I love picnics and I love blankets. Although the new T.P.B. From PDW, is called a picnic blanket, and I might use it as such, it’s so much more, and I’m looking forward to ordering one just as soon as they are up.
San Francisco based specialty outdoor products brand Prometheus Design Werx releases their packable, multi-purpose T.P.B. (Technical “Picnic” Blanket) designed to be used in a variety of roles, from an insulated ground sheet, weatherproof wilderness throw, picnic blanket, to stadium blanket. The lightweight yet durable nylon ripstop ground liner is impregnated with silicone to repel water and also coated with PU for extra protection against the elements. The T.P.B. is inspired by the classic “cowboy bedroll,” but PDW’s take is updated with modern, lighter, technical materials with the silnylon, tried and true wool Melton, and yet this 54” x 84” back country throw rolls up into the included small stuff sack to easily stash in your pack. Designed and made in USA.
The T.P.B. is part of the Made in USA CORE-Line of products by Prometheus Design Werx, and will be available in Charcoal Gray wool Melton with dark OD Green silnylon.
The Design and R&D Team at PDW states:
“We came up with the product name of ‘Technical Picnic Blanket’ with a bit of a chuckle. As serious as a piece of backcountry gear this is, it certainly can be casually used as a picnic blanket but will kick the pants off of those crappy plasticky jobs you see being offered at big box stores. We really felt there was something missing from our gear line up and this product really fills that niche. We’ve used it hiking, backpacking, overlanding, the beach, watching fireworks and meteor showers, and lining the floor of our tent when snow camping. The seasoned outdoorsman knows that wool insulates even when wet and we’ve found that the weight of the wool Melton we selected to be a great balance between packed trail weight and all season use. This best made product uses custom milled lightweight but durable 30D nylon ripstop that has been impregnated with silicone for the hydrophobic properties and also lined it with PU for even more protection from the elements. The 14 oz wool Melton is sourced from a US supplier that has been in operation since 1922. It’s surprisingly soft to the touch and uses 15% nylon fibers to add that extra touch of durability to the 85% wool content. There are 6 staking points to secure it to the ground and the entire 54” x 84” foot print rolls up into its 6.5” x 11” stuff sack to easily stow into just about any pack. We also always keep an extra one in the 4×4 for just in case.”
The PDW CAB-2 will be available for purchase on Wednesday, Nov 16, 2016 at 1:00pm PST via their website, prometheusdesignwerx.com.
Tags: Prometheus Design Werx
Brilliant.
Love seeing classics updated with modern materials and design.
Title says “Tactical,” article says “Technical”…which is it? Please be “tactical”….hehe.
It’s technical. My mistake. Stuff like that happens when you write a story while driving down the highway.
Uhhhh yeah…a $189 picnic blanket… I can goto Bed Bath and Beyond and buy a $20 “picnic blanket” and paint it OD with a $3 can of krylon to make it “tactical”.
Sounds like the name was a little too misleading for you. It’s made from silnylon and wool Melton. Go take a look at what a wool Melton blanket runs. They aren’t cheap.
I agree this is a very good piece of kit, well thought out and designed. For a bugoutbag it woukd be perfect with a tarp over you.
This would of been great the last 4 days, just got back from Grand Canyon and Sedona
I was wondering about how to clean it, and under the description on their website it says do not dry clean or machine wash. I am not a laundry magician but what if it gets soaked with mud or beer or coolaid or whatever?
I dig the thing, but is there really no way to clean the entire thing if it gets dirty? Any of you guys know how? Please don’t say just leave it muddy. Thanks.
wipe the nylon side down with a damp rag, let the wool side dry and just beat it like a rug.
Really, wool hardly every needs washed.
Ok. Thank you for the info.
For the wool side, hang it up until the mud totally dries then use a brush like an old hair brush with real bristle. This is how we keep our reenactor uniforms clean and they get pretty muddy
For all those moaning about the price, people in my neck of the woods have been using pieces of Tyvek to accomplish the same thing. Light weight, tough, machine washable, but not in a tacticool color.
Some of the elements look very familiar…