DH is dead set against electric blankets - keeps saying he doesn't want to be burned alive (I have shown him the statistics that this is most unlikely - but still he is not convinced). We went away recently and there was one on the bed and was great in my opinion, much nicer hopping into a nice warm bed.

We don't have any heating in our room, and when it is cold we have to drag the oil heater from the lounge into the bedroom half an hour before bed just to take the chill off the room a bit. I think an electric blanket would be much simpler.

Yes I know we are 'poms' and should be used to the cold - but over there houses are kept much warmer due to central heating arond 22 all the time, so electric blankets are not really needed.

We do use hot water bottles sometimes, but they don't really spread the warmth that well.

What do others think are electric blankets ok or not?