on the other. If you love microfleece, you may love this blanket, but we found it somewhat greasy, and it tended to pick up debris.
Yeti Lowlands Blanket: This is a rugged, durable all-terrain blanket that’s very well suited for ground use or as a protective layer in your car for pets. It has a thick, waterproof polyester layer, and a soft quilted top that feels great to lie or sit on. We recommend it as a picnic blanket or ground cloth, but it’s not a particularly comfortable blanket to wrap around your body or sleep with.
Therm-a-Rest Stellar Blanket: We liked how versatile, and comfortable this silky synthetic-fill blanket was, and previously recommended it as a blanket worth considering. But we learned it was being discontinued and replaced with a version without added PFAS, which wouldn’t be released until 2026 or 2027. We’re keeping our eyes peeled for its return.
Down-fill puffy blankets
Rumpl Down Puffy: This was our down pick for a long time, but it was recently discontinued by Rumpl and is no longer available online.
Kelty Galactic Down Blanket: This affordable down blanket is backed by Kelty’s lifetime warranty, and it did a good job repelling dirt, liquid, and debris. The shell was too baggy though, and it had overly long diagonal baffles, which allowed down to migrate, creating cold spots.
Therm-a-Rest Ramble Down Blanket: We loved this luxe, superbly constructed, queen-size down-fill blanket, and previously recommended it as a blanket worth considering. But then we learned that it was being discontinued, like its synthetic-fill cousin, and replaced with a version that doesn’t use added PFAS. We look forward to testing that version when it arrives.
