Survival Cocoon

[Atellus]

What do folks think of this idea?

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/safe-house/survival-cocoon-lets-you-hang-out-in-emergencies-298932.php

 

[SOAR]

I like it. Think a camo one is out of the question?.

 

[mazeman]

looks like a bear bag to me

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

That's cool. Useless in non-forested areas but a good idea.

Nick

 

[SOAR]

It would be good for just chillin in the garden, like them chairs from the sixtys.

 

[Tengu]

It looks just right for that Back-to-the-womb experience.

Was it designed by Ewoks?

 

[gorilla]

looks uncomfortable to me! then again, i am 6' 4"!
i'd feel like a pinyata in that

 

[Greg]

Well thats pretty bizarre to say the least!
Caterpillar springs to mind....

 

[sionhughes]

I'd like to see a group of people all on the same tree. It'll be just like christmas.

 

[gregorach]

I simply don't understand the purpose of the design... Sure, it looks cool in that whole '60s retro style, but what advantage does it have over a simple survival bag?

 

[Matt Weir]

The comments gave me a giggle...

'the end is near... when you find yourself sleeping in nutsacks'.

'Contemplate this on the tree of scrotums... I mean woe - the tree of woe'.

 

[thingswelike]

It's one of those designs which only look feasible when drawn correctly.
In practice, I reckon it would look crap and be really uncomfortable - I also don't really see why it offers anything over the existing options.

 

[Raptor]

It looks like a good idea, in theory..... but I would go nuts :aargh4: trying to sleep sitting in a bag. I would much prefer spending the money, calories and weight on a decent bivvy bag.

Frank

 

[Drakeshoot]

Wouldn't airflow leech all your heat due to compressed loft, ala hammock?
No chance of snuggling up to a fire, or even tending a stove either.

I think i'll keep saving for a jerven bag.

 

[spamel]

You are cold, wet and need warmth and shelter. To use this item, you need to hang it from a tree. Why not construct a shelter from the tree and burn the dead wood around it to keep warm? Looks like a product trying to find a problem to solve, the problem being folk that want to look like scrotums!

Edit: Should that be Scrotii? Pedant required!

 

[gregorach]

Did someone call?

Mirriam-Webster say scrota or scrotums, but my spell-checker baulks at scrotums. I wish the OED wasn't subscription only...

 

[spamel]

Scrota it is then! If you could find other people with the same bit of kit, you could create a Scrota Moot! Oh, how much fun would that be!



Edit to add: Strange that there is a plural for scrotum. Who has more than one?

 

[scottishwolf]

Scrota it is then! If you could find other people with the same bit of kit, you could create a Scrota Moot! Oh, how much fun would that be!



Edit to add: Strange that there is a plural for scrotum. Who has more than one?

 

[scoops_uk]

If you can climb a tree to hang the thing correctly, why do you need a survival shelter?

Scoops

 

[John Fenna]

The world gets a little stranger every day.......may the powers that be save us from people with "ideas" but no idea.........survival scrota are a load of B*lls (IMHO).....