Adventure Medical Kits 2 Person Emergency Bivvy Orange Wgt 180 g 1512 mm x 2419 mm Heetsheets Material Reflects 90% Body Heat Quiet Material Rip Resistant Recyclale (LDPE-4) instructions on Blanket

These are a necessity in any emergency kit or BOB.Larger than the standard emergency space blankets and more durable as well. Because of their size they do take up more room in a pack or BOB but the trade of is well worth replacing the space blankets with one of these. Besides being used as a bivvy, you can get creative with a little para-cord, they can easy be used as a small tarp to provide shelter when not needed as a body wrap. Used with a sleeping bag you can dramatically increase the effectiveness of the sleeping bags efficiency. As an example, if a bag is rated for use down to 0 degrees F, adding this to the mix will make the bag useful closer to minus 20 F. This is a huge benefit but I recommend using it inside the bag instead of outside due to perspiration collecting. If you have the sleeping bag inside moisture will soak into the bag drastically reducing its insulation value. When used inside the sleeping bag the moisture will be limited to any clothing you have one and the bag stays dryer, unless of course it happens to be raining on you in which case you may be better off using it as a tarp to keep the rain off of you. The point is that with one of these and a little MacGyvering you can greatly increase the likelihood that you will survive and that’s the point of this product.Standard space blankets also won’t cover two people. In cold weather being able to share body heat just might keep one of you alive so this alone makes the bivvy worth buying.Because of the size, a small pouch with draw string is used to hold make it a nice neat package. The pouch itself can be used for many other applications should you ever find yourself in an emergency situation.The standard space blanket can be useful to signal with but here you have not just the reflective properties but also a very visible orange side any time you need to draw attention to yourself.For the few dollars more per blanket the cheap every day space blankets don’t scrounge, buy quality.If this review has been informative and provided information you can use, please take a moment to say 'yes', this review was helpful below.