First off: I was one of those people. I could not understand how anyone would fork over $85 for a blanket. It seemed steep, and without the Eden Points program, I am not sure I would have made the purchase even though a number of people were telling me it was the best investment they had ever made. I was in dire jeopardy and choosing not to masturbate on nights when I did not have enough laundry to justify a trip to the laundromat.

This was all before I got my Throe.

Within a week of receiving my first one, I immediately purchased a second.

If you squirt, you need this blanket. You don't want it. You need it.

The Liberator Throe is amazing but really quite simple in concept. One side is satin, and the other side is a sort of plush fleece, and in-between those layers of material, there is a waterproof barrier. The waterproof barrier surpassed all my expectations. I let the floodgates loose on it, and it seemed to collect fluids like a tarp. I folded it and picked it up like a bucket, and there was all this fluid retained sloshing around in there. I sat amazed and proceeded to pour some of my water from my water bottle into it. Not a drop leaked through! Nothing will ever leak through this blanket unless you maybe punctured it somehow.

Now for the fabric: The satin side is exactly as you would expect anything satin to be, but the plush side is a little minimal on the plush. It's definitely superior to towels, but I definitely wouldn't call it overly luxurious. I also noticed that the blanket was rather crunchy when I first unfolded it and that has remained true even after a number of washes. It's perfectly fine when it's laid down flat, but it's not a blanket that you can double curling up with.

The size is perfect, it's a little wider than my twin and definitely long enough to get just about all of my body on to it. It should be able to handle any trajectory just fine unless you can do some really impressive squirting! Its size is also nice because, while you only need it for a much smaller area, the excess makes it so you don't have to be super conscious of arranging yourself in the right space over the blanket. As long as you lay on top of it, you can vary positions and still come out the other end quite safely.

I will admit I have been lazy in washing mine after each use, and I definitely regret that now because the last time I washed it, I noticed that the smell didn't quite come out. I plan to try a couple of detergents and see if they do anything to get rid of the odor for me, but I imagine that if you're diligent about washing it after each use (or even the next morning), that problem should be easily avoided. It also has a strange tendency to fold in on itself while in the wash. The first time I washed it with other garments and when I was folding my laundry, I found a sweatshirt that came out of the drying sopping wet because it was hiding inside the blanket and didn't get to the actual drying unit. I've since made sure to wash it alone and haven't had as many problems with it coming out completely happy and dry.

I'm really anxious to bring this blanket out on a picnic somewhere. I am completely sold on the product, and I really want to guarantee a good experience with it for anyone else who decides to purchase it. I keep two: one for my house and one for the boy's house. It saves me from having to drag mine back and forth like a kid who needs their blanket whenever they go to a sleepover.

The packaging was really incredibly simple.