<p>Hey parents, I thought you might have some experience with this, so I am posting this here!</p>
<p>I'm going to college next year in a pretty cold place. I live in the midwest and we get pretty cold winters already. Not ridiculously cold. I am a pretty cold person. In the summer, I sleep with flannel sheets, an LL Bean comforter, a bedspread, and 1-2 fleece blankets. I like being very warm. In the winter, I often sleep with 7-8 blankets on top of what I use in the summer. </p>
<p>Since I'm going to college in a place that's a bit colder than where I live, what type of warmth do you recommend? Do comforters in duvet covers get all bunched up? I have a old duvet comforter (twin size) and a comforter we got at a yard sale yesterday for $3.00, but it's of dubious warmth.</p>
<p>To put it simply, I need recommendations on how to be very, very warm in college but not spend a huge amount of money. Suggestions please!</p>
<p>S went to a cold weather college and found that the furnace heat was stiffling. You won’t know about this until you actually experience - and may vary from dorm to dorm.</p>
<p>That said, try microfiber blankets. They’re inexpensive and not as bulky as comforters. If king size aren’t much more expensive, get them and double. Good luck.</p>
<p>Well, this definitely isn’t on the cheap side, but I’ve lived in Maine my whole life, and I adore my down comforter. Though layers of other blankets work as well.</p>
<p>Just wait and see. I hear the dorms are extremely warm and you need to bring a fan. I wouldn’t really worry about being cold. But I agree with a down comforter.</p>
<p>OP, please let us know how you like Memorial University of Newfoundland :-)</p>
<p>In terms of warmness/layer, few materials can beat wool - My parents brought a queen sized wool blanket (heavy duty) from the old country and there’s no comparison with acrylics or microfibers. But it is heavy and scratchy…</p>
<p>My daughter also found that her dorm was kept VERY warm in the winter. Also, we got her an inexpensive, yet warm, down comforter and duvet at IKEA. I agree on the wool blanket, and if you use it on top of another blanket or sheet, it won’t be scratchy. Plus your pjs will protect you. Good Luck and stay warm!</p>
<p>My parents turn the heat off at night during the winter to save money on heating, but I’m usually the only one who’s still cold under the covers, so I use an electric blanket on high and it gets soooooo warm</p>
<p>Another vote for down comforters in duvets. Warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Flannel sheets for winter and cotton sheets for summer. Bring a wool blanket and flannel PJs and you should be in good shape. If your family keeps the heat down in the house in the winter you might find a dorm much warmer.</p>
<p>Electric blanket, with electric magnetic current so close to your body? Not sure if it’s such a good idea. I am one of those who won’t go through airport full body scanner either.</p>
<p>WAIT until you get to campus and see how warm your room is once the heat is switched on. Some radiator-type heating systems can be stifling depending on your location to the boiler. My D, who has several comforters, and her roomie kept the window cracked most days in winter to let the heat out; they only ‘closed’ it when it was storming. :)</p>
<p>You can always order online in October/November when the fall chill sets in.</p>
<p>I agree with Lulu - D goes to a college in Minnesota where the dorms are actually apartments, and she said they kept them VERY warm. She never used the comforter we sent with her.</p>
<p>Funny story here - youngest son has a down XL comforter that he never uses - in Pittsburgh - because the dorm is kept so warm. The same comforter once belonged to his older brother, who went to college in upstate New York. He used the down quilt in August, because the air conditioning malfunctioned one weekend and the building became incredibly cold!
So, OP, you just never know. Fortunately, there are plenty of stores that will put warm blankets on sale as the weather gets colder. We’ve had good luck at Company Store and Macy’s.</p>
<p>^^Same with D2’s dorm (and usually she’s the one who is always freezing).</p>
<p>D1 just packed up her last load of stuff to take to Boston for graduate school. At the last minute, she realized that she’d forgotten to pack her winter coat. Now THAT would have been a problem!!!</p>
<p>Do what we do here in the UK - put a ‘hottie’ (hot water bottle) in your bed before you get in. I’m assuming you can still find such low-tech solutions in the US…</p>
<p>I agree with the advice to wear socks to keep your feet warm. Cold feet will make all of you feel cold. Beyond that, you won’t know what you need until you get there and the heat is turned on. So flannel sheets and a blanket or comforter should be fine until you know what you will need.</p>