PMatador Mini Pocket Blanket Review: Perfect for Beach Travel? | This $12 Blanket Fits in Your Pocket - Full Test & Packing Demo
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Can you really get a quality travel blanket that fits in your pocket for only $12 CAD? You might be surprised! In this video, we unbox and review the Matador Mini Pocket Blanket.
Matador Mini Pocket Blanket: Features & Specs Breakdown
I found this specific blanket for just $12 CAD (in Toronto, April 2025 - pricing & availability may vary!), which seems like incredible value compared to Matador's usually expensive gear and their ~$45-50 regular-sized pocket blanket. We check out the specs (44x28 inches / 110x70 cm, only 36g!), the ultralight, waterproof, and puncture-resistant fabric, easy-pack folding lines, corner loops, and the tiny storage bag.
Is This $12 Pocket Blanket Worth It? (Review, Uses & Value)
See just how incredibly small and lightweight it packs down! We compare it to a bulkier travel blanket, assess the quality feel, and discuss its best uses – perfect for 1-2 people to sit on at the beach, park, during hikes, or even as a minimal cover-up while traveling. Is the Mini version the exception to Matador's high prices and a must-have for light packers? Watch the full review to find out!
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⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro: The travel blanket problem
01:00 – Specs & Features
03:15 – Size Comparison: Just HOW Small Is It? (vs. Regular Blanket)
04:15 – Unboxing
05:00 – How to pack it tiny
06:00 – Final verdict
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this is the smallest pocket travel
blanket hello everyone this is Ahmed Dan
today I'm going to unbox and take a
quick look at the Marador mini pocket
blanket which I have it right here now
you can tell that how small is this even
you know before taking out or unboxing
the package uh let's just uh look at the
specs so this is 110 by 7 in and sorry
this is 44x 28 in and 110 by 70 cm so
you can see that this is really small
and this is good for one to two people
to like you know use as a blanket to uh
sit and especially it come in handy when
you're traveling especially when you're
on the beach and uh you know you want
have something in your pocket or or in
your backpack to just like you know take
it out and sit uh now Matador whatever
you buy from them they're very expensive
that's why usually I don't buy anything
from them but this is uh I saw this at a
very reasonable price which was like $12
Canadian so I went ahead and bought it
but if you just go to the regular size
uh I have like you know mini size and
regular size so mini size is good for uh
one to two people and regular size is
bigger than this which would be two to
four people and the price difference is
dramatic for example this is only $12
but if you go to regular size that
becomes like $50 or $45 so which is like
you know uh totally uh unacceptable so
that's why usually I don't buy anything
from them uh because it's not like you
know cheap very expensive now let's look
at some of the features we have it right
here so this is ultra light only 36 g
waterproof fabric uh easy pack pattern
so they have this feature that you know
they have some sort of like you know
stitching where you know where to like
you know uh pack or how to fold and uh
puncture resistant so this is I think
uh very uh good uh fabric material or
like you know some sort of a parachute
type of material and it has a paracord
hanging loop which is not bad and
detachable drawstring storage bag so
there should be a bag included and I
think that's it over here so let's take
a look at here and uh I don't see they
are mentioning about the specific type
of fabric it just says the puncture
resistant so that part I don't see them
telling anywhere but let's take a look
here
quickly okay it doesn't say it here as
well
and you can see here this is good for
beaches parks hiking
traveling so I have a feeling that this
is going to be really stop uh nylon type
of fabric so let's uh quickly open it up
and what we have here so it they tell
you right here that it has easy pack
instructions and I'm just going to take
it out right
now okay
uh let's just uh put it here now you can
see how small or mini it is this is
incredible and uh let me set this aside
now if you want to compare to a regular
regular travel blanket which I have it
right here and you can see that this is
kind of huge and this is what we have
the Marador mini pocket blanket so I use
this only for one travel then I stop
using it because this like you know
although it looks like you know very
small but it kind of takes space in your
bag or in your backpack because I'm a
very uh I travel light uh I only carry a
carry-on and just uh like you know one
small backpack uh so that's why I don't
take this anymore but definitely I'm not
uh I should be able to take this from
now on because this is really tiny so
they have included the bag and let's
take a quick look here i'm going to take
this out and they mentioned that this is
good for one two people to see and also
you can use as a blanket to cover up
like you know when um it's like you know
uh you're traveling and when you are
like uh cold or you need little bit of
uh to feel warm on a plane now here this
is very good feature so this is just
like you know kind of sticking this to
the bag and I think you have to kind of
untie it or un open it right here so the
this is like a there's like a loop or
belt loop like like this here so I'm
just going to put it aside and
let's Okay so the fabric actually looks
doesn't look bad at all so you can see
that it has like you know velvety
feeling very smooth and you can I think
this is this has to be like you know
nylon or polyester but it's kind of rip
stop stop and this is where I was
referring before so they have kind of
these like you know stitches to tell you
how to fold this one so you can easily
fold it back and put it in the uh
bag
uh the size is not bad you know it's a
good size for like you know if you're on
the beach or if you want to sit
somewhere so I cannot really complain
about the size
and I have I got to tell you this that
uh you feel like no weight it's so
lightweight that you cannot even feel
like it's like a feather you're holding
in your hand and uh I think you can use
it as a like you know mini blanket on
flight for one people should be okay uh
if you don't want to carry too much and
carry a regular travel blanket so that's
not bad either and in terms of like you
know quality uh there's nothing to
complain it feels very durable and let
me just take a look here i'm just going
to look on the corners usually that's
where it starts to wear out
you know the stitching is really good so
you can see that uh each corner they
kind of like you know made sure that it
doesn't start coming off from the corner
and they have kind of like you know
folded stitching
uh right here and this is where
the hook or loop to put it in the attach
it to the bag and here looks like
there's a loop
to hold it somewhere and I think there's
another one in the middle let me just
make sure I'm not missing anything okay
no I don't see any other hanging loop so
it has to be the one oh actually there's
another one right here look here so
there's another one right
here i'm just wondering if they put it
on every side a one here and then okay
so they have hanging loop on every
corner that's really nice that's
something I didn't expect that and
there's another one right here so I
think this is a good deal if you're
paying like you know $102 but definitely
I wouldn't buy their medium or regular
size which is like $45 to
$50 so I have a trip coming up to
Maldives and Malaysia and you know
Maldives is full of beaches and uh sand
and this is sandproof uh it's not going
to stick to sand so definitely I think
I'm going to take this with me when I go
to Maldives on my next trip so I'm happy
with the product and I do I don't do any
affiliated links or like you know paid
review or anything i purchased this with
my own money
so this is the Matador pocket mini
blanket and they have a regular version
and this is the mini version and this is
good for two people and it only it is
only uh let me just look at it again 36
g which is extremely lightweight and
then 44 in by 28 in or 110 by 70 cm so
thank you for watching and I'll see you
in the next video
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