Different types of Moving Blankets?

There are some terms thrown around when you are looking for a blanket to help you move which might be confusing.

Moving blankets, furniture pads, those are the same thing. Essentially it’s a quilted pad or blanket used for covering furniture during a move.

It can also be used in storage to protect them from damage such as scratches, nicks, dents and anything that might happen to something when it’s being put away.

It might be confusing when you decide you want to order a blanket but you just need to remember that they are basically all the same thing, they will just have differences in them and that is where you will be able to make up your mind and decide.

There are going to be three basic categories that will present themselves when you are looking for moving blankets:

No padding, aka ’skins’. This have no padding whatsoever, and are usually used for very big items just to avoid major dents or scratches, or to provide a very minimal coverage for your items.

If you are trying to save the most money possible, or simply don’t care too much about the shape of the items you will be moving, then this is a good option.

They can be used for scooting furniture around as well, by simply placing the furniture on the blankets and pulling them. This helps prevents scratching of the floors, especially hardwood.

Economy. This will be lightly padded and will be the cheaper material of felt coverings.

The padding will be very light, so if you are going to be moving fragile items like mirrors or antiques, you would most likely want to go with better quality, or use two or more of these to protect your valuables.

This are the most common, and if you just go buy standard blankets these are the kind you will end up.

They are perfectly suitable for most situations where a moving blanket is needed.

Premium. This will be heavily padded and the best softest material to avoid all types of damage.

The outside fabric will be harder, and the inside fabric that will touch your items will be softer.

Now there are many subcategories to choose from, and even some of these will vary.

You can get them in different colors, sizes, weights, etc. All of them should be quilter in a zig-zag pattern to help with the security of them not coming apart.