The Slanket.

• Author: Peterson, Eric
• Position: Colorado cool STUFF - Brief article

During his first Maine winter in college, Gary Clegg faced a problem.

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"We had a really old TV and the remote wouldn't work through the blanket," he said. "So I just cut a hole in it." That was 1997, the year of the Slanket.

A decade later, Gary is positioning the Slanket--essentially a fleece blanket with two sleeves--for a jump to the retail shelves after a successful run selling it to consumers online. Beyond its genesis with Gary and his TV remote, the Slanket has found customers in the reading...