Emergency Blankets-How Warm?
I recently took a winter survival course and learned how well emergency blankets actually work! Originally invented for NASA, the reflective material of the blanket reflects up to 90% of your body’s heat to keep you warm! I learned that it could even prevent hypothermia and post-traumatic syndrome.
During some of the winter simulations I went through, I used my emergency blanket several times and was pleasantly surprised at how warm it kept me. I noticed a warm feeling within seconds of wrapping the blanket around me. Instead of my body heat escaping into the air, it stayed within the emergency blanket and radiated back at my skin.
Not only is the blanket waterproof, but it is windproof too. This is important when it comes to how warm the emergency blanket will keep you. Even through wind simulations during my survival course, I found that the emergency blanket kept me warm. Because the blanket material is windproof, my skin kept its insulating ability and I was able to keep myself warm just from my own body heat.
After going through the survival course, I will never go without including one in my car or backpack. I recommend them to any outdoorsman and believe every car and home should have several within reach. You never know when an emergency can come up and having one of these blankets handy just might save your life!
