What weight did you actually buy? I'm 5'10" and 190 and my 20 lb blanket was too much, switched to a 12 lb one and the morning stiffness went away. The rule is supposed to be around 10 percent of your body weight but even that felt heavy for me at first. Also, were you sleeping on your back or side under it?

The part about learning where the chafing hides with your own hands got me. I used to say the same thing, that hand ringing was the only way to really know a harness. Then I watched a guy chase a bad crimp for two shifts that a sequencer would have caught in the first pass, and I changed my mind. You still catch stuff the box misses, like that loose backshell ground, so running both ways seems right to me.

The talk slows things down at first but regulars start bringing friends to watch the pour. I put a small sign with the bean name and tasting notes next to the kettle and it cut the same question getting asked ten times.