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Your day hike just turned into a wrong-turn-induced overnight camping trip; it’s lucky for you that you threw the Adventure Medical Emergency Bivvy into your pack. You didn’t even notice the ultra-light, super-small, compressible bivvy in your pack, but you will definitely notice it when it is helping you hold in 90% of your body heat and keeping you from getting hypothermia.
Bottom Line: Instant shelter.
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Comfort
By:
Mike Morrow
May 11, 2012
Haven't had the chance to use one, but it is a comfort knowing it is in my pack for emergencies. Very small and light.
Be Prepared
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Dan Scotina
January 28, 2011
I never thought about taking an emergency blanket along on my winter trail runs. But one cold February morning a friend broke her ankle after slipping on the ice-covered trails. By the time we got help she was hypothemic and shaking like crazy. Now I always carry a foil blank on winter runs. It could be a life saver.
1 Comment Last Comment: November 10, 2011 by: P.I.T. Bob
By: P.I.T. Bob
November 10, 2011
Besides the emergency balnket, do you carry other survival gear on your trail runs?
SOL Emergency Bivvy
By: Sara Kay
February 24, 2012
AMK Sales rep and Professional Adventure Racer Kyle Peter shows you the SOL Emergency Bivvy, a heat-reflective shelter that weighs less than 4oz and keeps you warm during an unexpected night out.
By: Pliny
April 2, 2012
I have seen YouTube Videos that show interesting tests of this type of bag. They seem to work to surprisingly well. However they provide no insulation whatsoever, so you must have an insulating pad over cold ground. Because they do not allow moisture in or out of the envelope they do become damp inside when used. The sack is a better design than the simple "space blanket" for several reasons. Overall, the light weight, the windproof, waterproofness of the bivvy sack alone make it worth carrying when you don't have a tent along. I don't know anything about the durability.
Many Uses
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Ian Pickard
April 15, 2011
I've never used these for its true purpose as an emergency heat blanket. I use it more as a ground sheet for when I am using a tarp tent. It reflects the heat/cold so you stay warmer at night and keeps you dry when the ground is wet. For $16 bucks it is a great substitue for a heavier ground sheet.
Handy addition
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April Pocorus
April 19, 2012
This is nice to have in your glove box when you live in high mountain towns or go on a ski trip. Just in case I ever slide into a ditch in the middle of nowhere, I feel pretty good having this on hand. Useful for insulation from the snow when winter camping. I also guide kayak tours and have this in my pack as a lightweight addition to a hypothermia wrap, etc.
Hmm not sure I want to use one?
By:
Michael Pinnell
June 3, 2011
These are tiny and are reusable. I bought a bunch of these and threw them in all my packs...just in case. I have not used them and hope I don't have too:)
3 Comments Last Comment: March 3, 2012 by: Roger Ault
By: Roger Ault
March 3, 2012
Why would you trust your life to something you have not even tested? To me that is insanity. There is always the possibility that even the best tested and most trusted gear may fail. At least know that it works in the first place.
By: countyRat
February 1, 2012
Dead on Bro. Take one of those emergency bags out into your backyard on a cold Winter night and sleep in it. That is the only way to know whether it will save your bacon if the stuff hits the fan off the asphalt. If you have not done it under normal conditions, you cannot be confident that it will work in adverse conditions, when nothing is working the way it should.
By: P.I.T. Bob
November 10, 2011
It's never a good idea to buy a piece of survival equipement without testing it and training yourself how to use it properly and in a timely manner. It's especially true when it comes to shelter/maintaining core body temperature. Please for a peaceful state of mind test and train with your gear.
Great gear
By:
DEON NORTJE
June 6, 2011
Great piece of gear - comes cheap and has unlimited amount of uses.
It kept me comfortable
By:
Michael
June 27, 2011
I am not sure that I was in danger, but I was definitely more comfortable while using this bivvy on two trips (multiple nights each trip). I was in an open boat and used it while getting a few hours sleep. Without it I was shivering mildly and could not get any rest I. I really like that it is orange on the outside so that it can double as a large signal device.
Hope I never need to use it
By:
Jonathan Nielsen
August 1, 2011
I take this with me on all trips in case of emergency - hopefully I never need to use it. The size is roughly shorter than a soda can and slightly wider so it is nice and small and light weighing in at 3.5oz
Change me.
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Comfort
Haven't had the chance to use one, but it is a comfort knowing it is in my pack for emergencies. Very small and light. more...
Be Prepared
I never thought about taking an emergency blanket along on my winter trail runs. But one cold February morning a friend broke her ankle after slipping more...
- Material:
- Heatsheets (synthetic)
- Dimensions:
- 36 x 84 in
- Trail Weight:
- 3.5 oz
- Recommended Use:
- emergency shelter
- Manufacturer Warranty:
- 1 year