Survival Blanket Modification

[HoosierJed]

After purchase you should immediately modify to make a thermal pocket blanket. Place some pieces of "duct tape" on the corners and also along the sides. Then take a "hole puncher" and make some nice clean holes where you placed these pieces of tape so it won't tear when you attach some nylon string (which you'll also need) to the corners and sides for use as an emergency shelter.

Another modification you should make to it, is to place two (2) 12-15 inch long pieces of duct tape "one-over-the-other" directly in the center of the thermal blanket and repeat this same procedure on the reverse side.

Then if you should ever need to use it as a rain or cold weather poncho. All ya gotta do is remove one layer of duct tape from both sides, take your knife and make a slit down the center of the "second layer" of tape (but not the entire length) and then try it on for size. When you're finished using it, reattach the two layers of duct tape that you removed to close up this slit/hole so you can use it again as an emergency shelter or blanket.

HoosierJed

 

[g4ghb]

neat idea!

I have modded mine - if you have tried to get a injured hypothermic person into a bivi bag you'll know why!

What i did is to cut open my orange bivi bage to create a large plastic sheet next lay out a 'silver foil' survival 'blanket' on top and stick to the opened bivibag to create a 2 layer sheet with gaffa tape. This gives the benefit of making the foil blanket usable in the 'field' as it were (ok at the end of the london marathon but useless in wind!) but also created a double layerd sheet which traps a layer of air plus has a reflective coating on the inside.

In use it is a matter of just wrapping the casulty and tucking under to stop drafts!

This method is used by many mountain rescue teams!

just another idea to ponder on!

do like the idea of punching the holes ready for guys if necessary......... I feel a further mod comming on